Monday, September 9, 2024
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Loyola Park (in person)
1230 W Greenleaf Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Pre-registration highly encouraged but not required.
Accessibility: The building and gymnasium are wheelchair accessible. C.A.R.T./Captioning will be provided. ASL Interpretation and Audio Description are available by request. Access and location information (wayfinding)
To be eligible for participation in the November 2024 DanceChance at the Logan Center, artists MUST BE PRESENT at the September 9th event to put their names in the hat for random draw. Participating artists each receive $4,500 in addition to dialogue and video documentation of their sharing.
This event is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks program.
Participating Artists
pc Melissa Schulze
Jo Barrett (she/her) has been involved in the performing arts, making dances, teaching and improvising for over 25 years. Her career started in Chicago and reaches to London, Montevideo and Miami, before landing back in the Mid West. Jo facilitates classes in integrated movement and yoga, practices Contact Improvisation Dance, Counter Technique, and composing while dancing Improvisation.
Description of Project/Practice: What is my state of being, what sparks my curiosity and provides momentum, what wakes in me and directs movement from inner landscape to form? This practice is a structured improvisation embracing CHANCE elements, with 2 dancers and live music. Collaborators: Kristin O’Neal, Jeremy Nelson, and Ryan Ingebritsen (sound design)
pc William Frederking
Imania Fatima Detry, one of Chicago’s own, performing and teaching artist with a concentration in West African Dance. With over 20 years of professional training and performance with Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago as a principle artist and as the Assistant Artistic Director of Ayodele Drum and Dance, she truly enjoys and works in the efforts to preserve African dance and culture as well as share her current experiences and style in her teaching and performing. Her style and experiences have given her the opportunity to work with different artist and platforms including Chance the Rapper,Fatima Robinson, Fox Productions.. and more. Imania has currently been expanding on her choreography with using styles that include: Djembe and DounDance, Sabar , House, Chicago Footwork, Afrobeat and Afrobeats.
Description of Project/Practice: Imania takes a dive into the history of her dance life.. Bringing you the connection of Traditional African and African American Dance Styles. The dance Circle ,battle zone , Cyper, and Bantaba. Collaborators: T. Ayo Alston and Donnetta “LilBit” Jackson
pc André Barker
Samus Starbody My name is Samus Starbody, and I am a multidisciplinary artist from every neighborhood on the Southside of Chicago. I believe that everyone deserves to make the art that they are passionate about, regardless of their circumstances. I come from a family of creators and storytellers, and have engaged in those practices for as long as I can remember. My creative process and practices are reflective of my nomadic nature and varied experiences, as well as both the joys and difficulties that follow. Through dance, mixed media, and writing, I use art as a tool for exploring my own journey and interests in relation to the world around me. My work is reflective of my soft and eclectic personality, focusing on releasing personal trauma and obsession, understanding different ways of viewing, and nuanced storytelling.
Description of Project/Practice: Samus Starbody’s dance practice is rooted in trauma informed research and blood memories. Through a modern and Afro-contemporary movement vocabulary, he explores the nuances of his relationship with dance and ancestry. The work in progress “Cotillon” serves as a moment to further tap into the blood memories of the women who nurture and guide me.
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