Brande Lee Collaborative for Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival
1 Then a Cunning Voice and a Night We Spend Gazing at the Stars (Calumet Park Cultural Center) Emily Johnson’s radically inclusive performance/sleepover begins with ritual events, takes a group walk, and winds up on a massive quilt on the shores of Lake Michigan, where attendees settle in for the night, sharing meals, stories and dances. September 28
2 Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival (Ruth Page Center for the Arts) Almost twenty dance artists, physical performers and local and national companies convene for a two-weekend sampler of short works in the intimate Ruth Page Center. September 20-21; 27-28
3 The Fly Honey Show (Den Theater) There’s one weekend spilling into September, so it’s not too late catch a tenth-anniversary performance by Chicago’s renowned sex-positive, body-positive, queer-positive, uproariously fun feminist variety show. August 8-September 7
4 The Forward March of Women (Ebenezer Lutheran Church) Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble kicks off their four-part series Art + Activism with this performance/installation/conversation on the politics of womanhood, with performances by Neila Miller, Sweet Pie Productions, LOUD BODIES and Kaela Norwood. September 20-21
5 Calling Time (MCA) Interdisciplinary artist and scholar Brendan Fernandes presents a culmination of his participatory open rehearsal series in the MCA Commons, which invites dancers and visitors alike into the performance. September 27
