Star Dixon is an assistant director, choreographer, and original principal dancer of world renowned tap company, MADD Rhythms. Donnetta ‘LilBit’ Jackson is a versatile dancer whose skill has brought her international acclaim.
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As a choreographer, Elysia C. Banks strives to create works that are honest, sincere, and authentic to her experience. Musicality is also of importance as music can assist in conveying intention and allow a dancer to become fully immersed and engaged.
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Rajiv Halim is a saxophonist, composer, and educator born and raised in Chicago, IL. Internationally, he has performed at venues and festivals in Canada, Poland, Belize, and Taiwan.
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Macie Stewart is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, and improviser whose work spans a wide variety of contexts. Lia Kohl is a cellist and multidisciplinary artist who creates and performs embodied music and multimedia performance that incorporates sound, video, movement, theatre, and sculptural objects.
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A solo dance piece featuring Tia Greer, choreography and direction by Alyssa Gregory, music and lyrics from McKenzie Chinn of Growing Concerns Poetry Collective.
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Lee studied with Read My Hips directed by Stephanie Barto, and has taken classes by internationally known instructors. He currently perform weekly and study and dance with Joel Hall Dancers, Raks Geek, and freelances.
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Ricky Harris is a seasoned teaching artist in Chicago, having taught for many years with Raven Theatre, Playmakers Laboratory (formerly Barrel of Monkeys) & The Beverly Arts Center Chicago to name a few.
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For the students of Climb & Succeed Charter Academy, a high school in a dystopian near future, the slightest defiance is met with riot-gear-clad security who patrol the halls informed by an AI bot.
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The artists perform selections from avery r. young's album "tubman." Joining avery are Alfonzo Jones aka "thumper" on drums and Justin Dillard on his laptop ministry.
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Ambe’r Johnson is a Philadelphia native that relocated to Chicago to pursue a B.A in dance from Columbia College Chicago. Ayanna London is a multi-disciplinary artist who utilizes dance, music, multi-media art, and storytelling as spiritual devotion and cultural education.
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Joshua Abrams is a composer, multi-instrumentalist & improviser. Lisa Alvarado is an artist and harmonium player. Natural Information Society (duo) will create a music performance & sonic & visual environment playing bass, harmonium & various other instruments within a portable setting.
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Irene Hsiao creates dances inspired by visual art in museums and public spaces, a practice that includes interaction with visual artworks and experimental engagement with artists, institutions, and the public.
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Luis Alfredo is a 24 year old singer born in Mexico City. He came to the U.S. and is connected with his roots through the music he now performs.
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Pharez is a trumpet player residing on the South Side of Chicago and has been involved in performance and education ever since he's moved to the area. Andrew has been playing piano since age six and was performing regularly by age eleven. He began taking lessons in classical music and jazz at the age of eight.
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Jerry Sanabria is an artist from the Southside of Chicago. An open mic in high school inspired him to pursue his goal of expanding his music to a broader audience outside of his school. His main focus within his music is to speak of a topic that many hip-hop artist are not courageous to speak on: mental health.
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The duo’s performance will explore the rural ear inside of urban soundscapes and the urban ear inside of rural soundscapes, manifesting how the body listens and responses to its environment.
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Danielle Ross is a performer and scholar based in Chicago. Her in-progress, evening length solo, Granular Peripheries, meditates on how our bodies soak up the people and architectures which we move amongst and which move us.
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Ken Vandermark is an improviser, composer, saxophonist/clarinetist, curator, and writer. Damon Locks is a Chicago-based visual artist, educator, vocalist/musician. Ken and Damone collaborate as a duo for the second time in their careers.
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With collaboration at its core, Ishti creates a synergistic environment through dance and storytelling where artists engage with the community to generate meaningful dialogue and push the boundaries of their art.
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Roy McGrath is a Chicago-based tenor saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and educated in Boston, New Orleans, and Chicago, Roy brings to bear these diverse influences in his playing and composing.
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