Andrea Miller, a rising star in American post-modern dance, brings her company Gallim Dance to The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., for its Chicago debut October 11–13. The company also will open The Dance Center's 14th season ofFamilyDance Matinees Saturday, October 13, including a free movement workshop with the artists followed by a family-friendly performance.
Gallim Dance will perform Miller's evening-length Blush (2009), an invigorating work dense with emotion and physical exertion that takes the moment of blushing and expands it into a 60-minute journey. As the battlefield of the dance develops, with movement that draws on Butoh and ballet, the six dancers covered in white paint increasingly make contact; icy movement leads to achingly tender moments. The raw, explosive power ofBlush exposes the dancers' rosy flesh and the ecstasy of their existence. The piece is set to music by Mannyfingers, Andrej Przybytkowski, Chopin, Kap Bambino, Arvo Part and Wolf Parade. In a Chicago connection, the two-year development of Blush began with a short piece for Hubbard Street 2 in 2008, when Miller was a National Choreographic Competition winner.RESIDENCY ACTIVITIESVideos