Reflection, Symposium
Roell Schmidt
Embodying Rhythm: Dance Symposium Reflection by ...

“The exceptional line up of guests offered in depth presentations or physicalized practices for participants to embody.”

Embodying Rhythm: Dance Symposium Reflection by Malika Okot
Reflection, Symposium
Roell Schmidt
Experiencing Time / Embodying Rhythm Symposium ...

“Being presented with perspectives and context I wouldn’t otherwise have on topics that are important to the evolution and roots of dance helped me to expand my personal scope of interest and exploration. “

Experiencing Time / Embodying Rhythm Symposium Reflection by J. Stephens
Presented companies, Press, The Dance Center, Latest
Jane Jerardi
Onstage front-runners: Our critics select a few ...

“…fall is afoot, and so are some of the most exciting live performances of the year…” Chicago Reader critics select a few promising performances for the months ahead including Mythili Prakash’s She’s Auspicious

Onstage front-runners: Our critics select a few promising performances for the months ahead.
Presented companies, Press, The Dance Center, Latest
Jane Jerardi
Catharsis and Community: A Preview of “She’s ...

Newcity's Sharon Hoyer interviews Mythili Prakash: "How are powerful women celebrated? Who defines what that power should look like? These are just a couple of the many questions Mythili Prakash explores in her evening-length dance “She’s Auspicious”...

Catharsis and Community: A Preview of “She’s Auspicious” at the Dance Center of Columbia College
Presented companies, Press, The Dance Center, Latest
Jane Jerardi
See Chicago Dance Review: Artists pack a punch ...

See Chicago Dance’s Megan Kudla reviews our recent Chicago Artist Spotlight Festival second weekend of performances: “Every piece was carefully crafted and packed a punch, and the performers masterfully navigated the worlds created. The artistic output of Kilmurray & Brody, Howard and Swilley were meaningful and exciting, setting a high standard for what performance art can be and say about process, product and the relationships that are essential to them.”

See Chicago Dance Review: Artists pack a punch during Columbia College’s Chicago Artist Festival

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On the Ground

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On the Ground

Expanding our blog to take the pulse on our dance communities

In 2021, through the support of The Walder Foundation, we were able to expand the On the Ground series on our blog. We checked in on the dance communities in our city and beyond by taking the pulse of the moment during the covid pandemic. On the Ground became an online dance journal-magazine that featured interviews with Chicago dance artists, shared work from virtual residencies that we hosted with choreographers, and took deep dives into our video archives.

On the Ground: Homecoming - Shadows and the Africanist Aesthetic in Ephrat Asherie’s Odeon

On the Ground: Homecoming - Shadows and the Africanist Aesthetic in Ephrat Asherie’s Odeon

In a new initiative called On The Ground, the Dance Presenting Series engaged five Chicago-based dance writers to be present for the week-long residencies that happen at the Dance Center. To start this series, Columbia College Chicago alum Brianna Heath participated in the activities during Ephrat Asherie Dance’s residency, October 15-20, 2019.