Winifred Haun & Dancers, Leopold Group Present VISION, FAITH & DESIRE Tonight

Winifred Haun & Dancers teams up with the Leopold Group to curate a series of events, Vision, Faith, & Desire: Dancemakers Inspired by Martha Graham, inspired by the legacy of modern dance choreographer Martha Graham, culminating in performances tonight, September 27 at 7:30pm and Saturday, September 28 at 7:30pm at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn.

The Saturday night performance will be preceded by a Graham technique master class at 5:00pm, taught by former Graham Company dancer Lisa Thurrell. Tickets are available online through Brown Paper Tickets, $30 general admission or $25 for the master class which includes a free ticket to the show. In addition to new works by Chicago natives Haun, Leopold and Kato, the performances will feature a screen dance by former Graham Company soloist Peter Sparling, a remounted work by former Graham dancer Lisa Thurrell of Kanopy Dance Company, and using the creative structure by The Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, a new "Lamentation Variation."

In addition to the performance events and master class, Northwestern University will host Peter Sparling on Sunday, September 29th at 12:00 noon, 10 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, with free admission. Sparling will premiere a new video work and lecture on his choreography for the camera.

Vision, Faith, & Desire speaks to an ongoing project between Haun and Leopold to situate their respective choreographic voices within the rich historical lineage of modern dance. In the more than 80 years since Lamentation's premiere, it would be nearly impossible to find a dancemaker untouched by Graham's ground-breaking innovations in modernist aesthetics. Vision, Faith & Desire is both a retrospective and a launching pad, a rare opportunity to revisit danced history and simultaneously encounter its present. For both the audience and the artists, this event will work to highlight the ephemeral connectivity of a modern dance family tree.

Event Details:
Vision, Faith, & Desire: Dancemakers Inspired by Martha Graham
featuring Winifred Haun & Dancers, Leopold Group, Ayako Kato, Kanopy Dance, Peter Sparling and a world-premiere "Lamentation Variation."

Friday, September 27th at 7:30pm & Saturday, September 28th at 7:30pm
at Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn in Chicago
Tickets are $30, available at the door and
through Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/357861

Graham technique master taught by Lisa Thurrell of Kanopy Dance Company:
Saturday, September 28th at 5:00pm
at Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago
Class fee is $25 and includes free ticket to the show. Also available at the door and through Brown Paper Tickets.

Northwestern University's Dance Program hosts a lecture and video premiere by Peter Sparling:
Sunday, September 29th at 12:00 noon
at Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center, 10 Arts Circle Drive in Evanston
Free.

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