Synapse Arts, a Chicago-based dance-theatre company co-founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rachel Damon ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Design BA program with a Minor in Dance, will celebrate its 20th (!) birthday on Saturday, August 3, with the Synapse Arts Birthday Bash at the Berger Park Cultural Center, located at 6205 N. Sheridan in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. The afternoon event, running from noon to 4 PM, will feature performances, films, workshops, and cupcakes (of course).
The Birthday Bash is a celebration of Synapse Arts in a welcoming, festival-type environment. General admission is free, and all attendees will have access to open events and get a cupcake. Attendees who donate at various levels can add some additional flair to their Birthday Bash experience, including an Interactive Museum tour, pre-registration for classes, and more! For more information about donor levels and events, click here.
Rachel Damon
Rachel Damon, who co-founded Synapse Arts in 2004, is a Chicago-based theatrical designer, choreographer, and performer whose self-made career bridges onstage and backstage. She uses her multidisciplinary skills to spearhead performance works created through collaboration, improvisation, and teamwork, inviting audiences into environments where emotion and vulnerability are freely expressed, new models of individual agency are explored, and human life is viewed as a creative endeavor. As an arts educator, Damon has worked with high school, college, and professional performers to develop their dance and interdisciplinary techniques. She has served as a teaching artist with the Chicago Moving Company and as a faculty member at Columbia College Chicago. She is currently a stage manager for Blue Man Group Chicago.
