LAB ARTISTS PROGRAM MENTOR 2020

LAB ARTIST 2018

ELEVATE CHICAGO DANCE 2018

ELEVATE CHICAGO DANCE 2017

Joanna Furnans is an independent dance artist. Her work has been supported by a MANCC Forward Dialogues Laboratory, an Offshore Creation Residency at the Yard, an Institutional Incubator Sponsorship at High Concept Labs, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), the Chicago Dancers’ Fund, the Chicago Moving Company, Links Hall, Columbia College, and the Walker Art Center’s Choreographer’s Evening. Furnans is certified Pilates Mat instructor and a freelance dance writer. She is the co-founder and managing editor of the Performance Response Journal.