Jul 6th 2023

Chicago Black Dance Legacy: The Big Bang: Movement Theory + The Black Dancing Body

@ TheMART

222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654

Opening Thursday, July 6th, at 8:15PM

On view through Wednesday, September 13th

ART on THE MART’s 2023 summer season features a new commission by the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, a multi-year project house at the Logan Center at the University of Chicago that aims to uplift and strengthen the impact of Black dance in Chicago and beyond. The projection, titled The Big Bang: Movement Theory + the Black Dancing Body, will be on view nightly at 9pm CT from July 6 until September 13, 2023.

Art on The Mart: Big Bang & the Black Dancing Body

Told in three acts, this dynamic visual event aims to draw connections to the history of American dance as told by the Black dancing body.

Featuring artists from 10 diverse dance companies, the work showcases original choreography from the project’s cohort; music by Chicago-based DJ Duane Powell, Sam Thousand, and Steve “Miggedy” Maestro; projection design by new media artist Liviu Pasare; and video edited by Elizabeth Myles. Directed by Princess Mhoon, Director of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project.

Featured dance companies include:
→The Chicago Multicultural Dance Center & Hiplet Ballerinas
→Deeply Rooter Dance Theater
→The Era Footwork Collective
→Forward Momentum Chicago
→Joel Hall Dancers & Center
→M.A.D.D. Rhythms
→Move Me Soul
→Muntu Dance Theatre
→NAJWA Dance Corps
→Praize Productions

The Big Bang: Movement Theory + the Black Dancing Body promises to bring a soulful, stunning exploration of the legacy and future of Black dance in Chicago.

DJ Duane Powell, one of the city’s preeminent selectors, will be spinning tracks at the Opening Night Party July 6 at 8:15pm. You can see the projection nightly from July 6 – September 13 at 9pm.

Meet at the Riverwalk Jetty between Wells St. and Franklin St.

FREE

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