Performance

Seeking petite dancer/performer

daviel — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:46:23 -0600

Call Type:

Other Calls

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

12/14/2011

Eligibility:

Chicago

Eligibility:

Suburbs

URGENT: I am looking for one more performer, small and strong, to participate in a minute long interruption at defibillator space (1136 N. Milwaukee Ave) THIS SATURDAY! DECEMBER 17th at 7pm. The piece includes amature gymnastics (very simple to learn) and we will have one rehearsal on Thursday night. please email dshy@saic.edu if you are available.

Contact Information

Contact Name:

Daviel Shy

Contact Email:

dshy@saic.edu

Contact Phone Number:

516-426-9564

Kids on bikes needed for Running with the Bulls!

jameskubie — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:04:55 -0500

Call Type:

Public Art

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

11/12/2011

Eligibility:

Chicago

Ten kids with bikes are needed for The Happiness Project's presentation of Torero: Running with the Bulls. The kids, acting as the bulls, will chase the artist through the alley on their bicycles. The performance is November 12th, 10am-11:30 am. It's a great opportunity to participate in the Chicago art community and it will be a lot of fun!

The Happiness Project:

"What does happiness look like for you, others, and Chicago? Presented within empty storefronts in various parts of the city in November - The Happiness Project - is a re-imagining of how individuals might best live and work together through engaging in unexpected and transcendent activities. The exhibition connects "the city that works" and "the city of neighborhoods," with ideas of work and play."
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=289115464440343

Contact Information

Contact Name:

James Kubie

Contact Email:

james_kubie@yahoo.com

URL:

http://www.jameskubie.com

PIANO PLAYER NEEDED

daviel — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:20:17 -0600

Call Type:

Other Calls

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

1/18/2012

Eligibility:

Chicago

I need an experienced piano player with a tuxedo for my performance! The piece is part of a larger event to take place from 6-9pm on TUESDAY, JANUARY 24th! at least one rehearsal is mandatory, on Sunday the 22nd. While this is not a paid gig, it will be very fun. Email or call if interested!!!

thanks,

Daviel

(516)426-9564

dshy@saic.edu

Performance

Call for Entries: First Encounters

firstencounters — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:50:21 -0600

Call Type:

Other Calls

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

2/10/2012

Eligibility:

Chicago

We invite artists, writers and musicians to submit works in response to the theme of First Encounters. Each artist will read or perform their piece within the walls of the Meeting Space, a site-specific installation at the South Side Hub of Production (SHoP) in Hyde Park. The structure of the Meeting Space has served as a gathering place for visitors of the center since SHoP’s inaugural event in 2010. This event will serve as a closing ceremony for the piece as well as an opportunity to make new introductions and build on the community around this exciting artist-run space.

So, join us at the SHoP Sunday, February 12th, 2012 at 2:00pm, 5638 Woodlawn Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60637

Each performance or reading must fit within a 5 minute time-frame and address the theme of First Encounters.

Send submissions by Friday, February 10th to meetingspaceentries@gmail.com

For more information about this venue, visit http://southsidehub.org/

For more information about the artists who built Meeting Space, visit www.relevantreuse.com, www.hannahgivler.com

Contact Information

Contact Email:

meetingspaceentries@gmail.com

Accepting submissions for Collaboration Shakespeare Festival

bluntobjectstheatre — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:47:29 -0600

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

1/7/2012

Call Type:

Collaborators

Eligibility:

Chicago

Eligibility:

Suburbs

Eligibility:

Illinois

Eligibility:

National

Eligibility:

International

Blunt Objects Theatre is organizing the Collaboration Shakespeare Festival in Chicago for Spring 2012. 5 acts of a Shakespeare play are assigned to 5 theatre companies, and all will be performed together on the dates of March 29, 30, and 31st, and April 5, 6, and 7th, with an obligatory tech date on March 28 (venue is still TBD).

We are looking to fill the slot for Act IV of "Pericles," by William Shakespeare. Applicants may be a theatre company, performance artist or artist, willing to perform the assigned act in any way they wish. As long as the assigned act forms the basis of your performance,cut it, adapt it, or interpret it however you wish. The idea is that this story is told through five different and unique perspectives.

Applicants should email bluntobjectstheatre@gmail.com with a brief description of their theatre company (or in the case of individuals, what sort of performance they are experienced with), why they want to contribute to the Festival, and a general idea of how they hope to approach the production.

"Pericles" is the epic story of a prince in search of greatness. Incest. Murder. Pirates. From his romantic youth to bitter old age, the Collaboration Shakespeare Festival will bring the astounding and existential story of Pericles to life.

A brief description of Act IV:

After the presumed death of his wife, King Pericles has left his newborn daughter, Marina, in the care of the king and queen of Tarsus. Years later, jealous of Marina's beauty, the royal couple plot her murder. But instead of the murder happening as planned, Marina is kidnapped by pirates and sold to a brothel. Much to everyone’s surprise, Marina is so charismatic that she preaches at all of her potential clients and actually drives away the brothel’s business! Believing that his wife and daughter are dead, Pericles wanders the earth again, stricken with grief.

Posting Organization

Blunt Objects Theatre

Organization Main Email:

bluntobjectstheatre@gmail.com

Organization Description:

A loose collective of theatre artists, puppeteers, and rogue storytellers, Blunt Objects Theatre was founded by Tom Foran and Bohrs Hoff in the winter of 2008 in response to the need for more accessible live theatre - theatre that is cheap to produce and cheap for audiences to enjoy, but still high in quality. We toured our first original musical comedy - Apocalypse Lost - from Connecticut to Chicago and Milwaukee in summer of 2009, and in summer 2010 we toured numerous Chicago venues with another original comedy - Betty Sue's Hulahoop Dance Number. We have also performed with other small shows, including the annual Christmas Mumming Plays and our 2011 Vaudeville Show.

We believe that by putting audience and performers in the same physical space, live theatre provides a unique and relevant form of storytelling. We do not limit ourselves to a single style or method, but rather incorporate every relevant resource to tell a given story that we are passionate about.

Contact Information

Contact Name:

Bohrs Hoff

Contact Email:

bluntobjectstheatre@gmail.com

URL:

http://www.bluntobjectstheatre.com

PIANO PLAYER NEEDED

daviel — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:19:58 -0600

Call Type:

Other Calls

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

1/18/2012

Eligibility:

Chicago

thanks,

Daviel

(516)426-9564

dshy@saic.edu

Performance

Call for Artists: Healthy Junk Food Cooking Contest and Visual & multimedia Art

praksis — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:24:43 -0600

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

3/5/2012

Call Type:

Exhibitions

Eligibility:

Chicago

Eligibility:

Suburbs

Eligibility:

Illinois

Eligibility:

National

Eligibility:

International

Call for Artists: Healthy Junk Food
Cooking Contest and Visual & multimedia Art
Due: March 5, 2012
Selected artists posted at Prak sis FB and individual email notification: March 7, 2011
Delivery of Artwork: March 28, 2012 11 – 6 p.m.
Opening reception: March 30, 2012 5-8 p.m.
De-installation: April 17, 2012

Apply to praksis.caa@gmail.com with 5JPG images labeled all the files with First name and initial of last name: for Jane Saitta (Jane-S-1, Jane-S-2, etc and Jane-s-Res), Artist statement, Artwork info sheet: year, medium, size, title and Resume. $45 installation/Participation fee in check should be made to Prak-sis

Posting Organization

Prak Sis Contemporary Art Association

URL:

http://www.prak-sis.org

Organization Main Email:

praksis.caa@gmail.com

Contact Information:

1917 W. Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL 60613
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Organization Description:

[prak-sis] was founded in January 2009 as a not for profit art organization. [prak-sis] is a dynamic art experience, migrating to diverse locations across the cityscape. [prak-sis] transformed building spaces rendered vacant due to a downturn in the market, obsolescence, or neglect into art galleries. From these experiences [prak-sis] has developed exciting projects in art expos and gallery shows. [prak-sis] aims to show that even in times of economic crisis, life can blossom, a culture can grow and most of all, hope need not die.

For new projects, starting in the Fall of 2010, [prak-sis] plans to work with small businesses and neighborhood support organizations to help each other. With technology flooding our modern lives, we seek to promote art in new media as well as traditional art forms. [prak-sis] continues to further develop and focus online projects as we organize physical art exhibitions.

Contact Information

Contact Name:

Mi-yeon Kwon

Contact Email:

praksis.caa@gmail.com

Contact Phone Number:

773-715-4171

Contact Information:

1917 W. Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613
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Seeking Scenic Designer for New Experimental Performance

The Island — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:25:42 -0600

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

1/20/2012

Call Type:

Collaborators

Eligibility:

Chicago

Eligibility:

Suburbs

Eligibility:

Illinois

The Island, a sovereign Imagined Nation, seeks a scenic designer for its new full-length theatrical experiment: TOURIST TRAP.

Tourist Trap is an interactive theatre event devised by The Island's special events committee dealing with the human need for escape. Presented as a "Tour of Escapology" the piece invites viewers to visit several exhibits exploring different tales of escape. Drawing their source material from subjects such as Harry Houdini, Adam and Eve, and Alcatraz Prison to name a few, the exhibits dive into the relationship between the created and the creator, as well as the impulse to break free from the life that's been handed to you. Over the course of the evening, increasingly severe breakdowns jolt the tour, bringing the audience face to face with a chance to commit an escape act of their own.

We are looking for a scenic designer interested in collaborating to create the varied physical environments the audience will enter into over the course of the evening. Any visual artist or theatrical designer with an interest in collaborative performance art is encouraged to apply. A background in set design, visual art, sculpture, and/or installation art is highly preferable.

The show is currently in development with the cast and will be produced in March/April of 2012.

If interested, please email theislandtheatrecompany@gmail.com with the subject DESIGNER SUBMISSION for more information. Along with your email, please include any related experience, samples of your work, and/or links to where we can view past work online.

Designer will be paid a small stipend.

Thanks for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!

Posting Organization

The Island

Organization Main Email:

theislandtheatrecompany@gmail.com

Organization Description:

The Island is an organization of artists committed to the exploration of common humanity through live, performative events. We pledge to challenge pre-conceived notions of playmaking, to sharpen our artistic abilities through meticulous process, and to empower the audience. We shalt be joyfully naïve, brazenly bold, and seriously illogical.

Contact Information

Contact Name:

Mike Steele

Contact Email:

theislandtheatrecompany@gmail.com

Contact Phone Number:

316.461.2547

URL:

http://www.facebook.com/islandtheatreco

Auditioning Modern Dancers for New Work Sponsored by DanceBridge

mreber — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:56:44 -0600

Call Type:

Auditions

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

1/24/2012

Eligibility:

Chicago

Eligibility:

Suburbs

Chicago based choreographer, Madeleine Reber, will audition dancers for a new work to be presented in the Spring 2012 DanceBridge Showcase, April 17 and 18 at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Looking for movers with strong experience and skill in modern dance technique, and comfort with improvisation and partnering work. Dancers should be at least 20 years old.

Audition Location: Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 77 E. Randolph St.

Date and Time: Monday, January 23, 5:15pm-6:30pm. Registration and open studio space for warm-up beginning at 4:30pm.

The audition will consist of modern phrase-work and guided improvisation.

Please send a brief performance resume and contact information to madeleinereber@yahoo.com by January 22. If you are interested in the project but unable to attend the audition, please send an e-mail and resume to madeleinereber@yahoo.com.

Rehearsals will be 2-3 times a week (this is flexible), January 24 – April 18, with potential for continued work after that time.

About the Project:

As a choreographer, I am interested in ways of moving that do not fit into traditional notions of grace and beauty. For this project, I plan to explore awkwardness and distortion, and to provoke thought about “difference” and “otherness.” Through observation and movement exploration, I will generate a language for the piece that embraces qualities such as asymmetry and disjointedness. This work investigages literal and metaphorical manifestations of the awkward, vulnerable, imperfect moments of being human.

About the Choreographer:

Madeleine Reber is an independent dance artist recently relocated to Chicago, IL. She holds an MFA in Choreography from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and a BA in Dance from Bennington College. Madeleine is a former member of Amie Dowling’s intergenerational company, The Dance Generators (Northampton, MA) and has performed works by many contemporary choreographers including Terry Creach, David Dorfman, Karinne Keithley, Claire Porter, Peter Schmitz, and B.J. Sullivan. Madeleine’s choreography explores the vulnerability and fallibility of human experience, and provokes questions about identity and difference. Various venues and artists have presented her work, including The Dance Generators, Greensboro Fringe Festival, North Carolina Dance Alliance, East Carolina University (ECU), Greensboro Cultural Center, and A.P.E. Arts Northampton. Madeleine has taught full time at UNCG and ECU, and has been a guest artist/teacher at Marlboro College, Mt. Holyoke College, and Wake Forest University, among other institutions. She teaches choreography, modern/contemporary dance technique, improvisation, and contemporary partnering.

Contact Information

Contact Name:

Madeleine Reber

Contact Email:

madeleinereber@yahoo.com

Contact Information:

Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio
77 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL
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URL:

http://madeleinereber.yolasite.com

Renovated multipurpose space in Wicker Park available by the hour

The Space Movement Project — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:03:58 -0600

Neighborhood:

Wicker Park, West Town

Listing type:

Space Type(s):

Artists Studio

Gallery/Exhibition Space

Performance/Screening Space

Recording Studio

Rehearsal Space

Total Square Footage:

1450sq. feet

Number of Rooms:

2room(s)

Available Hours:

All

Contact Email:

thespacemovement@gmail.com

Pricing Info

Pricing:

$10

Per hour

Other Price Information:

Event pricing varies.

Building Info

Liability Insurance?:

Hold Harmless Clauses?:

1000sqft gallery for rent by the day.

studio914 — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:59:54 -0500

Listing type:

Studio 914 LLC

URL:

http://914california.com

Organization Main Email:

max@914california.com

Contact Information:

914 N. California Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
Google Map

General Space Information

Space Type(s):

Gallery/Exhibition Space

Performance/Screening Space

Rehearsal Space

Total Square Footage:

1000sq. feet

Number of Rooms:

1room(s)

Contact Email:

max@914california.com

URL:

http://914california.com

Pricing Info

Pricing:

$150

Per day

Required Deposit:

$75

Performance/Screening Space

Sound System

Seating (Main Floor)

Seating

Seating Type:

Folding chairs + 2 couches

Total Seating Capacity:

currently 25

Building Info

Liability Insurance?:

Hold Harmless Clauses?:

AUDITIONS: GTT's Improv Zoo

kellywillnot — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:02:14 -0600

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

12/18/2011

Call Type:

Auditions

Eligibility:

Chicago

Eligibility:

Suburbs

Gorilla Tango Theatre is holding auditions for it's GTT Improv Zoo (formerly known as The Ensemble Improv Program or EIP) and is looking for COMMITTED improvisers that want to not only improve their skills, but also want consistent stage time.

This season we will be casting a minimum of 50 improvisers from this audition.

Auditions are being held December 17th at the Gorilla Tango Theatre (1919 N. Milwaukee), starting at 11 AM.

The GTT Improv Zoo is a unique improv experience that integrates new and old approaches to the study of improvisation in order to help foster the advancement of improvisation as an art-form plus allows each member to gain valuable experience with real stage time. No other seasonal program in Chicago gives you this much time in front of real audiences.

Each team member of the The GTT Improv Zoo Crew will be placed on a team that will rehearse weekly for 12 weeks in addition to performing 12 weeks in a FREE showcase - "Uncaged" on Tuesday nights at 9:00 PM

If cast, performers pay $240 for the entire term (which covers weekly coaching, rehearsal space, marketing, et al). Coaches of the GTT Improv Zoo have performed with Second City Touring Company, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, The Annoyance, i.O. Chicago, ComedySportz and more.

To sign up for an audition slot today (they are filling up fast) - email your headshot and resume to kristi@gorillatango.com

STUDENT-PERFORMER FEEDBACK:
"EIP has been awesome! I felt it was better than most classes, in terms of how well and quickly it allowed me to improve... I'm truly thankful that I got to be a part of it." - Ben P.

"It has been great to work with people who have different styles of improv" - Ali B.

"Having the opportunity to perform together every week only makes you better" - Dan G.

PRESS ON THE PROGRAM/SHOW AT GORILLA TANGO:
"Innovative, Fun and Entertaining"
- Wicker Park / Bucktown Insider's Guide

"Do you value teamwork? Do you value listening? Do you value support? - Travis Tack continues to run a strong program"
- 'Learn2Peak' Blog - Dr. John Coumbe-Lilley, PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago)

"Improv can also walk on the wild side in the Windy City."
-Chicago-Performance.com

Posting Organization

Gorilla Tango Theatre

URL:

http://www.gorillatango.com

Organization Main Email:

info@gorillatango.com

Contact Information:

1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
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Contact Information

Contact Name:

Kristi McKay

Contact Email:

kristi@gorillatango.com

Contact Information:

1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Google Map

URL:

http://www.gorillatango.com

CALL FOR MALE PERFORMERS / MALE DANCERS

markjeffery — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:30:38 -0600

THE PRECESSION 2011

Call Type:

Auditions

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

1/1/2012

Eligibility:

Chicago

Judd Morrissey and Mark Jeffery are going to be doing a residency over christmas and new years at DfbrL8r with a public performance showing of at the end of the residency on January 3rd/4th. For the residency we are looking at re-working our large scale work The Precession we exhibited this year at Hyde Park Art Center and with invitations to tour the work Phoenix as well as NYC in the spring of 2012. In addition, we are also in the process of starting a new project with the need to work with a company of men.

WE ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH MALE PERFORMERS

Here are some beginning starting points working on the new project for 2012 and into 2013 - Here are some of the ideas beginning to emerge in this new work:

how do we observe with the body? How do we choreograph diagrams for observation? What are historical relationships between criminality and male queerness? How do we enact memory as forensic construction? How do we blend stillness and motion? How do we dance at a microscopic level?

INFORMATION ON THE ARTISTS:

Mark Jeffery and Judd Morrissey are a collaboration merging live performance and digital literary practices. The work, which is visual, textual and choreographic, evolves through context-specific research and practice and always considers the constraints of a given venue or occasion. Site-responsive concerns extend beyond the exhibition space to include local communities and online textual activity happening in proximity to an event. A given piece is a body of material that may have no singular fixed form but is alternately or simultaneously presented as large-scale public projection, internet art, durational live installation, or a performance of fixed length.

Jeffery and Morrissey have presented throughout the US, UK, and Europe with recent venues including the Cathedral Quarter in the city of Lincoln, UK (commissioned performance distributed throughout multiple outdoor sites), Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago), Museum of ContemporaryArt Chicago, Center of Contemporary Culture Barcelona, Bergen ArtMuseum, House of World Cultures (Berlin), Chicago Cultural Center, andthe Ontological-Hysteric Theater in NYC. Both artists teach at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and were members of the seminal international performance collective Goat Island.

Contact Information

Contact Name:

mark jeffery

Contact Email:

mjeffe@saic.edu

Contact Phone Number:

312.671.0905

URL:

http://www.markjefferyartist.org/

by markjeffery

Electricity is Magic Gallery - Call for Works

electricityismagic — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:53:18 -0600

eim gallery

Call Type:

Exhibitions

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

3/1/2012

Eligibility:

International

As we plan our 2012 season, we invite submissions from individual artists, collectives, or curators to submit proposals for the EiM Gallery. Our space is non-traditional, and as such, we have some unique parameters for artists to contend with. Our presentation spaces are as follows:

- The Blue Wall. appx. 5m x 2.5m, appropriate for any wall-based works. These works should probably look good on blue.

- The Scrim. appx. .7m x 1m, hole in a wall between two rooms, covered with a scrim. This space will be used primarily for video works. The Scrim is viewable from both sides, a fact which should be considered when proposing works.

- The Dining Room. our dining room comes completely empty, and is appx. 4m x 3m. This space can be used for a large sculptural work, installations, performances, audio work, etc.

- The Backyard. we have a small, unkempt, mostly concrete-covered backyard, which, legend has it, has a pond hidden somewhere underneath the concrete and planks of wood. There is a large brick wall at the back of the yard, and four steps leading down from the house. This space is appropriate for installations, performances, sculptures, etc.

- The Basement. We have a large, poorly-lit, unfinished basement. This space is appropriate for installations, performances, sculptures, audio work, etc.

When applying, please include:

1) A description of the proposed piece(s), including proposed presentation space
2) Bio/C.V.
3) Appropriate links, including website, images, publications, etc.
4) If the work you are proposing a new piece, any appropriate diagrams, etc.
5) Dimensions, durations and technical requirements of the proposed piece.
6) If the work has been presented previously, please include details as to where and

when.

Submissions are ongoing. Please apply via email to submissions@electricityismagic.com.

Electricity is Magic was founded in 2009 by Matt Griffin and Eric Powell as a label to release experimental electronic and electroacoustic music. To date, EiM have released 6 physical and digital records. Quickly, they expanded their scope to include curatorial and gallery projects, beginning with Vinosonic at Chicago’s Experimental Sound Studio in September 2009. Since then, EiM have partnered with artists and galleries throughout North America to create performative and time-based events in unconventional spaces and contexts.

In the spring of 2012, EiM are proud to be opening the doors to the Electricity is Magic Gallery, an apartment space at 715 Richmond St., in Toronto.

Our aim with the gallery space is to continue to present works that don’t necessarily fit comfortably within a traditional gallery context. Artists will be given the challenge of presenting work which engages with or reacts to the living space of the apartment. We are particularly interested in work which employs some aspect of technological mediation, but not necessarily as the impetus for the piece. We’re also interested in slow art, which not only requests, but often demands, and always reminds us of the pleasure in sustained viewing of a particular work.

www.electricityismagic.com

Posting Organization

Electricity is Magic

URL:

http://www.electricityismagic.com

Organization Main Email:

submissions@electricityismagic.com

Contact Information:

715 Richmond St. W.
Toronto, Ontario M6J 1C4
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The Den Theatre- daytime & late night spaces available

myerjess — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:18:30 -0500

Listing type:

30 Day

Neighborhood:

Wicker Park, West Town

The Den Theatre

Premier venue in Wicker Park is looking to share its space with new and different theatre, dance, and art groups.

3 spaces available 600-800 sq ft for rehearsals, staged readings, late night performances (theatre, stand-up, improv, etc.).

Daytime (9a-4p) rates: $15/hr

Late Night performances (11p-2a): $150-200/night

Contact: jessica@thedentheatre.com

www.thedentheatre.com

Posting Organization

The Den Theatre

URL:

http://www.thedentheatre.com

Organization Main Email:

info@thedentheatre.com

Contact Information:

1333 N Milwaukee Ave
Second Floor
Chicago, IL 60622
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General Space Information

Space Type(s):

Performance/Screening Space

Rehearsal Space

Total Square Footage:

7000sq. feet

Number of Rooms:

4room(s)

Available Hours:

9am-2am

Contact Email:

rentals@thedentheatre.com

URL:

http://www.thedentheatre.com

Performance/Screening Space

Lighting Grid

Sound System

Seating (Main Floor)

Reception Space

Staff/Office Equipment

Staff

Wireless/Ethernet

Internet Access:

Wireless Access

Building Info

Liability Insurance?:

Yes

Hold Harmless Clauses?:

ART @ WAR presents UNOPERA

ART WAR — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:15:02 -0600

UnOpera Banner

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

12/19/2011

Call Type:

Collaborators

Eligibility:

Chicago

Eligibility:

Suburbs

Eligibility:

Illinois

IS SEARCHING FOR:

Creative Directors: conduct an opera in collaboration w/ an non-operatic ensemble

Artistic Ensembles: emerging or established non-operatic group of artists of any medium

& Other Recruits: all volunteers interested in culinary, visual, technical or performing roles

PLEASE, SUBMIT TO ISARTATWAR@GMAIL.COM:

NAME, C/V & BIO/STATEMENT/RECENT WORK
CONTACT INFO, PHOTO OR VIDEO OR WEB SOURCES
DIRECTORS: Propose an adaptation for an opera with an ensemble of mimes!
ENSEMBLE: Using your talents & traits how would [your group] adapt an opera?

... for the new anti-art series …

UNOPERA,

produced with High Concept Laboratories

“UNOPERA is an operatic chance operation cultivated within a four-month residency at High Concept Laboratories from January – April 2012 with a final benefit performance on May 23.

ART@WAR will force 12 creative directors to co-act with 12 artistic groups to devise a 12-minute section from a random opera. The full spectrum runs from 1684’s Dido & Aeneas to the opera, 1984.

This culinary & collaborative creation is inspired by sugary cereal & classic cartoons.

The experiment aims to search and destroy the common conceptions of an operatic production.

The full series will introduce thousands of artists, hundreds of supporters & many new communities to these imaginative works, High Concept Laboratories and Chicago’s emerging artistry...
ART@WAR unifies established creatives and local professionals within the full process of the experiment, from education to rehearsal to production, building shared resources with existing organizations and communities. All profits generated will directly benefit youth music education programs and students like those at Rumble Arts Center & contributing artists...

Open to all nationalities, sexualities & mediums. We’re making art, not war.”

Contact Information

Contact Name:

Blake Russell

Contact Email:

isartatwar@gmail.com

Contact Phone Number:

312-909-2204

URL:

http://www.highconceptlaboratories.org/

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Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas 23rd Annual Juried Show Call for Submissions

caclasvegas — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:24:32 -0600

CAC juried Show Call

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

2/24/2012

Call Type:

Exhibitions

Eligibility:

National

Eligibility:

International

The Annual Juried Show is the Contemporary Arts Center's (CAC) annual opportunity to expose artists working in contemporary visual arts to a wide audience. This exhibition is a prominent showcase in the Southern Nevada region and highlights the exceptional work of national and international emerging artists in all media. National and international artists 16 years and older may submit a maximum of five works completed within the last two years and not exhibited in a previous CAC exhibition. This year's juror, Mat Gleason is a Los Angeles art critic, curator, commentator and writer for The Huffington Post, and publisher of Coagula Art Journal, which he founded in 1992. He recently curated 'Avant L.A.', to coincide with the Platform Art Fair, wherein the exhibition identified the 10 most compelling and important established and emerging artists living and working independently in Los Angeles. Up to $3000 in cash awards for top 4 selected artists. More details and entry form can be found on the CAC website at lasvegascac.org/2012/juriedshow

Posting Organization

Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas

URL:

http://www.lasvegascac.org

Organization Main Email:

info@lasvegascac.org

Contact Information:

107 E Charleston Blvd.
Ste 120
Las Vegas, NV 89104
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Organization Description:

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Contact Information

Contact Name:

Denise Crouse

Contact Email:

CACAJS2012@gmail.com

Contact Phone Number:

702-382-3886

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107 E Charleston Blvd.
Ste 120
Las Vegas, NV 89104
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CALL FOR MALE PERFORMERS / MALE DANCERS

markjeffery — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:30:22 -0600

THE PRECESSION 2011

Call Type:

Auditions

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

1/1/2012

Eligibility:

Chicago

WE ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH MALE PERFORMERS

INFORMATION ON THE ARTISTS:

Contact Information

Contact Name:

mark jeffery

Contact Email:

mjeffe@saic.edu

Contact Phone Number:

312.671.0905

URL:

http://www.markjefferyartist.org/

by markjeffery

CALL for Performers & Participants for FREE LUNCH MOVEMENT

mark jeffery — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:41:36 -0500

The Final Problem in Chicago

Call Type:

Other Calls

Deadline Type:

fixed

Deadline:

11/10/2011

Eligibility:

Chicago

Eligibility:

Suburbs

On November 13 – 16, http://www.thefinalproblem.org/freelunchmovement/ is inviting participants for a series of writing walks and micro-performances as part of the The Happiness Project, curated by Tricia Van Eck / 6018 North. The Chicago intervention tanstaafl (there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch), will engage participants in a forensics of observation using real-time, location-aware mobile technologies as a platform for live writing. We are seeking 2 walkers and 2 performers each day for a total of 8 participants.

We seek collaborators representing a range of creative and professional engagements pertinent to our investigation: artists, writers, students, historians, medical practitioners, lawyers, geologists, economists, computer scientists, weavers, and forensics experts, and any number of other amateurs or professionals are of interest.

Please contact freelunchmovement@gmail.com to discuss joining the project.

CHICAGO FREE LUNCH MOVEMENT :: DETAILS

Over 4 days, 2 participants each day (8 total) will transmit writing through a mobile device while on a 30 minute walk along an assigned route. The routes of the participants, who may or may not know one another, will coincide at a gallery space where they will have lunch and conversation together (also 30 minutes), courtesy of the project.

A question or prompt informing each walker’s meanderings will be delivered near the beginning of the route by performers who will be recognized by their engagement in an ongoing choreographed activity.

Transmitted writing and other geo-specific data will be intercepted and assimilated into a larger evolving digital text within the gallery.

The walks are coordinated over the lunch hour to encourage participation of those whose occupation places them in proximity to the gallery.

SCHEDULE AND LOCATIONS

The schedule and lunch locations are as follows. Routes will be constructed in close proximity to the galleries.

Sunday, November 13, noon-1pm: Edgewater. Meeting for lunch at 1130 W. Thorndale.

M-W, November 14 – 16, noon-1pm: Downtown. Meeting for lunch at Chicago Loop Alliance Pop-Up Gallery, 23 E Madison

Walkers and performers will need to be available for a short workshop and informational session on the evening of Friday, November 11 TBA.

All participants will be credited for their collaboration and compensated via free lunch.

Contact Information

Contact Name:

Judd Morrissey and Mark Jeffery

Contact Email:

freelunchmovement@gmail.com

URL:

http://www.thefinalproblem.org/freelunchmovement/

by mark jeffery

Justin Cooper: Thread

Gallery 400 — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:04:54 -0500

Event Type:

Exhibit

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:00am - Saturday, May 31, 2008 6:00pm

Thread offers Justin Cooper's first large-scale sculpture/installation, the exhibition is bookended with two performances featuring Cooper with Noelle Mason and Ross Moreno. The installation and performances will interact together intimately, like lovers, as well as ignore each other completely, like lovers. Meanwhile, several dichotomies will be pressed into service: temporality vs. permanence; abstraction vs. personification; audience vs. performer; speech vs. gesture; observed impossibility vs. unseen possibility; low profile vs. high body mass; hard factual accounting vs. ethereal hazy accounting; retention vs. loss; celestial chimes vs. terrestrial drums; object vs. space; cold equations vs. heartwarming pseudoscience; eye-witness account vs. eye-witness account; acting vs. re-acting; realistic expectation vs. idealistic projection; unexplained giant fur-covered paper bag vs. explained giant fur-covered paper bag etc... Closing Night Performance pitting preservation vs. destruction: Saturday, May 31, 4:30 pm Gallery 400's At the Edge: Innovative Art in Chicago series annually commissions four new projects from Chicago area artists, designers and architects. At the Edge aims to support experimental projects that might not find support elsewhere. Tuesday through Friday, 10am - 6pm Saturday 12-6pm And by appointment Admission to the gallery is FREE. http://gallery400.aa.uic.edu

Event Location

Venue:

Gallery 400

Address:

400 South Peoria Street (at Van Buren)
Chicago, IL 60607
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Neighborhood:

West Loop

The TRADESHOW

ericamott — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:29:08 -0500

Event Type:

Performance

Thursday, April 24, 2008 6:00pm - Friday, April 25, 2008 9:00pm

The TRADESHOW : Performance Installation

Admission: $25 (food, drink and t-shirt included). Tickets may be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/32202

ULTIMATE MARKDOWN! DISCOUNTED LIKE NEVER BEFORE!

Visit our warehouse. A literal maze of consumer delights built by unseen hands. Experience the powerful force of invisible labor and unheard voices. Watch the unraveling and reconstruction of multiple stories.

What is gained and what is lost in this cyclical exchange?

Stay and browse a while.

Bring something to swap. What will you end up wearing?

Juxtaposing, movement, text, video portraits and 500 lbs of used clothing, The TRADESHOW is an installation and durational performance experiment inviting Chicagoans to investigate the invisible forms of human suffering upon which our economies rest.

Is it a party? Is it a factory? Will you step back or join the forces that be?

With humor, Mott and Murthy transform a gallery into a space of production, participation, storytelling and discovery. They invite their audience to participate through action, thought, dialogue and telling their own stories.

The work includes collaboration with other community-based organizations including the Howard Brown Health Center, Lakeview Learning Center ESL program, TAMMS Ten Year Campaign, and the Indo-American Center. Performers include Lisa Biggs, Hazel Brady-Filmore, Elisa Foshay, Brandon Hayes, Myrriah Henderson, Meenakshi Marchione, Cleo Ngiam, Coman Poon and Zoe Strong.

Event Location

Venue:

Chicago Arts District Special Exhibitions Gallery

Address:

1915 S. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60608
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The Space/Movement Project presents Dwelling

leahraf — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:19:24 -0500

The Space/Movement Project presents Dwelling

Event Type:

Performance

Friday, April 25, 2008 8:00pm

Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:00pm

Sunday, April 27, 2008 7:00pm

Join us for The Space/Movement Project’s Premier of Dwelling! The Space/Movement Project is proud to announce the debut of our new production, Dwelling: An exploration of the environment in and around us. Inspired by personal definitions of home, Dwelling is an evening-length work in which five choreographers respectively examine their perception of space and the movement implications that result. Seattle-based musician Jeff Forrest has composed an original score for the work under his Birds Inverted moniker and will be performing sections of it live at all three performances. Please come and join us! Shows are as follows: · Friday, April 25 at 8pm · Saturday, April 26 at 8pm* · Sunday, April 27 at 7pm Shows will be held at: The Galaxie, 2603 W. Barry, Chicago, IL Tickets: · $15 general admission, $10 students/seniors, or 2 for $20 artist price · To make a ticket reservation for the performance, please call (773) 744-0332 or www.seechicagodance.com *Stay for the gala event immediately following the Saturday performance. An extra $15 per ticket will include an art showing/sale, food, music and wine! For more information, please see our website: www.thespacemovementproject.org Hoping to see you at Dwelling! The Space/Movement Project Mika Banks Larisa Eastman Jennifer Edwards Allyson Esposito, Executive Director Allisa-Zee Hartmann Anne Kasdorf Maggie Koller Leah Raffanti Megan Schneeberger Stacy Wolfson

Event Location

Venue:

The Gaalxie

Address:

2603 W. Barry
Chicago, IL
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Neighborhood:

Logan Square

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The Space/Movement Project presents Dwelling

leahraf — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:19:24 -0500

The Space/Movement Project presents Dwelling

Event Type:

Performance

Friday, April 25, 2008 8:00pm

Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:00pm

Sunday, April 27, 2008 7:00pm

Event Location

Venue:

The Gaalxie

Address:

2603 W. Barry
Chicago, IL
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Neighborhood:

Logan Square

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The Space/Movement Project presents Dwelling

leahraf — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:19:24 -0500

The Space/Movement Project presents Dwelling

Event Type:

Performance

Friday, April 25, 2008 8:00pm

Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:00pm

Sunday, April 27, 2008 7:00pm

Event Location

Venue:

The Gaalxie

Address:

2603 W. Barry
Chicago, IL
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Neighborhood:

Logan Square

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Chat live with critic Hedy Weiss today at 3:30!

ChicagoSunTimes — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:01:54 -0500

Chicago Sun-Times dance and theater critic Hedy Weiss

Event Type:

Webinar

Thursday, May 8, 2008 3:30pm - 4:15pm

Chicago Sun-Times theater and dance critic Hedy Weiss is hosting a weekly chat about all things related to theater and dance in Chicago. Please join her each Thursday at 3:30 p.m. CST to become part of the discussion, ask questions and hear review.

You can access the Webcast at www.suntimes.com. To watch, all you need to do is click over, but to chat you will need a free logon and you'll be prompted at the appropriate time to get one.

And you can always check out http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/index.html

Presenter

Chicago Sun-Times

URL:

http://www.suntimes.com

Organization Main Email:

cnewman@suntimes.com

Organization Description:

The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper covering the city of Chicago.

Event Location

Venue:

www.suntimes.com

Neighborhood:

West Loop

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First Annual Finch Gallery Performance Festival

Heather Hartley — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:34:03 -0500

"overture in eighths" by sherry antonini

Event Type:

Performance

Friday, May 9, 2008 8:00pm - Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:00pm

The Finch Gallery, located in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, launches its first annual performance festival with a diverse line up of new and exploratory works, many being previewed to the public for the first time by ten provocative performance and installation artists. With a rotating schedule, each night offers a glimpse inside new works through mediums of sound, durational works, installation, movement, text, video, and monologue.

each artist is bringing a work to the event that was inspired or connected to one of the following thematic suggestions: the number eight, cage, garden, and stacking.

Performers include: Basil Abbott, Sherry Antonini, Ann Boyd, Beth Gutelius, Heather Hartley, Anni Holm, Maia Morgan, Casey Murtaugh, Mel Racho, Liz Wuerffel

Friday and Saturday, May 9 & 10 at 8pm

$10 suggested donation at the door (free wine and snacks!)

more info at finchgallery.com

NOTE- if you come on Sat. May 10, sculptor Anni Holm invites you to bring in a piece of blue plastic to be added to her 9 foot long installation, "Plasti-city" - come be a part of the art!

Event Location

Venue:

Finch Gallery

Address:

2747 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
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Neighborhood:

Logan Square

yoga

karenfaith — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:13:07 -0500

Event Type:

Class

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:00pm - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:00am

Karen Faith leads a yoga class for relatively normal people with artistic, spiritual or stress-related curiousities. Wednesdays 7-8:30pm, Sundays 11-12:30am. www.tsubochicago.com $15. 1821 W Hubbard, suite 201.

Event Location

Venue:

Tsubo

Address:

1821 W Hubbard
Chicago, IL
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Project #2

khecari — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:38:49 -0500

Event Type:

Performance

Friday, May 23, 2008 7:00pm - Saturday, May 24, 2008 7:00pm

Project #2 is a kinetic joy-ride composting habit and gender to yield a moment-to-moment choreographic negotiation of weight, balance, and momentum. This is the second phase of development in a long-term duet collaboration between Julia Rae Antonick and Jonathan Meyer. We are excited to welcome Asimina Chremos in a solo performance as part of this event. This performance also features original live music from Joseph St. Charles and Patrick McCarthy and costumes from Iris Bainum-Houle. Tickets are $12 or $8. Admission is free to volunteers. www.khecari.org for information, reservations, or volunteer sign-up www.seechicagodance.org for online ticket sales

Event Location

Venue:

Around the Coyote Gallery

Address:

1935 1/2 W North Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60622
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Nubian Cultural Center-NFP, Inc. Presents "Dancing Our Way thru the Journey of Life"

nubiantiff — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:31:22 -0500

NCC Dancing With No Apologies

Event Type:

Performance

Saturday, May 24, 2008 7:00pm

The Nubian Cultural Center proudly presents its Annual Dance Extravaganza showcasing the extremely dedicated and talented youth and families of this impeccable organization.

We hope that you will share in this illustrious occasion as we "Restore the Faith and Dance our Way through the Journey of Life".

Event Location

Venue:

Perspectives Charter School Calumet Campus

Address:

8130 S. May
Chicago, Illinois 60620
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Neighborhood:

Chatham

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Cirque Shanghai: GOLD

hbass — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:31:14 -0500

Event Type:

Performance

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:00pm - Monday, September 1, 2008 4:00pm

All new and back for the third straight year: Cirque Shanghai!

Olympic flavored world premiere takes stage at Navy Pier Cirque Shanghai: GOLD
Pepsi® Skyline Stage® at Navy Pier
600 E. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-902-1500
June 4 – September 1, 2008
Ticket prices from $14.50 - $29.50.

For the third year, Chicago welcomes the elite acrobats of Cirque Shanghai who will debut the world premiere of their newest theatrical extravaganza GOLD at Navy Pier’s Pepsi Skyline Stage. Comprised of gold award winning acts on the international scene, Cirque Shanghai: GOLD is a high energy performance featuring the best acrobatic and circus performers the world has to offer and it can only be seen in Chicago! Cirque Shanghai has performed for more than 250,000 people, young and old, since it first burst upon the Chicago performance scene in 2006 and has garnered both critical and popular acclaim.

With a nod to this summer’s 2008 Olympics, Cirque Shanghai: GOLD features hand-picked performers who have been recognized as gold award winners in international circus and acrobatic competitions in China, Korea, France, Italy and Jordan. Their signature style combines time-honored Chinese acrobatic wonder with fast paced production, dazzling contemporary visuals, Broadway choreography, cirque-style costumes and thrilling music. The result is an exhilarating display of agility, strength and balance seen nowhere else in the world this summer but at Chicago’s Navy Pier.

For more information visit: http://www.navypier.com/cirqueshanghai/index.html

Event Location

Venue:

Pepsi® Skyline Stage® at Navy Pier

Address:

600 E. Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
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Neighborhood:

River North

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BOYS & GIRLS

dcatheater — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:27:48 -0500

Event Type:

Performance

Friday, June 6, 2008 7:30pm

Theatre Seven presents two provocative one-act plays about vicious battles within the sexes at the Chicago Cultural Center Studio Theater May 16 – June 15

Theatre Seven of Chicago, in conjunction with Chicago DCA Theater, presents two explosive one-act plays about the battles within the sexes in Boys & Girls. The evening includes Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor’s Never Swim Alone, a highly theatrical sizzler that blows the lid off modern masculinity, and The Shallow End, Wendy MacLeod’s story of four teenage girls dealing with old friendships, new bodies, and the bridge to adulthood over the course of one summer at the city pool. The plays, directed by Margot Bordelon and Meghan Beals McCarthy, come to the Studio Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street, from May 16 – June 15, 2008.

Performances are Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Discounted students and senior tickets are $12, and groups of 7 or more can purchase seats for just $10 each.

The preview performance on May 15 costs only $10.

All tickets are available by calling 312.742.TIXS (8497), visiting www.dcatheater.org, or stopping by the box office at 66 E. Randolph Street. The box office is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m., and one hour prior to each performance.

Boys & Girls is directed by Margot Bordelon (Never Swim Alone) and Meghan Beals McCarthy (The Shallow End). The cast includes Rebecca Buller, Brian Golden, Brian Stojak (Never Swim Alone) and Olivia Cygan, Lindsey Lyhus, Zoe Levin, Emma Jane Hostetler, Hannah White, Sydney Lynch, Sophie La Cava, Ilyssa Ernstein (The Shallow End). The set is designed by Charlie Olson, with costume design by Brenda Winstead and lighting design by Justin Wardell.

The evening’s first offering, Never Swim Alone, tells the story of two lifelong best friends chained together since childhood by one tragic day at the beach. Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor shrouds the play in mystery, revealing little of why the men know each other so well or fight one another so viciously. As they play a deadly thirteen-round game with rounds called “The Power Lunch,” “Business Ties,” and more, the men fight to the death to see who can establish himself as the bigger, better, richer, stronger man. The New York Times wrote that a 2006 revival of the play was “a 45-minute triumph of formal experimentation that is slyly witty, unexpectedly suspenseful, timeless as the battle of the sexes and as quick and forceful as a heavyweight’s jab.”

The evening’s second half is The Shallow End, a clever peek at the minds and mouths of four 14-year old girls on the precipice of adulthood. Addie’s friendship with Becca and Teresa is put to the test when a new girl moves to town and threatens the clique’s power structure over one summer. While the city pool setting and pre-teen language offer a gentler world than Never Swim Alone, the bitter rivalry brewing beneath the surface of The Shallow End is no less intense. MacLeod’s play explores with insight and humor the tenuous bonds of friendship and the brutal challenge of “growing up girl” in America. Upon its production as part of Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Marathon ’92, the New York Times wrote that “This evocative work…speaks with clarity and humor about young women embracing adolescence with all the mixed emotions of their age.”

For more information about Boys & Girls and Chicago DCA Theater, visit www.dcatheater.org or call 312.742.TIXS (8497).
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Venue:
Chicago Cultural Center - Studio Theater
Address:

77 East Randolph
Chicago, IL 60602
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Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge

dcatheater — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:53:38 -0500

Event Type:
Performance
Thursday, June 12, 2008 7:30pm - Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:00pm
BackStage Theatre Company presents the swashbuckling thriller at the Chicago Cultural Center Storefront Theater June 12 – July 20, 2008

BackStage Theatre Company, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, brings its own spin to the swashbuckling thriller in Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge. Originally performed by Chicago’s own Organic Theatre, the full-out, stunt-filled tale of murder, betrayal, and revenge comes to the Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Street, from June 12 to July 20, 2008.

Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge, conceived by Stuart Gordon and written by Williams J Norris and John Ostrander, is the story of Elizabeth Presberty, the upper-class daughter of the governor of Caribbean island Tobago, and her transformation into the ruthless pirate captain Bloody Bess. Elizabeth finds herself taken prisoner when her merchant vessel is boarded by pirates. She is held prisoner in hopes of a ransom from her wealthy father, and in the journey back to Tobago befriends Annie Bailey, a rough and angry female pirate. After betrayal by her intended and the murder of her father, well-bred Elizabeth turns to her new friend and the violent pirate life to exact her revenge.

Performances are Thursdays though Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm with matinees on Sundays at 3 pm.
There will be NO PERFORMANCE on Friday, July 4, due to the Independence Day holiday.

Tickets are $20 for general admission and $18 for students and seniors. Discount rates are available for groups of 10 or more. The preview performance on June 12 costs only $10.

A special “Theatre Thursday”event on June 19 includes a pre-show reception and post-show backstage tour and fight demonstration with the director and members of the cast. Tickets for this event are $30.

All tickets are available by calling 312.742.TIXS (8497), visiting www.dcatheater.org, or stopping by the box office, open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m., and one hour prior to each performance.

Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge, conceived by Stuart Gordon and written by William J Norris and John Ostrander, is directed by award winning fight choreographer Geoff Coates. The cast features Babes with Blades Artistic Director Stephanie Repin as Annie Bailey, Dave Skvarla as Calico Jack Rackham, Scott Graham as Reynard Eaton, and Eva Swan in the title role of Bloody Bess. The pirate ship stage is designed by Heath Hayes, with lighting design by Matt Roth and sound design by Miles Polaski. Original music is composed by Tom Haigh. The remaining cast members include Greg Issac, Ron Kuzava (ensemble member), Chris Walsh, Adam Hinkle, Warren Johnson, Rian Jairell, Ed Nishioka, Jay Burkhart, Matthias Malhoff, Ross Travis, and Jonathan Kurtycz.

For more information about Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge and Chicago DCA Theater, visit www.dcatheater.org or call 312.742.TIXS (8497).
Event Location
Venue:
Storefront Theater
Address:

66 East Randolph
Chicago, IL 60602
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1,001 Afternoons in Chicago

sethbou — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:21:25 -0500

Event Type:
Performance
Saturday, June 14, 2008 2:00pm
Presenter

Accessible Contemporary Music

URL:
http://www.acmusic.org
Organization Main Email:
info@acmusic.org
Contact Information:

1758 W. Wilson
Chicago, IL 60640
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Event Location
Venue:
Fine Arts Building
Address:

410 S. Michigan
Curtiss Hall, 10th floor
Chicago, IL 60601
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Neighborhood:
Loop

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"The Dude Show!" at Blue Line Studio

eyeofthehurricane — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:16:22 -0500

The Dude Show!
Event Type:
Opening
Event Type:
Exhibit
Event Type:
Performance
Saturday, June 14, 2008 6:00pm
Blue Line Studio Presents: “The Dude Show!”-the manly side of art curated by George Berlin and hosted by Batya & David Hernandez. “The Dude Show!” runs the last three Saturdays in June. Gallery is open from 6-10 P.M. Performances begin at 8:00 P.M. 2418 W. Bloomingdale Ave., (1800 N. @ Western) All shows are family friendly.

Saturday, June 14, from 6-10 p.m. Come celebrate at our opening bash, a free artist reception with free Dude food catered by BonSoiree Restaurant and featuring Sweatpants Money, intelligent dance music with live video mixing in our beautiful outdoor courtyard.

Rub manly elbows with the artists: Ethan Bakken, Lee Berkson, George Berlin, Thomas Gaunt, Peter Hagerty, Jeriah Hildwine, Darren Jackson, Rick Janes, Andrew Krzak, Kevin Lahvic, Roberto Lopez, Jesse Morgan, Gabriel Patti, Glenn Steward, Bill van Werden, Christian Villacres and Todd Willing as well as our honorary dudes, Batya Hernandez, Naomi Martinez and Julie Wishmeyer.

Saturday, June 21st – 6-10 p.m. gallery hours and 8 p.m. short films by artists George Berlin, David Facchini, Mars Sanford and guests include a time-lapse travel film with live improvised musical accompaniment, an animated adaptation of a children’s story, 3D animation, and more.
$10 or pay what you can

CLOSING BASH Saturday, June 28th, 6-10 p.m. gallery hours 8 p.m. David Hernandez & Street Sounds, Chi-town’s premiere poetry music group since 1971. Blending elements of rock, Latin jazz, folk and blues “Street Sounds blends deft lyricism with expert musicianship bridging the chasm between so-called page and performance poetries. “ According to Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein. $10 or pay what you can

Blue Line Studio
www.bluelinestudio.org
2418 W. Bloomingdale Ave. (1800 North at Western)
Chicago, Il 60647
batyahernandez@yahoo.com
773-486-0485, 773-456-1153
Event Location
Venue:
Blue Line Studio
Address:

2418 W Bloomingdale
#104
Chicago, IL 60647
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Neighborhood:
Logan Square

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"The Dude Show!" at Blue Line Studio

eyeofthehurricane — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:16:22 -0500

The Dude Show!
Event Type:
Opening
Event Type:
Exhibit
Event Type:
Performance
Saturday, June 14, 2008 6:00pm
Blue Line Studio Presents: “The Dude Show!”-the manly side of art curated by George Berlin and hosted by Batya & David Hernandez. “The Dude Show!” runs the last three Saturdays in June. Gallery is open from 6-10 P.M. Performances begin at 8:00 P.M. 2418 W. Bloomingdale Ave., (1800 N. @ Western) All shows are family friendly.

Saturday, June 14, from 6-10 p.m. Come celebrate at our opening bash, a free artist reception with free Dude food catered by BonSoiree Restaurant and featuring Sweatpants Money, intelligent dance music with live video mixing in our beautiful outdoor courtyard.

Rub manly elbows with the artists: Ethan Bakken, Lee Berkson, George Berlin, Thomas Gaunt, Peter Hagerty, Jeriah Hildwine, Darren Jackson, Rick Janes, Andrew Krzak, Kevin Lahvic, Roberto Lopez, Jesse Morgan, Gabriel Patti, Glenn Steward, Bill van Werden, Christian Villacres and Todd Willing as well as our honorary dudes, Batya Hernandez, Naomi Martinez and Julie Wishmeyer.

Saturday, June 21st – 6-10 p.m. gallery hours and 8 p.m. short films by artists George Berlin, David Facchini, Mars Sanford and guests include a time-lapse travel film with live improvised musical accompaniment, an animated adaptation of a children’s story, 3D animation, and more.
$10 or pay what you can

CLOSING BASH Saturday, June 28th, 6-10 p.m. gallery hours 8 p.m. David Hernandez & Street Sounds, Chi-town’s premiere poetry music group since 1971. Blending elements of rock, Latin jazz, folk and blues “Street Sounds blends deft lyricism with expert musicianship bridging the chasm between so-called page and performance poetries. “ According to Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein. $10 or pay what you can

Blue Line Studio
www.bluelinestudio.org
2418 W. Bloomingdale Ave. (1800 North at Western)
Chicago, Il 60647
batyahernandez@yahoo.com
773-486-0485, 773-456-1153
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Blue Line Studio
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2418 W Bloomingdale
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"The Dude Show!" at Blue Line Studio

eyeofthehurricane — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:16:22 -0500

The Dude Show!
Event Type:
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Event Type:
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Event Type:
Performance
Saturday, June 14, 2008 6:00pm
Blue Line Studio Presents: “The Dude Show!”-the manly side of art curated by George Berlin and hosted by Batya & David Hernandez. “The Dude Show!” runs the last three Saturdays in June. Gallery is open from 6-10 P.M. Performances begin at 8:00 P.M. 2418 W. Bloomingdale Ave., (1800 N. @ Western) All shows are family friendly.

Saturday, June 14, from 6-10 p.m. Come celebrate at our opening bash, a free artist reception with free Dude food catered by BonSoiree Restaurant and featuring Sweatpants Money, intelligent dance music with live video mixing in our beautiful outdoor courtyard.

Rub manly elbows with the artists: Ethan Bakken, Lee Berkson, George Berlin, Thomas Gaunt, Peter Hagerty, Jeriah Hildwine, Darren Jackson, Rick Janes, Andrew Krzak, Kevin Lahvic, Roberto Lopez, Jesse Morgan, Gabriel Patti, Glenn Steward, Bill van Werden, Christian Villacres and Todd Willing as well as our honorary dudes, Batya Hernandez, Naomi Martinez and Julie Wishmeyer.

Saturday, June 21st – 6-10 p.m. gallery hours and 8 p.m. short films by artists George Berlin, David Facchini, Mars Sanford and guests include a time-lapse travel film with live improvised musical accompaniment, an animated adaptation of a children’s story, 3D animation, and more.
$10 or pay what you can

CLOSING BASH Saturday, June 28th, 6-10 p.m. gallery hours 8 p.m. David Hernandez & Street Sounds, Chi-town’s premiere poetry music group since 1971. Blending elements of rock, Latin jazz, folk and blues “Street Sounds blends deft lyricism with expert musicianship bridging the chasm between so-called page and performance poetries. “ According to Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein. $10 or pay what you can

Blue Line Studio
www.bluelinestudio.org
2418 W. Bloomingdale Ave. (1800 North at Western)
Chicago, Il 60647
batyahernandez@yahoo.com
773-486-0485, 773-456-1153
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Blue Line Studio
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2418 W Bloomingdale
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SKALD Storytelling Festival

dcatheater — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:35:57 -0500

Event Type:
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Monday, June 16, 2008
SKALD 9 STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

Workshops and competition spin yarns and share whale tales in the 9th Annual Festival at the Chicago Cultural Center June 16-21, 2008

WNEP Theater and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs present the ninth Annual SKALD Storytelling Festival, a week-long event celebrating the art of storytelling. The workshops and competitions offer adults and children (ages 9-14) the chance to try their own hand and then watch the professionals. Events will take place throughout the Chicago Cultural Center, located at 77 E. Randolph Street, from June 16 through 21, 2008.

Rooted in the oral traditions of nearly every organized society, storytelling is theater stripped of all its ‘dazzle camouflage’ and focuses strictly on the qualities of the story and the teller. The name “Skald” refers to an ancient Scandinavian poet, bard or storyteller.

Tickets for SKALD events are available by calling 312.742.TIXS (8497), visiting www.dcatheater.org, or stopping by the box office at 66 E. Randolph Street. The box office is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m., and one hour prior to each performance. Tickets range from $10 to $25 for select events, with a $5 discount on tickets for students and seniors. Workshops taking place during the week are free, but reservations are required.

The schedule of SKALD events is as follows:

STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS
Monday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 17, 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
1st floor Garland Room
Admission is free, reservations required by calling 312.742.TIXS (8497)
WNEP’s Founding Director Don Hall teaches the fundamentals of “spinning a yarn” in workshops for kids at 11:30 a.m. on June 11 and 12. At 6:30 p.m., the adults get their turn when Hall and Company Member Stephanie Hoemer teach the art of storytelling and open the floor for participants to share their own stories.

KIDSKALD
Thursday, June 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Studio Theater
Tickets are $10
Ten student storytellers compete for prestige and prizes.

MAELSTROM
Friday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m.
Studio Theater
Tickets are $10.00
Six storytellers improvise stories based on audience suggestions—and the audience votes for the winner.

SKALD 9
Saturday, June 21 at 8:00 p.m.
Studio Theater
Tickets are $25.00
Ten professional storytellers compete for prestige and prizes for a panel of expert judges.

WNEP Theater has been holding the SKALD Storytelling Competition annually since 1999 and has been creating unexpectedly imaginative and original theater in Chicago for fourteen years. Guest judges of previous SKALD competitions have included the late Martin DeMaat, Live Bait Theatre’s Sharon Evans, local critic Jack Helbig, Stage Left Theatre’s Jessi D. Hill, Wild Chicago’s Ben Hollis, American Idol Finalist Leslie Hunt, and Acorn Theatre’s Kim Clark.

For more information about SKALD and other upcoming Chicago DCA Theater events, visit www.dcatheater.org or call 312-742-TIXS (8497).
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Studio Theater - Chicago Cultural Center
Address:

77 East Randolph
Chicago, NE 60602
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Meniscus

gingerkrebs — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:50:41 -0500

Meniscus
Event Type:
Performance
Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:00pm - Friday, July 11, 2008 8:00pm
<Meniscus is a butoh-based work for four dancers, two musicians and a small herd of animated objects. The performance takes place in a church, and like the church’s architecture, negotiates tensions between the restricted but verifiable horizontal plane, and the soaring but insubstantial promise of altitude. Surfacing throughout are themes of buoyancy, ventriloquism, aqua aerobics, shallow sea ecology, science fiction, disappearance, and prayer.>

by Ginger Krebs, with Sara Thompson, Lily Emerson, Carole McCurdy, Rustel Weiss and C. Ezra Lange

$12
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Epiphany Episcopal Church
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201 South Ashland Avenue
(southeast corner of Adams and Ashland)
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Inkbombed - Social Graffiti And Hip-Hop In The Millennium

insightarts — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:08:06 -0500

Inkbombed
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Event Type:
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Event Type:
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Event Type:
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Friday, July 11, 2008 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Inkbombed is an art exhibit by Hugostyle “STEP ONE” which explores graffiti and hip-hop's role in addressing social, racial and economic justice. Since graffiti's earliest forms, globally it has been utilized as a tool for the voiceless and oppressed to express their struggle for social change and draw awareness to issues affecting their communities. Hip-hop's roots in poor inner-city communities are undeniable. Despite the current focus on bling, fame and clubbing, graffiti and hip-hop are still valuable and effective ways to promote progressive social justice movements today. Join us at the opening of Inkbombed as we celebrate the socially conscious side of graffiti and hip-hop. The evening will feature spoken word, art, performances, music, and a panel discussion.

Performers include Segundas Productions, Army of Juan, Misha Ferguson, and Rominna Villaseñor. Also featuring Step One, Eams, Static, About, and more.

Hugostyle “STEP ONE” was born and raised in Chicago. He began his graffiti art career at 12, molded by his urban upbringing. Direct relationships with poverty, immigration, and other progressive issues caused his work to evolve towards the social justice and human rights movements. He is currently the Communications Director at Insight Arts, is a member of Segundas Productions, and works as a freelance artist and graphic designer.

The CENTER FOR NEW POSSIBILITIES located at 1505 W Morse Avenue, is a space coordinated by Insight Arts, a contemporary arts organization dedicated to increasing access to cultural work that supports progressive social change. Our unique organizational model allows us to engage in community based, regional and national work.

http://insightartsliberation.org
http://blog.insightartsliberation.org

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Center For New Possibilities
Address:

1505 West Morse
Chicago, IL 60626
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Rogers Park

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Inkbombed - Social Graffiti And Hip-Hop In The Millennium

insightarts — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:08:06 -0500

Inkbombed
Event Type:
Opening
Event Type:
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Event Type:
Performance
Event Type:
Panel discussion
Friday, July 11, 2008 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Inkbombed is an art exhibit by Hugostyle “STEP ONE” which explores graffiti and hip-hop's role in addressing social, racial and economic justice. Since graffiti's earliest forms, globally it has been utilized as a tool for the voiceless and oppressed to express their struggle for social change and draw awareness to issues affecting their communities. Hip-hop's roots in poor inner-city communities are undeniable. Despite the current focus on bling, fame and clubbing, graffiti and hip-hop are still valuable and effective ways to promote progressive social justice movements today. Join us at the opening of Inkbombed as we celebrate the socially conscious side of graffiti and hip-hop. The evening will feature spoken word, art, performances, music, and a panel discussion.

Performers include Segundas Productions, Army of Juan, Misha Ferguson, and Rominna Villaseñor. Also featuring Step One, Eams, Static, About, and more.

Hugostyle “STEP ONE” was born and raised in Chicago. He began his graffiti art career at 12, molded by his urban upbringing. Direct relationships with poverty, immigration, and other progressive issues caused his work to evolve towards the social justice and human rights movements. He is currently the Communications Director at Insight Arts, is a member of Segundas Productions, and works as a freelance artist and graphic designer.

The CENTER FOR NEW POSSIBILITIES located at 1505 W Morse Avenue, is a space coordinated by Insight Arts, a contemporary arts organization dedicated to increasing access to cultural work that supports progressive social change. Our unique organizational model allows us to engage in community based, regional and national work.

http://insightartsliberation.org
http://blog.insightartsliberation.org

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Center For New Possibilities
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1505 West Morse
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Inkbombed - Social Graffiti And Hip-Hop In The Millennium

insightarts — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:08:06 -0500

Inkbombed
Event Type:
Opening
Event Type:
Exhibit
Event Type:
Performance
Event Type:
Panel discussion
Friday, July 11, 2008 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Inkbombed is an art exhibit by Hugostyle “STEP ONE” which explores graffiti and hip-hop's role in addressing social, racial and economic justice. Since graffiti's earliest forms, globally it has been utilized as a tool for the voiceless and oppressed to express their struggle for social change and draw awareness to issues affecting their communities. Hip-hop's roots in poor inner-city communities are undeniable. Despite the current focus on bling, fame and clubbing, graffiti and hip-hop are still valuable and effective ways to promote progressive social justice movements today. Join us at the opening of Inkbombed as we celebrate the socially conscious side of graffiti and hip-hop. The evening will feature spoken word, art, performances, music, and a panel discussion.

Performers include Segundas Productions, Army of Juan, Misha Ferguson, and Rominna Villaseñor. Also featuring Step One, Eams, Static, About, and more.

Hugostyle “STEP ONE” was born and raised in Chicago. He began his graffiti art career at 12, molded by his urban upbringing. Direct relationships with poverty, immigration, and other progressive issues caused his work to evolve towards the social justice and human rights movements. He is currently the Communications Director at Insight Arts, is a member of Segundas Productions, and works as a freelance artist and graphic designer.

The CENTER FOR NEW POSSIBILITIES located at 1505 W Morse Avenue, is a space coordinated by Insight Arts, a contemporary arts organization dedicated to increasing access to cultural work that supports progressive social change. Our unique organizational model allows us to engage in community based, regional and national work.

http://insightartsliberation.org
http://blog.insightartsliberation.org

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Center For New Possibilities
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1505 West Morse
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insightarts — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:08:06 -0500

Inkbombed
Event Type:
Opening
Event Type:
Exhibit
Event Type:
Performance
Event Type:
Panel discussion
Friday, July 11, 2008 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Inkbombed is an art exhibit by Hugostyle “STEP ONE” which explores graffiti and hip-hop's role in addressing social, racial and economic justice. Since graffiti's earliest forms, globally it has been utilized as a tool for the voiceless and oppressed to express their struggle for social change and draw awareness to issues affecting their communities. Hip-hop's roots in poor inner-city communities are undeniable. Despite the current focus on bling, fame and clubbing, graffiti and hip-hop are still valuable and effective ways to promote progressive social justice movements today. Join us at the opening of Inkbombed as we celebrate the socially conscious side of graffiti and hip-hop. The evening will feature spoken word, art, performances, music, and a panel discussion.

Performers include Segundas Productions, Army of Juan, Misha Ferguson, and Rominna Villaseñor. Also featuring Step One, Eams, Static, About, and more.

Hugostyle “STEP ONE” was born and raised in Chicago. He began his graffiti art career at 12, molded by his urban upbringing. Direct relationships with poverty, immigration, and other progressive issues caused his work to evolve towards the social justice and human rights movements. He is currently the Communications Director at Insight Arts, is a member of Segundas Productions, and works as a freelance artist and graphic designer.

The CENTER FOR NEW POSSIBILITIES located at 1505 W Morse Avenue, is a space coordinated by Insight Arts, a contemporary arts organization dedicated to increasing access to cultural work that supports progressive social change. Our unique organizational model allows us to engage in community based, regional and national work.

http://insightartsliberation.org
http://blog.insightartsliberation.org

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Center For New Possibilities
Address:

1505 West Morse
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On Stage With Susan Werner

hbass — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:43:33 -0500

Event Type:
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:30pm
On Stage With Susan Werner

Susan Werner Sings the Susan Werner Songbook

Wednesday, July 23, 7:30 p.m.

Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University

50 E. Congress ParkwayPrice: $75 (VIP); $50

Reservations: (312) 922-2110 x 300

Susan Werner, an On Stage With… favorite who has been participated in the Auditorium Theatre’s cabaret series each year since its inception, has been hailed for breathing new and brilliant life into the popular song tradition. Werner’s original songs are a pastiche of folk, jazz and pop, and her sassy, witty lyrics contain many references to her life in Chicago. With six albums under her belt, an active touring career, and a string of accolades from the likes of The Washington Post, The Village Voice and The New Yorker, Werner has been hailed as “one of the most innovative songwriters working today” by the Chicago Tribune.

For more information on Susan Werner's upcoming performance at the Auditorium Theatre, please visit http://auditoriumtheatre.org/wb/pages/home/performances-events/performances.php?event_id=195

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University’s “On Stage With…” Summer Cabaret Series offers unique, up-close-and-personal concerts that allow audiences to enjoy the rare experience of sitting on the stage of the legendary Auditorium Theatre while enjoying some of the nation’s most talented cabaret stars. Subscriptions and single show reservations for the “On Stage With…” Summer Cabaret Series concerts are available now by calling 312.922.2110 ext 300. Seating is very limited. Subscriptions range in price from $160 to $240; single show reservations are $75 for the first two rows of tables and $50 for the rest of the stage.

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, located at 50 E. Congress Parkway, is an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to presenting the finest in international, cultural and community programming to Chicago, and to the continued restoration and preservation of the National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre. For more information about programming, volunteer and donor opportunities or theatre tours, call (312) 922-2110 or visit auditoriumtheatre.org, now featuring Chicago’s Landmark Stage, a comprehensive online history of the Auditorium from 1889 through today, made possible by the generous support of the American Express Performing Arts Fund
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Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
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50 E. Congress Parkway
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Goat Island Summer School Symposium

Goat_Island — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:14:34 -0500

2' sq. installation and notebook by Ira Murfin (2007); Photo: Bryan Saner
Event Type:
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Event Type:
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Conference
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:00am - 9:00pm
This July features the tenth and final Goat Island Summer School hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. To mark the conclusion of this decade-long ecstatic experiment in collaborative performance practices, to end properly, and simply to celebrate, this year’s session will conclude with a free public one-day symposium. Stephen Bottoms (University of Leeds, UK) will present the keynote on The Avant-garde and the Midwest. Panelists Carol Becker (Columbia University), Abhay Ghiara, Marin Blazevic (University of Zagreb, Croatia), and Judd Morrissey (SAIC) will address the subject Community without Unity; and panelists/Summer School alumni Rebecca Groves, Judith Leemann, and Jorge Lucero will address the statement What I have learned cannot be generalized, but it can be shared. Goat Island members will present a collaborative lecture, and artist and Summer School alumna Sara Schnadt will present a performative installation. Lunch will be provided. In the evening, a program of work by artists and Summer School alumni will feature video by Dani Leventhal, and live performances by Deva Eveland, and Brian Torrey Scott and friends. Please join us for this singular event.

Sponsored in part by the Performance Department at SAIC.

For more information contact John Rich: goatislandperformance@gmail.com
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 012 Performance Space
Address:

280 S Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL
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Goat_Island — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:14:34 -0500

2' sq. installation and notebook by Ira Murfin (2007); Photo: Bryan Saner
Event Type:
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Event Type:
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Event Type:
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:00am - 9:00pm
This July features the tenth and final Goat Island Summer School hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. To mark the conclusion of this decade-long ecstatic experiment in collaborative performance practices, to end properly, and simply to celebrate, this year’s session will conclude with a free public one-day symposium. Stephen Bottoms (University of Leeds, UK) will present the keynote on The Avant-garde and the Midwest. Panelists Carol Becker (Columbia University), Abhay Ghiara, Marin Blazevic (University of Zagreb, Croatia), and Judd Morrissey (SAIC) will address the subject Community without Unity; and panelists/Summer School alumni Rebecca Groves, Judith Leemann, and Jorge Lucero will address the statement What I have learned cannot be generalized, but it can be shared. Goat Island members will present a collaborative lecture, and artist and Summer School alumna Sara Schnadt will present a performative installation. Lunch will be provided. In the evening, a program of work by artists and Summer School alumni will feature video by Dani Leventhal, and live performances by Deva Eveland, and Brian Torrey Scott and friends. Please join us for this singular event.

Sponsored in part by the Performance Department at SAIC.

For more information contact John Rich: goatislandperformance@gmail.com
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 012 Performance Space
Address:

280 S Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL
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Goat_Island — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:14:34 -0500

2' sq. installation and notebook by Ira Murfin (2007); Photo: Bryan Saner
Event Type:
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:00am - 9:00pm
This July features the tenth and final Goat Island Summer School hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. To mark the conclusion of this decade-long ecstatic experiment in collaborative performance practices, to end properly, and simply to celebrate, this year’s session will conclude with a free public one-day symposium. Stephen Bottoms (University of Leeds, UK) will present the keynote on The Avant-garde and the Midwest. Panelists Carol Becker (Columbia University), Abhay Ghiara, Marin Blazevic (University of Zagreb, Croatia), and Judd Morrissey (SAIC) will address the subject Community without Unity; and panelists/Summer School alumni Rebecca Groves, Judith Leemann, and Jorge Lucero will address the statement What I have learned cannot be generalized, but it can be shared. Goat Island members will present a collaborative lecture, and artist and Summer School alumna Sara Schnadt will present a performative installation. Lunch will be provided. In the evening, a program of work by artists and Summer School alumni will feature video by Dani Leventhal, and live performances by Deva Eveland, and Brian Torrey Scott and friends. Please join us for this singular event.

Sponsored in part by the Performance Department at SAIC.

For more information contact John Rich: goatislandperformance@gmail.com
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 012 Performance Space
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280 S Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL
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Goat_Island — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:14:34 -0500

2' sq. installation and notebook by Ira Murfin (2007); Photo: Bryan Saner
Event Type:
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Event Type:
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:00am - 9:00pm
This July features the tenth and final Goat Island Summer School hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. To mark the conclusion of this decade-long ecstatic experiment in collaborative performance practices, to end properly, and simply to celebrate, this year’s session will conclude with a free public one-day symposium. Stephen Bottoms (University of Leeds, UK) will present the keynote on The Avant-garde and the Midwest. Panelists Carol Becker (Columbia University), Abhay Ghiara, Marin Blazevic (University of Zagreb, Croatia), and Judd Morrissey (SAIC) will address the subject Community without Unity; and panelists/Summer School alumni Rebecca Groves, Judith Leemann, and Jorge Lucero will address the statement What I have learned cannot be generalized, but it can be shared. Goat Island members will present a collaborative lecture, and artist and Summer School alumna Sara Schnadt will present a performative installation. Lunch will be provided. In the evening, a program of work by artists and Summer School alumni will feature video by Dani Leventhal, and live performances by Deva Eveland, and Brian Torrey Scott and friends. Please join us for this singular event.

Sponsored in part by the Performance Department at SAIC.

For more information contact John Rich: goatislandperformance@gmail.com
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 012 Performance Space
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280 S Columbus Drive
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Goat_Island — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:14:34 -0500

2' sq. installation and notebook by Ira Murfin (2007); Photo: Bryan Saner
Event Type:
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Event Type:
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Event Type:
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:00am - 9:00pm
This July features the tenth and final Goat Island Summer School hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. To mark the conclusion of this decade-long ecstatic experiment in collaborative performance practices, to end properly, and simply to celebrate, this year’s session will conclude with a free public one-day symposium. Stephen Bottoms (University of Leeds, UK) will present the keynote on The Avant-garde and the Midwest. Panelists Carol Becker (Columbia University), Abhay Ghiara, Marin Blazevic (University of Zagreb, Croatia), and Judd Morrissey (SAIC) will address the subject Community without Unity; and panelists/Summer School alumni Rebecca Groves, Judith Leemann, and Jorge Lucero will address the statement What I have learned cannot be generalized, but it can be shared. Goat Island members will present a collaborative lecture, and artist and Summer School alumna Sara Schnadt will present a performative installation. Lunch will be provided. In the evening, a program of work by artists and Summer School alumni will feature video by Dani Leventhal, and live performances by Deva Eveland, and Brian Torrey Scott and friends. Please join us for this singular event.

Sponsored in part by the Performance Department at SAIC.

For more information contact John Rich: goatislandperformance@gmail.com
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Venue:
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 012 Performance Space
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280 S Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL
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Goat_Island — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:14:34 -0500

2' sq. installation and notebook by Ira Murfin (2007); Photo: Bryan Saner
Event Type:
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:00am - 9:00pm
This July features the tenth and final Goat Island Summer School hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. To mark the conclusion of this decade-long ecstatic experiment in collaborative performance practices, to end properly, and simply to celebrate, this year’s session will conclude with a free public one-day symposium. Stephen Bottoms (University of Leeds, UK) will present the keynote on The Avant-garde and the Midwest. Panelists Carol Becker (Columbia University), Abhay Ghiara, Marin Blazevic (University of Zagreb, Croatia), and Judd Morrissey (SAIC) will address the subject Community without Unity; and panelists/Summer School alumni Rebecca Groves, Judith Leemann, and Jorge Lucero will address the statement What I have learned cannot be generalized, but it can be shared. Goat Island members will present a collaborative lecture, and artist and Summer School alumna Sara Schnadt will present a performative installation. Lunch will be provided. In the evening, a program of work by artists and Summer School alumni will feature video by Dani Leventhal, and live performances by Deva Eveland, and Brian Torrey Scott and friends. Please join us for this singular event.

Sponsored in part by the Performance Department at SAIC.

For more information contact John Rich: goatislandperformance@gmail.com
Event Location
Venue:
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 012 Performance Space
Address:

280 S Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL
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Neighborhood:
Loop

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WALKABOUT: Theater on Your Feet

murphy_c — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:11:47 -0500

Event Type:
Performance
Saturday, August 16, 2008 1:00pm - Saturday, August 30, 2008 3:00pm
Take a tour of downtown Elgin to see short plays performed in Elgin's most popular places. By Elgin Theatre, Nothing Special Productions, Independent Players, Janus Theatre and Vex Theatre.

Stay for the Alley of Art show, where artists will create, display and sell art - to the sounds of music.

Tickets $12. Cash only at the door. For reservations call 847-841-1713 . www.cityofelgin.org for more information.
Event Location
Venue:
Begins at Professional Building, Downtown Elgin
Address:

164 Divison Street
Elgin, IL 60120
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