Season 51 | Fuse. Converge. Connect.
As part of the newly created School of Theatre and Dance, The Dance Center’s Season 51 connects audiences with dance created and performed by established artists, student dancemakers, and elders to get at the heart of why dance is a ubiquitous phenomenon across all societies and cultures.
Coming up
Wildcard Experiments in Circus
Friday, April 4, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. - One Night Only!
Science fiction is any idea that occurs in the head and doesn't exist yet, but soon will. And when it does, it will change everything for everybody, and nothing will ever be the same again. As soon as you have an idea that changes some small part of the world, you are writing science fiction. It is always the art of the possible, never the impossible. This show promises a stacked deck of solo, partner, and group acts, on the ground and in the air, with never a dull moment in between. Join the club and come see this diamond of an act for yourself!
pictured: Nautica Turner-Briscoe and Adrean Maxwell; photo by William Frederking.
Thursday and Friday, April 10-11, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The spring edition of original, brand new, short works by student choreographers selected by faculty from an open application process. Some chosen artists are sharing pieces on the Dance Center’s stage for the first time, others offer works informed by years immersed in the Dance Center’s the pluralistic curriculum. Lit by Theatre’s rising lighting designers, these eagerly anticipated concerts feature audiences as electric as the performers.
Season Pass
Become a Season 51 Half Pass Holder. Experience live dance's kinetic power in the now when it’s most keenly felt, seen, and heard — when live and in person together. Save 50% on tickets and prioritize opportunities to be connected with your own body through our Friday class series. There are three different pass options — choose whether you want to see performances, participate in classes, or both! Join your community to come together through dance to connect, witness, research, experiment, practice, imagine, and grow.
from Irene Hsiao’s Merely a Mistake A Score for your Door.
Explore On the Ground, the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago’s online publication. With support from The Walder Foundation, it features interviews with Chicago dance artists, checking in on dance communities, sharing work from our virtual residencies with choreographers, and exploring the Dance Center’s video archives.
David Rousseve/REALITY, from Stardust, photo by Yi Chun.
Urban Bush Women in Hep Hep Sweet Sweet, photo by Rick McCullough.
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The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago is the city’s leading presenter of contemporary dance – bringing international, national, and local artists to Chicago audiences. The Dance Center has served as a focal point for dance and performance in Chicago since 1974.
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banner image: from what we un/wound by: Kierah {KIKI} King; pictured l to r: Mya Mccellen, J Stephens, Lucy Williams, and Caitlin Wonsowski; photo by: Julie Lucas for Columbia College Chicago.
