Hedwig Dances by Eileen Ryan

Hedwig Dances

April 1, 2 & 3 * 8:00 p.m.

25th Anniversary Season

Hedwig Dances’ bold, interdisciplinary collaborations combine poetic choreography with sculptural artifacts, projected images and haunting original music. The resulting dances resonate with complexity and depth and provoke emotion, connection and wonder. Celebrating their 25th Anniversary, Hedwig Dances honors women choreographers, both emerging and established, with three new dance works. Artistic Director Jan Bartoszek premieres Dance of Forgotten Steps, a piece about memory and identity. MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow and New York City-based choreographer Susan Marshall will set sections of her recent cabaret-influenced Sawdust Palace on Hedwig Dances, and Andrea Miller, a former Ensemble Batsheva and Jose Limon Dance Company dancer, will premiere Dust, a duet about mortality and the fragility of life.

Hedwig Dances (short video) April 1, 2 & 3, 2010 at The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago colum.edu/dancecenter; dance; Dance Center; Hedwig Dances; The Dance Center; Hedwig Dances (long video) April 1, 2 & 3, 2010 at The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago colum.edu/dancecenter; Hedwig Dances April 1, 2 & 3, 2010 at The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago colum.edu/dancecenter colum.edu/dancecenter/


Special Events

Post-Performance Soiree


Saturday, April 3
The Dance Center, Studio 102
Tickets: $50, includes Saturday performance

Hedwig Dances hosts a festive post-performance soiree in conjunction the company’s 25th anniversary. Sweeten the evening with dessert and champagne while meeting and mingling with the dancers and designers.




Other Events

Post-Performance Discussion


Thursday and Friday, April 1 & 2

FamilyDance Matinee


Saturday, April 3 * 3:00 p.m.

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Hedwig Dances’ performances at The Dance Center are funded, in part, by The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the Illinois Arts Council.