The mission of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago human spirit through contemporary dance. We landscape that is relevant and accessible to all.
is to awaken the envision a dance
At the corner of Hubbard and LaSalle Streets, founder Lou Conte peered out his dance studio window as he contemplated the name for a dance company who would perform vibrant, joyful pieces in community centers and retirement homes across Chicagoland. From that humble beginning, the company named in a fleeting moment has evolved into the industryleading, boundary-pushing artistic home for countless choreographers and dancers known today as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
Having just wrapped its 46th year, Hubbard Street continues to be one of the most original forces in contemporary dance. Our everevolving repertory looks toward the future of contemporary dance, making us a company that performance venues all over the world are eager to host. To date, the main company has performed in 19 countries and 44 US states.
Outside of performance, Hubbard Street is a community force delivering renowned education programs to people of all abilities and ages. We are proud to partner with institutions such as Chicago Public Schools, and our Teaching Artists are found in 90 classrooms across 50 schools. HSDC Education utilizes the choreographic process to teach essential problem-solving skills, creativity, and collaboration, ensuring that every-BODY has access to world class dance instruction.
Cover Photo: Hubbard Street Dancers Morgan Clune and Shota Miyoshi. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.
Pictured: Hubbard Street Dancers Aaron Choate and Abdiel Figueroa Reyes in A Duo by Aszure Barton. Photo by Michelle Reid.
DEAR
DEAR FRIENDS,
When Hubbard Street closed our 46th season with a run of packed shows at Harris Theater in Millenium Park, I couldn’t help but feel that we had cemented a new era of the company: one that honors the past we come from while forging toward the future of contemporary dance. And the response from audience members seemed to say the same; each night as the Company bowed, the excitement of the crowd was unmatched.
As Executive Director, I could give you many reasons why Hubbard Street is in this moment. I could tell you that Season 46 saw our subscriptions increase by 45%, or that we saw ticket revenue rise by 37%. I could tell you that we continue to grow our audiences through programs like our Ticket Access Initiative that provided over 1,800 free tickets to community organizations. I could point to our work to expand our Summer Intensives, serving even more dancers from all over the country. But at the end of the day, all of these reasons speak to one truth: as our Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell realizes her vision of a dance landscape relevant and accessible to all, the results bring supporters in Chicago and around the world to the edge of their seats.
Season 46: Abundance was a celebration of togetherness, resilience, and gratitude for the abundant community that surrounds the boundary-pushing artistry of past and present. Hubbard Street is the here and now of contemporary dance because of focus on our community: those in our audiences, in our education programs, and in our studio. This season while we brought three World Premieres and two Company Premieres to full houses, our Education and Community programs continued to grow and serve thousands of Chicagoans of all backgrounds. Through a foundational commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism, Season 46 saw Hubbard Street flourishing in all areas.
Friends, I can make you a promise: Hubbard Street may have completed its 46th year, but this is just the beginning.
With gratitude,
Dave McDermott Executive Director
Pictured: Hubbard Street
Jacqueline Burnett and Jack Henderson in return to patience by Aszure Barton. Photo by Michelle Reid.
“Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell comes from an extraordinary career in dance and that influence is apparent as Hubbard Street takes Lou Conte’s vision and beautifully expands it.”
—Third Coast Review
“As an ensemble, [the Dancers] compliment and support one another. As individual dancers, their technical virtuosity and distinctive artistic assets set them in a class by themselves.”
—See Chicago Dance
ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
A leader in contemporary dance, Hubbard Street is consistently pushing the boundaries of the art form with integrity and excellence.
For 46 years, Hubbard Street has maintained artistry that is both unique and exceptional—always seeking improvement while cultivating the artistry found in ourselves and all parts of our work. Season 46 was no exception; from a twoweek sold-out run for our Winter Series: Of Hope at the MCA to a return to opening the balconies at the Harris Theater for the Spring Series: Of Joy, it’s clear that the enthusiasm of our audiences is only growing. As we performed coast to coast on our national tour, our Company was featured in legendary choreographer Lar Lubovitch’s birthday celebration at the Guggenheim Museum and gathered with the Verdon Fosse® Legacy at the Joyce Theater in honor of a new partnership.
Partnership abounds, as Season 46 was also the first year of internationally renowned choreographer Aszure Barton’s role as Resident Artist. Aszure Barton’s first World Premiere with the Company, titled A Duo, produced an ecstatic response, with the Chicago Tribune saying “with Barton and Hubbard Street, whatever comes next is happening, and it’s happening here.” Hubbard Street’s programming was packed with exciting new repertory, including the Company Premieres of Barton’s stunning return to patience and Johan Inger’s captivating IMPASSE, as well World Premieres from celebrated Latin-Jazz choreographer Maria Torres and beloved Hubbard Street alumni Alice Klock and Florian Lochner, known together as FLOCK.
If the response to this season is any indication, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is pushing contemporary dance into new futures, and we can’t wait to see what’s next. We were honored to share such abundance with our audiences.
Pictured: Hubbard Street Dancer Michele Dooley in Echoes of Our Ancestors by Maria Torres. Photo by Michelle Reid.
DANCE EDUCATION FOR EVERY-BODY
Hubbard Street believes dance is for every-BODY and celebrates inquisitiveness and the process of learning.
This year, Hubbard Street was honored to continue bringing the joy of dance to Chicagoans of all ages and abilities through our Education and Community Programs. In our longstanding partnership with Chicago Public Schools, our highly trained Teaching Artists served over 6,000 students in over 150 classrooms, and our renowned Movement as Partnership (MAP) dance residencies brought applied dance education year-round to 1,700 students in 90 classrooms, focusing on areas with limited access to arts education. Through dedicated evaluation, our team set their sights on expanding Adaptive Dance programming to foster movement-as-wellness across the lifespan. Classes provided a strong network of support and enhanced participants’ physical well-being and quality of life—from diverse learning classrooms to online sessions for local seniors diagnosed with mobility disorders.
We were excited to continue offering our Education and Community opportunities on the Company’s national tour. As an avenue to expand our Adaptive Dance reach beyond Chicago, we sent a Teaching Artist with the Company to Minneapolis to lead workshops on dance education and its role in social-emotional learning and serving diverse learners, providing professional development to educators outside of the Chicago area. On tour in Los Angeles, we collaborated with the Music Center to bring a full evening’s program sharing Hubbard Street’s movement-based curricula with educators from the area.
Hubbard Street’s Education and Community programs went beyond the classroom, integrating our partners into our community through free student matinees. Our matinees provided new access to creative professionalism—opening young people to the possibilities of movement and its holistic application. Furthermore, the company’s diversity was powerful for the students, who saw themselves represented on stage. At the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, over 1,200 students and 100 educators laughed and danced their way through a program focused on furthering emotional-social learning, beginning with sharing the dancers’ warm-ups and moving into a demonstration by the Artistic Team. We also provided a virtual community matinee, HUBBARD LIVE, which allows us to reach thousands of students locally, and even some across the country.
“The dance instructors took a personalized approach, recognizing and nurturing each student’s individual strengths. They skillfully adapted their
teaching methods to suit different learning styles, allowing every child to flourish and feel confident in their abilities.” —MAP classroom teacher
This year, we ensured that people of all ages had the chance to benefit from our dance education designed for people of all abilities. We expanded our Parkinson’s Project, bringing more classes to our community of over 40 participants and caretakers while serving a diversity of mobility differences including Parkinson’s Disease. Despite returning to fully in-person programming across Hubbard Street, we’ve maintained both in-person and virtual modalities so that access is never an issue for our community.
Pictured (L–R): Hubbard Street Teaching Artist Daisy Rueda with students at Sor Juana Elementary School. Students arrive at Hubbard Street’s community Matinee at Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Photo by KT Miller Photography. Students and educators from around Chicago enjoy Hubbard Street’s community matinee. Photo by KT Miller Photography. Students at Jones College Prep working with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Photo by Michelle Reid.
SEASON 46
Over 40 Parkinson’s Project participants experienced 27 classes through the year and Hubbard Street hosted 4 Mindful Movement in the Park workshops throughout the summer
Subscriptions grew by 45% in Season 46, with Spring Series: Of Joy generating the highest ticket sales since reopening post 2020
2 Company Premieres and 3 World Premieres were brought to Chicago stages
Hubbard Street was awarded the 2023 Black Excellence Award in the “Special Recognition: Producing Advocate, Dance” category from the Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago
The Company performed in 3 Local Festivals including Dance for Life, The Harris Theater’s 20th Anniversary Celebration, and Chicago LIVE at Navy Pier
Hubbard Street Teaching Artists brought inclusive dance education to 90 classrooms across 50 schools
Artistic Director Linda-Denise FisherHarrell and Executive Director David McDermott were recognized in Newcity Magazine’s Players 50 list
SEEN AND HEARD
Hubbard Street gifted 1,800 free tickets to partner community organizations including Black Girls Dance, Bounce Children’s Foundation, My Block, My Hood, My City, and more through our Ticket Access Initiative
Over 3,750 students and educators attended our Season 46 community matinees either in person at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance or virtually through our HUBBARD LIVE broadcast from the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Hubbard Street selected 6 Summer Intensive Fellows to return to Chicago for a week-long residency with the Company
The Company performed 28 shows at 8 different venues on its national tour, including a two-week run at internationally renowned dance performance venue The Joyce Theater in New York City
HSDC unveiled our Dance On! Intensive for adult dancers to rave reviews from our 26 participants spanning from 26 to 70 years old
Pictured: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in IMPASSE by Johan Inger. Photo by Michelle Reid.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Hubbard Street proudly provides avenues of access to all and continually strives to center authentic growth in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
We believe that celebrating personal experience fosters the talent that will create the tomorrow’s groundbreaking art. As we embraced our first year of our new mission to awaken the human spirit through contemporary dance, we committed to a wealth of programming and initiatives that brought community into the spotlight. At Hubbard Street’s beloved Bold Moves for Bold Voices event, we gathered a collective of cultural leaders and visionary artists at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The evening featured the World Premiere of Resident Artist Aszure Barton’s A Duo and honored Steppenwolf’s own Tarell Alvin McCraney as the year’s Bold Moves Recipient. Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell led an inspiring conversation with Barton and McCraney about the creative process around boundary-breaking art and collaboration as a force for propelling craft to new heights.
Our Summer Intensives brought dancers from all over the country for the opportunity for to work with industry professionals in the Company and beyond, developing the talent of tomorrow’s dance artists. This year, we were able to bring even more talent to Chicago by adding a Teen CREATE Intensive and launching Dance On!, a weekend-long pilot program for adult dancers age 25+ to reconnect with their movement practice and passion for dance. Our Summer Intensives were only one of many professional development programs Hubbard Street brought to the dance community, which also included guest choreographer workshops taught by the season’s choreographers and Company dancers.
In Season 46, we continued to open doors for new audiences to spark a life-long love of contemporary dance. We provided ASL interpreters at select performances and added Spanish language programs, ensuring the Hubbard Street audience experience is welcoming and inclusive. We were also excited to continue our Ticket Access Initiative (TAI) into its second year, providing over 1,800 free tickets to community organizations around the city. TAI not only continued to introduced new audiences to contemporary dance, but also forged new relationships with partners around the city, ensuring longterm access to concert dance for our TAI patrons. HSDC was grateful to partner with:
After Schools Matters; Black Girls Dance; Center for Disability and Elder Law; Chicago Foundation for Women; Chinese Mutual Aid Association; Collaboraction; Columbia College Dance Program; COMMON Conservatory; CPS–Jones College Prep; CPS–Lindblom M&SA; CPS–Walter Payton; INGENUITY; Loyola Dance Program; Lurie Children’s Hospital; My Block, My Hood, My City; Odyssey Project; Open the Circle; Project H.O.O.D; Special Children’s Charities; University of Chicago Dance; Big Brothers, Big Sisters Chicago; BOUNCE Children’s Foundation; Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago; Harold Washington College Dance Dept.; Puerto Rican Cultural Center; Roosevelt U Performing Arts; Chicago Poetry Center; ReinventAbility
“The people I met at this intensive filled me with so much inspiration and joy. I think some of them will be in my life for a long time. I really appreciate the value on community that was created in this space. I felt very seen and valued as an artist over all.” —Summer Intensive participant
Pictured (L–R): Hubbard Street Dancers Simone Stevens and Michele Dooley accepting the Black Excellence Award. Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell and choreographer Maria Torres in conversation at Cocktails & Choreography. Photo by Michelle Reid. Summer Intensive students perform in a final showcase at Columbia College. Aszure Barton, Tarell Alvin McCraney, and Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell in conversation at the Bold Moves for Bold Voices Event. Photo by Michelle Reid.
FUTURE VISION
Striving towards its new mission and vision, Hubbard Street’s future is bright.
For more than 12 months, Hubbard Street entered an extensive internal reflection process to gauge what it means to be at the forefront of contemporary dance, both in honoring our legacy and striving towards the next now of contemporary dance. We considered everything in our quest to adapt to a post-COVID arts and culture landscape while truly embracing the bright future imagined by Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Through this strategic planning process, we engaged our community, peers, employees, and board to dive deeper into the recent challenges of our industry, while identifying and honing our goals to create a stronger and more forward-looking HSDC. In this 2023 Strategic Plan, we gathered a diversity of internal and external voices to create our new mission to awaken the human spirit through contemporary dance while building a dance landscape that is relevant and accessible to all. This season, we embraced our mission, honoring our commitment to present diverse voices and take the risks necessary to open new pathways to artistic excellence, deeper community, and an environment of learning and possibility.
In this year, we honed our framework and identified four core strategies that drive how we engage with our community and build toward the future of contemporary dance. At every level, we ensure that our approach continues to support a Hubbard Street that is sustainable, distinctive, accessible, and proactive.
Hubbard Street has learned from every challenge it’s faced, and this season it was clear we have not only survived but evolved into an organization that understands what it takes for an arts and culture institution to serve its community in the current landscape. We not only sought to build the cutting-edge artistry of today’s Hubbard Street through stunning partnerships—such as Aszure Barton’s captivating first year as Resident Artist—but maintained virtual performance and education offerings while cementing a full return to in-person programming, ensuring long-term access for our diverse audiences.
Today’s Hubbard Street is one that approaches the future with open-mindedness and commitment, and through Season 46 we have developed values of Artistry, Belonging, and Curiosity to continue building a Hubbard Street of tomorrow—one that always strives for greatness through asking questions, taking risks, and ensuring inclusion to open new pathways for discovery in Chicago and throughout the world.
Pictured: Hubbard Street Dancer Aaron Choate in Show Pony by Kyle Abraham. Photo by Michelle Reid.
“This is a Hubbard Street Dance Chicago that is reinvigorated with new electric energy from a multiplicity of voices and perspectives while maintaining its commitment to artistic excellence. Hubbard Street’s incredible artistry and ability to transport, educate, and give joy to audiences have made it a shining star on the Chicago dance scene, 46 years ago and still today.” —Chicago Reader
DONOR LISTING
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following corporations, foundations, government agencies, and individuals who made gifts to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago between September 1st, 2023 and August 31st, 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
Hearst Foundations
Polk Bros. Foundation
Pritzker Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
$50,000–$99,999
Julius N. Frankel Foundation
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
$25,000–$49,999
Alphawood Foundation
Conagra Brands Foundation
Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
Illinois Arts Council Agency
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Elizabeth Louise Smith Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Anonymous (1)
$10,000–$24,999
CIBC Commercial Banking
Georges & Synowiecki Ltd
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
National Endowment for the Arts
Prince Charitable Trusts
PPM America, Inc./Jackson National Life Insurance
The Siragusa Family Foundation
William Blair and Company, LLC
$5,000–$9,999
AbbVie
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P.
The Irving Harris Foundation
Jenner & Block, LLP
The Poetry Foundation
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation
$1,000–$4,999
The Joyce Foundation
Sahara Enterprises Inc.
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
Rima Chakrabarti
Joyce Chelberg
Collens Family Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation
Steven and Caralynn Collens
Kristin Conley and Andrew Sudds
Cathleen McCarthy Cramer and Jim Suehr
Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner
Mirja Spooner Haffner
Jae Lee and Michael Heffernan
Solange Sandy Lloyd and Arnold Schraa
Ron and Elise Magers
Jen and Josh Mallamud
Mary Lou Marinas
Marc Miller and Chris Horsman
Debra and Blake Moritz
Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes
Jodi Patt and Wesley Crampton
Alison Richards
Burton X. and Sheli Z. Rosenberg
Edwin Wentz
Benna and Hal Wilde
Yasmine and George Winkler
Liza Yntema, In support of female leadership in dance
Anonymous (3)
$5,000–$9,999
John and Caroline Ballantine
Ross B. Bricker and Nina Vinik
Siobhan Flynn and Alec Dike
Ted Grady
Ian Jacobs and Valarie Chang
Mary Josephs
Kay Mabie
Gary Metzner and Scott Johnson
Eleanor and William Revelle
Bill and Orli Staley
Paula Steiner and David Hellman
Jack Tovin
Anonymous
$2,500–$4,999
Joel and Katie Cory
Bruce and Jamie Hague
Patricia Harper
Jan Kliger
Howard and Gail Lanznar
David McDermott and Molly Graber
Thomas J. O’Keefe
Rosy and Pamela
Kim Schaffer and Don Sandler
Carol Siegler
Randy and Lisa White
Gary and Ladonna Wicklund
$1,000–$2,499
Greg Albiero and Mark Zampardo
Charles Arnold
Regina and Luke Bakalar
Sandra Bass
Shaun and Andy Block
Stuart Brainerd and Elise Paschen
Jennie Oh Brown and Stephen Brown
Dustin and Phoebe Cahan
Adam Caplan and Amisha Rigia
Heather Caruso
Sandi Cooksey and Todd Clark
Jeff Corbin and Massimo Pacilli
Philip and Marsha Dowd
Thomas Durica and Susan Jacob
Paul and Sunny Fischer
Michael Grant and Carol McMahan
Adam Grymkowski
Erin Harkey
Adolfo Hernandez
Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund
Blaise Keane
Jonathan and Sally Kovler
Walter Mah
Susan Bass Marcus and Stephen Marcus
Niko and Steven Mayer
John McCartney
Michael Meadows
Kathleen Miles
JD Miller and Mike Aden
Sally and Ted Miller
Jasminka Milpak and Daniel Lapish
Nathan Mount and Molly Strom
Jennifer Lynne Nelson
Stacey Newman
Eleanor Pollack
Jeaneane and John Quinn
Barbara Reed
Lynn Ritchie
Robert and Marsha Rosner
Ted Schmidt
Charles and Bea Schutz
Mary Kay Shaw
Eric and Tammy Steele
Peter Vale
Anonymous (4)
$500–$999
Thomas Brown
Jessica and Evan Dadosky
Kathy DeHoff
Judy Desenis and Scott Peterson
Robin Drayer and Stephen Siegel
Jennifer Elsener
Eynav and Avi Epstein
Edith and Gerald Falk
Molly Flanagan
Wendy Fox and H. Jon Schneider
Martin and Laly Furrer
Anne Gaffney
Julie L. Gentes
Mary Graber
Nori and Teddy Greenstein
Jeff and Rebeca Griffin
Ada M. Guggenheim & Jon Will
Harlequin Floors
Ashley Hartman
Rusty Hernandez
Heather Holderman
Andrea Hutchinson
Marsha Kamen
Stephanie Keehn
Scott Klemm
Janet Land
Stephen and Maria Lans
Maureen Loughnane and Evan Henschel
Bill Melamed and Jamey Lundblad
Ferenc Paller
Katherine and Jason Patch
A. Paton
Anna Rappaport
Bonnie and Michael Rothman
Elizabeth and Steven Schultz
Crystal and Jaime Topete
Rafael Torres
Paul Waas
Brant and Nina Yung
William Ziemann
Anonymous (2)
$250–$499
Susan and Lawrence Aaron
Diane and William Anderson
Arts FMS
MarySue Barrett
Richard M Bendix Jr
Larry Berlin
Henry and Leigh Bienen
Linda Bierig
Thomas Broderick
Scott and Jen Christiansen
Dr. Nancy Church and Mr. Charles Jett
Victoria Darrow
Beth Davis
Cindy Delmar
Raff Donelson and Dan Puchalla
Rosemarie Eck
Jennifer Edgcomb
Janet Elkins
Cathy Ethridge
Susan Feibus
Leslie Ann Fox
Sheldon and Susan Good
Michael and Amy Gordon
Rachel Graham
Veronica Guadalupe
Mary Ellen Guest
Caroline and Mark Hinrichs
John Jawor
Leslie Jeffery
Alisa Katzen
Nikki and Max Kaufman
Susan and Steve Kaufman
Gina Kennedy
Pilar and Brian Korgel
Christopher Kurtz
Mark Larsen
Lisa Laws
Terry Levin
Veronica Levine
Eileen Lewis
Jerry McIlvain
Linda and Bob Mendelson
Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin
Maureen Mudron
Joanne Nemerovski
Andrew and Judy L. Porte
Kass Prince and Craig Boleman
Tatiana Ramierez
Charles and Marilynn Rivkin
Emma Rodriguez-Ayala
Linda Rosencranz
Robert and Mary Ann Savard
Robert Schlesinger
Merry Schroeder
Dan and MaryEllen Schwartz
David Shulman
Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith
Maria Stamas
Patty Sternberg
Carol Stone
Richard Straub
Karen Teitelbaum
LeRoss and Ruth Thompson
Dana and Michael Treister
Sandra Van Tilburg
John Tullsen
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.
Endowments
$100,000 and above
Meg and Tim Callahan
Pamela Crutchfield
The Davee Foundation
Josephine H. Deutsch Trust
The Ford Foundation
Jay Franke and David Herro
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Jim* and Kay Mabie
Nancy A. Lauter & Alfred L. McDougal Charitable Fund
Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller
$50,000–$99,999
Sara Albrecht
John and Caroline Ballantine
Deborah Bricker
Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein*
Sandra and Jack Guthman
Mrs. Eleanor Wood Prince
William N. Wood Prince
The Rhoades Foundation
Earl and Sandra Rusnak
Randy and Lisa White
$25,000–$49,999
Lew Collens
Harold Florsheim
Paul and Ellen Gignilliat
Bernard and Averill Leviton
Dale and Dana Machalleck
James F. Oates*
Randy White and Hope Wollman
$10,000–$24,999
Dean Balice
Katherine and Christopher Barber
Roger and Julie Baskes
Joseph and Anne Bohne
Janice Y. Burnham and Raymond B. Carney
James and Edie Cloonan
Joel and Katie Cory
Allan and Ellen Drebin
Susan and Bryan Erler
Trudy Giesel
Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol
Mary Louise Gorno
Jacqueline Hurlbutt and Norman Waite
Sarah J. Nolan
Dina Norris and Steve Young
Byron* and Judy Pollock
Sally and Ellis Regenbogen
Eleanor and William Revelle
Dana and Andre Rice
Kevin and Camille Rudge
Warren D. Shifferd Jr.
Richard and Ann Tomlinson
Robert and Nancy Unglaub
Earl and Susan Webb
Sallyan Windt
$5,000–$9,999
Julia Antonatos
Sanchen Barnum
William and Donna Barrows
The Sidney and June Barrows Foundation
Corinne Brophy*
Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner
Carla J. Eyre and Peter F. Gallagher
Judith Grubner and Craig Jobson
Stephanie Hickman
Linda Hutson
Marc Miller and Chris Horsman
Pat Pulido Sanchez and Manuel Sanchez
John Schwartz
Kenneth Shanoff and Steve Young
Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker
Jack and Niki Tovin
$1,000–$4,999
Kathy Catrambone
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Carolyn Clift
Thomas and Lois Colberg
Jocelyn B. Hamlar and Leighton J. Toney
Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund
Rachel Corn Kluge and Scott Kluge
David Mekemson and Irene Petruniak
Maureen Mosh
Donald Ratner
Patrick J. Schieble
Richard Turner and David Jenkins
$250–$999
Bill Nygren Foundation
Todd Magazine
Sheila Owens
Steven and Frances Shapiro
Lou Conte Founders Society
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
*In Memoriam
Contributed Materials and Services
Arts Consulting Group
Athletico Physical Therapy
J&L Catering
Microsoft Corporation
Soundlight Entertainment
Tessitura
Special Services
Allied Integrated Marketing
Advertising
Athletico Physical Therapy
Official Provider of Physical Therapy
Arts Consulting Group
Executive Search and Strategic Planning
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, Julia Nakagawa, Verena Pircher, Wade Schaaf, Kevin Shannon, Julianna Rubio Slager, Kia Smith, Risa Steinberg, Jasmin Taylor, Jessica Tomlinson, Laura Wade, Ailvin Ailey American Dance Theater*, Ballet 5:8*, DanceWorks Chicago*, Chicago Repertory Ballet*, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater*, Giordano DanceWorks Chicago*, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre*, South Chicago Dance Theatre*, Red Clay Dance Company*
Company Teachers
Savills
Real Estate
Quarles & Brady
Legal Services
Franczek P.C.
Legal Services
Jenner & Block
Legal Services
Michelle Reid
HSDC Resident Photographer; Season 46 Identity
Photography
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
STAFF AND BOARD
Leadership
David McDermott, Executive Director
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic 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, and Jen Solloway, Arts FMS | Financial Management Services
External Affairs
Haley Gillespie, Interim Manager of Development
Clara Trippe, Development Storyteller
Erik Kaiko, Director of Marketing & Communications
Megan Moran, Manager of Marketing & Communications
Youth, Education, and Community Programs
Eboné Harden, Director of Education
Learning Specialist
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
2023–2024 Dancers
Alexandria Best
Jacqueline Burnett
Aaron Choate
Morgan Clune
Michele Dooley
Elliot Hammans
Jack Henderson
Alysia Johnson
Shota Miyoshi
Abdiel Figueroa Reyes
David Schultz
Simone Stevens
Cyrie Topete
Matt Wenckowski
Board of Directors
Officers
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
Rima Chakrabarti, MD
Mara S. Georges
Jae Lee
Solange Sandy Lloyd
Samir Mayekar
Mary Lou Marinas
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*
Pam 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
*In Memoriam
YOUR GIFT IS POWERFUL.
The impact of your support is felt by the artists of Hubbard Street, the families in our community, and the students in our city’s schools. Hubbard Street has been and continues to be a vibrant part of the cultural life of our city and you are the reason we’ve kept dancing. To make a contribution, please scan the QR code above or contact the Development Department at 312-850-9744 ext. 2.
Pictured: Hubbard Street Dancers David Schultz and Alexandria Best in return to patience by Aszure Barton. Photo by Kristie Kahns.
Pictured: Hubbard Street Dancers Shota Miyoshi, Alysia Johnson, Aaron Choate, Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, Alexandria Best, and Morgan Clune. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.