DANCE EDUCATION PERFORMANCES
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2024 Summer Dance Intensive Showcase
Deeply Rooted presents the future of dance when our remarkable Summer Dance Intensive students perform classic works from Deeply Rooted Dance Theater’s repertory and more!
Summer Dance Intensive participants experience a rigorous curriculum fostering learning and personal growth, with a curriculum that includes classes based in Horton, Graham, ballet, and contemporary movement.
Date: Friday, July 12 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, July 13 at 7:30 PM
Location: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
2023 Summer Dance Intensive Showcase
Deeply Rooted presents the future of dance when our remarkable Summer Dance Intensive students perform classic works from Deeply Rooted Dance Theater’s repertory and more!
Summer Dance Intensive participants experience a rigorous curriculum fostering learning and personal growth, with a curriculum that includes classes based in Horton, Graham, ballet, and contemporary movement.
Dance Education Spring Showcase: Honoring Co-Founders Gary Abbott and Kevin Iega Jeff
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater hosts its annual Dance Education Spring Showcase, this year honoring the legacy of co-founders Kevin Iega Jeff and Gary Abbott, with a special performance from the Deeply Rooted company!
The evening begins with a pre-show event titled “I Am Deeply Rooted: Our Founders in Conversation with Cleo Parker Robinson.” The legendary Cleo Parker Robinson, artistic director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, has a long, special connection with both Gary and Iega – you won’t want to miss hearing the incredible stories of three dance luminaries.
Following the pre-show talk is the performance celebrating Abbott and Iega, featuring performances by the professional company and participants in the company’s Dance Education programs, including the Youth Ensemble, Mature H.O.T. Women, and Men Moving. This momentous night will celebrate Jeff and Abbott legacies, which have impacted dance in Chicago and all over the world.
Tickets
$35 | 6PM “I Am Deeply Rooted: Our Founders in Conversation with Cleo Parker-Robinson” with Kevin Iega Jeff and Gary Abbott and 7PM Performance
$25 | General Admission 7PM Performance
2023 Flavors Festival of Youth Dance
On Sunday, March 12, 2023, at 7:00 PM Deeply Rooted Dance Theater’s Youth Ensemble joins Joel Hall Dancers Youth Company and other Chicago-based youth ensembles to perform in “Flavors” at the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts.
This year’s Flavors companies include:
Joel Hall Dancers Youth Company
Premiere One Dance Conservatory
Hyde Park School of Dance
NT Studio, Inc.
Ensemble Español
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
Lindblom High School
Forward Momentum
Black Girls Dance
They can be purchased online for $10 or at the door for $15.