Winter Series: Of Hope, Program B | Season 46 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director David McDermott, Executive Director Lou Conte, Founder

OF HOPE PROGRAM B FEBRUARY 29–MARCH 3, 2024 FEATURING Echoes of Our Ancestors by Maria Torres Into Being by FLOCK Dear Frankie by Rennie Harris hubbardstreetdance.com

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We acknowledge that Hubbard Street Dance Chicago resides within the unceded, traditional homelands of many Indigenous Nations—The Council of the Three Fires: the Potawatomi, Odawa, and Ojibwe Nations; the Illinois Confederacy: the Peoria and Kaskaskia Nations; and the Myaamia, Wea, Thakiwaki, and Meskwaki Nations. The Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Kiikaapoi, and Mascouten Nations also call the region of northeast Illinois home. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago recognizes that this land was founded upon exclusions, erasures, and genocide of these Indigenous people. We ask you to join us in recognizing the past, present, and future generations of these Indigenous Nations.

Learn more about the land we occupy:

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RE/UNION Refraction Of Hope 2022

Welcome to Winter Series: Of Hope My beautiful people— Thank you for joining us again here at the beautiful Museum of Contemporary Art for our Winter Series: Of Hope.

Although it is still winter in Chicago, things are warm and bright here with Hubbard Street.

We are blessed to bring you not one, but two World Premieres in today’s program: Into Being by HSDC Alum FLOCK, and Echoes of Our Ancestors by the indomitable Maria Torres. If you are not familiar with either choreographer—or even if you are!—you are in for a treat.

Rennie Harris’ Dear Frankie will close out the program.

Hope is not always an easy state to live in day-to-day, but when I am here in this community of incredible artists and you, our audiences—well, that makes me hopeful for the future of dance and our community.

Yours in motion, Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell Artistic Director

Thank you to our Season Partners

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

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago recognizes the generosity of

Lead Sponsor of Dear Frankie by Rennie Harris Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Photo by Michelle Reid.

Cover: Hubbard Street Dancers Abdiel Figueroa Reyes and Alysia Johnson.

Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.

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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 46 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.

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HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO Winter Series: Of Hope Program B Echoes of Our Ancestors by Maria Torres (World Premiere) Into Being by FLOCK (World Premiere) Dear Frankie by Rennie Harris Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director David McDermott, Executive Director Lou Conte, Founder

The Company Alexandria Best Jack Henderson *

Jacqueline Burnett*

Alysia Johnson*

Aaron Choate

Shota Miyoshi

Morgan Clune

David Schultz*

Michele Dooley

Simone Stevens

Abdiel Figueroa Reyes

Cyrie Topete

Elliot Hammans

Matt Wenckowski

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Echoes of Our Ancestors WORLD PREMIERE Maria Torres, Choreography Philip Hamilton, Music Luis Razo, Costume Design Aja M. Jackson*, Lighting Design Dancers: Alexandria Best, Jacqueline Burnett, Aaron Choate, Morgan Clune, Michele Dooley, Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, Elliot Hammans, Alysia Johnson, Shota Miyoshi, David Schultz, Simone Stevens, Cyrie Topete, Matt Wenckowski.

Echoes of Our Ancestors is a captivating exploration of Caribbean Latin heritage, brought to life

by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. This narrative choreography blends traditional rhythms with modern influences. Performed by the company featuring Abdi, Michele, Aaron, Jacqueline, David, Shota, Simone, Alysia, Allie, Cyrie, Matt, Elliot, and Morgan, each Dancer embodies the spirit of exploration and celebration, breathing life into ancestral stories. The ensemble delivers a powerful performance that resonates with audiences, transcending time and space to remind us of our enduring connection to our roots. Thank you to my collaborators: Music Composer Philip Hamilton, Costume Designer Luis Razo, Lighting Designer Aja Jackson, and Jojo and Craig. —Maria Torres Music: By Philip Hamilton.

15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

Into Being WORLD PREMIERE FLOCK: Alice Klock and Florian Lochner, Choreography Michael Wall, Music Hogan McLaughlin, Costume Design Julie E. Ballard*, Lighting Design Dancers: Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, Elliot Hammans, Alysia Johnson, Shota Miyoshi, David Schultz (2/29, 3/2 eve, 3/3) Jacqueline Burnett, Aaron Choate, Michele Dooley, Simone Stevens, Cyrie Topete (3/1 + 3/2 mat) Music: By Michael Wall. Cello: Lily Gelfand.

15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

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Dear Frankie (2023) Rennie Harris, Choreography Darrin Ross, Rennie Harris, Music Imani Sade, Costume Design James Clotfelter, Lighting Design Angel D. Anderson, Assistant to the Choreographer Letter to Frankie written by Rennie Harris.

“This work is an homage to the city of Chicago, the godfather of House Music DJ Frankie Knuckles, the infamous dance club The Warehouse, and its club members. Frankie Knuckles and the other noted Chicago DJs introduced house music to the world. As a result, Chicago’s unique sound and dance have impacted not only music but fashion, television, film, radio and pop, and underground culture as we know it today.” —Rennie Harris

Dancers: The Company Music: Requiem For Jay B, Lights Eternal, and We Gon Be Alright, composed, produced and mixed by Darrin Ross.

Dear Frankie composed by Darrin Ross, produced by Darrin Ross and Rennie Harris. Letter to Frankie written by Rennie Harris. Vocals by Rennie Harris, Darrin Ross, Church Triumphant Choir, Hubbard Street Dancers. *United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE is the union representing Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound, and Projection designers in Live Performance

Hubbard Street Dancers Jacqueline Burnett, Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, and Shota Miyoshi in Dear Frankie by Rennie Harris at Chicago LIVE on Navy Pier.

Photo by Michelle Reid.

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2023–24 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell (Artistic Director, she/her) ascended to this role in 2021, after an extraordinary career as a professional dance artist and educator. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and began her dance training at the Baltimore School for the Arts under the guidance of Sylvester Campbell and Stephanie Powell. She was an apprentice with the Capitol Ballet in Washington D.C. and a full fellowship student at The Ailey School. While a student at The Juilliard School, she was invited by Hubbard Street founder Lou Conte to join the main company at the age of 19, thus beginning her professional dance career. After three seasons with Hubbard Street, she became a Principal Dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, under the direction of Judith Jamison. During her 13-year tenure with the company, she performed all over the world and was featured in the works of Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Talley Beatty, Ron K. Brown, John Butler, Donald Byrd, Ulysses Dove, George Faison, Rennie Harris, Geoffrey Holder, Judith Jamison, Louis Johnson, Alonzo King, Lar Lubovitch, Donald McKayle, Elisa Monte, Jennifer Muller, David Parsons, and Dwight Rhoden. She was invited to give a number of special performances throughout her career, including the White House State Dinner in honor of the President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, and the 12th Annual Kennedy Center Gala with Nancy Wilson and Liza Minelli. She has led a distinguished career as a dance educator in her hometown of Baltimore where, since 2005, she has been a Professor of Dance at Towson University and has served on the faculty of the Baltimore School for the Arts. Her research and scholarship in continuing the Ailey legacy within the Towson University and Greater Baltimore community has resulted in the Ailey II residencies from 2011-2019 hosted by Towson University and the establishment of AileyCamp Baltimore at Towson University in 2014 where she served as Director. She holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in dance from Hollins University and is an ABT® Certified Teacher. As a scholar, her entry “Alvin Ailey” has been published by the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism. She and her husband have three children.

Hubbard Street Dancers Cyrie Topete, Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, and Shota Miyoshi in Aguas Que Van, Quieren Volver by Rena Butler. Photo by Michelle Reid.

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2023–24 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES David McDermott (Executive Director, he/him) manages organization-wide strategy and administrative functions including oversight of Hubbard Street’s finances, operations, marketing, and development departments. Most recently, he led Hubbard Street through a post-COVID-19 restructuring, guided its new access-first digital strategy, and directed the company’s recent move to Water Tower Place. Prior to joining Hubbard Street he served as the First Deputy Commissioner at the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. In this role, he managed the day-to-day operations of the department and played instrumental roles in major initiatives such as creating the Chicago Cultural Plan, revitalizing the Taste of Chicago, and ensured the success of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Prior to his employment with the City, he led the Senator Durbin’s Department of Community Outreach, served as the Senator’s Political Director, and has managed political campaigns at the congressional, county, and municipal levels. He recently completed a fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy and holds a degree in Public Policy from Trinity College at the University of Dublin.

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

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2023-24 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) from Normal, IL is a dance educator, creator and coach focused on inspiring excellence and joy in the study of Ballet, Jazz, and Modern techniques with a constant dedication to the exploration of artistry and the creative process.

Currently the Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, he began dancing with his mother Lyndetta and went on to graduate from The Chicago Academy for the Arts where he has since been a guest faculty member. In 2006, he received his BFA from The Juilliard School where he met Aszure Barton. Jonathan a.k.a “Jojo” is now dancer, rehearsal director, and creative collaborator with Aszure Barton & Artists and has assisted Mrs. Barton in over a dozen creations including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Bayerische Staatsballett and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2007 he also joined the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and is currently a performer, rehearsal director and teaching artist with the company. He has shared two tours with Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Hell’s Kitchen Dance as well as Evolution with Alessandra Ferri and Herman Cornejo. Other credits include The Chase Brock Experience, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Nilas Martins Dance Company, and Eisenhower Dance Ensemble. Since 2007, he has been teaching, coaching and creating work at various educational institutions including Arts Umbrella, Harvard University, University of California at Irvine, Springboard Danse Montreal, Ballet Hispánico and University of Southern California.

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2022–23 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES Craig D. Black Jr. (Rehearsal Director, he/they) from San Jose, CA is 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. 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, 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. Craig is a passionate teacher and mentor. He is certified in IMAGE TECH for Dancers™ introductory through advanced level. Craig is on faculty for Dupree Dance and has served as guest faculty for the Hubbard Street Professional Program, Steps on Broadway, Peridance Center, The Joffrey Academy, and New York City Dance Alliance.

Hubbard Street Dancers Alysia Johnson, Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, Morgan Clune, and Aaron Choate. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.

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CHOREOGRAPHER PROFILES FLOCK Alice Klock and Florian Lochner met while serving as dancers and Choreographic Fellows at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2017 they created FLOCK through which they perform their own work internationally and co-create new choreography for film and stage. Their most recent FLOCK productions include touring shows Familiar and Somewhere Between. As a team they have choreographed for multiple dance companies, universities, and cultural institutions including Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Whim W’Him, Ballet Idaho, Orsolina 28, Seattle Dance Collective, Ballet Arkansas, the Goethe Institut, Adaptations Dance Theater, University of Iowa, Booker T Washington School for the Performing Arts, the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA, and the 92nd Street Y. In all of their work they strive to bring artists and audiences together in environments that are open, dynamic, and based on joy.

RENNIE HARRIS Known for bringing social dances to the concert stage and coining the term Street Dance Theater, Harris has broken new ground as one of the first Hip-hop choreographers to set works on ballet-based companies such as Ballet Memphis, Colorado Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco), Giordano Dance Chicago, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Cleo Parker Robinson, Dallas Black Dance Theater, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and more. He is also the first street dancer commissioned to create an evening-length work on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and to serve as a resident artist at the Alvin Ailey School for Eance. He’s received three Bessie Awards, five Black Theater Alvin Ailey Awards, an Herb Alpert Award, and been nominated for a Lawrence Olivier Award (UK). He has also received a Lifetime Achievement Award in choreography (McCullum Theater, 2019). Harris was also voted one of the most influential people in the last one hundred years of Philadelphia’s history (City Paper), and has been compared to Basquiat, Alvin Ailey, and Bob Fosse. In addition, he’s received a Guggenheim Fellowship, PEW Fellowship, a USA Artist of the Year Fellowship, a Governor’s Artist of the Year Award, and is noted as the first street dancer to receive two honorary doctorate degrees from both Bates College (Lewiston, ME) and Columbia College (Chicago, IL). He served as a cultural ambassador for Ronald Reagan’s US Embassy Tour in 1986 and was invited to the White House by the Clinton Administration to share in the recognition of African American artists making a difference in the world (2001). Rennie Harris Puremovement has performed for such dignitaries as the Queen of England and the Princess’ of Monaco, and was chosen as one of four US companies to serve as cultural ambassadors for President Obama’s Dance Motion USA and toured Israel, Jordan, Ramulah, Egypt, Palestine, and surrounding countries. Lorenzo “Rennie” Harris is atop the Hip-hop heap as its leading ambassador. Harris is a recent recipient of the Doris Duke artist award (2020).

Learn more about the choreographers & the works on stage on pages 23–25.

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CHOREOGRAPHER PROFILES MARIA TORRES is a world-renowned Choreographer, Director, Producer, and Performer whose contributions have led Latinos in the arts.

Credits include Bway & National Tour of Swing! (Tony/Drama Desk/Lucille Lortel/TheaterWorld nominations); Seagrams DJ Live Show (Clio Award); Latin Billboard Awards (Telemundo). Off-Bway: Latin Heat, Four Guys Named Jose (Carbonelle nom), The Donkey Show Off B’way (A.R.T.), Mambo Kings, Celia: The Life & Times of Celia Cruz; Don Omar “King of Kings” (US Tour), Disney’s Golden Mickeys (International Tour). Regional: Man of La Mancha (5th Avenue Theater), Zoot Suit (Mark Taper Theatre). Film: Dance With Me (Alma nom), Disney’s Enchanted (Critics Choice), El Cantante (Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony), Fugly (John Leguizamo), Physical Attraction (Dir. Guy Guido). She is an active member of SDC and the League of Professional Theater Women. Current projects include Lovin’ Brooklyn (film), Pasion (theatre), and Havana Music Hall (development). Torres is also a philanthropist with a strong desire to encourage aspiring artists and create connections between supporting organizations that will essentially give back to youth and her own Latina roots. In establishing the Maria Torres Emerging Artists Foundation (MTEAF), she has created unique opportunities for both students in underprivileged communities and determined professional youth to experience the performing arts at the highest of levels. Many of her latest projects, including the dynamic new podcast “Hourglass: Time To Talk,” offer insight into the professional performing arts industry while focusing on personal connections to humanity and life. Torres is actively engaged in the community, focusing on building a reliable network that will uplift, inspire and “pay it forward.”

After years of teaching, mentoring, and advocating, she founded the Maria Torres Emerging Artists Foundation (MTEAF), which also stands for Motivation, Teaching, Education, Action, and Fellowship. MTEAF is a rigorous, interdisciplinary educational and mentorship program in the performing arts empowering pre-teens and young adults from multiethnic and underserved communities to achieve their goals as professionals in the entertainment industry.

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2023–24 COMPANY DANCERS

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Alexandria Best*

Jacqueline Burnett*

Aaron Choate

Morgan Clune

Michele Dooley

Abdiel Figueroa Reyes*

Elliot Hammans

Jack Henderson

Alysia Johnson*

Shota Miyoshi

David Schultz*

Simone Stevens

Cyrie Topete

Matt Wenckowski

*Denotes Princess Grace Award Recipient

2023–24 DANCER PROFILES 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 dance artist under the new direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Now going into her third season, she has had the opportunity to perform many great works by many great-minded artists alike. She is thrilled to be announced as a 2023 Princess Grace Foundation Award winner in Dance and to be joining its community of artists, including many past and present HSDC members as well.

Alexandria is elated to continue her time growing her artistry and community with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in its upcoming season. Company member since 2021.

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 NYC in 2005 for the Ailey School/Fordham University joint BFA program, graduating magna cum laude with honors (2009). She joined HSDC in 2008 as a Center Apprentice and joined the main company in 2009. She received a Princess Grace Honorarium in 2011 and with HSDC, was part of DanceMotion USA 2013, a cultural diplomacy tour in Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. She has also served as an Artistic Lead and teacher for HSDC Summer Intensives, a repetitor for Penny Saunders, and a freelance dancer with Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists and Seattle Dance Collective. She recently choreographed for Milwaukee Rep’s Murder on the Orient Express and premiered a new work, co-choreographed with David Schultz, for Danza Visual in Mexico City. Company member since 2009.

Aaron Choate (they/them, Lexington, KY) is a graduate of The Juilliard School class of 2022. After studying at Diana Evan’s 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 Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, Justin Peck, Jamar Roberts, Bobbi Jene Smith, Rennie Harris, Spencer Theberge, Lar Lubovitch, and Ted Shawn. They are also an avid choreographer. Most recently, they had a process at Gibney Dance called the Moving Towards Justice Fellowship, created by Scott Autry. In 2022, they presented a work at 92nd Street Y as a part of the Future Dance Festival. In 2021, they received the George J. Jakab Grant Award from Juilliard to create a dance film, and upon graduation they were awarded the Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship. Company member since 2022.

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. 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 engagement in the arts.

She is an emerging choreographer, recently choreographing at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s CREATE summer intensive and The Juilliard School in 2023. Morgan is currently entering her second season with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago under the direction of Linda-Denise FisherHarrell. Company member since 2022.

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2023–24 DANCER PROFILES Michele Dooley (she/he/they, Philadelphia, PA) is a dance artist and teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She began her dance training at The Institute of the Arts, graduated from The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, and later earned her BFA in Dance from The University of the Arts. Michele has completed programs with Bates Summer intensive, BalletX Summer Program, and DCNS Summer Dance Intensive and has worked with choreographers Gary Jeter, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Aszure Barton, Jermaine Spivey, Milton Myers, Spenser Theberge, and Nora Gibson. She has had the privilege of working with Eleone Dance Theatre and Spectrum Dance Theater. She is thrilled to be back for her third season with the company! Company member since 2021.

Abdiel Figueroa Reyes (he/they, Las Vegas, NV) was born and raised in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, before moving to the U.S. in 2011. Training: The Rock Center for Dance, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, The Joffrey Ballet summer intensive, Complexions summer intensive, Contemporary West Dance Theater (under Bernard H. Gaddis). In 2017, Figueroa Reyes became a member of Hubbard Street’s Professional Program, HS Pro (under Alexandra Wells with mentorship from Peter Chu, Claire Bataille, Glenn Edgerton, Jonathan Alsberry, and more). In 2018, he became an HSDC apprentice and in 2019, joined the main company. Dance Magazine named him a Top 25 to Watch and recognized him as 1 of 4 LatinX Dancers Breaking Boundaries in 2020. Starting his fifth year as a company member, Figueroa Reyes is delighted to be a 2022 Princess Grace Award Winner and was recently recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Chicago. He is grateful to continue his growth and development with HSDC and the Chicago community. Company member since 2019.

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. Hammans 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), Hammans earned his BFA in Dance in 2014 from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Hammans joined Hubbard Street 2 as a full company member in August 2014 and was promoted to Hubbard Street’s main company in August 2016. Company member since 2016.

Jack Henderson (he/him, Livermore, CA) grew up in Livermore, California where he began dancing at his local dance studio, Tiffany’s Dance Academy. He attended summer intensives and workshops during this time, including San Francisco Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, and Hubbard Street intensives. In 2017, he moved to Vancouver, BC, to attend Arts Umbrellas pre-graduate program under the direction of Artemis Gordon. In 2018, Jack joined the graduate program at Arts Umbrella, performing repertoire and new creations by Crystal Pite, Lukas Timulak, Amos Bental, Ihsan Rustem, and Jonathan E. Alsberry, to name a few. Company member since 2022.

Alysia Johnson (Alysia/she/her, Dallas, TX) first found dance at Dallas Black Dance Theatre and later went on to graduate from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where she studied ballet, modern, and composition. A graduate of The Juilliard School and a two-time recipient of Juilliard’s Entrepreneurship Grant, she has served the Dallas dance community by founding and directing programs that cater to young artists in the DFW metroplex since 2015. Recently, Alysia was awarded the Princess Grace Honoraria Award for dance and she is endlessly thankful for the dance community at large for their support and unmatched creativity. Company member since 2018.

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2023–24 DANCER PROFILES Shota Miyoshi (he/him, Kanagawa, Japan), a native of Japan, started to train in jazz and ballet at Nakura Jazz Dance Studio. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from SUNY Purchase college in 2022. He has performed works by Norbert De La Cruz, Jamar Roberts, Martin Løfsnes, Doug Varone, George Balanchine, Martha Graham and José Limón. Additional training includes MOVE|NYC|’s S.W.E.A.T and Paul Taylor Summer Intensive. He hopes to become a versatile dancer who is able to collaborate with a variety of musicians in order to create something the world has never seen before. Company member since 2022.

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. David 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 David has had the honor of creating works for DanceWorks Chicago, Chambered Squared, Boston University, and a Cochoreographed piece with Jacqueline Burnett for Danza Visual in Mexico City. When he is not dancing, or choreographing David 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. Company member since 2011.

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 in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Minor in Anthropology. Upon moving to Chicago in 2018, Simone studied on scholarship at the Lou Conte Dance Studio while simultaneously performing as a freelance artist throughout the city. Since joining the company in 2021, Simone has been recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s 25 To Watch. Simone has also actively sought to further expand her community as an instructor, both regionally at The Rooted Space and Chicago Movement Collective, as well as familiarly at her alma mater. Simone is forever grateful for the spaces that continue to welcome her and the communities that continue to uplift. Company member since 2021.

Cyrie Topete (she/they, Peoria, AZ) is from Peoria, Arizona, where she trained in competitive dance starting at the age of 13. She then moved to New York City and received her BFA at The Juilliard School, class of 2022. During her time at Juilliard, she was given Juilliard’s FENDI Vanguard Award and attended programs including Springboard Danse Montreal, Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, B12 in Berlin, Germany, Youngarts LA, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and more. She was also recognized for choreographic opportunities including Juilliard’s Choreography and Composers in 2021, National Sawdust’s Blueprint Fellowship in 2019, and Juilliard’s Choreographic Honors in 2019. Cyrie has had the opportunity to perform works by Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Alan Lucien Øyen, Kyle Abraham, Bobbi Jene Smith, Rennie Harris, Peter Chu, Justin Peck, Aszure Barton, Rena Butler, Jenn Freeman, and Jamar Roberts. During her first season with HSDC, she was featured in Dance Magazine’s “On the Rise”. Company member since 2022.

Matt Wenckowski (he/him, St. Charles, IL) received his early training at Moves Dance Studio in North Aurora and trained as a competitive dancer with Excel Dance Productions. In 2009, Matt joined the Joffrey Academy’s pre-professional programs under the direction of Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik, performing in The Nutcracker and more. He studied at Lou Conte Dance Studio under the guidance of Claire Bataille and joined DanceWorks Chicago in 2013 under the direction of Julie Nakagawa. In 2015, he joined the Grand Rapids Ballet performing soloist roles in classical and contemporary works. He’s performed pieces by Alejandro Cerrudo, Trey McIntyre, Ben Stevenson, George Balanchine, Yuri Possokhov, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Val Caniparoli, Robyn Mineko Williams, Penny Saunders, and more. Matt is thrilled and grateful to be part of HSDC and would like to thank his parents for all they’ve done to support him. Company member since 2022. hubbardstreetdance.com

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YOU MAKE AN IMPACT! Our incredible Dancers are essential to who we are, but they’re only part of our story. The other part? You! Support from people like you is essential in helping Hubbard Street Dance Chicago awaken the human spirit through contemporary dance.

YOUR SUPPORT: Nurtures young minds through our award-winning education programs that reach over 1,000 students in primary through high school levels in more than 50 classrooms across Chicago. We encourage students to be inquisitive, make mistakes, and celebrate the process of learning by connecting their bodies and brains.

Brings the world’s best and brightest choreographic voices to Chicago to work with our Dancers and the broader community, including public school students. It also shares the exceptional talents of our Dancers across the country and the world when we tour.

Generates essential conversations to help us explore new creative possibilities. The virtual workshops and comprehensive study guides we create help address diversity, prejudice, culture, and appropriation in the arts.

Pushes contemporary dance in new directions. Besides showcasing world premiere works, we’ve streamed select performances to 31 countries for free, and films from our virtual season have won numerous awards!

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MCA Building. Photo by Peter McCullough, MCA Chicago.

Welcome to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago After the performance, pick up a complimentary Museum Pass from Coat Check to return another day and enjoy everything the MCA has to offer! You may also show this Of Hope program at the MCA Admission Desk, which will be valid for free entry for two visitors until April 30, 2024.

Hubbard Street patrons also get 10% off purchases at the MCA Store and food at Marisol until April 30, 2024 by displaying this program!

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DESIGNER PROFILES Echos of Our Ancestors Luis Razo (Costume Design) is originally from Guadalajara, Mexico. A former dancer, he moved to Chicago in 1994 and has since been a costume designer for multiple theatre and dance productions. He has designed and restored a variety of classical and modern costumes for the Chicago Academy for the Arts Dance Department’s spring and fall programs from 2012– present, including Escapades, Journey, Held, and Solitaire. Luis has also an award-winning collaborator with Joffrey Ballet Academy’s (2018–2022) productions of Momentos, Mori, Sea of Stars, Vessals Bearing, Give the People What They Want, Borders, Brush Stroke, Ballet De Cour, Now But Not Now, Porcelain, Road to Fire, On the Same Boat, Coppelia, Swan Lake, Harlequinade, Ferdinand, Fire Bird, and Appalachian Spring. Other credits: Soles (Trinity Irish Dance Company, 2021), Awake, Youth Company, We Move Lightly (Visceral Dance Chicago, 2022), Adroit by Randy Duncan (Dance for Life/Dancers United, 2018), Never Enough (DFL/DU, 2022). Finalist in Charmweddings Toilet Paper Wedding Gown Contest (2017, 2019).

Aja M. Jackson (Lighting Design) Hubbard Street Dance Company debut! Off-Broadway: A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, Rock and Roll Man. Broadway: Fat Ham (associate).

Regional (selected): Hear Word (American Repertory Theatre / The Public Theater Under the Radar Festival). Lost In Yonkers, The Art of Burning, Pride and Prejudice, Simona’s Search (Hartford Stage). The Art of Burning, The Band’s Visit (Huntington Theatre Company); A Doll’s House, Harvey, World Goes Round, Behold, A Negress (Everyman Theatre); Fences (Shakespeare and Company); World Goes Round (Olney Theatre); Pimpinone and Ino (Boston Early Music Festival). Associate: Goddess (Berkeley Rep). Dance: Hot Water over Raised Fists (Modern Connections); Resident Lighting Designer for movement company, HoldTight. Awards: OEAA Outstanding Lighting Design—Kinky Boots (2022). Teaching: Boston University, National Theatre Institute. Proud member of USA 829. www.ajajacksonlighting.com | IG: @ajamjackson

Into Being Michael Wall (Original Music) is a renowned figure in the music and dance industry, recognized for his inventive and influential work. His eclectic influences span from Nils Frahm to Nina Simone. Since 1999, he has released an extensive collection of over 500 tracks. As a composer, Michael is sought after by both emerging and internationally acclaimed dance companies and choreographers. Having spent 15 years teaching and accompanying in higher education, Michael now publishes new music for dance educational resources on his website, www.soundformovement.com. He offers straightforward music licensing solutions and fosters deep creative collaborative processes.

Hogan McLaughlin (Costume Design) is an American fashion designer, artist, and dancer. He began his professional career as a ballet dancer, performing with the internationally acclaimed Hubbard Street 2 and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2011, he met and collaborated with artist Daphne Guinness on his first garments, which were featured in the windows of Barneys New York Madison Avenue, and at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Later that year, McLaughlin launched his first collection for New York Fashion Week, was subsequently profiled by The New York Times, WWD, Vogue.com, among other publications, and had the opportunity to create custom looks for a number of high profile clients including Lady Gaga and Billy Porter. As an illustrator, he has had the pleasure of creating official promotional images for HBO’s Game of Thrones, Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, and History Channel’s Vikings.

McLaughlin has also had the pleasure of designing costumes for world premiers of celebrated choreographers including Rena Butler, Juliano Nunez, and Robyn Mineko Williams.

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DESIGNER PROFILES Julie E. Ballard (Lighting Design) USA829, is a professional lighting designer, ETCP-certified electrician, and theatrical technician. She is affiliated with IATSE Local 2 and the Actors’ Equity Association. Additionally, Ms. Ballard is the owner/operator of OverlapLighting Productions, LLC, a freelance production company specializing in lighting design, production/stage management, and photography. She has designed for the Charlotte Ballet, Ballet West, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She has freelanced for two decades in and around the Midwest, touring regionally, nationally, and internationally with Hubbard Street, Pilobolus, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, and David Dorfman Dance, among others. Theatre audiences have seen her designs in the U.S., Germany, Italy, Siberia, and South Africa. Ms. Ballard holds degrees in Theater (B.A., 1999) and Lighting Design (MFA, 2004) from Kent State University and the University of Florida, respectively. Visit her portfolio at overlaplighting.com.

Dear Frankie Darin Ross (Music) has recently completed composing for Boaz Yakin’s upcoming film Once Again! He also composed and created soundscape for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s first two act ballet called Lazarus. Ross has been collaborating with Dr. Rennie Harris for over 38 years. He also completed the score for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Beyond The Steps PBS Documentary and is featured in Ailey by Insignia/Neon films. In 2013, he was appointed United States Cultural Diplomat for the USA, completing diplomatic tours to Russia, Belarus and the Ukraine. Ross is the recipient of a 2001 New York Dance & Performance Award (Bessie) for his music composition and soundscape for Rome and Jewels. Ross is currently touring his production Invincible: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson. Ross is the president of RossLive Entertainment.

Imani Sade (Costume Design) is an up-and-coming female fashion stylist and cosmetologist.

Her years of experience and ongoing research in fashion and beauty has developed her unique approach to styling that combines individuality, sustainability, and luxury fashion. Her ultimate goal is to help her clients achieve their “Higher Fashion Self” by creating personalized and visually stunning looks. Imani’s work focuses on the empowerment of minorities and small or not-for-profit businesses. She takes pride in collaborating with her clients to bring their creative visions to life, and she believes that fashion and beauty can be a powerful tool for selfexpression and social change. Instagram @i.sadethestylist @blksheek.

James Clotfelter (Lighting Design) is committed to the creation of collaborative and socially conscious work for live performance, the built environment, and public space. Working broadly as a designer with a specialization in light, he is the co-founder of Studio C Projects, a performance-based, collaborative research studio that investigates the intersections of movement, design, and the built environment. James also maintains an architectural lighting design practice and teaches design and production for Duke University’s Dance MFA program.

His work in live performance has been presented throughout the U.S. and internationally with artists that include Dan Rothenberg, Johannes Wieland, John Jasperse, Bill Shannon, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Reggie Wilson, Pete Wyer, Michael Kliën and Mark DeChiazza. With Dear Frankie, James is honored to celebrate 20 years of creative collaboration with Rennie Harris.

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SPOTLIGHT ON: Echoes of Our Ancestors Maria Torres Trailblazing choreographer Maria Torres sat down with us to talk about her very personal, very powerful world premiere, Echoes of Our Ancestors.

What was the inspiration behind the work?

MARIA: I wanted something that would be celebratory of my family, and the way I grew up.

How has the creation process been different from other ones you’ve been a part of?

MARIA: We’re being asked nowadays to transform. So, that starts with the decolonization of the way that we work—and that’s been a really tough process for me, because I am used to formulas, having everything laid out— and this [process] for me has been about not doing that.

What is it like seeing a company of dancers embody a story that is so personal to you?

MARIA: I think what’s beautiful is that this dance company is willing to dive in and explore, and bridge that gap between Latinos and non-Latinos, and understand that you don’t have to understand the language to appreciate our story.

Hubbard Street Dancers Shota Miyoshi, Cyrie Topete, and Michele Dooley rehearsing Echoes of Our Ancestors by Maria Torres. Photo by Michelle Reid.

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SPOTLIGHT ON: I nto Being FLOCK Alice Klock and Florian Lochner—a choreographic duo known together as FLOCK—met while dancing at Hubbard Street, a combined 14 years of experience at HSDC between the two of them. Now returning to where they got their start as Choreographic Fellows, FLOCK shares insights on the process of making their mesmerizing new work.

How did you approach the process of creating this new work with Hubbard Street?

FLORIAN: We always like to go in, not prepared with the movement because we love seeing the dancers add to our movement language and get their uniqueness out of them.

ALICE: They have really adapted to our partnering very well. We have a very intricate partnering style that we perform. It feels very personal and kind of hard to translate because it’s so specifically us. But these dancers have really picked up on it even more than we thought they would. We’ve been able to like push the partnering to another level of intricacy.

FLORIAN: Yeah, we really were able to go crazy—even crazier than what we normally do—because we saw that they are able to take it and they just pushed for it.

What are your hopes for the audience experience of Into Being?

FLORIAN: A goal of our work is always to give the audience this sensation of all the feelings, all the ups and downs in life. They should just be open, like dive into it. I don’t know if there’s something specific to look for, but more like a feeling we hope to give them.

ALICE: Yes, exactly. I feel like this piece for us, it has an interesting momentum.

There’s sort of this inevitable energy that is there, an inescapable hurtling towards something. I hope that the audience gives in to that momentum and lets it take them to wherever it concludes. People will maybe arrive in a different place, but let the ride take you somewhere.

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SPOTLIGHT ON: D ear Frankie Rennie Harris In 1977, two Chicago dance legacies were both just beginning: Lou Conte founded Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and DJ Frankie Knuckles began his residency at a new club in Chicago: the Warehouse.

Originally from the Bronx, NY, Knuckles became an influential force in the music and club scene once he started DJ-ing at the Warehouse in Chicago’s West Loop (which as of last year, is set to become an official Chicago Landmark). In 1983, his fast success allowed him to open his own club, The Power Plant, while also breaking into the recording industry with his genre-defying tracks. He was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 1996, and won the Grammy in 1998 for Best Remixed Recording, becoming the inaugural winner of that newlycreated category. Having created remixes for some of the world’s top artists including Janet Jackson, Diana Ross, Luther Vandross, and Chaka Khan, his work has left an indelible mark on our art and culture today.

“Blew me away—as somebody who found liberation in sexuality and expression through the underground dance scene, this piece felt so touching. I was dancing in my seat the entire time!”

—HSDC Audience Member

‘Frankie Knuckles’ mural by BBoy B, Flash, 38 Slugs and Skol in the West Loop. Just last year, this mural and others part of the B_Line street art curation were brazenly painted over.

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Hubbard Street Dancer Alysia Johnson. Photo by David Schultz.

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Hubbard Street Dancer Morgan Clune. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.

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SPOTLIGHT ON: HSDC Education Movement as Partnership For more than 20 years, our in-school Movement as Partnership (MAP) residency programs have transformed classrooms into living laboratories of movement and learning.

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We partner with schools and community organizations across Chicago to provide access to our programs in support of our mission to enrich, engage, educate, and change lives through the experience of dance.

Interested in partnering with HSDC Education?

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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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Visit hubbardstreetdance.com/circleplaces or scan the QR code to learn more.

Your contribution provides critical funding to change lives through the experience of dance.

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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 Krista Ellensohn Manager of Training Operations Administrative Staff Abby Olson General Manager Jessica Adler, Kelley Dorhauer, Corinne Kibler, Arts FMS Financial Management Services External Affairs Katie Grogan Director of Development Melissa Rosenberg Special Events & Development Operations Manager Clara Trippe Development Storyteller Haley Gillespie Development Coordinator Erik Kaiko Director of Marketing & Communications Megan Moran Manager of Marketing & Communications

Youth, Education, and Community Programs Eboné Harden Director of Education Teaching Artist Faculty Jamie Brunson Rebeca G. Griffin Anne Kasdorf Danielle “Dani” Kfoury Michelle Modrzejewski Mara Noguez Daisy Rueda Julia Rzonca Molly Strom June Tanoue Desiree “Desi” VanDyke Production Harrison Pearse Burke 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 Michael Kroll Head Carpenter Board of Directors Steven Collens Chair Kristin Conley President

+ Past Board Chair ^ Past Board President *In Memoriam Program Book Erik Kaiko Editor

Jodi Patt Secretary

Communiqué Graphic Design Designer

Debra Moritz VP of Membership Ross B. Bricker

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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^* William N. Wood Prince+ Timothy Schwertfeger^ Jack D. Tovin Randy White

Camille E. Rudge Treasurer

Marc Miller VP of Development

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Heather Caruso Rima Chakrabarti, MD Mara S. Georges Larry Gilbert Jae Lee Solange Sandy Lloyd Jennifer Mallamud Mary Lou Marinas Suzet McKinney, DrPH Jasminka Milpak Kristen Otterson Alison L. Richards Benna Wilde Yasmine Winkler

SUPPORT We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following corporations, foundations, government agencies, and individuals who made gifts to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago between December 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024. Their support kept the company moving and made the performance you enjoy today possible.

Corporate, Foundation & Government Support $100,000 and above Athletico Physical Therapy Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Polk Bros. Foundation Pritzker Foundation The Shubert Foundation

$10,000–$24,999 CIBC Commercial Banking John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Georges & Synowiecki Ltd National Endowment for the Arts Sage Foundation The Siragusa Family Foundation William Blair and Company, LLC Anonymous (1)

$50,000–$99,999 Chicago Athletic Clubs Julius N. Frankel Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

$5,000–$9,999 Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. The Irving Harris Foundation Jenner & Block, LLP The Poetry Foundation Sterling Bay Dr. Scholl Foundation Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation United HealthCare Group

$25,000–$49,999 Conagra Brands Foundation Crown Family Philanthropies Illinois Arts Council Agency Illinois Tool Works Inc. PPM America, Inc./ Jackson National Life Insurance Prince Charitable Trusts Elizabeth Louise Smith Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Anonymous (1)

$1,000–$4,999 Cushman & Wakefield Council for Canadian American Relations Dancing Angels Foundation JLL Sahara Enterprises Inc. Skyline Construction WAWOS

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Individual Support $100,000 and above The Estate of Edward T. Mack The Estate of Nancy Lauter McDougal $25,000–$99,999 Ginger Farley and Bob Shapiro, Martha Struthers Farley and Donald C. Farley, Jr. Family Foundation Jana French and Peter Gotsch Marla and Larry Gilbert Sandra and Jack Guthman Kristen Otterson Richard L. Rodes Judy Wise $10,000–$24,999 The Estate of Corinne Brophy Meg and Tim Callahan Joyce Chelberg Collens Family Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation Steven and Caralynn Collens Kristin Conley and Andrew Sudds Charlie Gardner and Patti Eylar Mara Georges and Michael Mutz Solange Sandy Lloyd and Arnold Schraa Mary Lou Marinas Marc Miller and Chris Horsman Jae Lee and Michael Heffernan Debra and Blake Moritz Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes Adrienne Parker Jodi Patt and Wesley Crampton Alison Richards Burton X. and Sheli Z. Rosenberg 34

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Camille and Kevin Rudge Edwin Wentz Benna and Hal Wilde Yasmine and George Winkler Liza Yntema, In support of female leadership in dance Anonymous (1) $5,000—$9,999 John and Caroline Ballantine John Blosser Ross B. Bricker and Nina Vinik Robert Celin and Oscar Carrillo Joel and Katie Cory Cathleen McCarthy Cramer and Jim Suehr Dafne Guisard Mirja Spooner Haffner Ian Jacobs and Valerie Chang Kay Mabie Ron and Elise Magers Gary Metzner and Scott Johnson Nabeela Rasheed Eleanor and William Revelle Paula Steiner and David Hellman Jack and Niki Tovin Anonymous (1) $2,500—$4,999 Katie Grogan and James Schulte Bruce and Jamie Hague Jan Kliger Howard and Gail Lanznar Jen and Josh Mallamud David McDermott and Molly Graber Thomas J. O’Keefe Kim Schaffer and Don Sandler Carol Siegler Randy and Lisa White

$1,000—$2,499 Greg Albiero and Mark Zampardo Sandra Bass Shaun and Andy Block Heather Caruso Hugo and Catherine Chavez Sandi Cooksey and Todd Clark Jeff Corbin and Massimo Pacilli David and Terri Dieter Thomas Durica and Susan Jacob Thomas J. Feie Siobhan Flynn and Alec Dike Lynn and James Grogan Adam Grymkowski Lauren Huefner In the Works Fund Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund Jonathan and Sally Kovler Zarah Latif and Sandeep Mannur Walter Mah Suzet McKinney Kathleen Miles JD Miller and Mike Aden Sally and Ted Miller Jasminka Milpak and Daniel Lapish Steve and DeeDee Morcos Jennifer Lynne Nelson Stacey Newman Susan C. Nutson Kesha Pate Eleanor Pollack Jeaneane and John Quinn Barbara Reed Lynn Ritchie Janice Rodgers Ted Schmidt Charles and Bea Schutz Mary Kay Shaw Ziemowit Smulkowski Eric and Tammy Steele

SUPPORT Peter Vale Holly Wathan Michael Wilczynski Gary and Ladonna Wicklund Anonymous (4) $500—$999 Susan Bass and Stephen Marcus Stuart Brainerd & Elise Paschen Kellie and Dean Clune Jessica and Evan Dadosky Kathy DeHoff Scott Deininger Judy Desenis and Scott Peterson Molly Flanagan Brandon and Tracy Frein Anne Gaffney Julie L. Gentes Jeffrey Griffin Ada M. Gugenheim and Jon Will Elizabeth Halajian and Andrew Burdick Harlequin Floors Ashley Hartman Lianne and Daniel Jacobs Marsha Kamen Nicholas and Rachael Kanich Gina Kennedy Stephen and Maria Lans Jim and Beverly Maguire Michael McStraw Bill Melamed and Jamey Lundblad Geoff Myers Katlyn Nicolai Ferenc Paller A. Paton Suzie Pretekin Robert and Marsha Rosner

Bonnie and Michael Rothman Earl and Sandra Rusnak Saf Sarich Marilee C. Unruh Giorgiana Varvaroi Paul Waas Debora Widmer William Ziemann Anonymous (2) $250—$499 Susan and Lawrence Aaron Arts FMS Randy and Lorraine Barba Richard M Bendix Jr Jennie Berkson and David Edelstein Larry Berlin Henry and Leigh Bienen Linda Bierig Alicia Bishop Thomas Broderick Howard and Carol Burnett Dr. Nancy Church and Mr. Charles Jett Azurii Collier Victoria Darrow Barbara and Michael Davis Cindy Delmar Jennifer Edgcomb Janet Elkins Sarah Eng Cathy Ethridge Burt Fujishima Christine Galloway Sheldon and Susan Good Mary Ellen Guest Harry and Lyne Halme John Jawor Leslie Jeffery

Alisa Katzen Susan and Steve Kaufman Stephanie Keehn Gina Kennedy Brian and Christina King Pilar and Brian Korgel Michael Krauss Christopher Kurtz Mark Larsen Veronica Levine Donald L. MacCorquodale Sandra McNaughton Linda and Bob Mendelson Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin Maureen Mudron Andrew and Judy L. Porte Charles and Marilynn Rivkin Emma Rodriguez-Ayala Anne Rogers Holly Ronzi Hadassah Rosen Linda Rosencranz Steve Roy and Lloyd Kohler Robert and Mary Ann Savard Carleen Schreder Steven and Elizabeth Schultz David Shulman William and Edith Shannon Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith Maria Stamas Patty Sternberg Dr. Cynthia Stewart Carol Stone Karen Teitelbaum LeRoss and Ruth Thompson Mary Toll and William Heimann Sandra Van Tilburg John Tullsen Marc Wilkow Karen Wilmot Caren Yanis

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.

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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 Abby, Linda-D, David, and all the amazing HS dancers Kesha Pate In honor of Sara Albrecht In the Works Fund In honor of Craig D. Black, Jr., and Kevin Shannon Kristen Otterson In honor of Jacqueline Burnett Anne Gaffney In honor of Meg Callahan Her loving mother and sisters In honor of Steven Collens Karen Teitelbaum In memory of Mamie Dooley and Lula Calwise Teresa Dooley

In honor of Sara Fox Seth Lawrence Fox In honor of Katie Grogan Mary Ellen Guest In memory of Alan R. and Lois M. Hinds Anonymous In honor of Christina King Brian King In honor of Debra Moritz Edith Falk In memory of Jane Ellen Murray Edwin Wentz In honor of Rich Rodes John Tullsen In honor of Yasmine Winkler Emma Rodriguez-Ayala

In honor of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell Josianne Pennington

Contributed Materials and Services Arts Consulting Group Athletico Physical Therapy Chicago Athletic Clubs J&L Catering

Microsoft Corporation SoundLight Entertainment Tessitura

Hubbard Street Dancers Elliot Hammans, Jack Henderson, Simone Stevens, and Abdiel Figueroa Reyes in Nevermore by Thang Dao. Photo by Michelle Reid.

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Special Services Allied Integrated Marketing Advertising

Quarles & Brady Legal Services

Athletico Physical Therapy Official Provider of Physical Therapy

Franczek P.C. Legal Services

Chicago Athletic Clubs Official Health Club

Jenner & Block Legal Services

Arts Consulting Group Executive Search and Strategic Planning

Michelle Reid HSDC Resident Photographer; Season 46 Identity Photography

Mallory Baker, Jeremy Harris, Taylor Ford, Joyce Lindsey, Jonathan Schang, Imogen Smith Accompanists Meredith Dincolo, Kimberly Dulac, Roderick George, Nan Giordano, Daniel “BRAVEMONK” Haywood, Kelsa “K-Soul” Rieger-Haywood, Noelle Kayser, Andrew Murdock, Julie Nakagawa, Wade Schaaf, Kevin Shannon, Julianna Rubio Slager, Kia Smith, Risa Steinberg, Jasmin Taylor, Jessica Tomlinson, Laura Wade, Ballet 5:8*, Chicago DanceWorks*, Chicago Repertory Ballet*, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater*, Giordano Dance Chicago*, PARA. MAR Dance Theatre*, South Chicago Dance Theatre*, Red Clay Dance Company* Company Teachers Savills Real Estate

Imani Sade Season 46 Identity Styling Frank Ishman Headshots and Bio Photography David Schultz Rehearsal Photography Motion/Pictures Dance Project Inside the Studio Production Team SoundLight Entertainment 2024 Spotlight Ball Video Production & HSDC Resident Videographers Carol Fox & Associates Public Relations 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.

Meg and Tim Callahan Marge* and Lew Collens Josephine H. Deutsch* Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol 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

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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

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$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

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May 17–19, 2024 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance Tickets available now at hubbardstreetdance.com Hubbard Street Dancers Morgan Clune and Shota Miyoshi. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.