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Below is the release detailing the festival. If we can have your presence Monday 22 Aug night at
the opening party for our supporters and the big closing night at the outdoor Pritzker, 27 August,
would be great. Additionally, Ill have Evin Eubanks, our Exec Dir talk to our PR people about
setting up a release involving your support.
For the Monday night- if ok we will name you honorary chair?
Thanks again!
D
Chicago Dancing Festival 5th Anniversary
Program Expanded to Five Days of Free
Events Aug. 23-27
Published on May 25, 2011
“Moderns,” “MCA Moves,” “Masters,” “Muses” and “Movies” programs showcase local and
national talent of the highest caliber – including Martha Graham Dance Company, Paul Taylor
Dance Company, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Stars of the New York City Ballet
CHICAGO /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ The Chicago Dancing Festival, co-produced by
internationally renowned choreographer and Chicago native Lar Lubovitch and highly
esteemed Chicago dancer Jay Franke, celebrates its 5th Anniversary season with expanded
programming to include five days of free dance-related events, in venues throughout downtown
Chicago, August 23 – 27, 2011.
“We’re thrilled to be celebrating this first ‘milestone’ of the Festival, our fifth anniversary,”
said Lubovitch. “We’re so grateful to Chicago, our crucial supporters, and the fans, who have all
helped the Festival grow in these formative years. We hope this is just the beginning of our
growth.”
The 2011 Chicago Dancing Festival features a jam-packed series of free events, including five
dance showcases, some at venues new to the 2011 Festival (such as the Auditorium Theatre
and the Chicago Cultural Center); a new matinee performance; a new all-day screening of
classic dance films; and an informative lecture-demonstration that offers audiences unique
insight into the creative relationship between choreographers and the dancers that inspire them.
The Festival culminates with its signature grand finale dance showcase on the stunning outdoor
stage of the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, the event that
launched the Chicago Dancing Festival tradition five years ago.
Highlights of the 2011 line-up include top Chicago companies Hubbard Street Dance
Chicago, The Joffrey Ballet and River North Dance Chicago, the return of New York-based
iconic companies Martha Graham Dance Company, Paul Taylor Dance Company and Lar
Lubovitch, plus Rocky Mountain-region powerhouses Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Ballet West.
Festival newcomers this year include modern dance innovator Doug Varone & Dancers,
celebrated Japanese Butoh exponents Eiko & Koma, young avant-garde artists Adam Barruch
and Faye Driscoll, and the infamous Martha Graham impersonator Richard Move. And for the
first time in its history, the Chicago Dancing Festival will present a newly commissioned work