Tag: Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Presents Aug. 6 Webinar on Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Theatre and Dance
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College’s office of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are sponsoring “State of the Arts: Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Theatre & Dance,” a webinar focused on antiracist and inclusive pedagogy in theatre, dance, and performing arts programs, on Thursday, August 6, from 6 to 7:30 PM CST (7 to…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs Debut of Woodstock Opera House’s Resident Community Theatre with ‘Mamma Mia!’ Oct. 4-20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Barry R. Norton ’87, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, directs the debut production of Theatre 121, the new resident community theatre company of the historic Woodstock Opera House in Woodstock, Illinois. The company’s inaugural season opens on Friday, October 4, with the musical Mamma…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Sings Her Own Songs in ‘The New Black Leading Lady’ Sept. 11 at New York’s Town Stages
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tia DeShazor ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, stars in The New Black Leading Lady, a concert of songs with lyrics by DeShazor from three new musicals written with composers Derrick Byars, Johyn Sloan III, and Andy Roninson. Also performing in the concert…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Dance Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago who have been nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The list of nominees for this year’s “Equity Jeff Awards,” which honor excellence in Chicago-area…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum in Glimmerglass Festival’s Revival of Classic Musical ‘Show Boat’ July 6-Aug. 24
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Danielle Jackman ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre with a Minor in Dance from the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, is in the cast of the Glimmerglass Festival‘s summer 2019 production of the classic musical Show Boat, running July 6 through August…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Department Alums Present New Works April 18-19
Synapse Arts, a dance-theatre company co-founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rachel Damon ’05, presents Synapse Arts–New Works, a program that includes performances by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumni. The program takes place Thursday and Friday, April 18 and 19, at the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater, 3035 N. Hoyne, Chicago.…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Praised for ‘Fantastic’ Performance in Chicago Premiere of Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama ‘Sweat’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Tyla Abercrumbie ’98 stars in the Goodman Theatre’s Chicago premiere of Lynn Nottage’s play Sweat, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The production, which runs through April 14, was hailed as “better than Broadway’s” by the Chicago Tribune, whose theatre critic Chris Jones praised Abercrumbie for her…
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Columbia College Chicago Alums and Faculty Highlighted in Newcity’s ‘Players 2019’ Celebration of Chicago Arts Leaders
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago alumni, faculty, and former students highlighted in Newcity‘s “Players 2019: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago.” Published January 2, 2019, the Newcity Stage feature saluted 50 influential leaders in Chicago’s performing arts scene. Among the honorees: Columbia College alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15, artistic director…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Celebrates Bob Fosse with ‘Sweet Charity’ March 14-17
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2017-2018 Mainstage Season resumes Wednesday, March 14, with Sweet Charity, the hit 1966 musical by Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields. The show runs through March 17 at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, located at 1306 S. Michigan in Chicago’s South Loop. Directed by Theatre Department…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alums Celebrate ‘An Evening with the Edgewater Theatre District’ Aug. 3
Performance companies led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago 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…