Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth Photography
"We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life. This is the function of the American dance."
Martha Graham (1894–1991), U.S. dancer, choreographer. "The American Dance," Modern Dance, ed.
Virginia Stewart (1935).
Upcoming Performance Dates
Dance Chicago
November 16, 2019
Anthenaeum Theatre
2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago IL
Music Institute and Dance Chicago to "Duke It Out" with Nutcracker Adaptation
December 7, 2019
This Nutcracker performance, curated by Dance Chicago, pairs the classical (Tchaikovsky) and jazz (Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn)
versions of the holiday favorite, performed by Axiom Brass and Music Institute Ensemble-in-Residence Quintet Attacca.
Featured ensembles include Forum Jazz Dance Theatre, Moscow Ballet’s children’s cast, The Kate Jablonski Statement,
Tapman Productions, Visceral Dance Chicago, Wheatland Dance Theater,
and other companies and choreographers participating in Dance Chicago.
Chicago Music Institute
Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston
Dance Forum
January 25, 2020
James Lumbar Center for the Performing Arts
College of Lake County
WInter Fest
February 2020
Schaumburg, IL
Regional Dance America MidStates Festival
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 8th-March 10th 2020
November 16, 2019
Anthenaeum Theatre
2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago IL
Music Institute and Dance Chicago to "Duke It Out" with Nutcracker Adaptation
December 7, 2019
This Nutcracker performance, curated by Dance Chicago, pairs the classical (Tchaikovsky) and jazz (Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn)
versions of the holiday favorite, performed by Axiom Brass and Music Institute Ensemble-in-Residence Quintet Attacca.
Featured ensembles include Forum Jazz Dance Theatre, Moscow Ballet’s children’s cast, The Kate Jablonski Statement,
Tapman Productions, Visceral Dance Chicago, Wheatland Dance Theater,
and other companies and choreographers participating in Dance Chicago.
Chicago Music Institute
Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston
Dance Forum
January 25, 2020
James Lumbar Center for the Performing Arts
College of Lake County
WInter Fest
February 2020
Schaumburg, IL
Regional Dance America MidStates Festival
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 8th-March 10th 2020