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About ODF

The Other Dance Festival was founded in 2002 by co-curators/producers Kay LaSota and Elizabeth Lentz and is produced by The Chicago Moving Company.

Held every fall for 3-weeks, this concert series presents fifteen of Chicago's finest modern dance artists and companies. The ODF exists to provide a venue and visibility for Chicago modern dance artists and their work, as well as a one-stop site where Chicago audiences can sample and sink their teeth into a cross section of Chicago modern dance artists and styles.

Major support for the festival provided by: The Chicago Park District and the Alphawood Foundation.

Participation in the festival is by invitation only; modern dance artists & companies living and working in Chicago are eligible. Please download the PDF FAQ's file on this page for more detailed information.

ODF FAQ's


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The Chicago Moving Company is an established 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. All contributions are tax exempt to fullest extent of the law. Donations of any amount are welcome!

The OTHER Dance Festival "stirring, inventive . . . an extraordinary group of dancers and choreographers" (Chicago Tribune)


*the OTHER DanceFest 2010
SEPT 6-30, 2011 - The OTHER Dance Festival, 10th Anniversary:

four weeks of electrifying dancing and dances by 24 of "our towns best modern dancers and choreographers" (Laura Molzahn, seechicagodance.com). and--MOD! (More Other Dance): classes, workshops, get-togethers, and rumpuses--let the madness begin!

Join us beginning Sept 6 and get your groove on with knock-out performances; classes in technique, Cheerobix, Vogueing, Contact Improv, more; a vid lounge; a large birthday cake; a free brunch; a Flash Mob. All artists who have ever been part of ODF have been invited to participate/perform--see the fab lineup below. And, check out the Get Into Jail Free Card (good for admittance to 1 show each of 4 weeks, all classes and workshops, and special events) for the nicely rounded, appetizing, wallet-friendly price of $100.

Performances:
Thursdays and Fridays, Sept 8/9, 15/16, 22/23 and 29/30. 7:30 pm all evenings.
Week 1, Sept 8/9: Peter Carpenter Performance Project, Chicago Moving Company, Hedwig Dances, Darrell Jones, Lucky Plush Productions, Raizel Performances
Week 2, Sept 15/16: BONEdanse, Jyl Fehrenkamp, Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak, The Moving Architects, Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre, Janet Schmid
Week 3, Sept 22/23: Colleen Halloran Performance Group, JulieAnn Graham, Matthew Hollis, The Humans, The Seldoms, Thread Meddle Outfit
Week 4, Sept 29/30: Cindy Brandle Dance Company, The Dance COLEctive, Ayako Kato/Art Union Humanscape, Jonathan Meyer, Mordine & Company Dance Theater, Shu Shubat

Single Tickets: $15, $12 students/seniors available here at brownpapertickets.com

ODF Passes:
Performance Pass: $55 (good for 1 ticket each week)
Get Into Jail Free Card: $100 - good for 1 show each week and all classes/workshops/special events
Class Pass $55 - good for all classes/workshops
6-pack: $25 - good for 6 classes/workshops your choice
all special passes available here at brownpapertickets.com

MOD (More Other Dance) Schedule:
Dance Classes in Modern Techniqe - 10-11:30 am
Tuesdays: 9/6 Hedwig Dances, 9/13 Jonathan Meyer (rep), 9/20 The Dance COLEctive,
Wednesdays: 9/28 Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre
Thursdays: 9/8 BONEdanse/Atalee Judy, 9/15 The Moving Architects
Friday: 9/9 Nana Shineflug/Chicago Moving Company
Workshops
Saturday 9/10: Contact Jam, 11 am - 12:30 pm, JulieAnn Graham; Movement Workshop, 1-2:30 pm, Ayako Kato
Sunday 9/11: Vogue Vim Vop, 11 am - 12:30 pm, Darrell Jones
Saturday 9/17: Yoga, 11 am - 12:30 pm, Jyl Fehrenkamp; Cheerobix, 1-2:30 pm, Matthew Hollis
Single classes/workshops $5 each, pay at door but please rsvp to [email protected] so we know you're coming! Class passes available (see above): $55 Class Pass (all classes/workshops); $25 6-pack (choose 6); $100 Get Into Jail Free Card - 1 show ea. week, all classes/workshops/special events.
RUMPUSES (special events)
Thursday 9/8 - Let Us Eat Cake! Join us for some ODF bday cake during that show's intermission! Open/free to Thurs nite ticket holders and Get Into Jail Free Pass holders
Show nights Sept 8/9, 15/16, 22/23, 29/30: Vid Lounge - pre-show and intermission, enjoy some dvd's/skype of artists joining ODF from near and far. Free/open to ticket holders for each night and Get Into Jail Free Pass holders.
Sat, 9/24, ODF Flash Mob, led by M.K. Victorson. Time TBA. Randolph Street Marketplace. FREE to all.
Sun 9/25, Hob-nob/Meet the Artists Brunch. 11 am - 2 pm. Free. RSVP required, space limited. rsvp to [email protected]

what the press are saying this year:: "There are few pleasures for dance enthusiasts to rival the Other Dance Festival, an annual get-together of the city's most fervent artists" (Chicago Tribune).

 

What critics say about The Other Dance Festival:

"daring and often beautiful, it is an invitation to the adventurous" Chicago Tribune


"intimate, expertly curated. The only place you can see 16 of the city's top modern dance artists packed together into three weekends of artistically loaded lineups" TimeOut Chicago


"full of guts and glory . . . fraught with beautiful haunting movement" Chicago Tribune


"a supportive environment for daring and visionary contemporary choreographers" WBEZ radio


"an end of summer ritual for dance fans . . . the perfect place to see what these companies are all about" TimeOut Chicago


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