Experience the best dance Chicago has to offer as six of the city’s top dance companies join together for one spectacular night on stage in this year’s Dance for Life Saturday, Aug. 18. With electrifying and poignant choreography, Dance for Life is the Midwest’s largest performing arts fundraiser for HIV/AIDS, having raised more than $4 million to support care, education, and prevention in the Chicagoland area.
This year, Dance for Life hosts two exciting, world-premiere performances by renowned choreographers Randy Duncan and Harrison McEldowney.
A silent auction and raffle will also be held.
Funds raised through Dance for Life benefit the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, the Dancers’ Fund and the Chicago Women’s AIDS Project.
The participating companies Include: The Joffrey Ballet, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, River North Chicago Dance Company, Luna Negra Dance Theater and Ron de Jesus Dance.
The evening starts with a Gala Reception at 5 p.m. at the Hilton Chicago Grand Ball Room, 720 S. Michigan Ave., followed at 8 p.m. with the Dance for Life Performance at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. Complimentary shuttle bus service will be provided between the two venues.
To purchase tickets, please call 312-431-2357 or visit www.danceforlifechicago.com.
Dance for Life raises awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS care, prevention and education, while promoting the art of dance in Chicago. Realizing that AIDS had heavily affected the dance community, Dance for Life was founded in 1992 as an inventive way for dancers and dance companies, whose incomes do not normally allow for large donations, to be able to contribute time, effort and badly needed funds for existing AIDS agencies. Check us out online on the Dance for Life website or on Facebook.