10th Anniversary Celebration, produced by the Chicago Moving Company. Featuring work by 24 of Chicago’s finest modern dance artists and companies. Four weeks of performances, classes, workshops, get-togethers, rumpuses—let the madness begin!
“This festival is ground zero for Chicago modern dance… our town’s best modern choreographers and dancers” (Chicago Reader)
Thurs and Fri, September 8/9, 15/16, 22/23, and 29/30. 7:30 pm
$15, $12 (students/seniors) ; $55 Performance Fest Pass (good for one show each week) ; $25 Class Six-Pack Pass; $55 Full Class Pass (admission to all 12 ODF classes; check CMC website for schedule) ;
$100 Get into Jail Free Pass (admission to all classes and one show each week).
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/185950 (a free trade ticket company)
Performance Passes and/or Class Passes: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/185931 or call 1.800.838.3006
Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater at the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse, Chicago — 2nd floor. 2 blocks south of Belmont, 1 block west of Damen
Week 1: Sept 8/9–Peter Carpenter Performance Project, Chicago Moving Company, Hedwig Dances, Darrell Jones, Lucky Plush Productions, Raizel Performances
**Thursday, 9/8: Let Us Eat Cake —join us for some ODF bday cake during opening night intermission! Free and open to Thurs, 9/8 ticket holders
Week 2: Sept 15/16–BONEdanse, Jyl Fehrenkamp, Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak, The Moving Architects, Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre, Janet Schmid
Week 3: Sept 22/23–Colleen Halloran Performance Group, JulieAnn Graham, Matthew Hollis, The Humans, The Seldoms, Thread Meddle Outfit
Week 4: Sept 29/30–Cindy Brandle Dance Company, The Dance COLEctive, Ayako Kato/Art Union Humanscape, Jonathan Meyer, Mordine & Company Dance Theater, Shu Shubat
*Pre-show and Intermission Vid Lounge will feature a different DVD and/or Skype performance each week by out-of-town artists: Asimina Chremos, Rachel Thorne-Germond, and Lisa Wymore/Sheldon Smith (order of presentation TBD).
Additional events:
**All September: daytime classes/workshops taught by ODF artists. $5 single class (pay at the door but please RSVP cmc@enteract.com), $25 Class Six-Pack, $55 Full Class Pass (all 12 classes) ; schedule & class passes can be found at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/185931
**Sat 9/24, noon: FLASH MOB. Location tba. Free.
**Sun 9/25, 11am — 2pm: Hob-nob/Meet the Artists Brunch at Hamlin Park. Free.
RSVP required cmc@enteract.com or 773-880-5402.
2011 Lead funder: Alphawood Foundation