DanceWorks Chicago performs the
Chicago premiere of Charissa-Lee Barton’s Mutter Matters, which explores how physical expression can sometimes be a more direct, playful, and meaningful form of communication, whether or not we are six feet apart. The work is set to music performed by the Oscar Peterson Trio and composed by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Clark Terry, who joins the Trio for his piece. (Vin Reed photo)
Movement Revolution Dance Crew
performs Dedicated to the Originators, choreographed by Monternez Rezell, a tribute, a dedication, and a look back to the young Black people who created the culture of Hip Hop. The work is set to music by Tech N9ne and Afrika Bambaataa. (Keith Sunahara photo)
Giordano Dance Chicago performs
Take A Gambol, choreographed by Joshua Blake Carter. Set to a score of 1960s jazz classics by Yazz Ahmed, Maynard Ferguson, Perry Como, Mose Allison, and Quincy Jones, this work has been completely reworked for Dance for Life from its original eight dancers in 2018 to include, for the first time, the entire ensemble of 13 dancers. (courtesy photo)
The Joffrey Ballet performs Justin Peck’s The Times Are Racing, a “sneaker ballet” for 20 dancers that channels the power of protest and draws inspiration from a variety of dance styles while matching Dan Deacon’s electronic score with youthful impulse and vigor. (Cheryl Mann photo)
PARA.MAR Dance Theatre performs kiss.,
choreographed by Stephanie Martinez and set to Johann Sebastian Bach, in which the dancers take the perilous journey we all take to find and sustain intimacy—often only felt for a moment, before sliding back into obscurity. (Michelle Reid photo)
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