Dancing the Archive: Embodied Histories, Collective Power at Harris Theater for Music & Dance
Dates: 8/28/2026
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Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project returns to the Harris Theater for a one-night-only performance celebrating ten inaugural Legacy Bearers — visionaries and changemakers who have shaped Chicago's civic and cultural landscape. Ten Black dance organizations comprising the project's third cohort — including Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Muntu Dance Theatre, Joel Hall Dancers & Center, M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Move Me Soul, NAJWA Dance Corps, and others — will present repertory works and World Premieres spanning African, contemporary modern, ballet, jazz, tap, and footwork styles. The evening is organized into thematic chapters such as Record Keepers, Moral Courage, Sound, and Transmission, with each company honoring a Legacy Bearer whose contributions embody that chapter's theme. The program is co-directed by Mashaune Hardy and Kevin Iega Jeff.
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CHICAGO BLACK DANCE LEGACY PROJECT to Return to Harris Theater
July 16, 2026 The Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project in Dancing the Archive: Embodied Histories, Collective Power, featuring ten Black dance companies honoring ten Chicago Legacy Bearers in a one-night-only performance.About the Theatre
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Gluck--Orfeo ed Euridice (09/15/25-09/15/25)
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What shows are coming up next at Harris Theater for Music & Dance?
CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company (11/08/26-11/08/26)
What shows have played recently at Harris Theater for Music & Dance?
The Curious Life of Edgar Allan Poe (04/18/26-04/18/26)
Music of the Baroque: Vivaldi & Friends (04/13/26-04/13/26)
Music of the Baroque: Baroque Blockbusters! (03/02/26-02/02/26)
Music of the Baroque: Fathers & Sons (01/24/26-01/24/26)
Music of the Baroque: Bach’s Brandenburgs (10/13/25-10/13/25)
Gluck--Orfeo ed Euridice (09/15/25-09/15/25)
Music of the Baroque: Mozart and his Mentors (04/07/25-04/07/25)
Handel’s Theodora (03/03/25-03/03/25)
Minkowski Conducts (01/25/25-01/25/25)
The Elements (10/28/24-10/28/24)
Music of the Baroque: Vivaldi & Friends (04/13/26-04/13/26)
Music of the Baroque: Baroque Blockbusters! (03/02/26-02/02/26)
Music of the Baroque: Fathers & Sons (01/24/26-01/24/26)
Music of the Baroque: Bach’s Brandenburgs (10/13/25-10/13/25)
Gluck--Orfeo ed Euridice (09/15/25-09/15/25)
Music of the Baroque: Mozart and his Mentors (04/07/25-04/07/25)
Handel’s Theodora (03/03/25-03/03/25)
Minkowski Conducts (01/25/25-01/25/25)
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