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ELEVATE CHICAGO DANCE 2018

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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. 

As a dancer in the works of independent choreographers including Karen Sherman, Morgan Thorson, and Chris Schlichting, she has performed at Jacob’s Pillow (Becket), the American Realness Festival (NYC), Fusebox Festival (Austin), TBA Festival (Portland), Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), Chocolate Factory (NYC), PS122 (NYC), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), and the Center for Art and Performance (LA), among others.

Furnans is a certified Pilates Mat instructor and a freelance dance writer. She is the co-founder and managing editor of the Performance Response Journal.