Fall Series | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | Season 48

NOV 14–23, 2025

Black Milk by Ohad Naharin

Percussion IV by Bob Fosse

A Duo by Aszure Barton

IMPASSE by Johan Inger

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director

David McDermott, Executive Director

Lou Conte, Founder

Performing at

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We recognize that Steppenwolf Theatre sits on Native land. The area our building resides on is the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, including the Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Odawa.

Although for over 200 years Native Nations have been forcibly removed from this territory, we must acknowledge that this land continues to be a site of gathering and healing for more than a dozen other Tribal Nations and remains home to over 100,000 tribal members in the state of Illinois.

Want to learn about the land you are on?

Visit native-land.ca.

Steppenwolf is very grateful to their friends at the American Indian Center–Chicago, specifically Fawn Pochel, for their guidance on Steppenwolf’s new practice around Land Acknowledgements.

Welcome to Season 48: Fall Series

My beautiful people—

We are so pleased to welcome you back to the wonderful Steppenwolf Theatre, where you all helped us sell out two weekends of performances just last fall. Our Steppenwolf debut was such a success, you know we just had to do it again!

To kick off Season 48, we wanted to present an eclectic mix of brilliant works—exemplifying the type of diverse offerings Hubbard Street is known for. Ohad Naharin’s stirring Black Milk opens the program, and is followed by the triumphant return of Percussion IV by Bob Fosse after more than 30 years. Resident Artist Aszure Barton’s latest creation for Hubbard Street, A Duo, completes the second act, and IMPASSE by Johan Inger serves as the grand finale.

If you can believe it, there are even more treats in store for you this season. You will not want to miss our Winter Series and Spring Series at the Harris, featuring a thrilling mix of company premieres, audience favorites, and world premiere creations.

There is still time to join us as a Subscriber to lock in benefits like discounts, ticket exchanges, and more. We are also excited to share our new-and-improved Membership Program with exclusive perks for sustaining donors who help us keep the lights on and the Dancers healthy and dancing. Check out page 30 for more!

Yours in motion,

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell Artistic Director

Thank you to our Season Partners

Support for Hubbard Street’s

Resident Artist, Aszure Barton, is provided by Jana French and Peter Gotsch

Liza Yntema

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Photo by Michelle Reid. Cover: Dancers Dominick Brown and Morgan Clune. Photo by Michelle Reid. Designs by NICZKA. Styling by Tania Mackey.

This program is funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

ABOUT HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO

The mission of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is to awaken the human spirit through contemporary dance.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out of the Lou Conte Dance Studio at LaSalle and Hubbard Streets in 1977, when Lou Conte gathered an ensemble of four dancers to perform in senior centers across Chicago. Barbara G. Cohen soon joined the company as its first Executive Director. Conte continued to direct the company for 23 years, during which he initiated and grew relationships with both emerging and established artists including Nacho Duato, Daniel Ezralow, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and Twyla Tharp.

Conte’s successor Jim Vincent widened Hubbard Street’s international focus, began Hubbard Street’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and cultivated growth from within, launching the Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop and inviting Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo to make his first work.

Gail Kalver’s 23 years of executive leadership provided continuity from 1984 through the 2006/07 season, when Executive Director Jason Palmquist joined the organization. Glenn Edgerton became Artistic Director in 2009 and, together with Palmquist, moved this legacy forward on multiple fronts.

In 2021, former company dancer Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell was named the fourth Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Season 44: RE/CHARGE marked her debut season as the artistic leader of the organization, with the goal of continuing to diversify the company’s repertoire and ensemble while building on the incredible legacy and reputation that HSDC has already established. Along with David McDermott, Executive Director since 2017, the company is looking forward to expanding its audience reach and increasing the local, national, and global reputation of Hubbard Street.

For 48 years, Hubbard Street has been one of the most original forces in contemporary dance—bringing top choreographers and works to Chicago and beyond. Hubbard Street’s ever-evolving repertory, created by today’s leading choreographic voices, makes us a company that dancers aspire to join and performance venues all over the world are eager to present. To date, the main company has performed globally in 19 countries and 44 U.S. states.

At home in Chicago, Hubbard Street performs 20 times a year and delivers renowned education programs in 50 classrooms across 17 Chicagoland schools. HSDC Education utilizes the choreographic process to teach essential problemsolving skills, creativity, and collaboration—expanding our reach beyond traditional concert dance audiences, ensuring that everyone has access to worldclass dance and instruction.

HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO

Season 48: Fall Series

Black Milk by Ohad Naharin

Percussion IV by Bob Fosse

A Duo by Resident Artist Aszure Barton

IMPASSE by Johan Inger

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director

David McDermott, Executive Director

Lou Conte, Founder

The Company

Kyle Anders

Alexandria Best*

Dominick Brown

Jacqueline Burnett*

Aaron Choate

Morgan Clune

Michele Dooley

Elliot Hammans

Bianca Melidor

Shota Miyoshi

Andrew Murdock

David Schultz*

Simone Stevens

Cyrie Topete*

Seasonal Guest Artist

Malachi Ashley Stevens

*Denotes Princess Grace Award Recipient

Black Milk (1990)

COMPANY PREMIERE: 2002

Ohad Naharin, Choreography

Paul Smadbeck, Music

Rakefet Levy, Costume Design

Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi), Lighting Design

Bret Easterling, Stager

Dancers: Kyle Anders, Dominick Brown, Elliot Hammans, Shota Miyoshi, David Schultz (11/14–11/16)

Dominick Brown, Aaron Choate, Elliot Hammans, Shota Miyoshi, David Schultz (11/20–11/22)

Kyle Anders, Aaron Choate, Elliot Hammans, Shota Miyoshi, David Schultz (11/23)

Music: Etude No. 3 and Rhythm Song by Paul Smadbeck. ©Marimba Productions Inc. (ASCAP)

15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

Percussion IV (1978)

COMPANY PREMIERE: 1991

Bob Fosse, Choreography

Linda Haberman, Staging & Direction

Gordon Lowry Harrell, Music

Willa Kim, Costume Design

Harrison Pearse-Pollack,, Lighting Design

Dancers:

Aaron Choate (11/14 +11/15 eve), Shota Miyoshi (11/15 mat + 11/20), Elliot Hammans (11/16 +11/22 eve), Bianca Melidor (11/21+11/23), Michele Dooley (11/22 mat)

Music: Percussion IV by Gordon Lowry Harrell.

PAUSE

Please remain seated

Learn more about the choreographers and the works on stage on pages 25–28.

A Duo (2024)

Aszure Barton, Choreography

Marina Herlop, Music

Rémi van Bochove, Costume Design

Nicole Pearce*, Lighting Design

Dancers:

Shota Miyoshi and Cyrie Topete (11/14, 11/15 eve, 11/16, 11/22 eve)

Alexandria Best and Morgan Clune (11/15 mat + 11/22 mat)

Michele Dooley and Simone Stevens (11/20, 11/21, 11/23)

Music: Miu and Shaolin Mantis composed, produced, and recorded by Marina Herlop. Electric bass, Òscar Garrobé. Mix, James Ginzburg & Marina Herlop. Courtesy of PAN.

15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

IMPASSE (2020)

COMPANY PREMIERE: 2024

Johan Inger, Choreography

Fernando Hernando Magadan, Stager

Amos Ben-Tal, Ibrahim Maalouf, Music

Johan Inger, Scenic Design

Bregje van Balen, Costume Design

Tom Visser, Lighting Design

Annie Tådne, Video Design

Doef Beernink, Lighting Assistant

Dancers: The Company

With Craig D. Black, Jr. (Princess Grace Award Recipient)

Featuring HSDC Summer Intensive Fellows: August Green (11/14+11/15 mat), Isabelle Matson (11/15 eve + 11/16)

IMPASSE investigates our shared humanity by illuminating how societal pressures contribute to the loss of self. Obsession with “newness” and the seductions of peer pressure prohibit us from meaningful growth. The paradox of this is that together we are stronger as a community; alone, we are less.—Johan Inger

Music: Diagnostic (2011) by Ibrahim Maalouf, copyright Mi’ster Productions IBM3, distributed by Harmonia Mundi— Lily (is 2), Will Soon Be a Woman, Maeva in the Wonderland, Your Soul, and Never Serious. Original composition by Amos Ben-Tal.

Please be advised IMPASSE includes some sexually suggestive choreography that may not be appropriate for all ages.

2025–26 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell (Artistic Director, she/her) is the Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, appointed in 2021 after an extraordinary career as a professional dance artist and educator. Her appointment marked a historic first: she is the company’s first alumna, woman, and person of color to lead the organization. Under her visionary leadership, Hubbard Street has experienced a revival, returning to pre-pandemic vibrancy with sleek, memorable programming and a renewed era of artistic excellence. Her impact has been recognized in The New York Times (“At Hubbard Street: Making a Place for ‘the Other Folks’”) and on the cover of Dance Magazine (August 2023, “Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is Returning to Stability—And Its Roots”). Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Fisher-Harrell trained at the Baltimore School for the Arts with Sylvester Campbell and Stephanie Powell, apprenticed with the Capitol Ballet under Doris Jones, and studied on full fellowship at The Ailey School before attending The Juilliard School. She began her professional career with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the invitation of founder Lou Conte. She performed with the company for 3 years before becoming a Principal Dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, under the legendary Judith Jamison. During her 13-year tenure with Ailey, Fisher-Harrell toured globally and was featured in works by Alvin Ailey, John Butler, Ronald K. Brown, Ulysses Dove, Rennie Harris, Judith Jamison, Alonzo King, Lar Lubovitch, Donald McKayle, Elisa Monte, and Dwight Rhoden. Career highlights include guest artist performances at Les Étoiles du 21e Siècle in Paris and Toronto, World Stars of the Opera in Budapest, and special appearances at the White House State Dinner in honor of the President of Kenya and the Kennedy Center’s 12th Annual Gala alongside Nancy Wilson and Liza Minnelli. As an educator and leader, Fisher-Harrell has had a profound impact in her hometown of Baltimore. A Professor of Dance at Towson University since 2005, she also served on the faculty of the Baltimore School for the Arts, served as director, founder, and principal grant writer for AileyCamp Baltimore at Towson University, and facilitated nine Ailey II residencies at Towson University. Her mentorship has shaped the next generation of artists, many of whom now perform in professional companies and productions worldwide. Fisher-Harrell holds an MFA in Dance from Hollins University. Her pedagogy is dual focused, the Lester Horton Technique and an ABT® Certified Ballet Teacher; she remains a sought-after instructor for universities, companies, and organizations nationwide. Her scholarship includes the entry “Alvin Ailey” in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism. In 2025, she was honored with the Martha Hill Mid-Career Award for her artistic excellence, visionary leadership, and enduring impact on the dance field.

2025–26 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES

David McDermott (Executive Director, he/him) leads Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s organization-wide strategy and administration, overseeing the company’s finances, operations, marketing, and development. Before joining Hubbard Street, he served as First Deputy Commissioner at the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, where he managed daily operations and helped shape major initiatives including the Chicago Cultural Plan and the launch of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Earlier in his career, McDermott served as Political and Community Outreach Director for U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and managed political campaigns at the congressional, county, and municipal levels. He is a graduate of Trinity College at the University of Dublin with a degree in Public Policy and recently completed a fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy.

Craig D. Black Jr., Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, and Jonathan E. Alsberry. Photo by Frank Ishman.

2025–26 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES

Lou Conte (Founding Artistic Director, he/him) after a performing career that included roles in Broadway musicals such as Cabaret, Mame and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, established the Lou Conte Dance Studio in 1974. Three years later, he founded what is now Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Originally the company’s sole choreographer, he developed relationships with emerging and world-renowned dancemakers Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Margo Sappington and Daniel Ezralow as the company grew. He continued to build Hubbard Street’s repertoire by forging a key relationship with Twyla Tharp in the 1990s, acquiring seven of her works as well as original choreography. It then became an international enterprise with the inclusion of works by Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato and Ohad Naharin. Throughout his 23 years as the company’s artistic director, he received numerous awards including the first Ruth Page Artistic Achievements Award in 1986, the Sidney R. Yates Arts Advocacy Award in 1995, and a Chicagoan of the Year award from Chicago magazine in 1999. In 2003, he was inducted as a laureate into the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the state’s highest honor, and in 2014, was named one of five inaugural recipients of the City of Chicago’s Fifth Star Award. He has been credited by many for helping raise Chicago’s international cultural profile and for creating a welcoming climate for dance in the city, where the art form now thrives.

Jonathan E. Alsberry (Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives, he/him). As Senior Rehearsal Director and Director of Summer Intensives, Jonathan shapes the daily practice of the company dancers while fostering connectivity across departments. He designs physically mindful schedules that ensure seamless transitions between repertory stagings, new creations, and performances. He also leads morning company classes rooted in wellness, joy, and excellence. As Director of Summer Intensives, he curates four dynamic programs, bringing in diverse choreographers and instructors, highlighting Chicago’s cultural richness, and attracting aspiring dancers ages 13–25 from across the globe. Jonathan’s dance journey began at his mother’s Agape Dance Center, continued at The Chicago Academy for the Arts, and led to a BFA from The Juilliard School, where formative collaborations with Aszure Barton and Lar Lubovitch launched long-standing creative partnerships. Affectionately known as “Jojo,” he is a Creative Associate with Aszure Barton & Artists, assisting on works for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hamburg Ballet, Malpaso Dance Company, and Teatro alla Scala. He also performed with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company for over a decade, continuing his work as a stager and teaching artist. He has performed internationally with legends including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Alessandra Ferri, and with organizations such as Despertares, The Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and LA Opera. Other collaborations include Luna Negra Dance Theater,

2025–26 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES

Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, The Chase Brock Experience, and Pier Group Dance. Now in his ninth season with Hubbard Street, Jonathan brings joy, rigor, and artistry into every space he enters. Through partnerships with organizations like Springboard Danse, Arts Umbrella, and the Chicago Dance Health Fund, he remains committed to nurturing the next generation and uplifting the spirit of dance.

Craig D. Black Jr. (Rehearsal Director, he/they) from San Jose, CA is a dancer, educator, stager, and the Rehearsal Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He was appointed to this role in 2022 for the company’s 45th Anniversary: Sapphire Season. At the age of ten Craig began dancing at South Bay Dance Center and continued his dance training at Abraham Lincoln High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. In 2011, Craig received his BFA from The Juilliard School. He obtained additional training at Springboard Danse Montréal, Nederlands Dans Theater, and the School at Jacob’s Pillow. Craig is a recipient of the 2010 Princess Grace Award in Dance as well as the 2011 Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence from the School at Jacob’s Pillow. For six seasons Craig performed and toured with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet under the direction of Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malaty. In 2017, Craig joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago where he danced for five seasons before transitioning into the HSDC Rehearsal Director position. Now in his fourth season as rehearsal director, Craig has been a guest artist with HSDC and the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, a guest rehearsal director for FLOCK, and a stager for Alejandro Cerrudo. He has had the privilege of dancing works by Kyle Abraham, Aszure Barton, Cherice Barton, Rena Butler, Alejandro Cerrudo, Peter Chu, Nacho Duato, Jorma Elo, William Forsythe, Rennie Harris, Johan Inger, Jirí Kylián, Fernando Melo, Robyn Mineko-Williams, Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, and Cayetano Soto Ramirez among many others. Craig has had the pleasure of co-choreographing and rehearsal directing Cardi B and Offset’s 2019 BET Awards performance as well as assisting Robyn Mineko-Williams with the official music video for Sen Morimoto’s Pressure on the Pulse. Craig is a passionate teacher and mentor. He is certified in IMAGE TECH for Dancers™ introductory through advanced level. He has been a guest company class instructor for DanceAspen, Giordano Dance Chicago, and South Chicago Dance Theatre. Additionally, Craig is on faculty for Dupree Dance and has served as guest faculty for the Hubbard Street Professional Program, The Joffrey Academy, New York City Dance Alliance, Peridance Center, and Steps on Broadway.

CHOREOGRAPHER +

ASZURE BARTON is a prolific creator whose dance work has been equated to “watching the physical unfurling of the human psyche” by the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts. She started tap dancing at the age of three and has been creating for as long as she can remember. Her works have been performed on stages throughout the world, including the Palais Garnier, Mariinsky Theater, The Kennedy Center, Studio 54, Lincoln Center, and Sadler’s Wells, as well as in museums and exhibits, such as the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. She has choreographed for theater, film, and opera, including Broadway, notably for the production of The Threepenny Opera. Early in her career, she founded her own project, Aszure Barton & Artists, in order to create an autonomous, interdisciplinary, and collaborative platform for process-centered creation. Aszure has worked with celebrated artists and companies including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jessica Chastain, Misty Copeland, Alan Cumming, Cyndi Lauper, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Nederlands Dans Theater, Teatro alla Scala, American Ballet Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, English National Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company, and Martha Graham Dance Company, among others. She recently premiered a new work (Mere Mortals) at San Francisco Ballet in collaboration with British electronic music producer/DJ Floating Points and mixed media artists Hamill Industries—the first evening-length work created by a woman in SFB’s history, curated by Artistic Director Tamara Rojo. Aszure is House Choreographer with Gauthier Dance | Theaterhaus Stuttgart and is delighted to be the current Resident Artist at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Her latest artistic venture is a fertile collaboration with acclaimed trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire; the two premiered their first work titled B E N D at Kampnagel’s International Summer Festival and are now touring it internationally with the partnership of Pomegranate Arts. Tanz Magazine’s Falk Schraiber described its “refusal of categorization” and called it “a collaborative work that also draws its appeal from the fact that two artists who are completely secure in their field playfully unsettle each other.” They’ve since created new work for Hamburg Ballett and the Limón Dance Company. Aszure Barton continues to be an innovator of form, having contributed to an evolution of dance and theater companies worldwide. Over the years, she has received accolades including a Bessie Award for her work Busk. She was the first Martha Duffy Resident Artist at Baryshnikov Arts and is a recipient of the prestigious Arts & Letters Award, joining the likes of Oscar Peterson, Karen Kain, and Margaret Atwood. She is also an official ambassador of contemporary choreography in Canada. As an educator, Aszure is creative partner with Boston Conservatory at Berklee College and has built a longtime working relationship with The Juilliard School.

CHOREOGRAPHER + STAGER PROFILES

BOB FOSSE is one of the most internationally recognized figures in the history of the performing arts for his groundbreaking, genre-defining work as a director, choreographer, performer, and writer across various mediums on both stage and screen. In 1973, he became the first director in history to win the Oscar, Tony, and Emmy awards in a single year for his spectacular triumphs with Cabaret on film, Pippin on Broadway, and “Liza with a Z” on television. Though he got his start as a performer, Mr. Fosse’s career as a creative force on Broadway began in 1954 when he served as choreographer for the Original Broadway production of The Pajama Game, earning him the first of his nine Tony Awards. He went on to choreograph Damn Yankees, Bells Are Ringing, New Girl In Town, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and direct and choreograph Redhead, Little Me, Sweet Charity (which he also conceived), Pippin, Liza, Chicago (for which he also co-wrote the book), Dancin’, Big Deal (for which he also wrote the book), and the 1986 revival of Sweet Charity. On film, he served as director and choreographer for Sweet Charity, Cabaret, All That Jazz (also co-screenwriter), and Star 80 (also co-screenwriter), earning him an Academy Award and two additional nominations for Best Director, as well as a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. All That Jazz also won the Palme d’Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. His additional film credits include choreography for The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, and The Little Prince. Born in Chicago, Mr. Fosse began dancing at age nine and made his first professional appearance at thirteen with his childhood friend Charles Grass under the name “The Riff Brothers.” After serving with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Islands during World War II, he reignited his career as a dancer, performing alongside Mary Ann Niles in Call Me Mister, Make Mine Manhattan, and Dance Me a Song. He also appeared in the MGM films Give a Girl a Break; The Affairs of Dobie Gillis; and Kiss Me, Kate. His last performing engagements were with New York City Center, dancing the title role in their revival of Pal Joey and dancing the role of The Serpent in The Little Prince on screen. Bob Fosse passed away in 1987, on the Opening Night of the National Tour of Sweet Charity. Mr. Fosse’s work constantly finds new life in productions like the long running Broadway revival of Chicago (1996), Fosse (1999), and the Broadway revival of Dancin’ (2023), as well as in the Emmy Award-winning FX series “Fosse/Verdon” (2019), and the trio of dances Sweet Gwen Suite (2021). The Verdon Fosse Legacy®, founded by his daughter, Nicole Fosse, ensures Mr. Fosse’s enduring legacy will continue to help shape the entertainment landscape for years to come.

CHOREOGRAPHER

The Swede JOHAN INGER (Stockholm, 1967) joined Nederlands Dans Theater 1 in 1990 and was a high-profile dancer of the company until 2002. His debut as choreographer (1995), also for Nederlands Dans Theater, quickly became promising with immediate recognition for his ballets Dream Play and Walking Mad. He received the Lucas Hoving Production Award in October 2001. Walking Mad was later also awarded the Danza & Danza Award 2005. Johan left Nederlands Dans Theater to take on the artistic leadership of Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm in 2003 where he created numerous works. Since 2008, Johan has worked as a freelance choreographer and creates for many companies around the globe such as GoteborgsOperan, Ballet Basel, Swedish National Ballet, Compania Nacional de Danza, Aterballetto, Lyon Opera Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo and of course Nederlands Dans Theater, holding the position as Associate Choreographer from 2009 to 2016. Between 2016 and 2022, Johan choreographed (i.a.) his own versions of the narrative pieces Petrushka and Sleeping Beauty (Aurora’s Nap), and full evenings such as Carmen, Peer Gynt and Don Juan. He was honoured in 2016 with the Benois de la Danse Prize for his Carmen (CNDMadrid), the piece One on One (NDT2), and with the Danza & Danza award for his piece Bliss, as well in 2020 for his Don Juan as best Italian production (Aterballetto). In 2022, Johan Inger also became artistic director of Take Off Dance, a training program for pre-professional dancers between the ages of 18 and 24 based in Sevilla.

OHAD NAHARIN is a choreographer, the House Choreographer of Batsheva Dance Company, and creator of the Gaga movement language. Born in 1952 in Mizra, Israel, he joined Batsheva Dance Company in 1974 despite having little training. During his first year, guest choreographer Martha Graham invited him to join her own company in New York, where Naharin later made his choreographic debut at the Kazuko Hirabayshi studio in 1980. For the next decade he presented works in New York and abroad, including pieces for Batsheva Dance Company, the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, and Nederlands Dans Theater. Naharin worked closely with his first wife, Mari Kajiwara, until she died from cancer in 2001. In 1990, Naharin was appointed Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company, and in the same year, he established the company’s junior division, Batsheva – the Young Ensemble. He has since created over thirty works for both companies and set pieces on many others. He has also collaborated with musicians including The Tractor’s Revenge, Avi Balleli and Dan Makov, Ivri Lider, and Grischa Lichtenberger. Under the pseudonym Maxim Waratt, he composed, edited, and mixed many of his own soundtracks. Naharin’s work has been featured in several films, including Tomer Heymann’s Out of Focus (2007) and the Heymann Brothers’ Mr. Gaga (2015). In addition to his stagework, Naharin also developed GAGA, the innovative movement research and daily training of Batsheva’s dancers that has spread internationally among both dancers and non-dancers. A citizen of both Israel and the United States, Naharin currently lives in Israel with his wife, dancer and costume designer Eri Nakamura, and their daughter, Noga.

CHOREOGRAPHER + STAGER PROFILES

LINDA HABERMAN has combined her classical ballet background and years of Broadway experience to develop a unique voice as a choreographer. Her work is recognized for its demanding physicality, sophisticated style, and detailed synchronization. She attributes her time spent assisting the luminaries, Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse, for influencing her approach to both directing and choreographing. Linda is honored to be able to continue her connection to Mr. Fosse through her ongoing work with The Verdon Fosse® Legacy. In 2021 she directed, reconstructed and provided additional choreography for Sweet Gwen Suite, a trio of dances, originally choreographed by Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, which premiered at the Fall for Dance Festival. She is thrilled to explore the next evolution of this piece when she stages it for the 2024/25 season of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Ms. Haberman became the first woman to be named sole director and choreographer of the Radio City Rockettes in 2006. For the next 9 years, with her innovative choreography and use of ground-breaking technology, she pushed the iconic troupe to new heights and critical acclaim. She also created, choregraphed, and supervised multiple touring productions of the Christmas Spectacular, which played in over 80 cities across North America. Linda has choreographed numerous Off Broadway and regional productions, and her work has been seen on television shows such as the NBC broadcast of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Dancing With The Stars, America’s Got Talent, Project Runway, The Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting, The Annual Daytime Emmy Awards and The Today’s Show. In Japan she directed and choreographed six productions of La Cage Aux Folles and choreographed numerous lavish productions for the world renowned Takarazuka Revue Company, as well as creating several pieces for their sold-out run at the Joyce Theatre. On Broadway, Linda was the assistant choreographer to Bob Fosse on his last show, Big Deal, was assistant choreographer to Jerome Robbins during the reconstruction and audition phase of Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, and assisted choreographer, Christopher Chadman, on the hit revival of Guys and Dolls. She had featured dance roles in the original Broadway productions of Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, La Cage Aux Folles and Can-Can, and she performed The Manson Trio, with Ben Vereen, in the video version of Pippin. As a young dancer Ms. Haberman trained on scholarship with San Francisco Ballet and School of American Ballet, and was an apprentice with the Harkness Ballet. Recently, Linda graciously accepted an invitation from the Jerome Robbins’ Dance Division of the New York Public Library to participate in their Oral History Project. Her interview, discussing her life and career, is now available in the library archives.

2025–26 COMPANY DANCERS

Alexandria Best*

Morgan Clune

Elliot Hammans

Shota Miyoshi

Cyrie Topete*

Jacqueline Burnett*

Michele Dooley

David Schultz*

Aaron Choate

Dominick Brown

Andrew Murdock

Malachi Ashley Stevens

Bianca Melidor

Simone Stevens

Kyle Anders

*Denotes Princess Grace Award Recipient

Seasonal Guest Artist

2025–26 DANCER PROFILES

Kyle Anders (he/him, Sykesville, MD) is from Sykesville, Maryland where he began his training at Savage Dance Company under the direction of Nichole Savage and Brandy Fry for thirteen years. He is a 2024 graduate of The University of Arizona, where he received his BFA in Dance and BSBA in Business Management. Within his four years studying at Arizona, Kyle received numerous performance opportunities, such as being a featured soloist in Thang Dao’s Nevermore, performing in Duane Cyrus’ Bolero at The Joyce Theater, alongside roles in works by Martha Graham, Frank Chavez, Paul Taylor, Jason Hortin, and more. He is additionally an alumni of The School at Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, directed by Milton Myers, and attended Orsolina28, focusing on Marco Goecke repertoire.

Alexandria Best (she/her, Raleigh, NC) is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina where she began her pre-professional dance training. During this time, she acquired knowledge from instructors across programs such as American Ballet Theatre, Arts Umbrella, Carolina Ballet, DamianiDance, French Academie of Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She is a 2021 graduate of Pace University where she earned her BFA in dance, with a concentration in performance and pedagogy, and a minor in business. Immediately following post-grad, Alexandria joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as a Company Artist under the direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Now going into her fifth season, she has had the opportunity to perform a diverse body of repertoire by many greatminded artists. She is honored to be named a 2023 Princess Grace Foundation Award winner in Dance and to be joining its legacy of artists. Alexandria is thrilled to continue her time growing her artistry and community with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in its upcoming season.

Dominick Brown (he/they, Oklahoma City, OK) is a professional dance artist originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dominick began training under the direction of CeCe Farha. While training, Dominick attended summer intensives with The Washington School of Ballet and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Dominick received a BFA from the University of The Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfeild as a Directors Scholar in 2021. While at the university, Dominick worked with Ballet Preljocaj in Aix en Provence, France. Dominick also attended The American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina. Dominick has previously danced as a company artist with Kun Yang Lin Dancers and SALT Contemporary Dance. Dominick joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as a main company dancer in 2024. Dominick has performed works by Merce Cunningham, Ihsan Rustem, Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, Ohad Naharin, Aszure Barton, Mathew Rushing, James Gregg, Johan Inger, and Peter Chu. Dominick is thrilled to embark on their second season with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

Jacqueline Burnett (she/her, Pocatello, ID) received her formative classical ballet training in her hometown of Pocatello, Idaho, from Romanian Ballet Master Marius Zirra. She moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue the Ailey School/Fordham University joint BFA degree, graduating magna cum laude with departmental honors in 2009. She joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in January 2008 as a Center Apprentice while completing her degree and became a member of the main company in August 2009. She received a 2011 Princess Grace Honorarium for Dance and was a member of the HSDC contingent for DanceMotion USA 2013, a U.S. State Department/Brooklyn Academy of Music cultural diplomacy tour in Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. In addition to dancing with HSDC, she also teaches company class, has choreographed for the Create Summer Intensive, serves as a repetiteur for choreographies by Penny Saunders (Ballet Idaho, Grand Rapids Ballet, Seattle Dance Collective, Royal New Zealand Ballet), and is a freelance dancer with Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists. Her choreography has been commissioned by Chicago Movement Collective for the Claire Bataille Legacy Program, Danza Visual in Mexico City, and Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s production of Murder on the Orient Express under the direction of Annika Boras.

2025–26 DANCER PROFILES

Aaron Choate (they/them, Lexington, KY) is a graduate of The Juilliard School class of 2022. After studying at Diana Evans School of Dance in Kentucky, they were named a 2018 Presidential Scholar in the Arts. They have performed the works of renowned choreographers, such as Kyle Abraham, Aszure Barton, Bob Fosse/ Gwen Verdon, Ohad Naharin, Justin Peck, Matthew Rushing, Jamar Roberts, Bobbi Jene Smith, Rennie Harris, Lar Lubovitch, and Ted Shawn. They are also an avid choreographer. In 2025 they were an Emerging Choreographer for Springboard Danse Pittsburgh’s 25th anniversary. In the same year they created a work for the composition department of Princeton for their semi-annual “Sound Kitchen”. Summer of 2023 they had a process at Gibney Dance called the Moving Towards Justice Fellowship created by Scott Autry and in 2022, they presented a work at 92nd Street Y as a part of the Future Dance Festival.

Morgan Clune (she/her, Barrington, IL) graduated from The Chicago Academy for the Arts in 2018. She was recognized as a National YoungArts Winner in New York for Contemporary dance in 2018 where she performed solo at Baryshnikov Arts Center. Morgan attended the Juilliard School under direction of Alicia Graf Mack between 2018-2022 where she worked with renowned choreographers such as Bobbi Jene Smith, Justin Peck, Jamar Roberts, Ohad Naharin, and more. Upon graduation from Juilliard, Morgan was awarded the Martha Hill Prize for her achievement and leadership in Dance as well as a Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship for her promise as an entrepreneur and her engagement in the arts. She is an emerging choreographer, choreographing at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s CREATE Summer Intensives (2023 & 2024) and The Juilliard School Summer Dance Intensive in 2023. Morgan is currently in her fourth season with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago under the direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell.

Michele Dooley (she/he/they, Philadelphia, PA) is a dance artist and teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Michele began training at The Institute of the Arts, continued studying at The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, and later earned a BFA in Dance from The University of the Arts. Michele has had the pleasure of working with numerous choreographers throughout their professional career, such as Gary Jeter, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Donald Byrd, Aszure Barton, Jermaine Spivey, Spenser Theberge, and Matthew Rushing, amongst others. Michele has worked with Eleone Dance Theatre and Spectrum Dance Theater, and they are beyond thrilled to continue their artistic journey with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago!

Elliot Hammans (he/him, Santa Fe, NM) began his formal dance training in 2008 with Robert SherMachherndl and continued his ballet and modern dance education with Moving People Dance in Santa Fe, NM, under the direction of Curtis Uhlemann. He joined Moving People Dance Company as an apprentice in 2010, trained on full scholarship at the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center in San Francisco, and attended Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 2011 and 2012 Summer Intensives. Following studies abroad at Austria’s Tanzzentrum SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance), he earned his BFA in Dance in 2014 from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. He joined Hubbard Street 2 in August 2014 and was promoted to Hubbard Street’s main company in August 2016. Elliot also works at Athletico Physical Therapy as a Rehabilitation Aide and enjoys practicing and teaching somatic methods.

2025–26 DANCER PROFILES

Bianca Melidor (she/her, Dacula, GA) comes from Atlanta where she received her dance training at the Gwinnett Ballet Theater under the artistic direction of Lisa Sheppard Robson and Wade Walthall. Melidor then furthered her training in jazz at Point Park University under the direction of Ruben Graciani and Garfield Lemonius. In addition, she has spent many of her summers training at intensives with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mark Morris Dance Group, Ballet West, Atlanta Ballet and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. She graduated from Point Park University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Magna Cum Laude and soon after joined Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s DBDT: Encore! with the artistic direction of Nycole Ray. After three seasons, she joined the main company of Dallas Black Dance Theatre with Melissa Young as artistic director and performed in countless programs by Matthew Rushing, Christopher Huggins, Darrell Grand Moultrie, and many more. Bianca is delighted to continue her professional career with HSDC.

Shota Miyoshi (he/him, Kanagawa, Japan) trained extensively in jazz, ballet, tap, and hip-hop before moving to the United States to pursue his studies at SUNY Purchase College, where he earned his BFA in Dance in 2022. Upon graduation, he joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, performing works by acclaimed choreographers including Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, Matthew Rushing, Rena Butler, FLOCK (Alice Klock and Florian Lochner), and James Gregg, among others. Expanding his artistry into choreography, Shota was commissioned to create new works for The Joffrey Ballet’s Winning Works 2025 and New Dances 2025. For more information, please visit https://shotamiyoshi. wixsite.com/shota-miyoshi-dance.

Andrew Murdock (he/him, St. Alberta, AB, Canada) is a Canadian dancer, stager, stagehand, teaching artist, and rehearsal director based out of Chicago, IL, USA. He holds a BFA from The Juilliard School and has spent the majority of his dancing career at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Aszure Barton & Artists, Ballets Jazz Montréal, and Robyn Mineko Williams & Artists. He is a former Rehearsal Director for Ballets Jazz Montréal, guest Rehearsal Director for Para.Mar Dance Theatre, and he provides company classes and pre-professional training in the Chicagoland area. He has also staged work and assisted creations for Springboard Danse Montréal, AB&A, Ballet Jazz Montréal, RMW&A, Para.Mar Dance Theatre, Moonwater Dance Project, Arts Umbrella, American Ballet Theatre, National Ballet School of Canada, Ballet BC, Oklahoma City Ballet, Orlando Ballet, STEPS Repertory Ensemble, New York University, and is a former Artistic Lead for Hubbard Street Summer Intensives and Inside/Out choreographic workshop.

David Schultz (he/him, Grand Rapids, MI) began his training in Michigan with the School of the Grand Rapids Ballet, where he then performed for four seasons with its company, the Grand Rapids Ballet. He joined Hubbard Street 2 in 2009 and was promoted to the main company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, in 2011 where he has worked with many of the world’s leading contemporary choreographers. He is a recipient of a 2012 Princess Grace Award. As a choreographer he has had the honor of creating works for DanceWorks Chicago, Chambered Squared, Boston University, and a Co-choreographed piece with Jacqueline Burnett for Danza Visual in Mexico City. When he is not dancing, or choreographing, he has spent many years studying music and has performed and scored many pieces for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as well as for his own works.

2025–26 DANCER PROFILES

Simone Stevens (she/her, Atlanta, GA) received her dance training in her hometown of Stone Mountain, GA at En Pointe School of Dance before graduating from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Minor in Anthropology. Upon moving to Chicago, Simone studied on scholarship at the Lou Conte Dance Studio, receiving mentorship from the incomparable Claire Bataille, Laura Wade, and Ethan Kirschbaum. Simultaneously, she performed as a freelance artist throughout the city, working closely with Hanna Brictson and Katlin Bourgeouis, among others. In addition to performing with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Simone has been recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s 25 To Watch; served as creative Lead for the company’s Summer Intensives; and expanded her network as an instructor at The Rooted Space, Red Clay Dance Center, and her alma mater. Forever grateful for the spaces and communities that continue to welcome and uplift her, Simone looks forward to embarking on a fifth year with the company.

Cyrie Topete (she/they, Peoria, AZ) is from Peoria, Arizona. Following her father, she began as a break-dancer and started training in competitive dance at the age of thirteen. She was recognized as a YoungArts Merit winner in 2018 before moving to New York City. She graduated with a BFA from The Juilliard School in 2022, where she received the FENDI Vanguard Award. Following graduation, Cyrie was featured in an On Running brand ad choreographed by Justin Peck and joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Company. Entering her fourth season, she’s had the opportunity to perform works by Aszure Barton, Johan Inger, Ohad Naharin, Bob Fosse & Gwen Verdon, James Gregg, Rennie Harris, Kyle Abraham, FLOCK, Rena Butler, and more. She’s been featured in Dance Magazine’s “On the Rise” and choreographed for the HSDC Create Summer Intensive in 2024 & 2025. She is ecstatic to be announced as a 2025 Princess Grace Honoraria Recipient and to be a part of a prestigious community of artists. Cyrie is honored to contribute to the enduring and impactful legacy that Hubbard Street carries forward.

Malachi Ashley Stevens (they/them, Abingdon, MD) is a multidisciplinary artist, blending dance, choreography, and poetry to tell powerful stories. Their journey began in the church, where movement became a spiritual expression and foundation for their artistic voice. They trained at Divine Dance Institute and graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts (Class of 2021), later earning a BFA from USC Kaufman with a minor in Communication and receiving the Artistic Excellence scholarship. They have performed works by renowned choreographers including Kyle Abraham, Hope Boykin, Tassandra Chavez, Peter Chu, E. Moncell Durden, Micaela Taylor, Justin Peck, Helen Pickett, and Jiří Kylián. Their training includes prestigious programs such as Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary, Nederlands Dans Theater, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Gallim dance company, and Springboard Pittsburgh. They are passionate about blending physicality and narrative to move and challenge audiences—and they are thrilled to begin their professional career with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

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Pictured: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in As the Wind Blows by Amy Hall Garner Photo by Danica Paulos, courtesy of Jacob's Pillow.

DESIGNER PROFILES

Black Milk

Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi) (Lighting Design), is a prominent lighting designer which holds a long and prosperous career during which he collaborated with notable artists from various fields; musicians, rock bands, theatre and opera directors, choreographers and dance companies, musical theatre, and visual artists from Israel and all over the globe. Bambi began his career as a lighting designer for leading Israeli musicians and rock bands performing in Israel and abroad, and continued to working with international musicians at concerts and tours. Alongside, Bambi has established his position as a senior designer on the Israeli theatre, opera, and dance stages, and holds positions as resident lighting designer for several notable institutions. Throughout his prolific career, Bambi has designed lighting for a wide range of performances and artistic events; from mainstream Mega large productions to experimental/avant guard projects. He is the recipient of dozens prestigious awards including best designer of the Year and other prizes and has gained a highly esteemed reputation among the local and international performing arts communities.

Rakefet Levy (Costume Design) was born in 1958, and started designing stage and costumes by chance. She studied art but never studied design. Levy started her career in the theater, very quickly, and had the opportunity to design costumes for independent choreographers and local bands. There she met Ohad Naharin, and they worked together for many years. At the same time, Levy received offers from Israeli television, and also fell in love with working in the studios. Because of her close connection to music, she received a musical education from a young age, and to this day plays the same alto saxophone, jazz big band, and even in the Philharmonic in a series of concerts conducted by Luciano Brio. Simultaneously, Levy worked with the late Israeli playwright Hanoch Levin. The collaboration also continued until his last play Requiem. For years, Levy worked as a costume designer at the Israeli Opera, collaborating with the two Olden brothers, English opera directors, who worked in the Israeli Opera house. She received an offer to direct an opera at the Israeli Operahouse, Rossini’s Chenerantula, which received wide exposureespecially since his determination made it possible for people of all ages to watch for the first time in their lives to be exposed to the operatic medium in the periphery. During her work in design for the performing arts, Levy founded a school, one of a kind. Over 15 years, she has trained dozens of students who found their place in the world of performing arts. Of this, she is especially proud.

Paul Smadbeck (Music) was born New York City where he studied drum set and percussion throughout his early school years before beginning his formal music training at Ithaca College where he received both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in percussion performance. Inspired by the marimba playing of Leigh Howard Stevens and Gordon Stout, Paul emerged in the late 1970’ s as a leading classical marimba soloist in his own right, performing recitals throughout the country. He began writing for the instrument and his collection of etudes and other works quickly became performance favorites and have earned a permanent place in the percussion repertoire worldwide. His works have been recorded over the years by dozens of artists from the U. S., Europe, Australia, and the Far East. Perhaps his best known marimba composition, “Rhythm Song”, is arguably among the most popular works ever written for the instrument. In 2010, he premiered his newest marimba composition, “Fernando’s Waltz”, at the “Marimba 2010 International Festival and Conference” at the University of Minnesota.

Bret Easterling (Stager) is a dance artist, educator, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. After receiving his BFA from The Juilliard School, Bret was a formative member of Gallim Dance and a recognizable contributor to Ohad Naharin’s internationally acclaimed Batsheva Dance Company. Currently on faculty at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, Bret is a certified Gaga teacher who stages Ohad Naharin’s works at dance institutions around the world. Additionally, Bret is the Founder and Artistic Director of BEMOVING, an LGBTQ+ led nonprofit that builds nurturing environments for the research, development, and dissemination of dance works and movement practices, as well as the Founder and CoDirector of Ghost Light Residency, a program which awards choreographers from historically marginalized groups time, space, and honorariums to further their own creative practice inside of proscenium theaters of the greater Los Angeles area.

DESIGNER PROFILES

Percussion IV

Gordon Lowry Harrell (Music) is an accomplished Broadway musical director, arranger, and conductor. Born on September 10, 1940, in Galveston, Texas, Harrell has built an impressive career spanning multiple decades in musical theater. His Broadway credits include Senator Joe, Rachel Lily Rosenbloom and Don’t You Forget It, Cantebury Tales, 1776, Georgy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Inner City, Rockabye Hamlet, Dancin’, La Cage Aux Folles, The Three Musketeers, Grind, Big Deal, Teddy & Alice, City of Angels, Nick & Nora, The Red Shoes, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Life, and Fosse. His expertise encompasses dance music arrangements, incidental music composition, and full musical direction, making him a multifaceted talent in the Broadway community. His contributions to musical theater have helped shape some of Broadway’s most memorable productions of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Willa Kim (Costume Design) (1917–2016) was a Korean-American costume designer for ballet, stage, film and opera. She studied art at Los Angeles City College and received a scholarship to the Chouinard Art Institute (now the California Institute of the Arts: CalArts). After graduating, she worked with costume designers Barbara Karinska and Raoul Pène Du Bois at Paramount Studios. Kim worked on a number of successful Broadway productions with Du Bois, including Gypsy, The Music Man and Bells are Ringing. Kim began her solo designing career in the 1960s and over the course of her life received numerous awards and recognition for her work. She received Drama Desk Awards for Operation Sidewinder (1970), Promenade (1970) and The Screens (1972); and a Drama Desk nomination for Legs Diamond (1989). She received Tony Award nominations for Goodtime Charlie (1975), Dancin’ (1978), Song and Dance (1986),and Legs Diamond (1989) and won Tony Awards for Sophisticated Ladies (1981) and The Will Rogers Follies (1991). She received Obies for Robert Lowell’s trilogy The Old Glory and Woman Before a Glass, as well as Emmys for Michael Smuin’s The Tempest and for Song for Dead Warriors. Toward the end of her career, she was honored with numerous awards. In 1999 she won the TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2003 FIT’s 2003 Patricia Zipprodt Award for Innovative Costume Design, in 2005 the United States Institute for Theater Technology distinguished Achievement Award, and in 2007 she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

Harrison Pearse-Pollack (Lighting Design) is a Chicago-based Lighting Designer and Production Manager. Currently, Harrison is the Director of Production of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, where he has lit works by The Verdon/Fosse Legacy, Amy Hall Garner, and Spenser Theberge. Previously, Harrison has served as the Resident Lighting Designer of The Yard, Assistant Lighting Director of Boston Ballet, and the Dance Production Manager for Celebrity Series of Boston. His work can be seen onstage with Heather Stewart | Little House Dance, Jenna Pollack Projects, Ciro Collective, Subject:Matter, The Gottabees, and more. Harrison is a graduate of the Boston University School of Design & Production.

A Duo

Rémi van Bochove (Costume Design) a Fashion Design graduate from the École Supérieure de Mode de Montréal ESG-UQAM in 2017, is known for his meticulous work and cinematic style. His first collection, “Les Fleurs d’Opium,” captured attention at the 2017 Festival Mode & Design in Montreal. Gaining notoriety, he collaborated with multimedia company Moment Factory on the Sakuya Lumina project in Osaka, Japan. Rémi’s creations have adorned nearly thirty music videos, commercials, short films, and public events, including the Revolution show and music festivals in Montreal. After dressing artists abroad, including in France and Germany, he continued his collaboration with choreographer Aszure Barton on AA|AB: BEND in 2023, following their first collaboration on Les Chambres des Jacques with Ballets Jazz Montreal in 2022.

Nicole Pearce (Lighting Design) is a multidisciplinary artist living in Queens, NY. Her work has been seen across the United States, Cuba, England, Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy, New Zealand, and Russia. Recent works include The Look of Love choreographed by Mark Morris with the Mark Morris Dance Group, Catch Me If You Can directed by Molly Smith with Arena Stage, and Children’s Songs choreographed by Jessica Lang with American Ballet Theatre. Her installation of 1,000 paintings entitled Tiny Paintings for Big Hearts is open to doctors, nurses, staff, and patients of Elmhurst Hospital in Elmhurst, NY.

DESIGNER PROFILES

IMPASSE

Fernando Hernando Magadan (Stager) is a freelance stager, choreographer and teacher with roots in professional gymnastics. Throughout his 20 seasons with the Nederlands Dans Theater, he created with and performed works by prominent choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Crystal Pite, Sol Leon, Paul Lightfoot, Johan Inger, and Hofesh Shechter among others. Notably, he was invited to perform at the Benois de la Danse Gala Performance at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. He later went on to be rehearsal director and ultimately Artistic Leader of the prestigious junior ensemble NDT2. He has been invited to teach in dance institutions around the world and has set works of Jiří Kylián, Johan Inger, Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot for companies such us the Norwegian National Ballet, Ballet British Columbia, Ballett Zürich and Ballett Saarländisches Staatstheater. Characterized by his highly physical, inventive and musical movement vocabulary, Magadan has created original works for companies such as NDT1 and NDT2, Cross Connection Ballet Company, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Ballet Mainz, Ballett Saarländisches Staatstheater, Korzo Theater, Ballet British Columbia, Theater Luzerner, Korzo Theater and BODYTRAFFIC.

Amos Ben-Tal (Music) (Israel, 1979) is a musician, choreographer and artistic leader of the artist-collective OFFprojects. After studying guitar in his youth, Amos completed his dance training in 1997 at The National Ballet School in Toronto, Canada. He then moved to Holland where he danced at NDT for nine years, making his choreographic debut in 2005 with the piece Track for NDT1. In 2006, Amos left NDT to dedicate himself to developing his own creations. Alongside his freelance choreography work, Amos started the rock band Noblesse and toured extensively in the club circuit of The Netherlands. In 2012, Amos founded OFFprojects, an interdisciplinary collective of former dancers of NDT and Batsheva Ensemble. With his group, he created several well-received performances among them 60, Howl (winner Dioraphte Prize), Interval and PART. Amos composes music and text for all of his pieces. As a composer, he has collaborated with such choreographers as Johan Inger, Vaclav Kunes and Edan Gorlicki and with such musicians as Ragazze Quartet, Salvador Breed and Ry-X. In recent years, he has developed a particularly strong collaboration with Imre & Marne van Opstal, composing music for most of their works to date. Social media: @offprojects. Soundcloud: hcps:// soundcloud.com/user-247662104. www.offprojects.nl

Ibrahim Maalouf (Music), born in Beirut in 1980, is an internationally renowned French trumpeter. He has released over twenty critically acclaimed albums and soundtracks, becoming France’s most popular jazz musician. His musical career transcends genres, exploring jazz, pop, classical, electronic, and incorporating Asian and African influences, creating an explosive intercultural blend. In recent years, Ibrahim Maalouf made history as the first Franco-Lebanese instrumentalist nominated for a Grammy Award in 2022 for his album “Queen of Sheba” in collaboration with Angélique Kidjo. This recognition was further solidified in 2023 with the release of his 17th studio album, “Capacity to Love,” earning him another Grammy nomination for the song Todo colores, featuring Cimafunk, Tank & The Bangas. His performances have garnered international attention, touring in over forty countries and receiving praise from prestigious media outlets such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, NPR, and WNYC. Ibrahim Maalouf has also expanded his influence through collaborations with renowned artists such as Sting, Sharon Stone, A$AP ROCKY, J Balvin, and Marcus Miller, all under the enlightened support of Quincy Jones. His success extends beyond music, as he has composed film scores, including the soundtrack for Gad Elmaleh’s Reste un peu in 2022, and French film director Claude Lelouch invited him to compose music for his 51st feature film in 2024. His impressive journey and ability to transcend musical boundaries make him an essential figure in contemporary music.

Tom Visser (Lighting Design) Born into a theatrical family, Thomas Visser grew up in the Irish countryside. Visser began working on musical theatre productions at the age of 18 and before moving into contemporary dance collaborations at age 24. Visser has worked with renowned performing arts companies including Nederlands Dans Theater, The Royal Ballet, Paris Opera, The Norwegian National Ballet, Les Ballet de Monte-Carlo, The Royal Swedish Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Sadlers Wells to name a few. Visser has created original lighting designs for choreographers including Alexander Ekman, Johan Inger, Crystal Pite, Stijn Celis, Medhi Walerski, Lukas Timulak and Joeri Dubbe. Since 2016, Visser has started creating his own projects including art installations and interactive media.

Annie Tådne (Video Design) works at the intersection of art and technology. Her work spans a diverse range of mediums and environments such as theatre, club culture, music and installation. Her interests lie in the synthesis of art, technology and architecture, where music and movement is paramount in all of her creations. She explores spatial and embodied cognition through audiovisual and performative modes of expression and has created works for a variety of performance art projects at institutions such as the Southbank Centre, Tate Britain, Nederlands Dans Theatre and Stockholm Royal Dramatic Theatre.

SPOTLIGHT ON: Black Milk Ohad Naharin

“By turns elegant and feral, there’s a sense these dancers have each other’s backs.” Chicago Tribune

We are honored to bring Ohad Naharin’s Black Milk—a thrilling showcase for 5 dancers—back to the stage after more than 20 years since its Hubbard Street Company Premiere in 2002.

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Top: Hubbard Street Dancers Andrew Murdock, Aaron Choate, and David Schultz in Black Milk by Ohad Naharin. Photo by Steven Pisano.

Hubbard Street Dancers Aaron Choate, Elliot Hammans and Andrew Murdock with former Hubbard Street Dancer Jack Henderson in Black Milk by Ohad Naharin. Photo by Michelle Reid.

Bottom: Hubbard Street Dancers Andrew Murdock, Elliot Hammans, David Schultz, and Aaron Choate with former Hubbard Street Dancer Jack Henderson in Black Milk by Ohad Naharin. Photo by Michelle Reid

SPOTLIGHT ON: Percussion IV

Bob Fosse

Choreographed for Bob Fosse’s

Hubbard Street in 1991, we are proud to present the return of Fosse’s exuberant solo piece Percussion IV, our latest collaboration with The Verdon Fosse® Legacy as the exclusive repertory home for Verdon/Fosse works.

Hubbard Street Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell and Linda Haberman, stager of Percussion IV, offer insight into this technically and emotionally demanding solo:

Tell us about the origins of Percussion IV and the original staging of it at Hubbard Street.

Linda-Denise: It brings me back to when I was in the company in the late 80s/early 90s and my first encounter with Gwen Verdon, when she came in to stage Percussion IV on the company. I was not allowed to perform the work because it was gendered, a male solo at the time. But because I liked to jump and turn, Ms. Verdon let me be in the room. It’s a full circle moment not just for me but also for the company to be doing this work again.

Linda H.: I was lucky enough to be in the original workshop for Dancin’, so I was, as they say, in the room where it happened. What’s exciting to me is getting back to the original intention of the piece. It was originally rather dark and it has a very big emotional arc to it. You know when you feel like no matter what you do, it’s just not good enough? Whether that’s coming from outside sources or inside of you, questioning whether you’re good enough, the dancer [in Percussion IV] has to be at the peak of feeling that emotion.

What feels especially meaningful to you about bringing Percussion IV back into the active repertoire at Hubbard Street?

Linda-Denise: As a legacy company founded in 1977, it’s really nice to have these anchors that bring us back to how we got here in the first place. [Founding Artistic Director] Lou Conte was highly influenced by Bob Fosse. There’s no better way to do that than with The Verdon Fosse® Legacy. They’re entrusting us to do Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon’s work. It’s incredibly special and I think it really helps define who we are.

Linda H.: There’s no outlet for a lot of this work—it was done years ago, it’s not going to be done on Broadway, it came from various sources. To mold it into a concert setting and have it performed by the dancers of Hubbard Street—it’s just perfect.

For more behind-the-scenes insights, scan the QR code to watch an episode of Inside the Studio, our mini documentary featuring Percussion IV.

Photo: Former Hubbard Street Dancer Alberto J. Arias in Percussion IV by Bob Fosse. Photo courtesy of the HSDC Archives.

SPOTLIGHT ON: A Duo Aszure Barton

Created during Aszure Barton’s first season as Resident Artist at Hubbard Street, A Duo embodies the powerful union of Barton’s choreography with the artistry and creative essence of the Hubbard Street Dancers.

Since its acclaimed world premiere as part of Hubbard Street’s Season 46, the Company has performed A Duo at venues across the country as part of the Season 47 tour program. Now, this dynamic duet returns to the stage in Chicago.

From the outset, the process of developing the work was led by curiosity—a core value of Hubbard Street—and a sense of exploratory play. Reflecting on the creation process, choreographer Aszure Barton shares, “Curiosity is what feeds my choices, and what I’ve realized is I like to embrace ambiguity. How do we float in ambiguity and how can that teach us? If we know where we’re going before we get there, we make something we’ve made before.”

The simplicity of the name belies the astonishing range of movement and complex choreography of A Duo. Company Dancer Aaron Choate explains, “Some element of what we’re doing is seemingly impossible. Because there’s so many layers to the movement, and because it’s so hard—her work is so incredibly hard—that you’re so overwhelmed with what you have to accomplish, that it makes the space feel energized. It’s what draws people into the work because you can feel the rigor, and you can feel the specificity of it.”

For a deeper dive into the work, scan the QR to watch an episode of Inside the Studio, our behind-the-scenes mini documentary featuring A Duo.

Hubbard Street Dancers Shota Miyoshi and Cyrie Topete in A Duo by Aszure Barton. Photo by Michelle Reid.

SPOTLIGHT ON: IMPASSE

Johan Inger

Hubbard Street is proud to be the first company to perform IMPASSE since its world premiere by NDT2 at Nederlands Dans Theater in 2020.

In September, New York audiences were wowed by this bombastic piece as part of New York City Center’s Fall for Dance festival. Here are just a few examples of the enthusiastic response:

“Playful [and] hugely appealing. Wonderful!” Seeing Dance

“Outstanding! I need to see more of Inger’s work and also arrange a field trip to Chicago to enjoy the excellent company of Hubbard Street.”—The Dance Enthusiast

“A

spectacular ensemble work...Brilliant!”—Eye on the Arts

For a deeper dive into the work, scan the QR to watch an episode of Inside the Studio, our behind-the-scenes mini documentary featuring IMPASSE.

Right: Hubbard Street Dancer Shota Miyoshi in IMPASSE by Johan Inger. Below: Hubbard Street Dancers Cyrie Topete, Malachi Ashley Stevens, Morgan Clune, and Kyle Anders in IMPASSE by Johan Inger.

Bottom: Hubbard Street Dancers Aaron Choate, Jacqueline Burnett, and David Schultz in IMPASSE by Johan Inger. Photos by Steven Pisano.

2025 SUMMER INTENSIVE FELLOWS

Welcome 2025 Summer Intensive Fellows!

Since 2023, select dancers from HSDC’s Summer Intensives have been invited back annually for a week-long Company residency, participating in the creation process of a world premiere. Fellows get an exclusive opportunity to experience firsthand what it takes to be part of a professional dance company.

This year, 2 Fellows are performing in IMPASSE during the first weekend of Fall Series. Congratulations August and Isabelle—it’s been wonderful having you with us!

August Green is originally from Kansas City, Missouri. She began her training at Priscilla and Dana’s School of Dance and later joined preprofessional companies Artist Revealed and Defy Dance Project, where she began to explore and enrich her artistic voice through contemporary movement practices. August is currently in her Senior year at Marymount Manhattan College, where she is continuing her artistic and academic journey, pursuing a Dance BFA with a concentration in Modern, while also minoring in Psychology. During her time at Marymount, she has had the opportunity to perform works by choreographers including Martha Graham, Omar Román de Jesús, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, and Monique Smith. To deepen her practice, she has attended Hubbard Street’s Create Program, where she had the privilege of being in process and performing works by choreographers such as Maleek Washington, Ching Ching Wong, and Jacqueline Burnett. August is drawn to thoughtful, interdisciplinary movements that nurture and uplift artistry rooted in a deep and diverse dance history and experience. She is excited to be returning through the fellowship program with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

Isabelle Matson, originally from Phoenix, Arizona, is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance at Indiana University. During her time at IU, she has performed in works by Maxine Montilus and Selene Carter. In 2025, she was honored with the Jessica Ott Novotny Tribute Award in recognition of her dedication and excellence in dance. Isabelle has also worked with choreographer Jordan Pelliteri on two Cinedance films, These Things and Rooms. She has furthered her training through programs such as CLI Conservatory and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, performing works by artists including Maleek Washington, Ching Ching Wong, Shota Miyoshi, Teddy Forance, Martha Nichols, and Kenichi Kasamatsu.

Pre-registration for Summer Intensives Auditions are open now for dancers ages 13–25! Learn more about our acclaimed programs and the audition process at: hubbardstreetdance.com/intensives.

JUST ANNOUNCED: NEW MEMBER BENEFITS OPPORTUNITIES

Whether you’re a current member looking to upgrade or considering membership for the rst time, we encourage you to learn more about our robust member bene ts and nd the level that’s right for you!

SUSTAINERS’ CIRCLE

$10+ monthly

Our monthly Sustaining members provide critical annual support which funds initiatives like Teaching Artists instruction in Chicago Public Schools and daily physical therapy to keep our Company Dancers healthy.

CIRCLE PLACES SOCIETY

$25 0 – 4,999

Our Circle Places members provide integral annual support which enables programs like our Summer Intensive Fellowships, and annual Community Matinee performance series.

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

$5,000+

Our Director’s Circle members provide transformative support which increases opportunities to bring new work to the Hubbard Street repertoire and keep the world’s brightest talent right here at Hubbard Street.

Secure your membership and transform your Hubbard Street experience today!

www.hubbardstreetdance.com/support-us/become-a-member

Of Joy

Pictured: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in IMPASSE by Johan Inger. Photo by Michelle Reid.

SPOTLIGHT ON: HSDC Education Movement as Partnership

We partner with schools and community organizations across Chicago to provide access to our programs in support of our mission to awaken the human spirit through contemporary dance.

Interested in partnering with HSDC Education?

Open this QR code with your camera app to complete our Residency Interest form.

Pictured: Students and teachers at Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy and the Academy for Global Citizenship during HSDC MAP Residencies.

Photos courtesy of HSDC Education.

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HUBBARD STREET STAFF AND BOARD

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell

Artistic Director

David McDermott

Executive Director

Artistic Staff

Jonathan E. Alsberry

Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives

Craig D. Black, Jr.

Rehearsal Director

Administrative Staff

Abby Olson General Manager

Arts FMS

Financial Management Services

External Affairs

Mollie Alexander

Director of Development

Haley Gillespie

Associate Director of Development

Emily Horowitz

Development Coordinator

Erik Kaiko

Director of Marketing & Communications

Megan Moran

Associate Director of Marketing & Communications

Brandon Jones

Content Creation Specialist

Youth, Education, and Community Programs

Eboné Harden

Director of Education

Learning Specialists

Jamie Brunson

Rebeca G. Griffin

Anne Kasdorf

Michelle Modrzejewski

Teaching Artist Faculty

Danielle “Dani” Kfoury

Mara Noguez

Daisy Rueda

Julia Rzonca

Molly Strom

June Tanoue

Desiree “Desi” VanDyke

Production

Harrison Pearse-Pollack Director of Production

Kate Darby

Stage Manager and Head of Props

Bill Green

Head of Audio

Jenah Hensel

Head of Wardrobe

Jack Horwitch

Head Electrician

Kevin Upham

Head Carpenter

Board of Directors

Steven Collens Chair

Kristin Conley President

Jasminka Milpak Treasurer

Jodi Patt

Secretary

Jen Mallamud VP of Development

Samir Mayekar VP of Membership

Directors at Large

Heather Caruso

Allyson Esposito

Mara S. Georges

Larry Gilbert^

Solange Sandy Lloyd

Diane Longoria

Mary Lou Marinas

Debra Moritz

Suzet McKinney, DrPH

Kristen Otterson

Alison Richards

Benna Wilde

Yasmine Winkler

Life Directors

John W. Ballantine^

Corinne Brophy*

Meg Callahan^

Edythe R. Cloonan^*

Pamela Crutchfield

Sondra Berman Epstein^*

Stanley M. Freehling*

Charles R. Gardner

Paul Gignilliat

Sandra P. Guthman^

Gail Kalver

James Mabie^*

Marie E. O’Connor^*

Byron Pollock^*

Timothy Schwertfeger^

Jack D. Tovin

Randy White^

William N. Wood Prince^

^ Past Board Chair or President

*In Memoriam

Program Book

Erik Kaiko

Editor

Communiqué Graphic Design

Designer

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following corporations, foundations, government agencies, and individuals who made gifts to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago between September 1st, 2024, and October 15th, 2025. Their support keeps the company moving and makes the performance you enjoy today possible.

Corporate, Foundation & Government Support

$100,000 and above

Athletico Physical Therapy

Hearst Foundations

Polk Bros. Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

$50,000–$99,999

Julius N. Frankel Foundation

Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Illinois Arts Council Agency

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

$25,000–$49,999

Alphawood Foundation

The Crown Family Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

Good Chaos Anonymous (1)

$10,000–$24,999

Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation Inc.

CIBC Commercial Banking

Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P.

The Irving Harris Foundation

J&L Catering

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund

Prince Charitable Trusts

Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation

The Siragusa Family Foundation

Verit Advisors

William Blair Anonymous (1)

$5,000–$9,999

AbbVie

The Chicago Community Trust

Jenner & Block, LLP

Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts

Dr. Scholl Foundation

$1,000–$4,999

Arts FMS

Kovler Family Foundation

Sahara Enterprises Inc.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in BUSK by Aszure Barton. Photo by Michelle Reid.

Individual Support SUPPORT

$100,000 and above

Marla and Larry Gilbert

The Estate of Nancy Lauter McDougal

$25,000–$99,999

Meg and Tim Callahan

Steven and Caralynn Collens

Cathleen McCarthy Cramer and Jim Suehr

Pamela Crutchfield

Jana French and Peter Gotsch

Sandra and Jack Guthman

Kristen Otterson

Judy Wise and the Baskin Family Foundation

$10,000–$24,999

Collens Family Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation

Kristin Conley and Andrew Sudds

Siobhan Flynn and Alec Dike

Allyson Esposito

Ginger Farley

Adrienne Foley

Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner

Mara Georges and Michael Mutz

Ted Grady

Mirja Spooner Haffner

Jae Lee and Michael Heffernan

Krystyna Kiel and Alexander Templeton

Solange Sandy Lloyd and Arnold Schraa

Ron and Elise Magers

Jen and Josh Mallamud

Mary Lou Marinas

Debra and Blake Moritz

Michael and Margo Oberman

Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes

Jodi Patt and Wesley Crampton

Alison Richards

Richard L. Rodes

Burton X. and Sheli Z. Rosenberg

Benna and Hal Wilde

Yasmine and George Winkler

Liza Yntema, In support of female leadership in dance

$5,000–$9,999

John and Caroline Ballantine

Sharon Book

Ross B. Bricker and Nina Vinik

Michelle Collins

Damian Dolyniuk and Kelly Royer, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Diane Longoria

Marc Miller and Chris Horsman

Eleanor and William Revelle

Dr. Binita Shah

Bill and Orli Staley

Jack Tovin

Nigel and Joanna Travis

Randy and Lisa White

Anonymous (2)

$2,500–$4,999

Joyce Chelberg

Brian and Tracy Coe

Jeff Corbin and Massimo Pacilli

Joel and Katie Cory

Thomas Cramer

Bruce Crown

Scott Deininger

Adam Grymkowski

Bruce and Jamie Hague

Walter Mah

Samir Mayekar

Coco Meers

Sally and Ted Miller

Jeaneane and John Quinn

Aaron Rudberg

Shreyas and Ritu Shah

Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker

Sarah Whitford

$1,000–$2,499

Greg Albiero and Mark Zampardo

Mollie Alexander and Frank Hogan

Charles Arnold

Michelle Atherton

Sandra Bass

Shaun and Andy Block

Howard and Carol Burnett

John and Sally Carton

Heather Caruso

Drs. Helen and Paul Chang

Hugo and Catherine Chavez

Nancy Contel

Sandi Cooksey and Todd Clark

Rosemarie Eck

Jennifer Edgecomb

Randall and Ellen Frank

Cathy Ethridge

Martin and Laly Furrer

Delta Greene

Rachel and Devin Gross

Erin Harkey

Nancy Honeycutt

Kym and Darrell Hubbard

Lauren Huefner

Jastromb Family

Philanthropic Fund

Kurtis Kossen

Janet Lang

Stephanie Letchinger

Susan Bass Marcus and Stephen D. Marcus

Kevin McGirr

Kathleen Miles

Jasminka Milpak and Daniel Lapish

Susan Miner

Geoff Myers

Jennifer Lynne Nelson

Stacey and Tom Newman

Denise Nitterhouse

Susan Nutson

Julie O’Connell

Eleanor Pollack

SUPPORT

Suzie Pretekin

Anna Rappaport

Barbara Reed

Rich Regan

Lynn Ritchie

Janice Rodgers

Robert and Marsha Rosner

Bonnie and Michael Rothman

Merry Schroeder

Elizabeth and Steven Schultz

Charles and Bea Schutz

Elisa K Spain and Art Beyda

Carol Stone

Richard Straub

Lyndon Taylor and Daphne Roscoe-Taylor

Peter Vale

Jay and Donna Williams

Carolyn Zaslaw and Stephen Miller

William Ziemann

Anonymous (3)

$500–$999

Kyle Anders and Family

Peggy Beata

Linda Bierig

Jeanne Brett

Erin Kae Brown

Courtney Burk

Gerald Caporicci

Kellie and Dean Clune

Joseph Deal

Kathy DeHoff

Judy Desenis and Scott Peterson

Deanna Deutschman

Lori Dimun

Kimberly Dulac

Thomas Durica and Susan Jacob

Laura Eisen

Jennifer Elsener

Molly Flanagan

Carol Fox and Howard Girovich

Julie L. Gentes

Ada M. Guggenheim & Jon Will

Rusty Hernandez

Caroline and Mark Hinrichs

Chris and Paula Hoste

Chardai Johnson

Marsha Kamen

Jayme and Mark Kaufmann

Gina Kennedy

Scott Klemm

Mark Larsen

Sandy Marks

David McDermott and Molly Graber

Bill Melamed and Jamey Lundblad

Shiela Vinczeller

Fabiana Barcelo Podesta

Kara Riggio

Harriet and Irwin Ross

Steven and Erika Rossa

Mary Kay Shaw

Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith

Jennifer Statler

Eric and Tammy Steele

Thomas Wade

Paul Waas

Kathy Wassmann

Michael and Linda Welsh

Joanna Wozniak

Anonymous (1)

$250–$499

Gene Amromin

Robert C. Anderson

Debi Bernstein-Siegel

Henry and Leigh Bienen

April Clobes

Maureen A. Crowley

Cindy M. Delmar

Bruce and Maria Doughty

Janet Elkins

Sarah Eng

Alex Fraenkel

Leslie Glazier

Michael and Amy Gordon

Craig Griffith

Tiffany Henderson

Dr. Robert Henry

George and Andrea Hutchinson

Mary Ittelson

John Jawor

Alisa Katzen

Nikki and Max Kaufman

Susan and Steve Kaufman

Del and Donna Kolacki

Pilar and Brian Korgel

Thomas Kruse

Benjamin Levinsky

Charles Loomis

Lucy Mallett

Michael McStraw and Andy Flaherty

Mary Nasenbenny

A. Paton

Andrew and Judy L. Porte

Sarah Ricciardi

Linda Rosencranz

Emily Rosengren and Richard Lee

Steve Roy and Lloyd Kohler

Mitchell Sabshon

Jodi Samuels

Allyson Sand

Sue Mowery-Schalk

Michael and Rhoda Schlesinger

Janelle Sevilis

Katherine Shank

Patty Sternberg

Mary Toll and William Heimann

Sandra Van Tilburg

Allan Waite and Greg Ostfeld

Karen Wilmot

Manuela Zoninsein

Anonymous (1)

Hubbard Street appreciates the support of all its donors and regrets the inability to list those who contributed less than $250 due to space limitations.

For any corrections to program name listings please contact the Development Office at giving@hubbardstreetdance.com

SUPPORT

Gifts in Honor and Memory

Tribute and Memorial gifts are a meaningful way to recognize individuals who have a connection to Hubbard Street. For more information or to make a gift please contact the Development Office at giving@hubbardstreetdance.com

In honor of Meg Callahan

Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker

In honor of Kristin Conley

Rachel and Devin Gross

In honor of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell

Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson

Josianne Pennington

In honor of Charlie Gardner and Patti Eylar

Kevin McGirr

In honor of David McDermott

Ginny and Jeff Rogers

In honor of Marc Miller

Sally and Ted Miller

In honor of William N. Wood-Prince and Patrick B. Wood-Prince

Benna and Hal Wilde

In honor of and gratitude for all those who taught the adult dance classes at 218 S Wabash in the late 80s and early 90s

Denise Nitterhouse

In honor of the staff and dancers for a terrific day hosting the OLLI Creative Spark class and for your dedication to the arts...

Nancy Contel

Contributed Materials and Services

Athletico Physical Therapy

HMS Media

J&L Catering

Microsoft Corporation

Soundlight Entertainment

Tessitura

Hubbard Street Dancers Jacqueline Burnett and David Schultz. Costume Design for Georgia by Jackson Lowell. Photo by Michelle Reid.

SUPPORT

Special Services

Allied Integrated Marketing

Advertising

Athletico Physical Therapy

Official Provider of Physical Therapy

Jeremy Harris, Jonathan Schang, Imogen Smith Accompanists

Sophie Allen, Jacqueline Burnett, Meredith

Dincolo, Cheryl Mann Del Cuore, Julie Nakagawa, Taryn Kaschock Russell, Kevin Shannon, Jessica Tomlinson, Jim Vincent, Laura Wade, DanceWorks Chicago*

Company Teachers

Savills

Real Estate

Quarles & Brady

Franczek P.C.

Legal Services

Jenner & Block

Legal Services

Michelle Reid

HSDC Resident Photographer; Season 48

Identity Photography

Frank Ishman 2021–23 Headshot Photography

Motion/Pictures Dance Project Inside the Studio Production Team

Martin Wilde

Audio Description Services (11/16)

Julikka LaChe

ASL Interpretation Services (11/16 +11/23)

Erin Pitt Grant Writer

Campbell & Company Fundraising Consulting

Gemini Graphics, Inc. Print and Mail Services

MDR Creative, Inc. Event Management

Linelight Design

Graphic Design

Communiqué Graphic Design

Graphic Design

*Community Class Partners

Lou Conte Founders Society

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is grateful to the following individuals who have included us in their estate plans. Our future is more secure because of their generosity.

Corinne Brophy*

Meg and Tim Callahan

Marge* and Lew Collens

Josephine H. Deutsch*

Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol

Edward T. Mack*

Walter Mah

Jane Ellen Murray*

Edward and Gayla Nieminen

Sarah J. Nolan

James F. Oates*

Edna K. Papazian*

Byron Pollock*

Alyssa J. Rapp

Richard L. Rodes

Richard Schieler*

Landon N. Stigall*

Sandra Van Tilburg

J. Randall White

*deceased

SUPPORT Endowments

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following donors to the Endowment for Health and Wellness and the Endowment for Artistic Programs, which was established with a generous grant from the Ford Foundation.

$100,000 and above

Meg and Tim Callahan

Pamela Crutchfield

The Davee Foundation

Josephine H. Deutsch Trust

The Ford Foundation

Jay Franke and David Herro

The John D. and Catherine T.

MacArthur Foundation

Jim* and Kay Mabie

Nancy A. Lauter & Alfred L.

McDougal Charitable Fund

Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller

$50,000–$99,999

Sara Albrecht

John and Caroline Ballantine

Deborah Bricker

Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein*

Sandra and Jack Guthman

Mrs. Eleanor Wood Prince

William N. Wood Prince

The Rhoades Foundation

Earl and Sandra Rusnak

Randy and Lisa White

$25,000–$49,999

Lew Collens

Harold Florsheim

Paul and Ellen Gignilliat

Bernard and Averill Leviton

Dale and Dana Machalleck

James F. Oates*

Randy White and Hope Wollman

$10,000–$24,999

Dean Balice

Katherine and Christopher Barber

Roger and Julie Baskes

Joseph and Anne Bohne

Janice Y. Burnham and Raymond B. Carney

James and Edie Cloonan

Joel and Katie Cory

Allan and Ellen Drebin

Susan and Bryan Erler

Trudy Giesel

Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol

Mary Louise Gorno

Jacqueline Hurlbutt and Norman Waite

Sarah J. Nolan

Dina Norris and Steve Young

Byron* and Judy Pollock

Sally and Ellis Regenbogen

Eleanor and William Revelle

Dana and Andre Rice

Kevin and Camille Rudge

Warren D. Shifferd Jr.

Richard and Ann Tomlinson

Robert and Nancy Unglaub

Earl and Susan Webb

Sallyan Windt

$5,000–$9,999

Julia Antonatos

Sanchen Barnum

William and Donna Barrows

The Sidney and June Barrows Foundation

Corinne Brophy*

Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner

Carla J. Eyre and Peter F. Gallagher

Judith Grubner and Craig Jobson

Stephanie Hickman

Linda Hutson

Marc Miller and Chris Horsman

Pat Pulido Sanchez and Manuel Sanchez

John Schwartz

Kenneth Shanoff and Steve Young

Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker

Jack and Niki Tovin

$1,000–$4,999

Kathy Catrambone

Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation

Carolyn Clift

Thomas and Lois Colberg

Jocelyn B. Hamlar and Leighton J. Toney

Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund

Rachel Corn Kluge and Scott Kluge

David Mekemson and Irene Petruniak

Maureen Mosh

Donald Ratner

Patrick J. Schieble

Richard Turner and David Jenkins

$250–$999

Bill Nygren Foundation

Todd Magazine

Sheila Owens

Steven and Frances Shapiro

*deceased

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