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Opening Night Gala & Benefit with Honorary Chair
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
 
Mon
August 22
6:00 PM
Museum of Contemporary Art / MCA Stage
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois
Tickets available by calling 773-609-2335
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A celebratory benefit and performance will be followed by cocktails and a buffet dinner with an opportunity to mingle with the dancers. 


Attire: Smart Casual


Tonight's performance by The Joffrey Ballet is proudly sponsored by Helen Melchior


Tonight's performance by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is proudly supported by Meg and Tim Callahan




Program subject
to change.

White Swan Pas de Deux
Lev Ivanov
Artists Victoria Jaiani and Temur Suluashvili of The Joffrey Ballet

Motor
Brian Brooks
Brian Brooks Moving Company

Shaker Interior from Snow on the Mesa
Robert Wilson
Artists Xiaochuan Xie and Tadej Brdnik of Martha Graham Dance Company

Not...Not, part I: If You Pretend You Are Drowning I Will Pretend I Am Saving You
Faye Driscoll
Faye Driscoll

A duet from Following the Subtle Current Upstream
Alonzo King
Artists Penny Saunders and Alejandro Cerrudo of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Compression Piece (Swan Lake)
Walter Dundervill
Artists Walter Dundervill and Jennifer Kjos
       

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