The Columbia Chronicle’s Ava Simone Forster covers Columbia’s ‘Rocky Horror.’ Columbia’s fourth annual shadow performance brought students and Chicago residents to the Dance Center for a night of costumes, callouts, and connection.
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.
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.”
See Chicago Dance’s Tristan Bruns reviews Michell Haskell’s debut at the Dance Center of Columbia College, Chicago with “Empty Are My Hands,” coming to the conclusion that: “Haskell and dancers pass through creative territory rarely explored (i.e., the synthesis of tap and modern dance) and their solutions to problems noticeable in other tap and modern amalgamations (i.e., how to get on the shoes and what to do with the tap boards) are imaginative and inspired. Haskell is on to something, and ‘Empty Are My Hands’ adds to the canon of tap and modern dance collaborations while finding new ways to innovate within both mediums.”
