Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak

February 23 - 25, 2012 * 8:00 p.m.    

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"Shanahan's sinuous, utterly motivated and deeply felt movement is like nothing you've seen by another troupe." - Laura Molzahn, WBEZ91.5

Molly Shanahan deepens her groundbreaking movement discoveries in this hypnotic piece, where an ensemble of dancers embarks on a courageous re-contextualization of habit in movement and creative practice. Characterized as undulatory, sensual and rigorously detailed, Shanahan’s The Delicate Hour uses intricate, personal gestures to describe the space as an organic, wave-like environment, fusing her subtle theatricality with vulnerability. In this all-new iteration of the three-year project, Shanahan and dancers navigate the vibratory terrain between planning and spontaneity, curiosity and control—and bring transparency to the archetypal realm of the imagination.

Other Events

 

FamilyDance Matinee

Saturday, February 25, 2012 * 3:00 p.m.    

 

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Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak's performances at The Dance Center are funded, in part, by The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Sara Lee Foundation and the Illinois Arts Council.

Molly Shanahan / Mad Shak is supported by Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. Additional support comes from a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; and from generous individual contributions. The Delicate Hour is made possible, in part, by generous underwriting from Darrell and Gerald Greene, along with over fifty individual contributors through our 2011 Kickstarter campaign.
This performance is supported in part by Audience Architects’ New Stages for Dance program. Leadership support for the New Stages forDance Initiative is provided by MetLife Foundation and Dance/USA.