Vershawn Sanders-Ward Archive

Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum and former faculty member Vershawn Sanders-Ward ’02, a graduate of Columbia College’s Dance BFA program, is featured in the Chicago Reader‘s 2021 Fall Arts Preview, published on September 15, 2021. The cover...
Vershawn Ward
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago congratulates Red Clay Dance Company and its founding artistic director, Columbia College alum Vershawn Sanders-Ward ’02, a graduate of Columbia College’s Dance BFA program, on being honored by the African American Arts...
Congratulations to the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alums and faculty members who have been selected by Chicago Dancemakers Forum for its 2019 Greenhouse Awards and 2019 Lab Artists Program. The Greenhouse Program promotes artistic growth in emerging...
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago hosts the premiere of EKILI MUNDA | What Lies Within, a work created through an international collaboration between Chicago’s Red Clay Dance, an all-female ensemble founded and led by Dance Center alum...
Alumni of the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago are participating as choreographers, dancers, and mentor panelists for New Dances 2018, presented by Thodos Dance Chicago and DanceWorks Chicago on Friday, June 29, at 7:30 PM and Sunday, July...
Congratulations to the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumni and faculty highlighted in Newcity‘s “Players 2018: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago.” Published January 4, 2018, the Newcity Stage feature by Kevin Greene saluted 50 influential...
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago‘s blog “In the Studio” has chronicled Dance Center activities as well news about outside professional accomplishments of our talented and accomplished alumni, faculty, and students over the past year. As we head...
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...
  Red Clay Dance, an all-female ensemble founded and led by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Vershawn Sanders-Ward ’02, presents its spring concert, “The Art of Resilience,” on Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4. The program features the...
Chicago’s John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced hefty grants to 15 Chicago arts and culture organizations for diverse artistic exchanges around the world, and three Chicago-based dance companies with ties to the Dance Center of Columbia...