Tag: Joshua Ishmon
Movement Matters: An Interview with Joshua Ishmon
Author: Guest Contributors Published Date: June 15, 2017
Movement Matters is a monthly column by Michael Workman that investigates performers whose work intersects politics, policy, and issues related to the body as the…
Deeply Rooted’s 20th season opener highlights yin and yang (preview)
Author: Lauren Warnecke Published Date: December 1, 2016
CHICAGO – “Time goes by quickly,” said Kevin Iega Jeff reflecting his tenure as Artistic Director of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, “but we figure it out…
First Ever Chicago Teen Dance Festival Tonight!
Author: Lauren Warnecke Published Date: August 29, 2015
A conversation between Links Hall’s Roell Schmidt and Suzanne Connor of the Chicago Community Trust was the catalyst for the Chicago Teen Dance Festival, a…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater’s Emerging Choreographer / Artist Showcase (review)
Author: Lauren Warnecke Published Date: June 28, 2014
CHICAGO — There are plenty of dance companies who fuse Western and non-Western dance. Ballet is blended with modern, modern with African Diaspora, but rare is…