Thodos Dance Chicago at the Jazz Dance World Festival.
"A dancer with a pole is stronger than a dancer alone,"
says choreographer cho·re·o·graph
v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs
v.tr.
1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet.
2. Melissa Thodos. She's referring to the large
copper poles that are integral to the choreography of Rituals, which her
company, Thodos Dance Chicago, is slated to perform at the Jazz Dance
World Festival. Known for her innovative use of props and atmospheric
constructions, with Rituals, Thodos creates a dynamic community by using
poles to lift dancers in ways not possible without them. The festival is
part of the 14th Jazz Dance World Congress, which unites professional
and amateur dancers, teachers, and choreographers This is a list of choreographers A
- Paula Abdul
- Alvin Ailey
- Richard Alston
- Robert Alton
- Gerald Arpino
- Frederick Ashton
- Fred Astaire
- Lea Anderson
B
- Jean Babilée
- George Balanchine
from around the world
for classes and performances. Other groups performing include Giordano
Jazz Dance Chicago, Koresh Dance Company, Philadanco, Hubbard Street Hubbard Street is a road in Chicago, Illinois named for early settler Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard. Where Hubbard Street passes over the Kennedy Expressway, the Expressway enters a tunnel made up of surface streets known as colloquially as "Hubbard's Cave. 2,
and the Joel Hall Dancers. August 3-7, Millennium Park Millennium Park is a prominent civic center of the City of Chicago in Illinois and an important landmark of the city's lakefront. A redeveloped section of Grant Park, the 24. , Chicago;
www.jazzdanceworldcongress.org.
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