Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is a
contemporary dance
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company based in
Chicago
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. Hubbard Street performs in downtown
Chicago
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at the
Harris Theater for Music and Dance and at the Edlis Neeson Theater at the
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
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. Hubbard Street also tours nationally and internationally throughout the year.
History
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out of the
Lou Conte Dance Studio, when in 1977 several aspiring young artists approached dance teacher/choreographer Lou Conte to teach tap classes. At the time, the studio was located at the corner of LaSalle Street and Hubbard Street, which is how the company acquired its name. Conte served as director for 23 years, during which he developed relationships with choreographers including
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Life
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,
Margo Sappington
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She was nominated in 1975 for both a Tony Award as Best Choreographer and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography for her work on the play ...
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Daniel Ezralow
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,
Nacho Duato
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Career
Nacho Duato studied at the Rambert Sc ...
,
Jirí Kylián, and
Twyla Tharp
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, all of whom helped shape Hubbard Street's repertoire.
In 2000,
Jim Vincent became Artistic Director. Vincent worked to further expand the company's programming and repertoire. He introduced initiatives that have become staples of Hubbard Street's programming, including the "Inside/Out" Choreography Workshop, during which Hubbard Street dancers create original choreography for their peers; and the Choreographic Fellowship, which identifies and develops emerging choreographers from within the company. Dancers Alejandro Cerrudo and Robyn Mineko Williams, as well as Rehearsal Director Terence Marling have all developed works for the company. Dancer Penny Saunders choreographed a work for Hubbard Street 2 (the second company) through Hubbard Street's annual National Choreographic Competition.
In 2009, then Associate Artistic Director
Glenn Edgerton became Artistic Director. Soon after, he named Alejandro Cerrudo Hubbard Street's first Resident Choreographer. Cerrudo has created ten works for the company. Since becoming Artistic Director, Edgerton has secured new commissions and repertoire hits by master and notable choreographers including
Jirí Kylián,
Nacho Duato
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Career
Nacho Duato studied at the Rambert Sc ...
,
William Forsythe,
Twyla Tharp
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Victor Quijada,
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, and
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.
In 2021, former company dancer
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell was named the fourth Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Season 44: RE/CHARGE marks her debut season as the artistic leader of the organization, with the goal of continuing to diversify the company’s repertoire and ensemble while building on the incredible legacy and reputation that HSDC has already established.
Main company
Today, the main company consists of 14 dancers. While many contemporary dance companies are single-choreographer organizations, Hubbard Street has always been a repertory company, representing numerous choreographers and styles.
Hubbard Street has commissioned and presented almost 200 new and acquired dance works throughout its history.
Lou Conte Dance Studio
Under the direction of the late
Claire Bataille, one of the original four Hubbard Street dancers, Lou Conte Dance Studio (LCDS) offered weekly classes in
ballet
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,
jazz
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,
modern
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** Early Modern period
** Late Modern period
*** 18th century
*** 19th century
*** 20th century
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tap,
African
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hip hop, African drums,
musical theater
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,
yoga
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,
Pilates
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, and
Zumba
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at all levels from basic to professional, as well as workshops and master classes. LCDS also maintained a scholarship program for advanced dancers. LCDS closed in the spring of 2020.
Community partnerships
Since 2000, Hubbard Street has established partnerships with the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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, presenting new and existing choreography set to orchestral music performed by the symphony; the
Art Institute of Chicago
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;
Illinois Institute of Technology
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School of Architecture; and
Rush University Medical Center
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, which helped establish the Parkinson's Project, using contemporary dance techniques to improve the mobility and quality of life for participants.
Dancers
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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*Aaron Choate
*Abdiel Figueroa Reyes
*Alexandria Best
*Alysia Johnson
*Cyrie Topete
*David Schultz
*Elliot Hammans
*Jack Henderson
*Jacqueline Burnett
*Matt Wenckowski
*Michele Dooley
*Morgan Clune
*Shota Miyoshi
*Simone Stevens
References
External links
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"Expressing Themselves in New Ways: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's Whole School Dance Program", National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Arts 2007, Volume 4SeeChicagoDance.com profile and list of upcoming performancesHubbard Street Dance Chicago performing in Nine Sinatra Songs in 1993 at Jacob's PillowHubbard Street Dance Chicago performing Untouched in 2010 at Jacob's PillowHubbard Street Dance Chicago Recordsa
the Newberry LibraryChicago Dance History Project: Gail KalverChicago Dance History Project: Rick Hilsabeck
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Performing groups established in 1977
Dance companies in Chicago