MAY 16–18, 2025
SPRING SERIES
Performing at
Sweet Gwen Suite by Bob Fosse & Gwen Verdon
Beauty Chasers by Matthew Rushing
Blue Soup by Aszure Barton
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director
David McDermott, Executive Director
Lou Conte, Founder
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance resides on the traditional homelands of the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations. Many other tribes such as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Sac, and Fox have also called this area home. The region has long been a center for Indigenous people to gather, trade, and maintain kinship ties. Today, one of the largest urban American Indian communities in the United States resides in Chicago, and members of this community continue to contribute to the life and culture of this city.
To learn more about the practice of land acknowledgement and the importance of honoring native land, visit usdac.us. The Chicagoland region is home to over 65,000 American Indians and the country’s oldest urban-based Native membership community center, American Indian Center Chicago (AIC). Visit aicchicago.org to learn more about AIC’s mission to foster physical and spiritual health in the community, an active connection with traditional values and practices, stronger families with multigenerational bonds, and a rising generation of educated, articulate, and visionary youth.
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 47 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 47: Spring Series
Sweet Gwen Suite by Bob Fosse & Gwen Verdon
Beauty Chasers by Matthew Rushing (World Premiere)
Blue Soup by Resident Artist Aszure Barton (Company Premiere)
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director
David McDermott, Executive Director
Lou Conte, Founder
The Company
Alexandria Best*
Dominick Brown
Jacqueline Burnett*
Aaron Choate
Morgan Clune
Michele Dooley
Elliot Hammans
Jack Henderson
Bianca Melidor
Shota Miyoshi
Andrew Murdock
David Schultz*
Simone Stevens
Cyrie Topete
Seasonal Guest Artists
Jemoni Powe
Sydney Revennaugh
Company Swings
Kyle Anders
Joan Dwiartanto
*Denotes Princess Grace Award Recipient
Sweet Gwen Suite (2021)
Bob Fosse & Gwen Verdon, Choreography
Linda Haberman, Staging & Additional Choreography & Direction
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass, Johnny Mandel, Lalo Schifrin, Music
Lynne Shankel, Arranger/Orchestrator
Bobby Pearce*, Costume Design
Harrison Pearse Burke, Lighting Design
Dancers: Dominick Brown, Aaron Choate, Cyrie Topete (5/16)
Alexandria Best, Elliot Hammans, Andrew Murdock (5/17)
Morgan Clune, Elliot Hammans, Andrew Murdock (5/18)
Music: Mexican Shuffle by Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass; Cool Hand Luke by Lalo Schifrin, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI); Mexican Breakfast by Johnny Mandel, WC Music Corp. (ASCAP).
Sweet Gwen Suite has been commissioned by New York City Center for the 2021 Fall for Dance Festival. Support for new dance works at City Center is provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
Please be advised: Sweet Gwen Suite incorporates prop cigarettes (non-tobacco, non-nicotine).
PAUSE
Please remain seated
Beauty Chasers WORLD PREMIERE
Matthew Rushing, Choreography
Dante Giramma, Original Sound Design
Elinor Ahlstrand, Alice Coltrane, David & Steve Gordon,
Matthew Halsall, Reiki Healing Music Ensemble, Music
Dante Anthony Baylor, Costume Design
Jason Lynch*, Lighting Design
Dancers: Bianca Melidor, Shota Miyoshi, Cyrie Topete (5/16)
Dominick Brown, Morgan Clune, Michele Dooley (5/17)
Aaron Choate, Andrew Murdock, Sydney Revennaugh (5/18)
Music: Original sound design by Dante Giramma. Faro by Elinor Ahlstrand, published by 2020 Quiet Records. Thunder Drum Dream by David & Steven Gordon, music courtesy of Sequoia Records. Cherry Blossom by Matthew Halsall, courtesy of Gondwana Records. Journey in Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane, performed by Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, produced by Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra, courtesy Wood Work Music. Animal Sounds by Reiki Healing Music Orchestra, music courtesy of Equilibriummusicgroup.com.
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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 Dance Chicago in BUSK by Aszure Barton. Photo by Michelle Reid.
2024–25 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.
2024–25 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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ASZURE BARTON is a prolific creator whose dance work has been equated to “watching the physical unfurling of the human psyche” by the US 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 Chastaine, 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. Last year, she 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 also delighted to be the current Resident Artist at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Her latest artistic venture is a 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 plan to tour it internationally over the next few years 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 also created a full-evening collaboration, Slow Burn, at Hamburg Ballett and will premiere a new collaboration (Join) with the Limón Dance Company later this month. Aszure Barton continues to be an innovator of form, having contributed to an evolution of highly specialized dance and theater companies worldwide. Over the years, she has received a myriad of 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.
GWEN VERDON is “widely regarded as the best dancer ever to brighten the Broadway Stage” (The New York Times). Her early career was marked by her close working relationship with Jack Cole, for whom she worked as both a performer and assistant choreographer. Her most enduring professional partnership, however, was with the man she would marry, Bob Fosse. Together, Ms. Verdon and Mr. Fosse ran up a string of iconic theatrical successes not rivaled by a director/choreographer and star before or since. After she earned her first of four Tony Awards in her breakout role as Claudine in Can-Can, her collaboration with Mr. Fosse began. She starred in Damn Yankees (Tony Award), New Girl in Town (Tony Award), Redhead (Tony Award), Sweet Charity (Tony nomination) and Chicago (Tony nomination). Her work in feature films includes roles in On the Riviera, David & Bathsheba, Mississippi Gambler, Damn Yankees, Cocoon, Cocoon: The Return, The Cotton Club, Nadine, Marvin’s Room, Alice, Bruno, and Walking Across Egypt. Early in her career, she helped stage Marilyn Monroe’s performance of “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She served as Artistic Advisor for Steam Heat, the Emmy Award-winning documentary about Mr. Fosse. She also appeared on the television programs “Mash,” “Fame,” “Trapper John,” “M.D.,” “Webster,” “Magnum, P.I.,” “The Equalizer,” “Dream On,” “Dear John,” “Homicide,” and “Legs.” Her work in the concert dance world spanned decades and continents, including Chicago’s Hubbard Street Dance, the Beijing Ballet School in China, the Houston Ballet Company, and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Counted among the hundreds of partners with whom she danced throughout the course of her career were Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolph Nureyev. Among her many accolades, Ms. Verdon won a Grammy Award for Redhead and received a National Endowment for the Arts & Humanities Award.
MATTHEW RUSHING was born in Los Angeles, California. He was a scholarship student at The Ailey School, became a member of Ailey II and in 1992 became a member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. During his career he has performed for Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. During his time with the Company, he has choreographed four ballets: Acceptance In Surrender (2005), a collaboration with Hope Boykin and Abdur-Rahim Jackson; Uptown (2009), a tribute to the Harlem Renaissance; ODETTA (2014), a celebration of “the queen of American folk music”; and Testament (2020), a tribute to Alvin Ailey’s Revelations created in collaboration with Clifton Brown and Yusha-Marie Sorzano. Mr. Rushing became Rehearsal Director in 2010, was appointed Associate Artistic Director in January 2020, and during the 65th anniversary season for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is interim Artistic Director. as Associate Choreographer from 2009 to 2016. Between 2016 and 2022, Johan choreographed 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 honored in 2016 with the Benois de la Danse Prize for his Carmen (CNDMadrid), the piece One on One (NDT2),
CHOREOGRAPHER + STAGER PROFILES
and with the Danza & Danza award for his piece Bliss, as well in 2020 for his Don Juan as best Italian production. 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.
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.
2024–25 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 Artist under the direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Now going into her fourth 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. 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.
Dominick Brown (he/they, Oklahoma City, OK) is a professional dance artist originally from Oklahoma City. Brown began training under the direction of CeCe Farha. While training, he attended summer intensives with The Washington School of Ballet and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. He received a BFA from the University of The Arts in Philadelphia under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfeild as a Directors Scholar in 2021. While at the university, Brown worked with Ballet Preljocaj in Aix en Provence, France. He also attended The American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina. Brown has previously danced as a company artist with Kun Yang Lin Dancers and SALT Contemporary Dance. He has performed works by Merce Cunningham, Ihsan Rustem, Andrea Miller, Lauren Edson, Kun Yang Lin, Joni Mcdonald and Peter Chu. Dominick is thrilled to join Hubbard Street for the 2024/25 Season. Company member since 2024.
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 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 Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, Justin Peck, Jamar Roberts, Bobbi Jene Smith, Rennie Harris, Spenser Theberge, Lar Lubovitch, and Ted Shawn. They are also an avid choreographer. In 2024, they were a choreographer and Artistic Lead for the Hubbard Street Teen CREATE Summer Intensive. 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. 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.
2024–25 DANCER PROFILES
2024–25 DANCER PROFILES
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, choreographing at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s CREATE summer intensive (2023 & 2024) and The Juilliard School in 2023. Morgan is currently entering her third season with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago under the direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Company member since 2022.
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, amongst others. She has had the privilege of working with Eleone Dance Theatre and Spectrum Dance Theater. Michele is beyond excited for their fourth season with Hubbard Street! Company member since 2021.
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 Umbrella’s 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.
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. In 2018, 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. In 2021, she joined 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. Company member since 2024.
2024–25 DANCER PROFILES
2024–25 DANCER PROFILES
Jemoni Powe (he/him, Las Vegas, NV) is an upcoming dancer, choreographer, and pedagogue from Las Vegas, Nevada. Beginning his training at the School of Nevada Ballet, he was soon chosen as a Merit winner in Dance and Choreography for the National YoungArts Foundation. He debuted in a music video by Grammy award-winning Jazz artist Gregory Porter entitled “Revival.” He is highlighted in the November 2020 issue of Dance Spirit Magazine as one of five dancers to follow. He is a 2024 graduate from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. He was a Gallim Company artist and an artist with NVA and Guests, recently performing the works From and Sama by Andrea Miller and Mont Blanc by Nicole Von Arx. Jemoni is overjoyed to be joining Hubbard Street Dance Chicago this season as a Seasonal Guest Artist.
Sydney Revennaugh (she/her, Marion, IN) is from Marion, Indiana and began her training with Dancers Edge under direction of Brandy Revennaugh and Brooke Napier, as well as Indiana Ballet Conservatory under direction of Alyona Yakovleva-Randall. She is a 2024 Juilliard School graduate where she earned a BFA in dance. During her four years at Juilliard, she attended summer programs with Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballet BC and Arts Umbrella. She was a YoungArts Finalist in 2020 and received a silver medal for modern/contemporary dance. At the Juilliard School, she performed works by Tiler Peck, Ohad Naharin, Rena Butler, Aszure Barton, Jamar Roberts, Camille A. Brown, Omar Román De Jesús and Kyle Abraham among others. She often performed in Student Choreographic Workshops.
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 13 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. Kyle is extremely grateful and overjoyed to be joining HSDC this season as a Company Swing.
Joan Dwiartanto (she/her, Singapore) is a multifaceted artist working as a dancer and filmmaker. She graduated from The Juilliard School in 2022, where she worked with choreographers such as Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, Justin Peck, Or Schraiber and Bobbi Jene Smith. In 2020, Joan co-directed a collaborative film for The Park Avenue Armory’s 100 Years | 100 Women event in New York City and worked with principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre, James Whiteside, as the creative videographer in his own Ballet film Marilyn’s Funeral. She then went on to direct her own dance film, Crying On The Island They Own which premiered in early 2022, and has since won multiple film festival awards. Joan went on to join YYDC, a dance company founded by Yue Yin, where she performed in Yue Yin’s evening-length pieces NOWHERE (2023) and most recently, SOMEWHERE (2024) in NYC.
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Pictured: Hubbard Street Dancer Cyrie Topete.
Photo by Michelle Reid.
DESIGNER PROFILES
Beauty Chasers
Dante Giramma (Original Sound Design) is a composer, multimedia artist, and sound engineer from Western Massachusetts. His work spans many mediums including fixed media, generative composition, composition for dance and film, CGI & interactive media, sound sculpture, and multimedia installation. He is incredibly invested in creating artistic experiences that are both playful and impactful, using installation work and collaboration with dancers as a catalyst to explore interactivity and physicality in art and sound.
Dante Anthony Baylor (Costume Design) has been a costumier for over 20 years. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Dante began focusing on costuming as a teenager while studying Theatrical Production at The Baltimore School for the Arts. He graduated from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in Fashion Design. Shortly after graduation, Dante returned to the theatre world. He Joined: Alvin Ailey (New York) in 2006, The Royal Ballet (London) in 2016, Ballet Central (London) in 2017, Washington National Opera (Washington DC) in 2018, and American Ballet Theatre (New York) in 2021. He currently tours with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He’s designed costumes for works by Matthew Rushing, Christopher Marney, Jenna Lee, Matthew Bourne, Christopher Gable, Chalvar Monteiro, Yusha Sorzano and RZA, Thang Dao, Otis Sallid, Jonathan Lee, and Monica Bill Barnes. He’s also a personal tailor for Queen Latifah, Ben Platt, Rachel Brosnahan, Machine Gun Kelly, Brandi Carlile, Alex Wolff, Kid Capri, Chris Graves, Ryan Destiny, Julianne Hough, and Monica Bill Barnes.
Jason Lynch (Lighting Design) is a Chicago-based lighting designer for dance, opera, theatre, and other live performance art. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago debut. OFF BROADWAY: You Are Here: An Evening with Solea Pfeiffer (Audible Theatre/Minetta Lane Theatre). REGIONAL: Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Court Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Geva Theatre Center, Goodman Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Huntington Theatre Company, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Northlight Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, The Old Globe, and Trinity Repertory Company.
AWARDS: 1 Joseph Jefferson, 2 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge, Michael Maggio Emerging Designer, Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design (International Black Theatre Festival). Lynch is represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE and The Gersh Agency. www.jasondlynch.com. @jasonlynch.design on Instagram.
Hubbard Street Dancers Aaron Choate, Elliot Hammans, Andrew Murdock, and Jack Henderson in Black Milk by Ohad Naharin. Photo by Michelle Reid.
DESIGNER PROFILES
Sweet Gwen Suite
Lynne Shankel (Arranger/Orchestrator) is a composer, lyricist, orchestrator, arranger and music supervisor. Lynne (along with lyricist Sara Cooper) won the 2022 Richard Rodgers Award for Perpetual Sunshine & The Ghost Girls. Other shows include HoT (music) Postcard American Town (music and lyrics) and bare: The Musical (music for additional songs). Lynne was music supervisor/arranger/ orchestrator for Allegiance starring Lea Salonga and George Takei and was the first woman to solely orchestrate a new musical on Broadway. Bway: Allegiance, Crybaby (music direction/arrangements); Company (resident music supervisor). Select credits as orchestrator/arranger: White Girl In Danger, Altar Boyz, (Drama Desk nomination); The Extraordinary Ordinary (Drama Desk Nomination); Annie Live (NBC); Life After; Breathe (2020 album and film); Allegiance (The Old Globe, Craig Noel Award for Orchestrations); Chita Rivera (Carnegie Hall, PBS); Boston Pops, New York Pops, San Francisco Symphony, Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
Bobby Pearce (Costume Design) Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Broadway’s Taboo. Design highlights: Stage—Children of Eden (Kennedy Center), Really Rosie (Bucks County Playhouse), Ritual Cyclical (Lincoln Center), Summer o Love (Ogunquit Playhouse), Falling For Eve (York Theatre), The Marvelous Wonderettes (NYC, Albany, Cincinnati, Long Beach, San Jose, and Sacramento), Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Las Vegas), The Syringa Tree (New York/London), Red Dog Howls (El Portal/LA), L’Incoronazione de Poppea (Wolf Trap Opera) and Chita Rivera’s Tour Chita & All That Jazz. Television—‘The Rosie O’Donnell Show,’ ‘Rosie Live,’ ‘The RosieShow’ and ‘The Big Gay Sketch Show.’ Films—Let It Snow starring Bernadette Peters. He’s designed for Liza Minnelli, Gwen Verdon, Madeline Kahn, Elizabeth Ashley, Glenn Close, Marla Maples, and International Skating Champions—Maia and Alex Shibutani and Evan Bates (2014 Olympics). bobbypearce.com.
Harrison Pearse Burke (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 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.
Blue Soup
Rémi van Bochove (Costume Design) is a Fashion Design graduate from the École Supérieure de Mode de Montréal ESG-UQAM in 2017, 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.
Burke Brown (Lighting Design) Burke Brown’s dance design includes work with Gi, Ballett am Rhein, Gallim, English National Ballet, Bayerisches Staatsballett, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, La Scala Ballet Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Houston Ballet, Ballet West, Compañia Nacional de Danza (Mexico), and Aszure Barton & Artists. His work has been presented at the Joyce Theater, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, New York City Center, Yerba Buena Center and across North America, Europe and Russia. Mr. Brown has a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Theater Studies from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. He received his Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama He is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 and Wingspace Theatrical Design. He teaches at Hunter College in NYC. Originally from North Carolina, Burke Brown has lived in Beijing, Miami, New Haven and Brooklyn. He now lives in Jackson Heights, Queens with his wife and son.
SPOTLIGHT ON: Beauty Chasers Matthew Rushing
As the Interim Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Matthew Rushing is a busy artist these days. We were so fortunate to have him in the Pritzker Foundation Studio this year creating the world premiere of Beauty Chasers.
Talk about how the creation process was with Hubbard Street.
Normally when I go into a creative process, I like to have about a third of the work created, because it kind of settles me and I don’t get too nervous. [For Hubbard Street]. I intentionally did not prepare much at all, and I came in expecting to just go with the flow.
When I got into the studio with those artists, I was incredibly inspired—and even throughout the whole process, I felt like each day I felt more and more comfortable embracing the unknown.
I think the most unique thing about working with the Hubbard Street artists is the power of their individuality. Each dancer is so comfortable with who they are, and what they have to bring and offer to the process. The balance of their individuality with their openness gives me that inspiration I need to create something out of nothing.
What is the inspiration behind Beauty Chasers?
Originally, I wanted to call the ballet Triad. I recently created a work called Sacred Songs for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, in tribute to our signature work Revelations. In this work, I had a trio of dancers that loosely resembled the Holy Trinity but because the ballet was so huge, I couldn’t really focus that much attention on this trio. So when I came to Hubbard Street, I really wanted to take that idea of the trio and expound on it. As I started sketching things out, the title changed to Beauty Chasers. It has a lot to do with the artists themselves, and also the process that I experienced while I was here.
Hubbard Street Dancers Bianca Melidor, Shota Miyoshi, and Cyrie Topete. Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell and Matthew Rushing.
Photos by Michelle Reid.
SPOTLIGHT ON: Blue Soup
Resident Artist Aszure Barton
We hope you enjoy this peek at the rehearsal process for Blue Soup by Hubbard Street Resident Artist Aszure Barton. Next season, Barton returns for the third year of her residency to bring back A Duo and create a brand new work on the Company.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago rehearsing Blue Soup by Aszure Barton. Photos by Michelle Reid.
As you enjoy today’s program, we invite you to Delve Into Dance with us and enrich your experience by considering some of the following questions before, during, and after the performance:
n How does the music/soundscape contribute to your experience of the piece?
n Do any of the pieces evoke other art forms or societal/cultural influences?
n What emotions do particular movements or moments bring up for you?
n Do you think the choreographers created their pieces with a specific message or story to convey? If so, what?
Hubbard Street Dancer Alexandria Best. Photo by Michelle Reid.
MOMENTS BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE, OUR DANCERS TAKE HANDS CENTER STAGE
in a cherished Hubbard Street ritual known as CIRCLE PLACES. Within Circle Places, each individual artist is celebrated as they come together to form a powerful collective.
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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.
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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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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, Corinne Kibler, Jen Soloway, Arts FMS Financial Management Services
External Affairs
Mollie Alexander Director of Development
Haley Gillespie Associate Director of Development
Clara Trippe Development Storyteller
Emily Horowitz Development Coordinator
Erik Kaiko Director of Marketing & Communications
Megan Moran Manager of Marketing & Communications
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 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
Larry Gilbert^ Treasurer
Jodi Patt Secretary
Jen Mallamud VP of Development
Debra Moritz VP of Membership
Directors at Large
Ross B. Bricker
Heather Caruso
Allyson Esposito
Mara S. Georges
Jae Lee
Solange Sandy Lloyd
Mary Lou Marinas
Samir Mayekar
Suzet McKinney, DrPH
Jasminka Milpak
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 March 1st, 2024 and April 25th, 2025. 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
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
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Prince Charitable Trusts
Anonymous (1)
$10,000–$24,999
Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation
CIBC Commercial Banking
Good Chaos
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P.
J&L Catering
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
PPM America, Inc./Jackson National Life Insurance
Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation
The Siragusa Family Foundation
Verit Advisors
William Blair
$5,000–$9,999
AbbVie
The Chicago Community Trust
Georges & Synowiecki Ltd
The Irving Harris Foundation
Jenner & Block, LLP
Dr. Scholl Foundation
$1,000–$4,999
Arts FMS
Kovler Family Foundation
Sahara Enterprises Inc.
The Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo
Hubbard Street Dancers Morgan Clune, Elliot Hammans, Shota Miyoshi, and Aaron Choate in Dear Frankie by Rennie Harris. Photo by KT Miller Photography.
Daniel and Maryellen Schwartz
Mary Kay Shaw
Eric and Tammy Steele
Lyndon Taylor and Daphne Roscoe-Taylor
Carol Stone
Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker
Richard Straub
Rafael Torres
Peter Vale
Carolyn Zaslaw and Stephen Miller
William Ziemann Anonymous (2)
$500–$999
Michelle Atherton
Jeanne Brett
Thomas Brown
Jessica and Evan Dadosky
Beth I. Davis
Joseph Deal
Kathy DeHoff
Judy Desenis and Scott Peterson
Dr. Raff Donelson and Rev. Dan Puchalla
Jennifer Elsener
Eynav and Avi Epstein
Cathy Ethridge
Edith and Gerald Falk
Susan Feibus
Wendy Fox and H. Jon Schneider
Julie L. Gentes
Nori and Teddy Greenstein
Jeff and Rebeca Griffin
Ada M. Guggenheim & Jon Will
Ashley Hartman
Rusty Hernandez
Heather Holderman
George and Andrea Hutchinson
Marsha Kamen
Gina Kennedy
Scott Klemm
Maureen Loughnane and Evan Henschel
Sandy Marks
David McDermott and Molly Graber
Bill Melamed and Jamey Lundblad
JD Miller and Mike Aden
Ferenc Paller
Katherine and Jason Patch
A. Paton
Anna Rappaport
Harriet and Irwin Ross
Steven and Erika Rossa
Bonnie and Michael Rothman
Elizabeth and Steven Schultz
Stephen Siegel and Robin Drayer
Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith
Elisa K Spain and Art Beyda
Crystal and Jaime Topete
Sandra Van Tilburg
Thomas Wade
Brant and Nina Yung
Anonymous (1)
$250–$499
Kyle Anders and Family
Diane and William Anderson
Robert C. Anderson
MarySue Barrett
Debi Bernstein-Siegel
Henry and Leigh Bienen
Linda Bierig
Giovanna Breu
Howard and Carol Burnett
Scott and Jen Christiansen
April Clobes
Cindy M. Delmar
Rosemarie Eck
Janet Elkins
Sarah Eng
Leslie Ann Fox
Alex Fraenkel
Michael and Amy Gordon
Rachel Graham
Veronica Guadalupe
Caroline and Mark Hinrichs
Mary Ittelson
Alisa Katzen
Nikki and Max Kaufman
Susan and Steve Kaufman
Stephanie and Peter Keehn
Mark Larsen
Lisa Laws
Terry Levin
Eileen Lewis
Diane Longoria
Lucy Mallett
Camille McLeod
Mary Nasenbenny
Joanne Nemerovski
Andrew and Judy L. Porte
Kass Prince and Craig Boleman
Tatiana Ramirez
Sarah Ricciardi
Linda Rosencranz
Steve Roy and Lloyd Kohler
Allyson Sand
Sue Mowery-Schalk
Roberta Schlesinger
Patty Sternberg
Michael and Dana Treister
Paul Waas
Allan Waite and Greg Ostfeld
Karen Wilmot
Manuela Zoninsein
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
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 Ross Bricker
Robin Drayer and Stephen Siegel
In honor of Meg Callahan
Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker
In honor of Lisa Clow
Erin Madarieta and Greg Clow
In honor of Kristin Conley
Rachel and Devin Gross
In memory of Carol Jean Coulas
Frederick Fox
Bank of America Private Bank, Pat Provenzano and Mary Rembelos-Makula
In honor of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell
Michael and Dana Treister
Josianne Pennington
Liza Yntema and Mark Furgeson
In honor of Sara Fox
Seth Fox
In honor of Charlie Gardner and Patti Eylar
Kevin McGirr
In honor of David McDermott
Stephanie and Peter Keehn
Ginny and Jeff Rogers
In honor of Marc Miller and Chris Horsman
Beth I. Davis
Sally and Ted Miller
In memory of Niki Tovin
Sheldon Gross
Neal and Kathleen Klunick
Deborah Newmark and Peter Norman
Anne and John Oppenheimer
Sira and Steve Klein
Randy and Lisa White
Midge and Howard Zodikoff
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
Hubbard Street Dancers Jacqueline Burnett and David Schultz. Costume Design for Georgia by Jackson Lowell. Photo by Michelle Reid.
Contributed Materials and Services
Athletico Physical Therapy
HMS Media
J&L Catering
Special Services
Allied Integrated Marketing
Advertising
Athletico Physical Therapy
Official Provider of Physical Therapy
Arts Consulting Group
Executive Search and Strategic Planning
Jeremy Harris, Jonathan Schang, Imogen Smith Accompanists
Jacqueline Burnett, Meredith Dincolo, Bret Easterling, James Gregg, Julie Nakagawa, Verena Pircher, Kevin Shannon, Jessica Tomlinson, Laura Wade, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre*, DanceWorks Chicago*
Company Teachers
Savills
Real Estate
Quarles & Brady
Franczek P.C.
Legal Services
Jenner & Block
Legal Services
Microsoft Corporation
Soundlight Entertainment
Tessitura
Michelle Reid
HSDC Resident Photographer; Season 47
Identity Photography
Frank Ishman
2021–23 Headshot Photography
David Schultz
Rehearsal Photography
Motion/Pictures Dance Project
Inside the Studio Production Team
SoundLight Entertainment
HSDC Resident Videographers
Z Interpreting
ASL Interpretation Services (5/18)
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
Donations of any size can be mailed to: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | PO Box 778859 | Chicago, IL 60677-8859
