2018 Winter Performance Schedule Announced At The Chicago Cultural Center

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) will present performances in January and February at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street. Admission to all performances at the Chicago Cultural Center is FREE. Temporary Distortion: The Illusion & The Aftermath January 19-28 Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-7 p.m.; Sundays 10-4 p.m.

This performance by Temporary Distortion unfolds slowly over the course of six-hours for a meditating audience. Meditation cushions and headphones are provided for the audience to come and go as they wish, staying for only as long as they would like. For someone in the room without headphones, the performance is virtually silent. Sidney R. Yates Gallery, 4th Floor North Project Tool January 25-February 8 Dancers, using handheld tools and legacy processes, explore the relationship between mind, body and tool.

While sawing, hammering, sanding and nailing, the dancers collaborate with tools as if they are partners in a dance with the body while building a wood, spring dance floor upon which they dance. Artistic direction by Onye Ozuzu. Chicago Cultural Center, Garland Gallery, 1st Floor

Thursday, January 25, 5:30pm: Opening Reception Friday, February 2 & Saturday, February 3, 7pm: Performances Rosy Simas, Skin(s) February 8-10, 7 p.m. Skin(s) shares the beauty and diversity of how Native people identify and examines the contradictions, pride, joy, pain and sorrow that arise out of our many dimensions of identity.

The dance performance explores what we hold, reveal and receive through our skin. Dance Studio, First Floor North All performances and exhibitions at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, are presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). Building hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; closed holidays. Admission is FREE. For information, visit chicagoculturalcenter.org, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ChiCulturCenter.

Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is dedicated to enriching Chicago's artistic vitality and cultural vibrancy. This includes fostering the development of Chicago's non-profit arts sector, independent working artists and for-profit arts businesses; providing a framework to guide the City's future cultural and economic growth, via the 2012 Chicago Cultural Plan; marketing the City's cultural assets to a worldwide audience; and presenting high-quality, free and affordable cultural programs for residents and visitors.

For more information, visit cityofchicago.org/dcase.