In this time of anxiety and uncertainty, we are sharing these gifts of joy from Chicago artist and Columbia alum Jovan Landry. Please enjoy and much gratitude to Jovan! We’ll see you at the polls next week if you haven’t already voted!
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.