For its 27th annual event, Dance for Life Chicago presents a diverse group of companies and artists performing Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy.
Joining the partner dance companies that perform each year—Giordano Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and The Joffrey Ballet—are Hanna Brictson and Dancers, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Chicago Dance Crash and Nomi Dance Company. The concert also includes a Randy Duncan-choreographed work.
Dance for Life—which mobilizes Chicago’s dance community by raising funds through dance—presents this annual benefit performance, and is preceded by a gala reception at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave.
Tickets—$300—650 for both the gala reception and performance, and $15—75 for the performance only—go on sale Friday, May 18, by phone at 312-341-2300, online at ChicagoDancersUnited.org or in person at the Auditorium Theatre Box Office.