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Introducing our Partners:
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
CMC’s newest inkind supporter.
Beyond Horizons Performance
Since 2023, Beyond Horizons Performance has parnered with CMC and our Claire Bataille Legacy Program.
Demiana Agaiby is a Dance Psychology Consultant and Director of Beyond Horizons Performance (BHP). BHP’s mission is to educate, equip and empower individuals to reach new levels of excellence through psychological skills training. This is achieved through the application of 4 guiding pillars - holistic wellness, resilience, mindset, and community. BHP is eager to partner with dancers and dance leaders to enhance the dance performance experience.
For more information, please visit www.beyondhorizonsperformance.com
More in the CMCommunity:
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
Cerqua Rivera's award-winning art explores authentic personal stories at the crossroads of heritage, culture, and identity. Don’t miss these “movers and shakers who dazzled audiences” (Chicago Tribune) with “outstanding choreography deftly executed by this technically superb troupe.” (Splash Magazine).
2026 Spring Concert Series
June 6 @ 7:30 pm & June 7 @ 2:00 pm - Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N Dearborn St, Chicago
You’ll see -
> LÁGRIMAS NEGRAS by Wilfredo Rivera
> THE ISLAND by Michelle Manzanales (Ballet Hispánico)
> METAMORPHOSIS by Shannon Alvis (Hubbard Street Chicago)
> AMERICAN CATRACHO (ACT II) by Wilfredo Rivera
Details and tickets www.cerquarivera.org .
Catch CMC’s Assistant Director Jacinda Ratcliffe in First Floor Theater’s production Evanston Salt Costs Climbing at the Den Theatre running through June 14th.
Winters keep getting worse in Evanston, IL, where salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes and stories. But what’s with this creeping sense of dread? Is it because their boss Maiworm has noble visions of new green technology that would make their jobs obsolete? Or is there a more terrifying warning calling out from under these roads? At least they have each other, right?
Pulitzer Prize finalist and Succession writer Will Arbery (Plano, Heroes of the Fourth Turning), confronts humanity’s darkest fears with humor, warmth and the fortitude of municipal public servants in this play about climate and change.
A Gallery of Dances
Check out Claire Bataille Legacy Scholarship dancer Sidney Valdez in Darvin Dances’ production A Gallery of Dances.
A gallery is not just a place where art lives, it is a place where stories are brought to life through paint strokes, photos, and more. It is an experience that can change audience members perspectives, bring tears to their eyes or a smile to their face. “A Gallery of Dances” showcases many stories from embracing one’s queerness to the majesty of the Christmas Island Crab migration. There is a little sprinkle of something for everyone, promising a delightful evening that you cannot miss. This performance has been generously subsidized through Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble’s artist’s support and residency program. The choreography is by Mariah Eastman and Mandy Milligan.
June 20th & 21st
8pm
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
1650 W Foster