Chicago Dance Well being Fund, which gives monetary aid for preventative healthcare and important medical wants for Chicago dance trade professionals, declares Dance for Life thirty fifth Anniversary. The nonprofit group’s annual fundraiser takes place Saturday, August 22 at 7:30 p.m. at The Auditorium, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. A Gala Dinner takes place at 5 p.m. at Venue SIX10, 610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, and the After Social gathering following the efficiency additionally takes place at Venue SIX10.
For this particular anniversary efficiency, the lineup consists of distinguished Chicago dance corporations and celebrated Chicago choreographers: Ballet 5:8, Chicago Dance Crash, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater, Giordano Dance Chicago, Hubbard Road Dance Chicago, The Joffrey Ballet, Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists, Trinity Irish Dance Firm, and Visceral Dance Chicago. Additionally, on this system is Crimson, Black & White by Jeremy Plummer and Harrison McEldowney, a returning work that includes dancers from all through the Chicago neighborhood.
Choreographer Randy Duncan is making a world premiere finale with Chicago-area dancers from the taking part corporations and past, as he has for many of the previous 35 years. Chicago Dance Well being Fund is honoring Duncan for his contributions at this occasion.
Dance for Life thirty fifth Anniversary Honorary Co-Chairs are Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and Josephine Giannoulias. Co-Chairs are Sherry Zunker and Esther Jeles, and Gary Metzner and Scott Johnson.
“From the start, Dance for Life has been in contrast to every other dance efficiency wherever,” stated Chicago Dance Well being Fund Board President Pierre Désy. “Nowhere else are you able to see a efficiency by a few of Chicago’s hottest and acclaimed dance corporations all on one program for just one night time. And their generosity in donating their time helps to assist the healthcare wants of their friends. We’re so grateful to all of the artists who’ve contributed to our success these previous 35 years.”
Dance for Life, which advantages the Chicago Dance Well being Fund, is a one-night-only occasion showcasing the town’s number of dance traditions and kinds by bringing collectively skilled dance corporations and dancers from all through Chicago, who unite to assist their friends by generously donating their time, power, and artistry. All through its historical past, Dance for Life has raised greater than $8 million and introduced greater than 50 Chicago-based skilled dance corporations. The efficiency offers friends a chance to expertise a variety of dance genres, corporations of various sizes and histories, and quite a few choreographers, artists, and designers in a single memorable night. A further beneficiary of Dance for Life is AIDS Basis Chicago.
Tickets for the Dance for Life thirty fifth Anniversary go on sale June 1 and might be bought by calling 312.341.2300, visiting auditoriumtheatre.org, or in individual on the Auditorium Theatre Field Workplace. Pricing is as follows: $750 for the total Gala Dinner, efficiency, and After Social gathering; $350 for the efficiency and After Social gathering; and $65–$150 for the efficiency solely. Group tickets for 10 or extra are additionally out there by calling 312.341.2300. Please word that every one programming is topic to alter.
The mission of the Chicago Dance Well being Fund is to foster the well being and wellness of greater than 150,000 Chicago dance professionals by offering monetary assist for preventative healthcare and important medical wants. Anybody working in or retired from knowledgeable capability inside Chicago’s dance neighborhood – dancers, technical workers, directors, choreographers, instructors, accompanists, and extra – is eligible.
To study extra, go to cdhf.org.
