Tag: Erin Kilmurray
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum Featured in Chicago Reader Article About Her Movement Design for ‘Othello’
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Erin Kilmurray ’08, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BA Program in Dance, is interviewed in the Chicago Reader — Chicago’s premier alternative publication — about her movement design for a new production of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, running December 5 at Court…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums Receive Links Hall Co-MISSION Residencies and Fellowships for 2021-23
Links Hall, Chicago’s premier incubator/presenter of new dance and performance, has announced a new cohort of Co-MISSION Resident and Fellowship Artists who will be developing new performance at Links’ incubator studio during the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons. Among them are Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alums Destine Young ’13 and Erin Kilmurray ’08, both…
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‘Chicago Takes 10’ Features Virtual Performances by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums and Faculty June 24-July 22
Chicago Takes 10 — a free virtual series featuring performing artists from across the city — will showcase the work of several Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alums and faculty members between June 24 and July 22. On Thursday, June 24, the series continues with a presentation featuring former Columbia College Dance Center student…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum Dee Alaba: ‘The celebration of authentic self is Pride’
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Dee Alaba ’17, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BFA Program in Dance, is profiled in the Chicago Reader‘s 2021 Pride Issue, published June 9, 2021. In an article headlined “Dee Alaba celebrates her authentic self: Dancer seeks collaborators who respect identity,” Alaba reflects on her experiences as a…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum Honored in Chicago Reader’s ‘Best of Chicago 2020’ Poll
Congratulations to Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Erin Kilmurray ’08, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BA Program in Dance and creator of the annual summer performance event The Fly Honey Show, which was selected as “Best Long-Running Play” in the 2020 Arts & Culture poll in the Chicago Reader‘s annual “Best of Chicago”…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums Celebrate Chicago’s ‘Abundance’ of Creative Talent in Links Hall’s Online Performance Event Feb. 8
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alums are featured in Links Hall‘s THAW 2021: ABUNDANCE online performance event on Monday, February 8, at 7 PM. Featuring both pre-recorded and live performances from Links Hall and off-site locations — including dance, music, puppetry, installation, and more — the program celebrates Chicago’s imagination, joy, generosity, and collective…
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Columbia College Dance and Theatre Alumni and Faculty Highlighted in Chicago Tribune’s ‘Top 10 for Dance This Fall’ Feature
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumni are among the artists highlighted in the Chicago Tribune‘s “Top 10 for Dance This Fall” feature published September 6, 2019. The Tribune‘s dance critic, Columbia College alum Lauren Warnecke ’03, predicts that “2019 will be a landmark to remember in the Chicago dance scene” and says that “the…
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(VIDEO) Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum’s ‘Fly Honey Show’ Returns for 10th Summer Aug. 8-Sept. 7
The Fly Honey Show, a summertime performance series created and directed by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumna Erin Kilmurray ’08, presents its tenth annual edition August 8 through September 7 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Founded in 2009 by Kilmurray, a graduate of the Dance Center’s…
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Pivot Arts Fest Highlights Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Faculty and Alumni Talent May 31-June 9
The seventh annual Pivot Arts Festival, running May 31 through June 9 at various locations in Chicago’s Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods, features the talents of Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumni and faculty. This showcase of multidisciplinary performance opens with the world premiere of The Rosina Project, a contemporary “hip-hopera” adaptation of Rossini’s opera The…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Celebrates 45 Years of Presenting Contemporary Dance With March 16 Event
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago celebrates the 45th anniversary of its Dance Presenting Series on Saturday, March 16, 2019, with a performance and party at the Dance Center, located at 1306 S. Michigan in Chicago’s South Loop. The performance starts at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $10 for students, alumni, and seniors, or $20 for…