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Chicago Dancing | Harris Theater for Music and Dance
William Forsythe (Choreographer)
The Joffrey Ballet
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Twyla Tharp (Choreographer)
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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Larry Keigwin (Choreographer)
Keigwin + Company
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Nicholas Leichter (Choreographer/Artistic Director)
After School Matters®
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Alexander Ekman (Choreographer)
Giordano Dance Chicago
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Dancing Movies | Museum of Contemporary Art / MCA Stage
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Pilobolus, OK Go, Trish Sie, USA/Chicago
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Danièle Wilmouth, Peter Carpenter, Mark Messing, Mucca Pazza, USA/Chicago
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This day of dance films features four screenings of dance on film that highlight innovative collaborations between contemporary dance artists, filmmakers and musicians. Selections include the Academy Award-nominated PINA (2011); All is Not Lost (2011), a collaboration between the rock band OK Go and Pilobolus; Fanfare for Marching Band (2012), a collaboration between Chicago dance filmmaker Danièle Wilmouth and the punk circus marching band Mucca Pazza; and the documentary First Position (2011). Curated by Sarah Best.
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Curator: Sarah Best
Sarah Best received a BA from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University and has continued her education in Chicago with Goat Island Performance Group, Morganville, Sprung Physical Theatre, Redmoon Theater, Lillstreet Art Center, and at the University of Chicago. A recent Artist in Residence at Hyde Park Art Center, she has curated numerous programs of dance on film at the Chicago Cultural Center, Links Hall, and Hyde Park Art Center. A multidisciplinary artist, Best’s photography has been featured or reviewed by Chicago Public Radio, Chicago Reader, Chicago Art Magazine, and Bad at Sports, among others and has been exhibited by Antena Gallery and Cobalt Studio in Chicago. She has additionally presented projects at the Poetry Foundation's Printers Ball and Version Festival. http://www.sarahbest.net
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Dancing East & West of Chicago | Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
Marius Petipa (Choreographer)
Stars of San Francisco Ballet
Sofiane Sylve and Vito Mazzeo
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Jerome Robbins (Choreographer)
Pacific Northwest Ballet guest artists Lesley Rausch and Seth Orza
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George Balanchine (Choreographer)
Ballet Arizona
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Martha Graham (Choreographer)
Martha Graham Dance Company
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Brian Brooks (Choreographer)
Brian Brooks Moving Company
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Dancing Under the Stars | Grant Park | Spirit of Music Garden
6 pm– 7 pm | NY Style Mambo dance lessons
by Del Dominquez
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Live music and dancing
featuring El Caobo
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Chicago Now | Museum of Contemporary Art / MCA Stage
Moderated by journalist and
former dancer Zac Whittenburg
Featuring a panel of distinguished Chicago dance leaders, including Lane Alexander (Chicago Human Rhythm Project), Ron De Jesús (Ron De Jesús Dance), Carrie Hanson (The Seldoms) and Julie Nakagawa (DanceWorks Chicago). The program will include brief performances by The Seldoms, Ron De Jesús Dance and FootworKINGz.
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Celebration of Dance | Jay Pritzker Pavilion | Millennium Park
Mark Morris (Choreographer)
Houston Ballet
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Larry Keigwin (Choreographer)
Keigwin + Company
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Ohad Naharin (Choreographer)
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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Christopher Wheeldon (Choreographer)
Stars of San Francisco Ballet
Sofiane Sylve and Vito Mazzeo
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Marius Petipa (Choreographer)
Stars of New York City Ballet
Ana Sophia Scheller and Gonzalo Garcia
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Martha Graham (Choreographer)
Martha Graham Dance Company
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Nicholas Leichter (Choreographer/Artistic Director)
After School Matters®
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Opening Night Gala & Benefit | Museum of Contemporary Art / MCA Stage
Brian Brooks
Brian Brooks Moving Company
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Walter Dundervill
Artists Walter Dundervill and Jennifer Kjos
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Robert Wilson
Artists Xiaochuan Xie and Tadej Brdnik of Martha Graham Dance Company
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Alonzo King
Artists Penny Saunders and Alejandro Cerrudo of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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Lev Ivanov
Artists Victoria Jaiani and Temur Suluashvili of The Joffrey Ballet
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Faye Driscoll
Faye Driscoll
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Moderns | Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Doug Varone
Doug Varone & Dancers
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Sharon Eyal
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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Adam Barruch
Adam Barruch
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Cayetano Soto
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
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Charles Moulton
River North Dance Chicago
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Moderns | Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Doug Varone
Doug Varone and Dancers
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Cayetano Soto
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
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Adam Barruch
Adam Barruch
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Charles Moulton
River North Dance Chicago
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MCA Moves | Museum of Contemporary Art / MCA Stage
Staged by Richard Move as Martha Graham
Move-It! Productions, Sandra Kaufmann and Deborah Goodman
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Julia Rhoads
Lucky Plush Productions
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Brian Brooks
Brian Brooks Moving Company
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Faye Driscoll
Faye Driscoll
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Robert Wilson
Artists Xiaochuan Xie and Tadej Brdnik of Martha Graham Dance Company
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Masters | Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
Jirí Kylián
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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Martha Graham
Martha Graham Dance Company
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Lar Lubovitch
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
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Artists Victoria Jaiani and Temur Suluashvili
The Joffrey Ballet
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Charles Moulton
River North Dance Chicago
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Movies | The Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater
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Muses | Museum of Contemporary Art / MCA Stage
Alejandro Cerrudo
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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Lar Lubovitch
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
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This lecture/demonstration, hosted by dance historian and journalist Lucia Mauro, features a panel of choreographers and artistic directors discussing the creative relationship between choreographers and the dancers that inspire them, accompanied by performance excerpts.
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Panelist
Bettie de Jong, Rehearsal Director, Paul Taylor Dance Company
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Celebration of Dance | Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
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Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor Dance Company
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George Balanchine
Artists Tiler Peck and Gonzalo Garcia of New York City Ballet
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Martha Graham
Martha Graham Dance Company
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George Balanchine
The Joffrey Ballet
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Charles Moulton
River North Dance Chicago
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August 24-28 |
Opening Night Gala | Museum of Contemporary Art / MCA Stage
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Wendy Whelan and Craig Hall
New York City Ballet |
Victoria Jaini
The Joffrey Ballet |
Leanne Benjamin and Edward Watson
The Royal Ballet |
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company |
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Modern Masters | Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Christopher Wheeldon
New York City Ballet Guest Artists |
Paul Taylor
Juilliard Dance |
Lar Lubovitch
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company |
Mark Morris
Mark Morris Dance Group |
Jessica Lang
The Joffrey Ballet |
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The Dancing Skyline | Museum of Contemporary Art / MCA Stage
George Balanchine
New York City Ballet guest artists Wendy Whelan and Craig Hall |
Lar Lubovitch
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company guest artists Katarzyna Skarpetowska and Brian McGinnis |
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Celebration of Dance | Jay Pritzker Pavilion | Millennium Park
Derrick Agnoletti
The Joffrey Ballet |
Robert Battle
Alvin Ailey II |
Sir Kenneth MacMillan
The Royal Ballet Guest Artists |
George Balanchine
Ballet West |
Mark Morris
Mark Morris Dance Group |
Robert Battle
Kanji Segawa |
Gerald Arpino
The Joffrey Ballet |
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August 18-22 |
New Voices | Harris Theater for Music and Dance
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Workshops | Museum of Contemporary Art / MCA Stage
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Modern Masters | Harris Theatre for Music and Dance
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Celebration of American Dance | Jay Pritzker Pavilion | Millennium Park
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August 18-20 |
Modern Masters |
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Artists Up Close |
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Celebration of American Dance |
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