Harris Theater Hosts Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project – Preview

A spokesperson describes the event as follows:

“..Under the leadership of co-directors Kevin Iega Jeff and Mashaune Hardy, the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project aims to preserve, uplift, and amplify the vibrant legacy of Black dance through advocacy and capacity building, archiving—and presenting performances such as this, which provide an opportunity to see an astonishing range of history, tradition and innovation on a single stage, in a single night.

... show will feature the ten companies that comprise the CBDLP’s current cohort—including The Chicago Multicultural Dance Company, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, The Era Footwork Collective, Forward Momentum Chicago, Joel Hall Dancers, M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Move Me Soul, Muntu Dance Theatre, NAJWA Dance Corps and Praize Productions Inc..."