Pivot Arts – Day of Dance

A grid of 8 images of dancers, some individual and some in groups.

12

June

In partnership with Consortium member, Pivot Arts, the 2022 Pivot Arts Festival highlighted Chicago Dancemakers Forum artists during a Day of Dance June 12, 2022 at The Edge Theater.

4 p.m.: Works-in-progress performances by three of the 2020 Lab Artists, Irene Hsiao, Christopher Knowlton, and Christopher “Mad Dog” Thomas.

6 p.m.: Reception

7 p.m.: An in-person screening premiere of films created by four recipients of the 2021 Digital Dance Grants. Filmmakers include Silvita Diaz Brown with Alexandra Yasinovsky, Annie Franklin with Kenny Washington, Ashwaty Chennat with Abhijeet, and Zachary Nicol with Julia Pello.

  Other Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artists including Anna Martine Whitehead and Daniel "Bravemonk" Haywood were presented by the festival separate from this event.