The Windless Hold by Osnel Delgado Love Infinite by Randy Duncan Dichotomy of a Journey by Darrell Grand Moultrie
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director David McDermott, Executive Director Lou Conte, Founder
PERFORMING AT CELEBRATING SEASON 45: SAPPHIRE SEASON
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.
We are so pleased to be back at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance to kick off our home series for this spectacular 45th Anniversary Season, Sapphire Season. While it has been a thrill to be back on the road, connecting with audiences in Massachusetts at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, New York City at SummerStage in Central Park, and in Highland Park at the Ravinia Festival, there is a special electricity that comes from you, our Chicago audiences—
especially during this Year of Chicago Dance.
That’s why for Sapphire Season, we’ve created a line-up that not only showcases today’s leading voices in contemporary dance from the world stage, but we also pay homage to some of our hometown heroes: Chicago born-and-bred choreographers Randy Duncan, Lar Lubovitch, Rennie Harris, and Former Hubbard Street Dancer Rena Butler. In this program, Refraction, the world premiere of Love Infinite from Randy (with an original score by Ira Antelis!) is presented alongside The Windless Hold by Osnel Delgado, commissioned by Hubbard Street in 2019, and Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Dichotomy of a Journey which premiered just last season. We can’t wait for you to experience how these pieces refract one another and through our vibrant and shining Company Dancers.
While a big part of this season has us back out on the road, including swinging by the Joyce Theater in New York City next year and even more stops to be announced, we never forget where we come from. There’s no place like home!
Yours in motion, Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell Artistic Director
This program is funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Theater rental and services have been underwritten through the support of the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Photo by Frank Ishman. Cover: Hubbard Street Dancer Michele Dooley. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.The mission of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is to bring artists, art, and audiences together to enrich, engage, educate, and change lives through the experience of 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 45 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.
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director
David McDermott, Executive Director
Lou Conte, Founder
The Company
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
Seasonal Guest Artist Alexsander Swader
*Denotes Princess Grace Award Recipient
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 enrich, engage, educate, and change lives through the experience of dance.
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!
Alexandria Best
Morgan Clune
Elliot Hammans
Shota Miyoshi
Cyrie Topete
Jacqueline Burnett*
Michele Dooley
Jack Henderson
David Schultz*
Matt Wenckowski
Aaron Choate
Abdiel Figueroa Reyes*
Alysia Johnson*
Simone Stevens
Seasonal Guest Artist Alexsander Swader
*Denotes Princess Grace Award Recipient
Osnel Delgado, Choreography
Various Artists, Music
Branimira Ivanov, Costume Design
Manuel Da Silva, Lighting Design
Dancers:
Jacqueline Burnett, Jack Henderson (9/29, 10/1)
Alysia Johnson, Elliot Hammans (9/30, 10/2)
Alexandria Best, Jacqueline Burnett, Aaron Choate, Morgan Clune, Michele Dooley, Elliot Hammans, Jack Henderson, Alysia Johnson, Shota Miyoshi, Alexsander Swader, Simone Stevens, Cyrie Topete, Matt Wenckowski
Music: Empty Space Dance by Alexander Balanescu, performed by Balanescu Quartet. When I Look in Your Eyes by Leslie Bricusse, performed by Diana Krall. Tashweesh by Ramallah Underground, performed by Kronos Quartet. Aheym by Bryce Dessner, performed by Kronos Quartet. Orfeo ed Euridice: Mélodie by Christoph Willibald Gluck, performed by Noelia Rodiles. Chukhung by Geir Jensson, performed by Biosphere.
Randy Duncan, Choreography
Ira Antelis, Music
Luis Razo, Costume Design
Dustin L. Derry, Lighting Design
Dancers:
Alexandria Best, Jacqueline Burnett, Aaron Choate, Morgan Clune, Michele Dooley, Elliot Hammans, Jack Henderson, Alysia Johnson, Shota Miyoshi, David Schultz, Simone Stevens, Alexsander Swader, Cyrie Topete, Matt Wenckowski
Music: Love Infinite by Ira Antelis. Arranged and produced by Ira Antelis. Mixed and co-produced by Rick Fritz. Keyboards, drum programming, strings, synth: Ira Antelis. Poetry and spoken word: I sadat. Featured lead vocalists: Susanna McCullom, Stevie Robinson, Jacob Najafi. Background vocals: Landon Pigg, Gary Pigg, Jeff Morrow, Susanna McCullom, Stevie Robinson, Ira Antelis. Clavichord and horns: Jimmy Nichols. Bass: Alan Berliant. Additional percussion, drums, synth: Vince Lawrence. Lead cello: Elizabeth Anderson. Cellists: Margaret Daly, Richard Yeo, Mark Anderson.
Darrell Grand Moultrie, Choreography Ezio Bosso, Dmitri Shostakovich, V. Michael McKay, Nils Oliver Frahm, Donald Lawrence, Music Branimira Ivanova, Costume Design Michael Mazzola, Lighting Design
From this moment and beyond: May we continue to live with vitality, connection, vision, community, and most importantly, self-encouragement. —Darrell Grand Moultrie
Vitality—The Company
Interlude—Morgan Clune (9/29, 10/1), Michele Dooley (9/30, 10/2)
Connection—Jacqueline Burnett, David Schultz (9/29, 10/1), Morgan Clune, Elliot Hammans (9/30, 10/2)
Interlude—Aaron Choate (9/29, 10/1), Jack Henderson (9/30, 10/2)
Vision—Elliot Hammans (9/29, 10/1), Alysia Johnson (9/30), Jack Henderson (10/2)
Community—Jacqueline Burnett, Aaron Choate, Morgan Clune, Michele Dooley, Jack Henderson, Shota Miyoshi, David Schultz, Simone Stevens, Alexsander Swader, Matt Wenckowski (9/29, 10/1), Alexandria Best, Jacqueline Burnett, Morgan Clune, Elliot Hammans, Jack Henderson, Alysia Johnson, Shota Miyoshi, David Schultz, Cyrie Topete, Matt Wenckowski (9/30, 10/2)
Resilience—Alexandria Best, Aaron Choate, Jack Henderson, Shota Miyoshi (9/29, 10/1), Morgan Clune, Michele Dooley, Simone Stevens, Alexsander Swader (9/30, 10/2), The Company
Music: String Quintet N. 2 The Nights: I’m Born Child (African Skies) by Ezio Bosso, performed by Ezio Bosso, Turin String Quartet; Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by Dmitri Shostakovich, I Musici de Montréal, Maxim Shostakovich; In My Dreams by V. Michael McKay, performed by Daryl Coley, produced by Hal Sacks, Daryl Coley; My Friend the Forest by Nils Oliver Frahm, performed by Nils Frahm, produced by Nils Frahm; Encourage Yourself—Live by Donald Lawrence, performed by The Tri-City Singers, produced by Donald Lawrence.
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?
Pictured: Hubbard Street Dancer David Schultz. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.Visit
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Hubbard Street Dancer Alysia Johnson. Photo by David Schultz.Osnel Delgado danced with Danza Contemporanea de Cuba from 2003 to 2011 before founding Malpaso Dance Company, where he serves as Artistic Director and choreographer. He has worked with choreographers Mats Ek, Rafael Bonachela, Kenneth Kvarnström, Ja Linkens, Itzik Galili, Samir Akika, Pedro Ruiz, Isidro Rolando, and George Cespedes, among others. Delgado has created works for DCC, Rakatan, and Ebony Dance of Cuba. Delgado is a 2003 graduate of the National Dance School of Havana, where he is also a professor of dance studies.
Randy Duncan, a native of Chicago, who began his dance training with Ms. Geraldine Johnson and credits much of his artistic development with Harriet Ross, has the unique privilege to be a three-time recipient of Chicago’s prestigious Ruth Page Award for Outstanding Choreographer of the Year. For 19 years, Randy danced and upon the untimely death of Joseph Holmes, served as the Artistic Director of The Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre. He has received numerous awards including the Artistic Achievement Award from the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, three Black Theatre Alliance Awards, and the Gay Chicago Magazine After Dark Award. He earned an American Choreography Award Nomination for his choreography in the block buster movie Save the Last Dance, starring Julia Stiles. Mr. Duncan’s work has been seen in the companies of Joffrey Ballet, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Ballet Met, and many others. He has created choreography for such theatres as the Goodman, Manhattan Theatre Club, South Coast Repertory, Actor’s Theatre, Court Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Washington Shakespeare Theatre, and Portland Opera. Most recently, Randy’s work can be seen in season four of Showtime’s The Chi. For the past 29 years he has been on the faculty of The Chicago Academy for the Arts, where he now serves as Dance Department Chair and received the 2019 Faculty Legacy Award. Randy has been choreographing the finale for Chicago’s annual Dance for Life Gala since 1994 and has received the 2013 AIDS Foundation Chicago Civic Leadership Award for his work with Dance for Life. He sits on the board of Chicago Dancers United, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and the Stage, Directors, and Choreographers Union.
A recipient of the Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship Award, Darrell Grand Moultrie has established himself as one of the most diverse and sought-after choreographers and master teachers. Moultrie has created and staged works for American Ballet Theatre, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dallas Black Dance Theater, Atlanta Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet Colorado Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, BalletMet Columbus, Ailey 2, Tulsa Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Sacramento Ballet,The Juilliard School, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, and NBA Ballet in Japan. On stage, Darrell has provided movement and choreography for the Pulitzer Prize Winning Play Fat Ham at New York’s The Public Theater, the world premiere of the new musical Goddess at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, MCC’s Space Dogs, The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Merry Wives, the world premiere of Jeremy O. Harris’s off-Broadway play Daddy, Witness Uganda at American Repertory Theater directed by Tony Winner Diane Paulus, Sugar in Our Wounds at Manhattan Theatre Club, the off-Broadway musical Invisible Thread at Second Stage, the world premiere of Redwood at Portland Center Stage Theater, and Evita and Pride & Prejudice at Kansas City Repertory Theatre. He has collaborated with Tony Award-winning dancer Savion Glover and provided choreography for Beyoncé’s Mrs. Carter World Tour. Darrell also choreographed El Publico, a new opera at the world-famous Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain directed by Robert Castro and Conducted by Robert Heras-Casado. Moultrie is a proud New Yorker, born and raised in Harlem, and a graduate of P.S. 144, The Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, Laguardia High School, and The Juilliard School.
Photo by Franklin Thompson
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Hubbard Street Dancers David Schultz, Aaron Choate, Matt Wenckowski, and Elliot Hammans in As the Wind Blows by Amy Hall Garner. Photo by Danica Paulos; courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow.Alexandria Best (she/her, Raleigh, NC) is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina where she began her dance training and love for this expressive art form. In her formal training years, Best acquired knowledge from various instructors across programs such as American Ballet Theatre, Arts Umbrella, Carolina Ballet, French Académie of Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. During this time she also had the opportunity to perform various works by Rena Butler, Alexandra Damiani, Jessica Hendricks, Jiří Kylián, Florian Lochner and Alice Klock (also known as “FLOCK”), and Crystal Pite. Best is a graduate of Pace University, where she received her BFA in Dance, and is in her second season with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Alexandria is elated to be continuing her time with the company and for all the opportunities and experiences coming forth this season. Company member since 2021.
Jacqueline Burnett (she/her, Pocatello, ID) received her ballet training in Pocatello, Idaho, from Romanian Ballet Master Marius Zirra. She moved to NYC in 2005 for the Ailey School/Fordham University 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. Jacqueline 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. Jacqueline has 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. Jacqueline recently choreographed for Milwaukee Rep’s Murder on the Orient Express directed by Annika Boras and co-choreographed with David Schultz a new commission for Danza Visual in Mexico City. Company member since 2009.
Aaron Choate (they/them, Lexington, KY) is a recent graduate of The Juilliard School class of 2022. In 2018 they were named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a YoungArts Gold Medalist. They have worked with renowned choreographers such as Ohad Naharin, Justin Peck, Jamar Roberts, and Bobbi Jene Smith, and have restored works by Trisha Brown, Ted Shawn, and Paul Taylor. Aaron is an avid choreographer and was lucky enough to present their piece One Hundred People in a Line at 92nd Street Y in 2022. In 2021, they received the George J. Jakab Grant Award from Juilliard to create their first fully realized collaborative dance film. Upon graduation they were awarded the Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship. Aaron is honored, humbled, and thrilled to be joining HSDC for their first season. Company member since 2022.
Morgan Clune (she/her, Barrington, IL) graduated from The Chicago Academy for the Arts in 2018. She went on to receive her BFA in dance from The Juilliard School in 2022. She was recognized as a National YoungArts Winner in New York for Contemporary dance in 2018. At Juilliard, Morgan performed works by Ohad Naharin, Aszure Barton, Bobbi Jene Smith, Justin Peck, and more. Morgan was awarded the Martha Hill Prize upon graduation 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 beyond excited to begin her professional career with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago! 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. She has had the privilege of working with Eleone Dance Theatre and Spectrum Dance Theater. She is thrilled to be back for her second season with the company! Company member since 2021.
Abdiel Figueroa Reyes (he/him, Las Vegas, NV) was born and raised in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, before moving to the United States at the age of 11. His professional dance training began at The Rock Center for Dance, where he was a studio company member. He graduated from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts as a Dance Major in 2016 and joined Hubbard Street’s Professional Program under the direction of Alexandra Wells in 2017. In 2019 he joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as a main company member. DanceMagazine named him Top 25 to Watch and recognized him as 1 of 4 LatinX Dancers Breaking Boundaries in 2020. Figueroa is delighted to be a Princess Grace Award Winner 2022 and excited to continue in his fourth season with the company. Company member since 2019.
Elliot Hammans (he/him, Santa Fe, NM) began his formal dance training in 2008 with Robert Sher-Machherndl 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 one season with Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance and 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. He is very excited about joining a team of such dedicated and talented artists. 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.
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 Co-choreographed 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) earned her BA in Dance and Minor in Anthropology from Kennesaw State University in July 2017. One year post-grad, Stevens moved to Chicago and trained on scholarship at the Lou Conte Dance Studio where she was mentored by Laura Wade, Ethan Kirschbaum, and Kristina Fluty. During that time, Stevens also freelanced throughout the city and performed works choreographed by Alice Klock, Alysia Johnson, Hanna Brictson, LOUD Bodies, and Joshua Peugh among others. Most recently she performed as a company member with Katlin Bourgeois’s Ensemble180 and was on faculty with Ethan Kirschbaum’s Chicago Movement Collective before joining Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In Stevens’s first season as a member of HSDC, she will be performing works choreographed by Jermaine Maurice Spivey, Aszure Barton, Rena Butler, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato and others. Company member since 2021.
Cyrie Topete (she/her, Peoria, AZ) is from Peoria, Arizona, where she trained in competitive dance beginning at the age of thirteen. She then graduated from The Juilliard School where she received her BFA in the summer of 2022. Cyrie was given the FENDI Vanguard Award and is a YoungArts winner. She also attended programs including, Springboard Danse Montreal, Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, B12 in Berlin, Germany, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and more. She has also performed works by Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Alan Lucien Øyen, Bobbi Jene Smith, Peter Chu, Justin Peck, Aszure Barton, Jenn Freeman, and Jamar Roberts. Cyrie is extremely honored and excited to embark on this new journey with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago! 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.
Seasonal Guest Artist: Alexsander Swader (he/him, Birmingham, AL) is originally from Birmingham, Alabama where he grew up training at the Royal Academy of Dance accredited Alabama Ballet School. While attending many intensives like Hubbard Street Winter Intensive and Netherlands Dance Theater Summer Intensive, he also became a trainee with the Alabama Ballet and performed various roles with the company. Upon graduation, he was accepted into NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where he created multiple choreographies while also performing in guest works by artists like Shamel Pitts and Rena Butler. He graduated with a BFA in Dance in 2021 and has been freelancing in New York City until recently joining Hubbard Street Dance Chicago for Season 45: Sapphire Season
Branimira Ivanova (Costume Design, The Windless Hold and Dichotomy of a Journey) is currently based in New Orleans, LA. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut (MFA Costume design) and the International Academy of Design and Technology (BFA Fashion Design). She has been designing costumes for dance companies in Europe and the USA for two decades. She began her stage design career with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2002. Branimira has worked with companies such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, Malpaso, Gauthier Dance, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Arizona Ballet, Breakbone Dance Company, National Portuguese Ballet and Introdans to name a few. In addition to being a costume designer, she also runs a minimalist contemporary sportswear company HOI Clothing and is an Interpreter of Design/Technical Director at Hogan McLaughlin.
Ira Antelis (Original Music) has been composing and producing music for pop artists, commercials, theatre, dance, movies and television over thirty-five years.
Artists ranging from Christina Aguilera, Patti LaBelle, to Marc Anthony have sung his songs and his compositions also include theme songs for Disney and commercials such as “Be Like Mike” for Gatorade. Ira has also collaborated with Randy Duncan for over 30 years and Is thrilled to have this opportunity. Lastly Ira would like to give special thanks to Janet Louer and Karen Frankel Jones who first introduced Ira to Hubbard Street when he moved to Chicago. “Working with Hubbard Street is something I’d always hoped to do.”
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).
Dustin L. Derry (Lighting Design) is a co-founder of Stonewolf Studios, a production company focused on supporting dance, corporate events, and large scale lasershows. Dustin himself is a Chicago based lighting designer who has been creating and collaborating both locally and internationally for just over 20 years. His work can be seen within many companies city wide including Deeply Rooted, Ensemble Español, and a variety of other dance companies as well as theaters. Dustin is incredibly proud to be working on his first collaboration with Hubbard Street Dance.
Michael Mazzola (Lighting Design) . His critically acclaimed lighting and scenery has been seen in venues all over the U.S., Europe and Asia. The three-time New York Dance and Performance Award winner has designed lighting and scenery for Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Queensland Ballet, AU, National Ballet of Finland, Stuttgart Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Ballet West, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Ballet Hispanico, Trey McIntyre Project, The Washington Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Houston Ballet, Rachel Tess Dance at the Wanås Foundation in Sweden, Baryshnikov Arts Center, NYC and LMCC’s River to River Festival, 3rd Rail Theater, Bebe Miller Company and the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. Other credits: Scenery/lighting design for the National Young Arts Foundation Miami Galas (since 2015); lighting, scenic, and video content for the Presidential Scholars / Young Arts Awards at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall (2015-2020). Since 2011, he has collaborated on a wide variety of works across America and Cuba with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Recently, he designed the world premiere of Vespers for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet by James Kudelka. Resident Lighting Designer at Oregon Ballet Theatre since 1994 and Resident Lighting Designer with Whim W’Him Seattle since its inception in 2011. Senior Scenic Designer on Comedy Central Celebrity Roasts and 2015 Lincoln Awards at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for Uplight, Inc.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Moments before each performance, our Dancers take hands center stage in a cherished Hubbard Street ritual known as Circle Places. Circle Places celebrates each individual artist as they come together to form a powerful collective.
Transform your Hubbard Street experience and become a member of the Circle Places Society—a brand new benefits program for HSDC supporters. Donate during Sapphire Season to unlock special discounts, advance access to announcements, and exclusive invitations to events and behind-the-scenes looks throughout the season!
Visit hubbardstreetdance.com/support-us/circle-placessociety or scan the QR code to learn more. Your contribution provides critical funding to change lives through the experience of dance.
Malpaso Dance Company’s Artistic Director returns to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago to revisit his 2019 commissioned work, The Windless Hold, continuing the fruitful partnership between the two companies.
“I love the patterns of the piece, and of course, the energy. There is constant movement and different shapes; it hearkens back to pioneers of modern dance like Martha Graham and Paul Taylor. What better way for me to rekindle the collaboration between Osnel’s company, Malpaso Dance Company of Cuba, and Hubbard Street than by bringing The Windless Hold back, bringing Osnel back, and reinforcing this relationship.”
Learn more about Osnel and Malpaso Dance Company at malpasodance.com.
From Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell:
Former Hubbard Street Dancers Adrienne Lipson and Andrew Murdock in The Windless Hold by Osnel Delgado. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
The three-time recipient of Chicago’s Ruth Page Award for Outstanding Choreographer of the Year makes his Hubbard Street debut with Love Infinite, an inspirational and moving world premiere.
Love are the source and key to life So make care and sharing multiply Know what’s the result, love infinite Just open your hearts that’s my advice
Comfort to the soul which love provide A tears of joy when you see me I cry Everyone come together make the world unite Always be thankful and respect life
We need love can you feel it in the air
A little love it covers the atmosphere
We need love everybody please care and share Spread some love love for everybody everywhere
We need love my heart is filled with it
We need love it starts from a simple gift
A little love and you just can’t measure it We need love everybody got to treasure it
From Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell:“Randy is such a beloved staple of the Chicago dance community, and he’s worked with everybody! So when I learned that he’d never choreographed for Hubbard Street before, I said, ‘Let’s do this.’ It happened just like that. It just didn’t make sense not to celebrate this incredible choreographer who is home-grown, who has done so many amazing works.”
The busy choreographer of Hubbard Street’s Dichotomy of a Journey addresses inspiration, and creating for a collective moment.
Initially, I knew I wanted to do a work that spoke to the times that we’re in. I also knew I wanted to do something that foundationally and musically connected to me being from Harlem and growing up listening to Gospel, and then going to The Juilliard School and being surrounded by classical music. The piece is called Dichotomy of a Journey; it’s a play on the music, classical and Gospel meshing together, but it’s also about how we both survive and celebrate this moment we are in. The work represents persevering together.
What was unique about creating Dichotomy of a Journey on Hubbard Street?
The use of Gospel music is new for Hubbard Street. It’s the soundtrack of my life– but coming into this process I found myself wondering, why haven’t I choreographed with Gospel music? So, this is the place where I knew I wanted to share this experience as we open up and push to diversify audiences. What’s beautiful about Gospel is that the audience is universal. It’s not [necessarily] about the word of the Lord—it’s the message of the song that has pulled so many people together, inspiring hope across so many different backgrounds—and I’m excited about that.
This is a really difficult moment, but also a beautiful moment for those of us who have the opportunity to share art. I wanted to create a work that can move people— physically, emotionally, lyrically—to help you, energize you, and inspire you to keep dreaming and encouraging yourself. At the same time, I want to help people to escape. I would love the audience to identify with the humanity of the dancers in front of them—who have worked their tails off to present this work!—and connect on a human level.
Tell us about your inspiration for this work, which premiered last year as part of Season 44: RE/CHARGE.
All audience members attending performances inside the Theater will be required to show proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test prior to entering the facility. In addition, all audience members will be required to wear a mask while inside the venue, regardless of vaccination status. For more information, visit harristheaterchicago.org/faqs.
The Harris Theater strongly recommends proper wearing of masks at all times for audiences in the theater including while in line to enter, when in close proximity to others, and throughout the perfor mance. For more information, visit harristheaterchicago.org/faqs.
In Consideration of Other Patrons and the Performers:
Please turn off all cell phones. Photography is not permitted in the Theater at any time and texting during performance is strictly prohibited. Film or digital images will be confiscated or deleted by the Harris Theater house staff; violators will be subject to a fine. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house management. Smoking is prohibited within the Harris Theater. Allowance of personal items and baggage into the auditorium space is at the sole discretion of house management.
Photography is not permitted in the Theater at any time and texting during performance is strictly prohibited. Film or digital images will be confiscated or deleted by the Harris Theater house staff; vio lators will be subject to a fine. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house management. Smoking is prohibited within the Harris Theater. Allowance of personal items and baggage into the auditorium space is at the sole discretion of house management.
Please take a moment and note the nearest exit. In the event of an emergency, follow the directions of the Harris Theater house staff. In the event of an illness or injury, inform the Harris Theater Front of House Manager.
Please take a moment and note the nearest exit. In the event of an emergency, follow the direc tions of the Harris Theater house staff. In the event of an illness or injury, inform the Harris Theater Front of House Manager.
Wheelchair accessible seating locations, swing arm aisle seating, and inclusive/wheelchair accessible restrooms are available on all auditorium seating levels. The Harris is also equipped with an Infrared Assistive Listening Device system. Headsets are available for check out with a valid ID. Large print programs are available for all Harris Theater Presents engagements. Please call the Box Office in advance at 312.334.7777 regarding ticketing and accessible seating questions. If inquiring on any additional accommodation requests to enhance your performance experience, please reach out to access@harristheaterchicago.org or call 312.334.2486 at least two weeks in advance.
Wheelchair accessible seating locations, swing arm aisle seating, and inclusive/wheelchair accessible restrooms are available on all auditorium seating levels. The Harris is also equipped with an FM Assis tive Listening Device system. Headsets are available for check out with a valid ID. Please call the Box Office in advance at 312.334.7777 regarding ticketing and accessible seating questions. If inquiring on any additional accommodation requests to enhance your performance experience, please reach out to access@harristheaterchicago.org or call 312.334.2486 at least two weeks in advance.
Discounted parking validation is available for all ticket holders using the Millennium Park Garage. A validation machine is located on Lobby Level 5 (Upper Randolph).
Discounted parking validation is available for all ticket holders using the Millennium Park Garage. A validation machine is located on Lobby Level 5 (Upper Randolph).
If you have any questions about the Harris Theater, including rental of the facility, group tours, or volunteer opportunities, please email rentals@harristheaterchicago.org.
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The Harris Theater is Chicago’s home for music and dance, connecting diverse audiences with artists from across the city, the nation, and the world. Opened in 2003 in Millennium Park, the Theater was the first multi-use performance venue built in downtown Chicago since 1929, and fulfilled the city’s need for a shared home for mid-size performing arts organizations. Today, the Harris features some of the most diverse arts and culture offerings of any venue in the city, and is a distinctive model for artistic quality, collaboration, and making the performing arts relevant and accessible to the widest possible audience.
The Harris Theater is Chicago’s home for music and dance, connecting diverse audiences with art ists from across the city, the nation, and the world. Opened in 2003 in Millennium Park, the Theater was the first multi-use performance venue built in downtown Chicago since 1929, and fulfilled the city’s need for a shared home for mid-size performing arts organizations. Today, the Harris features some of the most diverse arts and culture offerings of any venue in the city, and is a distinctive model for artistic quality, collaboration, and making the performing arts relevant and accessible to the widest possible audience.
Founded on the principle of serving Chicago’s vibrant creative community, the Theater is the home venue of more than 25 not-for-profit arts and culture organizations. The Harris Theater Presents series has featured world-renowned artists and ensembles including Laurie Anderson, Batsheva Dance, English National Ballet, Joshua Bell, Renée Fleming, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir, Angélique Kidjo, and Paris Opéra Ballet. The Theater’s community engagement initiatives build bridges between artists and community members, providing master classes, artist talks, and free tickets for more than 35 partner organizations throughout Chicago.
Founded on the principle of serving Chicago’s vibrant creative community, the Theater is the home venue of more than 25 not-for-profit arts and culture organizations. The Harris Theater Presents series has featured world-renowned artists and ensembles including Laurie Anderson, Batsheva Dance, English National Ballet, Joshua Bell, Renée Fleming, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Monte verdi Choir, Angélique Kidjo, and Paris Opéra Ballet. The Theater’s community engagement initia tives build bridges between artists and community members, providing master classes, artist talks, and free tickets for more than 35 partner organizations throughout Chicago.
To learn more about the Harris Theater, Chicago’s state-of-the-art 1,500-seat performance venue in Millennium Park, visit harristheaterchicago.org.
To learn more about the Harris Theater, Chicago’s state-of-the-art 1,499-seat performance venue in Millennium Park, visit harristheaterchicago.org.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago brings people into the world of dance—a world of creativity, collaboration, and connection. In schools, at home, and across our community, we have programs and resources to engage all people—everyBODY—in the art of dance.
Open this QR code with your camera app to learn more about Hubbard Street’s Education & Community programs!
Darrell Grand Moultrie guest teaching at Jones College Prep. Photo by Michelle Reid.
During Season 44, Hubbard Street shared the joy of dance in more than 50 classrooms across 17 schools.
In March 2022, we produced our first-ever live streamed student matinee performance. Approximately 1,200 students from 14 of our school partners across the city were able to tune in to HUBBARD LIVE and experience the incredible artistry of Hubbard Street’s artists broadcast from the Museum of Contemporary Art stage—all from their classrooms!
Last year, The Autism Project was also implemented at Beard Elementary School within their Diverse Learner Program, which provides intensive support for students on the Autism spectrum and with other disabilities. The Parkinson’s Project resumed weekly communal classes for individuals with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers.
Artistic Director
David McDermott
Executive Director
Jonathan E. Alsberry
Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives
Craig D. Black, Jr. Rehearsal Director
Krista Ellensohn
Manager of Training Operations
Abby Olson
General Manager
Belina Mizrahi, Arts FMS Financial Management Services
Katie Grogan
Director of Development
Melissa Rosenberg
Individual Giving Manager
Ashley Echevarría Development Coordinator
Nikki Horwitz
Grants Coordinator
Erik Kaiko
Director of Marketing & Communications
Megan Moran
Manager of Marketing & Communications
Eboné Harden
Director of Education
Jamie Brunson
Rebeca G. Griffin Anne Kasdorf
Danielle Kfoury Mara Noguez
Daisy Rueda Julia Rzonca
Desiree “Desi” VanDyke
Michelle Modrzejewski Christian Ortega June Tanoue
Production Harrison Pearse Burke Director of Production Kate Darby
Stage Manager and Head of Props
Casey Doyle Head of Audio
Jack Horwitch Head Electrician
Kevin Upham Head Carpenter and Stage Operations
Tyler Wilson Head of Wardrobe
Steven Collens Chair
Kristin Conley President Camille E. Rudge Treasurer Jodi Patt Secretary
Larry Gilbert
Immediate Past Chair, VP of Development
Yasmine Winkler
VP of Membership
Ross B. Bricker
Heather Caruso Mara S. Georges
Ronda Joubert
Solange Sandy Lloyd
Jasminka Milpak
Marc Miller
Debra Moritz
Alison L. Richards
John W. Ballantine+ Corinne Brophy
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+ + Past Board Chair
++ Past Board President
*In Memoriam
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 May 1, 2021 and September 1, 2022. Their support kept the company moving, even while apart, and made the performance you enjoy today possible.
$100,000 and above
Athletico Physical Therapy
Polk Bros. Foundation Pritzker Foundation
$50,000–$99,999
Chicago Athletic Clubs
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
Julius N. Frankel Foundation
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Elizabeth Louise Smith Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Anonymous (1)
$25,000–$49,999
The Arts Work Fund
Crown Family Philanthropies
Illinois Arts Council Agency
ITW
PPM America, Inc./Jackson National Life Insurance Anonymous (1)
$10,000–$24,999
William Blair and Company, LLC CIBC
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Daniel H. Lome Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts Prince Charitable Trusts
Sage Foundation
The Siragusa Family Foundation
Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation Anonymous (1)
$5,000–$9,999
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Exelon
Irving Harris Foundation Jenner & Block, LLP Quarles & Brady, LLP Anonymous (1)
$1,000–$4,999 Chevron
CNO Financial Group Council for Canadian American Relations
The Deline Charitable Foundation HMS Media
Kovler Family Foundation Earl S. McDaniel Jr. Foundation Plus Power LLC Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
$100,000 and above
Nancy A. Lauter and Alfred L. McDougal Charitable Fund
$25,000—$99,999
Larry and Marla Gilbert
Sandra and Jack Guthman
Richard L. Rodes
$10,000—$24,999
Ross B. Bricker and Nina Vinik
Meg and Tim Callahan
Collens Family Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation
Steven Collens and Caralynn Nowinski
Kristin Conley and Andrew Sudds
Ginger Farley and Bob Shapiro
Martha Struthers Farley and Donald C. Farley, Jr. Family Foundation
Mara Georges and Michael Mutz
Marc Miller and Chris Horsman
Jasminka Milpak and Daniel Lapish
Debra and Blake Moritz
Kristen Otterson R. Penny Rodes DeMott
Burton and Sheli Rosenberg Camille and Kevin Rudge Solange Sandy Lloyd and Arnold Schraa
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
Jana French and Peter Gotsch
Charlie Gardner and Patti Eylar
Ian Jacobs and Valerie Chang
Howard and Gail Lanznar
Kay Mabie
Ron and Elise Magers
Jimmy Passarelli
Jodi Patt and Wesley Crampton
Jim Suehr
Jack and Niki Tovin
Judy Wise
Anonymous (2)
$2,500—$4,999
Ted Grady
Bruce and Jamie Hague Michael Heffernan
Walter Mah Kristy Moran
Eric and Tammy Steele Anonymous (2)
$1,000—$2,499
Greg Albiero and Mark Zampardo
Sid Bala and Jayanthi Subbian
Sandra Bass
Dianne Blanco
Andrew and Shaun Block
Steven and Jacqueline Chilow
Jeff Corbin and Massimo Pacilli
Kathy DeHoff
Thomas Durica and Susan Jacob
Thomas J. Feie
James Huberty and Marc Giles
Michael Grant and Carol McMahan
Adam Grymkowski
Kevin Kranzusch
Rebecca N. Lin
Mary Lou Marinas
Kathleen Miles
Steve and DeeDee Morcos
Stacey Newman
Claire and Michael O’Grady Thomas J. O’Keefe
Gregory O’Leary and Family Kesha Pate
Eleanor Pollack
Victoria Priola
John and Chris Ricketts
Lynn Ritchie
Janice Rodgers
Bonnie and Michael Rothman
Allyson Sand
Charles and Bea Schutz
Jacqueline Smalley
Maureen and Jeff Toner
Peter Vale
Paul Waas
Holly Wathan Randy and Lisa White Benna and Hal Wilde
Michael and Debbie Zimmerman Anonymous (2)
$500—$999
Linda Bierig
Nicole Brown
Hugo and Catherine Chavez Barbara and Michael Davis
Joseph Deal
Scott Deininger
Jennifer Edgcomb
Cathy Ethridge
Julie L. Gentes
Meredith George Jack Gerber
Lynn and James Grogan Ada M. Gugenheim Eloise Hirschey Ed Hu Andrea Hutchinson
Pat Iaconetti and Lisa Emerick
Max Kaplan
Veronica Levine
Katherine Lin
Molly Lindberg
Jim and Beverly Maguire
Kristin McNeil
Susan K. Mowery-Schalk
David Oskandy and Martha Garcia Barrafan
A. Paton
Dr. Karen Pierce
Barbara Reed Lauren Robishaw Synove Rubalcaba Gustavo and Rosanna Santana Mamadou-Abou and Catherine Sarr
Carleen Schreder
Kyle Seltzer
Kevin Simmons Karen Teitelbaum Wayne F. Tjaden
Debra Widmer
William Ziemann Anonymous (1)
$250—$499
Karen Alpan Marc Beem and Susan Berkowitz Myriam Bransfield
Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith
Barry and Lisa Cohen Sandi Cooksey and Todd Clark Cindy Delmar Brian Dukerschein Salena and Doug Elish Elizabeth Fama and John Cochrane
Molly Flanagan Martin and Laly Furrer Camille Grejczyk Martin Grochala and Fred Reuland Elizabeth Halajian and Andrew Burdick Jacqueline Haywood William Horton Daniel Jacobs John Jawor Susan and Steve Kaufman Pilar and Brian Korgel
Mark Larsen
Zarah Latif and Sandeep Mannur Samir Mayekar Meghan McNamara and Paul Reetz Michael McStraw
Jennifer Nelson Viktoras Petroliunas
Andrew and Judy L. Porte Robert and Marsha Rosner Harriet and Irwin Ross Steve Roy and Lloyd Kohler Richard Rusz
Jessica Seet
William and Edith Shannon Randel Steele and Margaret Gonzales Marjorie Stinespring Mary Toll and William Heimann Hal and Lisa Tovin Gift Fund
Sandra Van Tilburg Michael and Linda Welsh Janice Wernette Meade Whitaker
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
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 memory of Edythe R. Cloonan Broad Street Homecare
Randy and Lisa White Lauren Wolven and Family
In honor of James Schulte Sid Bala
In honor of Kevin J. Shannon Meredith George Kristen Otterson
William and Edith Shannon Barbara Grunewald
In honor of Craig D. Black, Jr., Andrew Murdock, and Kevin J. Shannon Kesha Pate
In honor of Connie Shiau David J. Briggs
In honor of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell Meg and Timothy Callahan
Paula Gilbert
Randy and Lisa White
In honor of Caryn Jendro and Phil Fensel Geri Colesworthy
In memory of Marge Collens Lew Collens
In honor of James Schulte and Katie Grogan Bridget C. Coughlin
In honor of Jacqueline Burnett Nicole I. Dean
In honor of the Parkinson’s Project Richard and Marjorie Ettlinger Dale Schlafer
In memory of Susan Heston Brian Heston
In honor of Camille Rudge Carole Hildebrandt
In honor of Belina Mizrahi
Shirlee and Douglas Hoffman
In memory of Byron Pollock and Don Ratner Sheldon Holzman
In honor of Kevin J. Shannon Mary Kay Shaw
In honor of Linda Diamond Shapiro and Mark Shapiro Joanne Howard
In honor of the retirement of Marilee C. Unruh Karen Kirby
In honor of Rich Rodes Kevin Kranzusch Karen Teitelbaum
In memory of Malcolm M. Lloyd, MD Solange Sandy Lloyd
In honor of C.C. McKegney Catherine McKegney
In honor of Marc Miller
Sally and Ted Miller
In honor of Katie Grogan Sarah R. Mischner
In honor of Abby, Linda-D, David, and all the amazing HS dancers Kesha Marie Pate
In honor of Chris Horsman’s birthday Donald Santoski and April Brazell
In memory of Claire Bataille Elizabeth Stewart
In memory of Frances Glickman Barbara Vertel
In honor of Steven Collens’s birthday Terry and Todd Holzman
In honor of Jack Tovin Hal and Lisa Tovin Gift Fund
In honor of David McDermott Kesha Pate
In honor of Jacqueline Burnett and David Schultz Anne M. Gaffney
In honor of Marc Miller and Chris Horsman Michael Grant and Carol McMahan
In honor of Jessica Tong Ed Hu
In honor of Lew Collens
Gregory O’Leary and Family
In honor of Jonathan Alsberry Harriet and Irwin Ross
Alexandra Wells
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Michelle Reid
HSDC Resident Photographer; Season 45 Identity Photography
Imani Sade
Season 45 Identity Styling
Frank Ishman Headshots and Bio Photography
David Schultz Rehearsal Photography
Motion/Pictures Dance Project Inside the Studio Production Team
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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
Josephine H. Deutsch*
Marge* and Lew Collens
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 Landon N. Stigall* Sandra Van Tilburg
J. Randall White
*deceased
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
$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 Carla J. Eyre and Peter F. Gallagher
Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner
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 I rene 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
Returning to the MCA’s intimate Edlis Neeson Theater, Spring Series: Elements brings
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Pictured: Hubbard Street Dancer Jacqueline Burnett. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade