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Chicago Cultural Center Theater & Dance Residencies
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The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events' Theater and Dance Residencies give emerging and established performing artists the opportunity to test-drive new work in a public setting. Each residency is tailored to the needs of the artist or company and their project and takes place in the most suitable DCASE space. Each showing is a unique opportunity for audiences to get a behind-the-scenes look at new work by Chicago artists.
Upcoming Showings
- June 4: Free Street Theater | What Haunts You Chicago? A Storytelling Workshop with Free Street Theater
- June 15: Margi Cole and Onye Ozuzu | One on One Solo Swap
- June 18: Victoria Eleanor Bradford and Todd Mattei | Hiding Lost Things
- June 24: NON:op open opera works
- June 26: Sara Zalek | Formidable Dreams
- July 8: Ocho Ojos | The Circular Valley
- July 8 & October 5: Joanna Furnans | Genuine Fake
- July 29: The Dilettantes | Heist
- August 6: Sindy Isabel Castro | Stories from my Mother
- August 20: TUTA | Pagliacci
- October 20: J'Sun | Working On Better Versions of Prayers
- TBD: Psalm One | A Family Friendly Rapperchick Project
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