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October 21, 2018
Elevate Chicago Dance – Investigating Dance, Space, Race, Place
Chicago Dancemakers Forum partners with consortium member the Department of Special Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) to produce a day of dance events created by 20+ experimental contemporary dancemakers, called Elevate Chicago Dance – Investigating Dance, Space, Race and Place.
Dancemaking artists submit proposals for performances, workshops, in-progress showings, public dialogues, social choreographies, extended residencies, dance on film, and performance installations that are embedded within and around the architecturally rich Cultural Center building. Invited artists include the more than 75 past awardees of the Chicago Dancemakers Forum’s Lab Artist and Greenhouse Programs, and the 2015-17 RDDI Chicago and the Elevate Chicago Dance 2017 festival.
The relationship between Dance, Race, Space, and Place is an organizing theme for the day. This theme was identified by working with current Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artists. For artists as well as for public audiences, the cultural, political, and architectural history of the Chicago Cultural Center building is a powerful setting for these relevant considerations. In keeping with DCASE’s mission to provide high-quality cultural programs for Chicago citizens, all events and performances during this full-day showcase are free and open to the public.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St
Chicago, IL 60602