See Chicago Dance reviews South Chicago Dance Theatre’s premiere of “Lamentations for Peace” at the Dance Center in December 2025.
Third Coast Review: South Chicago Dance Theatre Expresses the Raw Emotions of Loss Through Lamentations of Peace
Meredith Sutton sits down with South Chicago Dance Theatre’s Kia S. Smith to talk about the company's first holiday show.
Sharon Hoyer of New City interviews T. Ayo Alston
Sharon Hoyer of New City interviews T. Ayo Alston about our upcoming presentation of Ayodele Drum & Dance at the Dance Center in “Joy and Sisterhood: Ayodele Drum & Dance Make Their Dance Center of Columbia College Debut.”
T. Ayo Alston, Artistic Director of Ayodele Drum and Dance, in Conversation with our Artistic Director Meredith Sutton
Timothy Tsang: Spiraling Through Contemporary Dance
Timothy Tsang (BA, Dance 2017) returns to the Dance Center to present a workshop on his current research into Leslie Cheung, the Hong Kong pop icon whose concerts and films have become central to queer cultural memory as part of our Fall 2025 symposium. Here, Timothy reflects on What is Contemporary?
NANIGO 2025: Movement, Memory, and Liberation on Juneteenth
Raynner Garcia (BFA, Musical Theatre ‘26) shares his experience of the National Association for American African Dance Teacher’s annual dance intensive NANIGO 2025 in this reflection. “Just a block from the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, the Autin Lo’Ren Studio was full of warmth and rhythm the moment we stepped in. You could feel the energy pulsing before any music played; it was a community in motion. As someone with limited experience in Umfundalai, I came with a few nerves, but the generosity of the community quickly washed those away. That is the essence of Umfundalai. More than a technique, t’s a philosophy rooted in Diasporic movement traditions, ancestral connection, and the beauty of the African body.”
