Identity

✨GIVING TUESDAY✨

We are so thankful for all the support we’ve received from our community this year. This Giving-Tuesday we would greatly appreciate your generosity so that we can continue to create new works, collaborate with outside artists, and provide our dancers with the means to thrive.💛

We have so much to look forward to next year in our Spring/ Summer 2024 Season!

• We will be collaborating with our friends from Germany who will be visiting Chicago to help produce a mixed media show!

• Creating new works that will be presented in our Spring ‘24 shows

• Attending an International Arts Festival

• Hosting our Summer Dance Festival, Elpis Dance Fest, in Lincoln Park!

Stay tuned for more details!

Donation link in our bio!

📸: Peter Hinsdale

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Fall Season shows! We ended the season last night with a sold out show at Studio5!

Stay tuned for more info on our Spring Season!

Only a few more tickets left for our show tomorrow night!

11.18
Studio5
7:30pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enliven-identity-performing-arts-fall-concert-tickets-731613163667?aff=oddtdtcreator

📸 Peter Hinsdale

'ENLIVEN' by Identity Performing Arts a unique and uplifting multi-media experience! This show, performed at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, was promoted in Buzz Center Stage (www.buzzcenterstage.com) last month as an upcoming event, and here’s the skinny on the actual performance. Spoiler alert! It was terrific – but let me share some details. We were greeted at the door by ...

E N L I V E N✨

One more chance to see our fall season show! 11.18 Stduio5 7:30pm!

Ticket link below! The show is almost sold out!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enliven-identity-performing-arts-fall-concert-tickets-731613163667?aff=oddtdtcreator

📸 Peter Hinsdale

T O N I G H T✨

It’s not too late to buy your ticket for tonight! We hope to see you at Ruth Page 7:30pm.

Tonight we will be premiering a new work, Enliven, choreographer by our Artistic Director, Ginny Ching Yin Lo and our newest film, Kindred, directed by Spence Warren!

Moments from Enliven captured by Peter Hinsdale.

Ticket link below

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enliven-identity-performing-arts-fall-concert-tickets-731595029427?aff=oddtdtcreator

Dress rehearsal☑️

Join us this Saturday for our show at Ruth Page 7:30pm!

Ticket Link Below

https://www.identityperformingarts.org/2023-fall-season

11.11 Ruth Page 7:30pm✨

Ticket Link below

https://www.identityperformingarts.org/2023-fall-season

📸: Peter Hinsdale

Our first show is next weekend✨

Ticket link below

https://www.identityperformingarts.org/2023-fall-season

K I N D R E D

Join us at our upcoming performances for the premiere of our newest film, Kindred, Directed by Spence Warren.

Ticket link below

https://www.identityperformingarts.org/2023-fall-season

https://vimeo.com/876580601

Identity | KINDRED [Official Trailer] This is "Identity | KINDRED [Official Trailer]" by Spence Warren on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Meet Guest Company Artist, Mark Gonzalez✨
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Mark Gonzalez is a dance artist from Edinburg, Texas. He received a BFA in Dance with an emphasis in Performance and Choreography and a minor in Theatre from Texas State University. Gonzalez has had the privilege to train with and perform works by Alice Klock and Florian Lochner, Mike Esperanza, Joshua L. Peugh, Andy and Dionne Noble, Matthew Farmer, Monique Haley, Katlin Bourgeois and Shonna Hickman Matlock. After leaving Texas, Mark trained and performed with The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2 and was a scholarship recipient for the 2022 Giordano Dance Chicago workshop and Flockworks. Gonzalez recently finished his first season with Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre where he had the privilege to go on tour as an Apprentice. Outside of performing, Mark& #39;s had the privilege to present his own choreography and dance for films regionally, nationally and internationally. Mark currently guest freelances with C5 Create With No Limits and AJA Talent and is excited to join Identity Performing Arts for his first season. Mark is a firm believer in the power of passion and hard work.

📸: Peter Hinsdale

Introducing our Fall 2023 Company & Guest Company Artists✨

See the Artists performing on 11.11 Ruth Page 7:30pm & 11.18 Studio5 7:30pm.

Ticket link below

https://www.identityperformingarts.org/2023-fall-season

Meet Guest Company Artist, Hayley Midea✨
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Hayley Midea is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher originally from Wixom, Michigan. In April of 2020, Hayley received a BFA in Dance from Western Michigan University where she has performed works by Jackie Nowicki, Monique Haley, Carolyn Pavlik, Kelsey Paschich, Jeremy Blair, Joseph A. Hernandez and BAIRA MVMNT/PHLOSPHY. Hayley was also a company member of Western Dance Project under the direction of Whitney Moncrief. The Michigan Dance Council awarded Hayley the Maggie Allesee Choreography Award for her piece “Dear Larry,” in 2019. Hayley also performed her work at the 2020 ACDA East-Central Regional Conference where she was selected to perform at the National Conference in Long Beach, California. She was also selected to perform at the SoloDuo Dance Festival, Detroit Dance City Festival, Trifecta Dance Festival, Chi Dance Fest and Simantikos Dance Chicago Choreography Kick-Off. Hayley’s work also won “Best Spoken Word Used in a Film” and “2021 Viewer’s Choice Award” at the inaugural Dance Is Activism Film Festival produced by Earl Mosely’s Diversity of Dance. Hayley teaches dance in the Chicagoland area and is a Guest Artist with South Chicago Dance Theatre. With SCDT, Hayley has performed in works by Kia S. Smith, Crystal Michelle Perkins, Wade Schaaf, Ron De Jesus, Joseph Kim, Monique Haley and Stephanie Martinez. Recently, Hayley performed with SCDT and Choomna Dance Company in Arnhem, Netherlands. As a professional in Chicago, Hayley has also performed in the Dance For Life Finale choreographed by Randy Duncan. Hayley is excited to be joining Identity Performing Arts as a Guest Artist this season.

📸: Peter Hinsdale

P E R P E T U A L

Join us at our upcoming performances, where we will be presenting a restaging of Perpetual choreographed by Artistic Director, Ginny Ching Yin Lo.

11.11 7:30pm Ruth Page
11.18 7:30pm Studio5

Ticket link below
https://linktr.ee/identityperformingarts

PERPETUAL PROMO 20secs Spring Concert in Studio5

✨UPCOMING PERFORMANCES✨

Join us for the premiere of Artistic Director, Ginny Ching Yin Lo, newest work "Enliven" on 11.11 at Ruth Page and 11.18 at Studio5!

We will also be premiering our newest film "Kindred" directed by Spence Warren and a restaging of "Perpetual".

Ticket link below
https://linktr.ee/identityperformingarts

Photo by Peter Hinsdale

Thank you to everyone who submitted their information to join us for our fall season! Submissions are now closed✨

IMMEDIATE HIRING 1-2 dancers for our fall season “Enliven”.
Rehearsals: Tues & Thurs from 9.30 am to 1 pm
Performance Dates: Nov 11 Page & Nov 18
Paid rehearsals, performances & worker’s comp.
Strong ballet & contemporary techniques
Email [email protected] with headshot, dance pose, dance reel and resume.

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Save the date for our fall concert! Stay tuned for our ticket link.