Chicago Dance Crash brings its contemporary moves to Moraine Valley Community College for an energetic, versatile dance performance on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m., in the Dorothy Menker Theater. The dance company also will host free dance classes the week prior to the performance.
Audiences will be engaged and their exposure broadened to a unique union of styles both classic and contemporary, including ballet, capoeira, breakdance and acrobatics. The show, awarded “The Most Inventive Show of 2017” in the United States by “Dance Magazine,” will feature the premiere of “Al Nafs,” a new long-form dance piece created by hip-hop choreographer Amirah Sackett. Tickets are $30, $25 for seniors and free for students with ID and children. A ticket is required to reserve a free seat.
A free class in contemporary hip-hop fusion, run by Jessica Deahr, Chicago Dance Crash artistic director, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., in the John and Angeline Oremus Theater. Dancers, intermediate to advanced preferred, will learn elements of Chicago Dance Crash’s athletic fusion style and an excerpt from one of the pieces that will be performed Nov. 17.
Exploring foundational hip-hop dance styles will be the focus of a class offered with Sackett on Friday, Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the John and Angeline Oremus Theater. Participants will develop a better appreciation and understanding of hip-hop history. Dancers at all levels are welcome to participate.
This project is made possible in part by a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals’ Building Bridges: Arts and Culture and Identity, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
For more information, to obtain tickets for the performance or register for a class, contact the Box Office at (708) 974-5500, go online or stop by the Box Office in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, Building F, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills.
