All participating artists were paid an honorarium that meets Working Artists and the Greater Economy (W.A.G.E.) requirements.
WHAT’S NOW, WHAT’S NEXT. A CROSS-TOWN FESTIVAL OF DANCE MADE IN CHICAGO. This replay of Elevate Chicago Dance 2022, Elevate Chicago Dance 2022, produced by Chicago Dancemakers Forum, features excerpts of festival performances, dance films, peer discussions, work-in-progress showings, and more. Click on the video titles to open descriptions with more information on the artists and some links to full works. Note that ALL VIDEOS ARE EXCERPTS and have either closed or open captioning. For more information about Elevate Chicago Dance 2022, visit https://bit.ly/3JXe1fx.
Elevate Chicago Dance 2022 was supported by the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks program, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Martha Struthers Farley and Donald C Farley Jr. Family Foundation, Morrison Shearer Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Ruth Page Center for the Arts and the 2022 Ruth Page Expanding Universe Award, and the School of the Arts Institute of Chicago. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. Food/Beverage donated by Dill Pickle, Illuminated Brew Works, Jewel Osco Andersonville, Milkweed Inn, and Whole Foods Edgewater. Additional support and partnership provided by 21c Museum Hotel, The Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago, High Concept Labs, Monira Foundation, and Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. With this support, all participating artists and performers are being paid an honorarium that meets Working Artists and the Greater Economy (W.A.G.E.) requirements.
Elevate Chicago Dance 2022 Staff
Dominique Atwood, Festival Manager
La Mar Brown, Operations
Ále Campos, Virtual Experience Manager
Yolanda Cesta Cursach Montilla, Curator
Joanna Furnans, Managing Producer
Cameron Heinze, Artist Liaison
Shawn Lent, Festival Accessibility and Marketing
Margaret Nelson, Technical Director
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Elevate 2022 held an open call in May inviting proposals for public performances and other activities by Chicago-based dancemakers to present at a range of spaces as part of the festival. This was the third iteration of the festival. In 2015-2017, Chicago Dancemakers Forum led the way, in partnership with the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), to produce the local Regional Dance Development Initiative (RDDI) which culminated in the first Elevate Chicago Dance, held at 11 venues over four days in October 2017. The following year, Elevate Chicago Dance 2018 was a one-day festival of performances plus installations, workshops and discussions by 45 Chicago dancemakers, attended by over 2,500 Chicagoans, at the landmark Chicago Cultural Center. After the pandemic forced the cancellation of Elevate Chicago Dance 2020, Chicago Dancemakers rescheduled the festival for 2022 to coincide with the Year of Chicago Dance.