PAMOJA – Swahili for “together” - features works set on the kinesthetically fluid students of the Dance Center by alumni, faculty and visiting artists. Featuring work by: Bevara Anderson, Rachel Damon, Allen Desterhaft & Kelsa “K-Soul” Rieger-Haywood, Darrell Jones, Camila Rivero Pooley, Kia Smith, and a special performance by Central West Regional Senior Center during Friday’s matinee.

Engage with dance that resists compartmentalization and showcases what promising choreographers are inspired to create. Each weekend’s program is distinct. Featuring work by Violet Czerwinski, Kaya Gross, Kayla Hansen, Konnie Kakridas, Shannon Lane, Adrean Maxwell, Vi McMahon, Aly Owens, Lauren Payne, Sophia Peck, Devon Saxman, and Rhianna Young. 

A sampler evening of original, brand new, short works by student choreographers. Lit by Theatre’s rising lighting designers, these eagerly anticipated concerts feature audiences as electric as the performers.

She’s Auspicious by Mythili Prakash is a full-length dance and music work featuring an all-female cast that blurs the lines between Goddess and Woman to explore the intricate interplay between goddess worship and the treatment of women in society. The Goddess/Woman paradox allows the unraveling of socio-cultural myths, stories, and values that are beautiful and personal, but simultaneously deeply rooted in systemic power structures.

Join practitioners, scholars, educators, students, and enthusiasts for cyphers, movement sessions, panels, paper presentations, workshops, and more during the Experiencing Time/Embodying Rhythm Symposium taking place in person September 19-20, 2024 at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago.