Ruth Page Center for the Arts is proud to present its annual celebration of its founder and dance icon Ruth Page’s (1899 – 1991) birth, Center Stage at Ruth Page, Friday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m., at Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St. Both nights include a wine and dessert reception in the lobby. Tickets are $25 for each night or $40 for both the March 24 and 25 performances. Tickets may be purchased at http://www.ruthpage.org/centerstage2023.
Center Stage at Ruth Page annually features the in-residence organizations who call the Ruth Page Center for the Arts home, the 2023 program continues a tradition started last year and will also include invited dance companies from the Chicago dance community. Dancers from the Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company and advanced-level dancers from the Ruth Page School of Dance will perform both nights.
Friday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. performance includes:
• Banks Performance Project
• Giordano Dance Chicago
• Hedwig Dances
• PARA.MAR Dance Theatre
• Porchlight Music Theatre
• Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company
• Ruth Page School of Dance
Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. performance includes:
• Chicago Dance Crash
• Chicago Repertory Ballet
• DanceWorks Chicago
• Ensemble Español
• Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company
• Ruth Page School of Dance
The two-night event will include a mixture of preview presentations, works in progress, and tried and true fan favorites, as well as one world premiere.
Friday’s program features the world premiere of "Abscission," a contemporary work by guest choreographer Adrián Marcelo Sáenz, performed by the Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company. It will also feature a preview performance of Hedwig Dances’ META | MOR | PHOS - A Triadic Fiction (a co-production between Hedwig Dances Chicago and the Bauhaus Foundation Dessau). The full work will premiere at the Ruth Page Center on April 14-15 and 21-22.
Saturday features a high-energy mixed program with companies presenting works in a variety of styles - classical ballet, contemporary ballet, Hip Hop/Contemporary Fusion, Spanish Dance, and Contemporary dance.
Hedwig Dance Performing META MOR PHOS. Photography by Linda Pense
Led by Executive Director Silvino da Silva, the Ruth Page Center for the Arts’ mission is to be a platform for developing great artists and connecting them with audiences and community. Now in its 51st season, the Ruth Page Center commits its resources to a combination of artistic initiatives that positively impact over 40,000 children and adults annually. More than just a building, the Ruth Page Center is a hub for creative exploration, connection, expression and greatness. Widely recognized as an integral part of the global dance community not only for its history of artistic excellence and innovation through founder Ruth Page (1899-1991), the Ruth Page Center’s progressive programs are important to the cultural landscape of Chicago. For more information about The Ruth Page Center for the Arts and its programs visit www.RuthPage.org.