Emergence Dance Theatre and Access Theatre Productions present the popular and romantic Dance Chicago program, Dances From the Heart, Saturday, Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. The program, curated by Artistic Director John Schmitz, takes place at Center Theater at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. Dance Chicago, now in its 29th year, has offered programming showcasing more than 250 performing groups and over 2,500 individual artists spanning a wide variety of genres. Tickets to Dances from the Heart are $25 - $45 and are on sale now at NorthShoreCenter.org or 847.673.6300.
With almost 100 performers spanning dance in many of its forms including flamenco, ballet, jazz, comedy dance, musical theatre, tap, urban fusion, Irish, Classical Indian, UKRANIAN folkloric, hip-hop, and more.
Dance From the Heart showcases the hottest romantic and transformational works. The night is an unforgettable way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with Chicago’s finest dance creators. The 2024 Program includes TRINITY Irish Dancers, Visceral Studio Company, Gus Giordano Company, Hromovytsia Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Christine Rich Dance Theatre, Sophia De Leon Sanchez, Flamenco, Hip Hop ConnXion, Ramya Ravi, Kalakriti bharatanatyam, Montreal guest artist: Azalia Kaviani, On Broadway Dancers, Culture Shock Chicago, Comedy Dance Chicago, Tap Icon Tre Dumas, Footprints Tap Ensemble, Forum Dance Theatre, Elevation Studio Company, and Wheatland Dance Theater. More companies are to be announced.
In addition to the companies listed above, Dance Chicago is proud to present Montreal guest artist: Azalia Kaviani, who performs in Dance From the Heart as part of her grant from Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec to do this show.
ABOUT DANCE CHICAGO
Founded by John Schmitz and the late Fred Solari, Dance Chicago burst onto the scene in 1995. Garnering vast support from the Chicago dance community, audience and funders, Dance Chicago has invested time, energy and creativity in building the Chicago Dance Community experienced today. The festival has created over 600 shows and showcased 15,000 acts with 150,000 artists to audiences of 250,000.
ABOUT JOHN SCHMITZ
John Schmitz is the co-founder of Dance Chicago and its artistic producer. He has been producing inventive dance events for 38 years, promoting alliances and collaborations between artists and dance organizations both nationally and internationally. Schmitz was one of 1995 Chicago Tribune's “Chicagoans of the Year,” a 1998 Ruth Page Award recipient for “Outstanding Contribution to the Dance Community” and the 2006 winner of Columbia College Arts “Entrepreneurship of the Year Award.” His programming focus is in the belief that dance can drive emotional transformation. Being non-verbal, its dramatic power is well suited to such a task. The goal is: feel better about life when you leave the theatre than you did before you entered.
Emergence Dance Theatre and Access Theatre Productions present the popular and romantic Dance Chicago program, Dances From the Heart, Saturday, Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. The program, curated by Artistic Director John Schmitz, takes place at Center Theater at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. Dance Chicago, now in its 29th year, has offered programming showcasing more than 250 performing groups and over 2,500 individual artists spanning a wide variety of genres. Tickets to Dances from the Heart are $25 - $45 and are on sale now at NorthShoreCenter.org or 847.673.6300