Some omitted May updates: We joined young people from the #NoCopAcademy campaign for a screening of SoapBox Productions’ NCA documentary at DePaul University’s downtown campus. Sponsored by 14 East Magazine, we followed the film with a panel discussion alongside Caullen Hudson, Karina Martínez, and Citlali Pérez, discussing how notions of “public safety” have shifted in…
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We took a surprise trip to Atlanta last month for the #StopCopCity Week of Action with a contingent of youth and adult allies from the #NoCopAcademy campaign in Chicago. We participated in a Black-led march, and screened a rough cut of Soap Box Productions’ #NoCopAcademy documentary for ATL organizers! It was a huge honor to…
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As part of our participation in the Lab Artist Program, we were lucky to have a photo shoot last month with William Frederking, a photographer who has been documenting dance in Chicago for over three decades. Our portraits will join his archive at The Newberry, and will also be used for promotion by ourselves and…
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Happy new year! May it be one of collective struggle, where we do more work together and less work alone. We begin our creative endeavors of 2023 with the official kickoff of Chicago Dancemakers Forum’s Lab Artist program. We will meet with the other dancers in the cohort on January 27th for the inaugural retreat,…
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Benji Hart 