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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums Premiere Dance/Spoken Word Piece ‘Human’ Nov. 10-11
Human — a new dance/spoken word piece choreographed by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Alexis Crump ’14, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BA Program in Dance — premieres November 10 and 11 at the Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. With narration by Ralph LaGuerre, Human uses contemporary…
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MacArthur Foundation Grant Awarded to Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble for International Collaboration
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble — an innovative dance/theatre company whose artistic director, Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Sara Maslanka ’13, is a graduate of the Dance Center’s BA Program in Dance — has received a grant from Chicago’s prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for international collaboration. In collaboration with Erica Mott…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in The Seldoms’ New Work ‘The Making’ Nov. 9-18
The Seldoms, an innovative Chicago dance theatre troupe led by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago faculty member Carrie Hanson, premieres its new work, The Making, November 9-18 at at the historic Pulaski Park fieldhouse, 1419 W. Blackhawk in Chicago. The Making is part of the Chicago Park District’s “Night Out in the Parks” series…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Faculty Members Bring Lucky Plush’s World Premiere ‘Rooming House’ to Steppenwolf Nov. 4-18
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago faculty members are in the ensemble and creative team of Rooming House, a new dance-theatre work presented by Lucky Plush Productions as part of Steppenwolf Theatre Company‘s LookOut Series. Co-created by Julia Rhoads and Leslie Buxbaum Danzig, the work focuses on a group of friends who are propelled into…
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Columbia College Chicago Fine and Performing Arts Dean Onye Ozuzu’s ‘Project Tool’ Showing Sept. 8 in Instigation Festival
Dancer-choreographer-teacher Onye Ozuzu, Dean of the Columbia College Chicago School of Fine and Performing Arts and former Chair of the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, will lead a showing of her new work Project Tool on Friday, September 8, from 6 to 9 PM as part of The Instigation Festival Chicago 2017. The Project…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Faculty and Alums Featured in SummerDance Celebration Aug. 26
The talents of alumni and faculty members from the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago are featured in the annual Chicago SummerDance Celebration on Saturday, August 26, at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph in downtown Chicago. The daylong event’s prime-time Mainstage Show features five professional dance companies, all making their Pritzker Pavilion…
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Columbia College Chicago Dance and Theatre Alums Present Collaborative Poetry/Dance Performance ‘Body Passages’ Aug. 19-20
New works by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Emily Loar ’14 and Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rachel Damon ’05 are featured in Body Passages, a joint project of Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and the Poetry Center of Chicago. Performances are Saturday, August 19, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster, in Chicago’s Andersonville…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum Directs Multidisciplinary ‘Fly Honey Show’ Aug. 10-Sept. 2
The Fly Honey Show, an annual summertime performance event created and directed by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumna Erin Kilmurray ’08, a graduate of the Dance Center’s Dance BA program, returns for its eighth year August 10-September 2 at a new location — the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Presented by The Inconvenience, a…
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(VIDEO) Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alumni Preview New Work Aug. 7 at Chicago’s Links Hall
Ground Rhythm Dance Project, a company led by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Destine Young ’13, will perform Monday, August 7, at Links Hall at Constellation, Chicago’s leading venue for experimental dance. The group will appear as part of Links Hall’s Jello Series, presenting a sneak preview of its work in progress, Torque,…
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Columbia College Chicago Dance and Theatre Alums Celebrate ‘An Evening with the Edgewater Theatre District’ Aug. 3
Performance companies led by alumni of the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are participating in “An Evening with the Edgewater Theatre District” on Thursday, August 3, at 7 PM. This benefit for the Edgewater Theatre District — a networking organization of performance companies located in Chicago’s artistically…