See a variety of dance performances and dance-themed events, all for free August 20-23 throughout the city! The Chicago Dancing Festival is your chance to see top ballet, modern, ethnic and rhythmic dance companies from Chicago and across the country.
Wednesday – Harris Theater for Music and Dance –“Classics and Creations” Opening Night
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Counterpoint, CDF original commission by Kyle Abraham
- The Juilliard School, The Jig Is Up by Eliot Feld
- Martha Graham Dance Company, Errand into the Maze by Martha Graham
- Stars of American Ballet*, Fancy Free by Jerome Robbins
- The Joffrey Ballet, Bells (excerpt) by Yuri Possokhov
Friday – Museum of Contemporary Art – “Dances for 2”
- Adam Barruch, Belladonna by Adam Barruch
- The Joffrey Ballet, Bells (excerpt) by Yuri Possokhov
- Martha Graham Dance Company, Errand into the Maze by Martha Graham
- Ron De Jesus Dance*, Transition Zone, CDF original commission by Ron De Jesus
- Pam Tanowitz Dance*, Passagen by Pam Tanowitz (live music)
Saturday – Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park –“Celebration of Dance” Grand Finale
- After School Matters, CDF original commission by Darrell Grand Moultrie
- The Joffrey Ballet, Nine Sinatra Songs by Twyla Tharp
- The Juilliard School, The Jig Is Up by Eliot Feld
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Falling Angels by Jiří Kylián
- Rennie Harris Puremovement*, Students of the Asphalt Jungle by Dr. Rennie Harris
- Stars of Washington Ballet Brooklyn Mack and Maki Onuki, pas de deux from Le Corsaire by Marius Petipa
