A New Partnership: thINKingDANCE and See Chicago Dance

We are delighted this month (October) to initiate an exchange between thINKingDANCE and See Chicago Dance  (SCD), an exchange that will allow dancers and dance-readers in Philadelphia and Chicago to catch a glimpse of the dance doings in one another’s cities. We anticipate that these exchanges will occur six times a year (every other month), when the editors-in-chief of each site select articles that can be linked from the other’s site and/or from e-blasts. This means that thINKingDANCE readers will have a chance to click links to the website for See Chicago Dance to read featured articles. And, of course, Chicago readers will be able to do the same to access featured articles on the thINKingDANCE site. Once you’re on one site or the other, explore! Each site has distinct objectives, approaches and focuses, all widening our views of the breadth of dance in our cities, our world.

Take a look at these stories, recommended by   SCD’s Lauren Warnecke, Senior Writer and Editor:  

SCD’s Moving Dialogs presents ‘Danseur,’ an evening of community, solidarity and discussion” and  “‘Lifted’ at the MCA invites all to the ‘universal groove of joy’”   to start your exploration of Chicago’s rich dance  scene.

We hope this modest start at intercity exchange will become a project we can develop further with our Chicago dance friends, and even expand to other cities. Let us know your thoughts on this new tD/SCD development!

Share this article

PARTNER CONTENT

Keep Reading

The Four Mothers of Miki Orihara, or Learning Dalcroze’s 20 Gestures with my Daughter

Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Miki Orihara explores early modern dance and mothers in her newest work.

Around 20 workshop participants pose in front of an abstract oil painting in a bright gallery. They are all in different positions inspired by the artwork. Many stretch their arms out and up as if reaching. Some arch their backs or bend forward.
Photo: Chika Kobari, courtesy of KinoSaito

Dance Leadership by the Numbers

Jennifer Passios

A Conversation with Elizabeth “Liza” Yntema of Dance Data Project®

At the RISE 2025 Summit held at the New York Library for the Performing Arts, panelists for a discussion entitled “Data is Revolutionary” gather in black office chairs with silver legs in front of a large projector screen that reads “Dance Data Project, Harriet Tubman Effect Institute, & Women Count” in a pastel blue above the title “Data is Revolutionary” in a light yellow. Six circles containing the headshots of the panelists dot the rest of the projection. Amidst the other seated speakers, Nancy Owen stands holding a microphone in her right hand. She leans forward toward the audience, eyes alight, mouth open in speech that slips through an excited smile. In the lower left corner of the frame, a bald man in a crisp blue suit brings the crook of his thumb and second finger to his chin at stage right. He looks out toward the audience with his chair angled away from the six panelists.
Photo: Victoria Detres