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.
Artistic Director Meredith Sutton sat down with Wilfredo Rivera, Assistant Professor and Co-founder Artistic Director and CEO of Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre to talk about the 2nd Annual Chicago Latinx/e Contemporary Movement Festival by Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre as part of Season 53 of the Dance Presenting Series on October 2-3, 2026.
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Artistic Director Meredith Sutton sat down with INSÉKTA (Camila Rivero Pooley) to talk about the world premiere of MATADORA opening Season 53 of the Dance Presenting Series on September 24-26, 2026.
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New City’s Sharon Hoyer picks MATADORA as part of its September 2025 Top Five. The new work by Camila Rivero Pooley, aka Insékta, explores the power of Latine rage in a new Latine Futurist dance theater work.
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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.”
