Thank you for attending the 2008 Chicago Dancing Festival.  Following sold out performances at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance and Museum of Contemporary Art, Celebration of American Dance in Millennium Park drew over 10,000 spectators.  We were thrilled to see all of you enjoying the wonderful variety of companies and dance styles from across the country.

The weather was beautiful and the air was electric with enthusiasm.  The Chicago Tribune called it an “enchanted evening,” and the Chicago Sun-Times says “it was magical.”  We hope you were able to be a part of it and will let us know your thoughts.  Don’t forget to sign up for our e-newsletter to receive updates on next year’s festival!

See you next summer!

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the 2nd annual Chicago Dancing Festival. The Chicago Dancing Festival began last summer with a free performance in the Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago’s Millennium Park on August 22. If you were a part of that magical night, then you will definitely remember the enthusiasm of the audience, along with the most amazing performances from some of our country’s leading dancers.

Still riding high from the overwhelming success of last year’s inaugural event, we are very excited to share this year’s Festival with you. We have grown this summer’s Festival to include 11 different dance companies from all over the U.S. and three days of FREE programming, including two performances and an “Artists Up Close” event at the MCA. We hope this year’s Festival inspires you to experience more dance in Chicago, and that you will make the Chicago Dancing Festival a must for your 2009 summer plans. Enjoy and see you next summer!

Lar Lubovitch and Jay Franke
Founders and Artistic Directors