Serenity Burgos, Reporter with The Columbia Chronicle, features the 15th Anniversary of this festival. “CounterBalance” began in an office conference room in 2009. Today, the showcase features 21 dancers with disabilities. The event was sponsored by Columbia’s Dance Center.

Artistic Director Meredith Sutton sat down with Bevara Anderson-Selkridge to talk about Essence and BĀLA Dance Project’s first standalone concert in Chicago as part of Season 53 of the Dance Presenting Series.

See Chicago Dance’s Managing Editor Tristan Bruns picks CounterBalance 15th Anniversary and Emerging Artist Showcase as well as Bevara Anderson-Selkridge’s Essence in its October 2026 picks.

Artistic Director Meredith Sutton sat down with Maggie Bridger, Ginger Lane, and Sarah Najera to talk about the CounterBalance 15th Anniversary, Emerging Artist Showcase, and Inclusive Creative Movement Workshop as part of Season 53 of the Dance Presenting Series. 

Sharon Hoyer of New City Stage speaks with Bevara Anderson-Selkridge about BALA Dance Project’s debut at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago.

Columbia alum Camila Rivero Pooley, who goes by the artist name “INSÉKTA,” transformed her experiences with rage and gender expectations into a dance theater production that premiered this week at the Dance Center.

We’re stepping into dance season. WBEZ chooses eight performances to see this autumn including the Dance Center’s season opener MATADORA:
“Fall’s dance card is filled with action and surprises — from immersive works, to those that require content warnings to a full piece set to the iconic music of Leonard Cohen.”

Artistic Director Meredith Sutton sat down with INSÉKTA (Camila Rivero Pooley) to talk about the world premiere of MATADORA opening Season 53 of the Dance Presenting Series on September 24-26, 2026. 

New City’s Sharon Hoyer picks MATADORA as part of its September 2025 Top Five. The new work by Camila Rivero Pooley, aka Insékta, explores the power of Latine rage in a new Latine Futurist dance theater work.