As a way to capture some of these behind-the-scenes moments, and record a response to the performance, the Dance Presenting Series is engaging five Chicago dance writers this season.
See Chicago Dance reviews South Chicago Dance Theatre’s premiere of “Lamentations for Peace” at the Dance Center in December 2025.
Third Coast Review’s Kathy D. Hey reviews South Chicago Dance Theatre’s Lamentations of Peace. which premiered at the Dance Center December 6 and 7, 2025.
Dance Center Artistic Director Meredith Sutton sat down with South Chicago Dance Theatre’s Founder, Director of Vision and Strategy, and Resident Choreographer Kia S. Smith this past summer to talk about how she was approaching the process of creating the company’s first holiday show.
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.”