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What We Carried at Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble

Dates: (5/8/2020 - 5/16/2020 )

Theatre:

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble


Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster Ave
Chicago,IL 60640

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The final performance of the 2019-20 Art & Activism Performance Series, What We Carried is a documentary-style danztheatre work created by ensemble-members that brings to life the voices, stories, and struggles of asylum-seekers, featuring text pulled from interviews with local immigrants. Devised and directed by CDE Interim Artistic Director Maggie Robinson, and created in collaboration with sculptural artist Jean Parisi, What We Carried addresses the ways in which no human can be illegal.

News About What We Carried at Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Will End 19th Season With Devised Performance On The Immigrant Experience
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Will End 19th Season With Devised Performance On The Immigrant Experience
February 24, 2020

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble has announced the final performance of its 2019-20 Art & Activism Performance Series, WHAT WE CARRIED, a documentary-style danztheatre work created by ensemble-members that brings to life the voices, stories, and struggles of asylum-seekers, featuring text pulled from interviews with local immigrants. The performance is also a collaboration with sculptural artist Jean Parisi, serving as both devised performance and immersive exhibition of her work. WHAT WE CARRIED will play May 8-16, 2020 at Chicago Danztheatre's permanent home, Ebenezer Lutheran Church Auditorium, 1650 W. Foster Ave. in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at danztheatre.org.


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