Community Corner
Dance for Life
Dance for Life:
Inspiring Chicago, One Dance at a Time
Chicago’s Leading Dance Troupes Unite
to Raise Funds for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Services on Aug. 16
WHAT: Experience a night of
awe-inspiring performances as six of Chicago’s top dance companies come
together for one evening at Dance for
Life, the largest performance-based AIDS fundraising event in the Midwest. With
poignant choreography and moving music, this highly anticipated event is held
annually to raise awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS care, education and
prevention while promoting the art of dance in Chicago. Since 1992 Dance for Life has raised millions of
dollars to support the cause.
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This year, Dance for Life features two electrifying,
world-premiere performances by renowned choreographers Randy Duncan, Harrison
McEldowney and Jeremy Plummer.
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Funds raised through
this year’s Dance for Life benefit
the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, The Dancers’ Fund, Agape Missions, NFP and
MADE: Making A Daily Effort.
WHO: Participating Companies Include:
·
Giordano
Dance Chicago
·
Joffrey
Ballet
·
River
North Dance Chicago
·
Hubbard
Street Dance Chicago
·
Ensemble
Español Spanish Dance Theater
·
Visceral
Dance Chicago
WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014
5:00 p.m. – Gala Reception – Hilton Chicago Grand Ballroom (720 S.
Michigan Ave.)
8:00 p.m. – Dance
for Life Performance – Auditorium
Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 E. Congress Pkwy.)
*Complimentary
shuttle bus service provided between the two venues.
COST: $25-$75 (performance only)
$250- $600 (includes
admission to 5:00 p.m. gala reception and premiere seating at the performance)
To purchase tickets,
please call 312-922-5812 or visit www.danceforlifechicago.org
WHERE: Performance – Auditorium Theatre of
Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., Chicago
Gala Reception – Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Ave., Chicago
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About
Dance for Life
Dance
for Life raises awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS care, prevention
and education, while promoting the art of dance in Chicago. Realizing that AIDS
had heavily affected the dance community, Dance
for Life was founded in 1992 as an inventive way for dancers and dance
companies, whose incomes do not normally allow for large donations, to be able
to contribute time, effort and badly needed funds for existing AIDS agencies.
Check us out online on the Dance for Life
website or on Facebook.
About
The Dancers’ Fund
The Dancers’ Fund, a funding program of Dance for Life,
was created in 1994 as a one of a kind fund with the mission to provide
emergency financial assistance to dancers living with HIV/AIDS and has since
expanded to include any life-threatening illness. The Dancers' Fund provides
immediate financial assistance for those facing life-threatening illness,
injury or circumstance. Designed to help qualified individuals meet their
immediate financial obligations while dealing with life-threatening conditions,
The Dancers' Fund is available to Chicago-based, professionally trained working
dancers and those whose primary source of income is derived by serving the
dance community.
