Dance Slam And Kid's Halloween Dance Show Among Dance Chicago's 15th Season
By: Reynard Loki
Dance Chicago 2009 announces its 15th season, entitled “The 15th Anniversary Season Spectacular” running from October 30 - December 20, 2009.
More than 3,000 performers from some of Chicago’s best dance companies will share the stage with top international companies and choreographers from around the world will take part in Dance Chicago.The season features over 300 companies and 12 unique programs. The best in hip-hop, ballet, tap, Latin, jazz, urban, ethnic and contemporary dance all on display in the month long festivalThe 2009 festival kicks off Friday, October 30th with Opening Weekend performances and runs through Sunday, December 20th, concluding with Dance Chicago’s 15th Anniversary Spectacular.The seans takes place at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts In Skokie (October 30, 31, 2009).The season is as follows:
Dance Slam (October 30) (7:30 pm)
Kid's Halloween Dance Show (October 31) (1 pm)Dance Chicago 2009 Opening Night (October 31) (8:00 pm)
New Moves
Extended Views
Jazz Cabaret
Dance Romance
Choreographers' Showcase
Fringe Carnival
Wheeling High School Theatre (November 28) -- PendingDance SlamMusic Institute of Chicago (December 12)Nutcracker, Ellington vs. Tchaikovsky (11 am)Holiday Dances with Live Music (7:30 pm)
Merle Reskin TheatreChicago Streets (December 18) (7:30 pm)
Kid's Holiday Dance Show (December 19) (1 pm)
The Gift of Dance (December 19, 20) (7:30 pm and 3 pm) "The Dance Chicago 15th Anniversary Show"
Tickets for the Dance Chicago 2009 will be available soon. For more information on the Dance Chicago 2009 festival, including program descriptions, updated rosters and ticket ordering information, visit www.dancechicago.com.The sponsors of Dance Chicago 2009 are Alphawood Foundation, Illinois Arts Council, an agency of the State of Illinois, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince, Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation (Exclusive Sponsor of the Dance Chicago 2009 Choreography Award). Dance Chicago™ is a program of Emergence Dance Theatre.
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