Biography: Nana Shineflug
Nana Shineflug (2006).
, is the founder (1972) and Artistic Director
of the Chicago Moving Company (CMC), celebrating its 35th year as one
of Chicago's finest modern dance companies. CMC has performed throughout
the U.S; in Berlin, Germany; New York; San Francisco; Aspen, Colorado;
and in many of Illinois' smallest towns; and is an Arts Partner with the
Chicago Park District at Hamlin Park.
Nana has received four Choreographic fellowships from
the National Endowment for the Arts, a Service Award from the Illinois
Alliance for Arts Education, the Chicago Dance Coalition's Ruth Page Award
for Lifetime Service to the Field, the Columbia College Lifetime Achievement
Award; and the Katherine Dunham Award for Excellence and Dedication to
the Arts.
She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree
in Mathematics and has a M.A. and Graduate Certificate in Laban Movement
Analysis from Columbia College. Nana has been a guest lecturer in many
Universities throughout the U.S., Currently she teaches at Columbia College
Chicago in the Interdisciplinary Arts Graduate Program and the Theater
Department; and teaches modern dance, Qi Gong and Psychocalesthenics at
the CMC Studio.
In 1998 Nana traveled to India and Israel where she exhibited
her photographs, taught and presented dance performances; in 2000 she
traveled to Brazil three times to work in Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and
Sao Luis. In fall 2005 she traveled to teach in China.
Nana curates Glass Layers, the multidisciplinary performance
festival held annually at Links Hall and is an officer in The Field Chicago,
which is affiliated with The Field New York and runs workshops, a performance
festival and the 3-City Exchange. Her children, their spouses, and her
grandchildren continue to be her great teachers.
Awards
- Four Choreographic Fellowships from the National Endowment for the
Arts
- The Katherine Dunham Award for Excellence and Dedication to the Arts
- The Chicago Dance Coalition's / Ruth Page Award - Lifetime Service
to the Field Award
- Three Illinois Arts Council Choreographic Fellowships
- Chicago Dance Award for Outstanding Contribution
- Ruth Page Award, Honorable Mention for the Dance Legacy Project
- Boulevard Arts Center's Presidents Award
- Two Illinois Alliance for Arts Education Service Recognition Awards
- Prestigious National Endowment for Arts Arts-Plus Partnership
- Columbia College Distinguished Alumni Award
