Tag: Margi Cole
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum Heads to Alabama School of Fine Arts
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumna Margi Cole ’90, founder and artistic director of The Dance COLEctive (TDC), is relocating to Birmingham, Alabama, where she will become Instructor of Modern and Contemporary Dance at the Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA), a 7th–to-12th-grade public magnet school. Cole, a graduate of Columbia College’s Dance BA…
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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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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…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alumni and Faculty ‘Elevate Chicago Dance’ Oct. 21
Alumni and faculty of the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are participating in Elevate Chicago Dance 2018, a full day of free performances, installations, workshops, and discussions by Chicago dance-makers on Sunday, October 21. The event, presented by Chicago Dancemakers Forum in partnership with the City of…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alumni and Teachers Present New Work in Dance COLEctive Concerts Sept. 14-16
The Dance COLEctive, a dance company founded and led by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumna and faculty member Margi Cole ’90, returns to the stage September 14 through 16 with REboot, a concert program featuring three world premieres by Chicago choreographers. This marks the company’s first performance series since its 2017 shift in…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago’s Margi Cole Receives 2018 Art Omi Dance Residency
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumna and faculty member Margi Cole ’90, founder and artistic director of The Dance COLEctive (TDC), has been awarded a 2018 Art Omi: Dance Residency. Cole, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BA Program in Dance, will join nine other artists from around the world participating in a creative…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Concerts Feature New Work by Faculty and Guest Artists May 10-11
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago celebrates the end of the 2017-2018 school year with the Repertory Performance Workshop and Faculty Concert on Thursday and Friday, May 10 and 11, at 8 PM each night. The program features the Repertory Performance Workshop student ensemble, as well as other students at the Dance Center of Columbia…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum Joins The Seldoms Dance Troupe
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Hannah Santistevan ’16, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BFA Program in Dance, has joined the ensemble of The Seldoms, one of Chicago’s most innovative dance companies. Starting in January 2017, Santistevan will participate in the creation of “The Making” (scheduled to premiere in fall 2017). She will also join…
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Columbia College Chicago Dance Center Concerts Benefit Scholarships May 12-13
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago celebrates the end of the 2015-2016 school year with student performances of work by faculty and guest choreographers. The Dance Center’s Repertory Performance Workshop and Faculty Concert will be held on Thursday and Friday, May 12 and 13, at 8 PM each night. Admission is by donation, with…
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The Dance COLEctive Marks 20th Anniversary with Live and Live-Streamed Performances March 8-20
The Dance COLEctive, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Dance Department alum and faculty member Margi Cole (BA ’90), marks its 20th anniversary with a two-weekend concert series, “Revelry/20 Years,” running March 11-20 at Links Hall at Constellation, 3111 N. Western, Chicago. Performances are Friday-Sunday, March 11-13 and 18-20, at 7 PM…