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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
The OTHER Dance Festival, 9th Annual
Sept 16/17, 23/24, & Sept 30, Oct 1, 2010

Thurs/Fri at 7:30 pm
Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater
3035 N. Hoyne (map)


Single Ticket $12 - $15:
Festival Pass $35:

Week 1, Sept 16/17: Chicago Moving Company, Jonathan Meyer, Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak, Mordine & Company Dance Theater, Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre

Week 2, Sept 23/24: Breakbone DanceCo., Peter Carpenter, Hedwig Dances, Lucky Plush Productions, The Seldoms, Mordine & Co (special 2nd appearance)

Week 3, Sept 30/Oct 1: Matthew Hollis, The Humans, Ayako Kato/Art Union Humanscape, The Moving Architects, Janet Schmid

*Shows are Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 pm. Sept 16/17, 23/24 Sept 30/Oct 1. We will start the show on time, so please don't be late!
**9th Annual Festival Pass--use your pass to see all the artists--good for one show each week. You must choose which night you wish to come each week--details on your purchase info!

 

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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