High Concept Labs Partners with Elevate Chicago Dance 2022
High Concept Labs is thrilled to be the Partner Organization of Chicago Dancemakers Forum Elevate Chicago Dance 2022. The cross-town festival will take place across four days in six locations and feature staged works, dance on camera, virtual reality, augmented reality, works-in-progress sharings, installation performance, outdoor experiences, and industry conversations with over 30 local dancemakers.
Elevate Chicago Dance 2022 includes 6 projects developed by HCL Residency Artists and Fellow Artists:
Yoshinojo Fujima aka Rika Lin (Fellow Artist in Residence) | Thursday, Oct 13, 10:00 a.m. -3:30 pm | Chicago Cultural Center | Kurokami E{m}Urge #ChooseYourReality (Produced by High Concept Labs and the Monira Foundation in joint Residency at Mana Contemporary)
Ginger Krebs (Fellow Artist in Residence) | Thursday, Oct 13-14, 7:30pm | The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago | All We Can See from Here (Supported by High Concept Labs and the Monira Foundation in joint Residency at Mana Contemporary)
Ayako Kato (Fellow Artist in Residence) | Friday, Oct 15, 11:00am-1:30pm & 3:00pm-5:30 pm | Palmisano Nature Park | LUCA/Res Communis: ETHOS Episode III (Produced by High Concept Labs and the Monira Foundation in joint Residency at Mana Contemporary)
Maggie Bridgers (Artist in Residence) | Sunday, Oct 16, 10:00am-1:00pm| Chicago Cultural Center | Cultivating Chicago's Disability Dance Community (Produced by High Concept Labs and the Monira Foundation in joint Residency at Mana Contemporary)
Aaliyah Christina (Fellow Artist in Residence) | Sunday, Oct 16, 2:00pm | Big Marsh Park | We praise mother while We be FAST (Supported by High Concept Labs and the Monira Foundation in joint Residency at Mana Contemporary)
Corey Smith (Artist in Residence) with Jasmine Lupe Mendoza and Lia Kohl | Sunday, Oct 16, 4:00pm | Big Marsh Park | Anatomy for Interiors (Supported by High Concept Labs and the Monira Foundation in joint Residency at Mana Contemporary)
Additionally, High Concept Labs and the Monira Foundation in Joint Residency at Mana Contemporary is an Elevate Site Partner and is hosting the Saturday 10/15 program featuring:
6:15pm: Extended Play by Christopher Knowlton
7:00pm: Raíces to Roots (excerpt) by María Luisa Torres and Luis Tubens
8:15pm: The F____, the Fawn, and the Boss (excerpt-in-progress) by Nora Sharp
8:45pm: In Lieu of Flowers by South Chicago Dance Theatre, choreographed by Kia S. Smith
9:00pm: the Function by Erin Kilmurray and collaborators
For more information, visit HCL upcoming events and the Elevate website.
