SPRING THEATER & ARTS PREVIEW

Terence Marling JOSEPH HERNANDEZ

Marling founded the professional training program out of a need he identified in the Chicago dance scene, a need which he would argue is not exclusive to Chicago—a space for young dancers to establish a sustainable career in the city.

This move was another step in his history of dancer advocacy. In his early 20s, Marling was a union shop steward at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. He was deeply involved in negotiating multiple basic agreements, which are the long-term union agreements that govern the relationship between the company and its dancers. The union made these collective bargaining agreements every four years.

wishes to give more time and space to create. The Conservatory is currently in process with Jackie Nowicki, and the performance will take place Saturday, March 25, at 7 PM. Nowicki is one of the 11 guest artists working with the Conservatory this year. She is also the next guest artist for canvas. Previous canvas artists included Adeline Else, Katlin Michael Bourgeois, Braeden Barnes, Noelle Kayser, Ibrahim Sabbi, and Marling. Auditions for visiting artists for canvas are open to artists of all kinds, and Marling aims for multidisciplinary works to emerge from the program.