Thursday, October 13

Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.- 2nd Floor North

• “Kurokami E{m}Urge #ChooseYourReality” by Yoshinojo Fujima aka Rika Lin (virtual reality dance experience through an Oculus headset) 10:00a, 10:30a, 11:30am, 12:00p, 12:30p, 2:00p, 2:30p, 3:00p G.A.R. Rotunda
• 11:15am Claudia Cassidy Theater: "Shiny Stockings: a work-in-progress" Talk and demonstration with audience participation, including a re-staging of a historical dance by Shirley Hall Bass with original members of the Dyerettes and Sammy Dyer School of the Theatre alumni
• 1:00pm Claudia Cassidy Theater: “By Way Of Taps: A J Dilla Tribute” by Nico Rubio
• 2:00pm Claudia Cassidy Theater: "Intrinsic Duality: A Call & Response to the Lived Experience," forum/work-in-progress sharing by Enneréssa LaNette with Monique Haley
• 3:30pm G.A.R. Hall: Bomba open jam session and workshop by Ivelisse "Bombera de Corazon" Diaz
• 4:30pm Claudia Cassidy Theater “Queering Career: a Conversation with Queer Dancemakers,” a panel hosted by Lydia Jekot with Damon Green, Jenn Freeman / Po'Chop, Irene Hsiao, Erin Kilmurrary, and Darling Shear (Also streaming on Twitch.)
• 5:45pm G.A.R. Hall "What the Buck, Who the Jack..?" by BraveSoul Movement and Chi Buck Movement

This opening day event of Elevate Chicago Dance 2022 is sponsored in part by the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE).