Auditorium Theatre Hosts Deeply Rooted Dance Theater — Preview

Auditorium Theatre Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
Image courtesy of J. Hitchens Design

WHEN:

November 16, 2024 at 7:30 p.m

WHERE:

The Auditorium
50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive
Chicago

TICKETS:

$35+

For more information and tickets visit the Auditorium Theatre website.

A spokesperson describes the event as follows:

“...The program features a range of repertory, including premieres and classics:
Sacred Spaces, a world premiere by Deeply Rooted Artistic Director Nicole Clarke-Springer, is “a simply stunning work set to gospel music by Mahalia Jackson, Bobby McFerrin, and GMWA of Worship and dedicated to Clarke-Springer’s daughters and mother” (Chicago Tribune, responding to an excerpt Deeply Rooted performed with Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project earlier in 2024).
Lifted (excerpt) is a work-in-progress created by Emmy-nominated director and choreographer Jeffrey Page, working with Deeply Rooted for the first time.
Urban Folk Dance by Ulysses Dove, a company premiere, depicts two couples living side-by-side who search for connection as they engage in ferocious power struggles. Characterized by a seamless blend of expressive theatricality and heart-stopping athleticism, Dove's choreography, set to music by Michael Torke, brilliantly captures the raw complexity of modern relationships. Deeply Rooted performed the company premiere of Dove’s Vespers in 2022.
Flack (1984), choreographed by Co-Founder Kevin Iega Jeff to music by Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, and Quincy Jones, is a portrait of strife, despair, and ultimate triumph.
Desire (1994), choreographed by Co-Founder Gary Abbott to music by Hans Zimmer, Geoff McCormack, and Simon Goldberg, explores three types of attraction: love at first sight, love of physical beauty, and young love. When the company dances together, it depicts the primal urge of attraction felt by all..."

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