Jess Hutchinson, Editorial Content Manager for the Logan Center and UChicago Arts, sat down virtually with Princess Mhoon, Director of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, who divides her time between Chicago and Washington D.C., for a conversation about her history, perspective, and why the CBDLP is a vital force in Chicago’s contemporary artistic landscape.
Read MoreThis past Spring, when COVID-19 radically shifted the way we move—and yes, dance—through the world, TAPS Lecturer Julia Rhoads was not about to sit still. Through a collaboration with her own dance company, Lucky Plush Productions, and UChicago's Dance Program in TAPS, Virtual Dance Lab was born. During the initial onset of the crisis, Virtual Dance Lab brought free or low cost dance and movement workshops not just to the UChicago students in the TAPS Dance Program, but to the staff, faculty, and greater community, all of whom were adjusting to a life moved abruptly indoors.
Read MoreIn early March, Hubbard Street Pro (HS Pro) collaborated with the Logan Center to present moving installations a stairway and a corridor, a site-specific performance that stretched from the ninth floor to the courtyard.
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