JUBA! Presented by - Friday, July 20 & Saturday, July 21, 2018 The NEW Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building - Chicago Human Rhythm Project
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JUBA!
Presented by...
Daniel Borak by Julia Nash
Friday, July 20 & Saturday, July 21, 2018
The NEW Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building
410 South Michigan Avenue | Chicago, IL
WELCOME!
Welcome to Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s 28th Annual summer festival of American
tap dance - RHYTHM WORLD - and the culminating concerts - JUBA! Masters of Tap
and Percussive Dance! Tonight, as we continue to celebrate Chicago Human Rhythm
Project’s 30th Anniversary, we recommit ourselves to:
• Passionate and innovative education programs that change lives
• Fearless risk taking as we create and present world class artists and new work
• Pioneering expression of new community through authentic diversity
None of this would be possible without an extraordinary board, artists, staff, sponsors,
volunteers, patrons and community. Thank you all for your trust and generosity!
Finally, we wouold like to thank our Artist in Resident, Dani Borak, for his briliant
contributions to this year’s programming! His creativity, passion, generosity of spirit and
talent have inspired us all!
Please enjoy this evening’s performance and look for us throughout our 30th Anniversary
Season!
Chicago is an amazing Tap DAnce City! So many incredible
artists, companies, students and talents. I met all of them for the
the first time when I came to Chicago as a scholarship student
for Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s Summer festival Rhythm
World - and then as a teahcer, performer and choreographer.
Those “eye-opening” experiences had such an inspiring and
motivating impact on me!
Now, it is a huge honor for me ro be here as CHRP’s first multi-year Artist In Residence
and I’m trying my best to give something back: to Lane, to CHRP and to the beautiful Tap
Dance City Chicago!
Dani Borak
CHRP Artist In Residence
The Story Of JUBA! William Henry Lane was the first African American allowed to perform with white minstrel dancers in the 1840s. He and an Irishman named John Diamond were promoted in a series of staged tap dance competitions throughout the United States, and William Henry Lane won the majority. He went on to give command performances before the crowned heads of Europe and was proclaimed the greatest dancer of all time by American and European critics alike. He was given the appellation “Juba” - master of all dancers. Juba (also spelled giuba) is a river/valley/city in Somalia/Ethiopia/Sudan. It is also a word in Swahili/Zulu/Italian with meanings as varied as “king” and “dove.” A juba was also a dance created by slaves featuring hand clapping and foot stomping, referred to as “patting the juba”. William Henry Lane faced crushing prejudice in a country divided by slavery and was still able to accomplish, to excel and to win. His life is a testament to the ability of people to overcome all obstacles, to excel despite adversity and to affect change through acts of personal courage and fortitude.
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and immersion programs that teach specific artistic skills,
enhance social and emotional learning and build paths to college
and professional careers.
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support all children to have a that you will consider making a
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A warm “Chicago Welcome” to our new “Artist in
Residence” Dani Borak! We are excited to see what
kind of new and innovative programs he will be
creating & presenting for CHRP. Hold onto your hats.
We’re in for an exciting ride!!
-Arlen Rubin & Elaine Cohen RubinBoard of Directors & Staff
Lane Alexander, Founder & Director
Elaine Cohen and Richard G. Weinberg, Honorary Founders
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Michael Foster (2010), Chair
Claudette Smith (2010), Vice Chair
Z. J. Tong (2011), Secretary
Lane Alexander (1988)
Alex Felton (2017)
John Gingell (2016)
Ben Koppel (2017)
Irene Michaels (2016)
Pablo Roberto (2017)
Cari Shein (2016)
Rebecca Shein (2018)
Joyce Selander (2018)
ADVISORY BOARD:
Terrence Coakley
Gail Kalver
Peggy Sutton
Lou Conte
Marilyn Katz
Dianne “Lady Di” Walker
Diana E. Harris
Bill Kurtis
Bill Irwin
Marilyn Miglin
STAFF:
Lane Alexander, Founder & Artistic Director
Daniel Borak, Artist In Residence
Megan Davis, Program Manager
Solomon Bowser, Program Manager
Jill and Yvonne Afable, Business Managers
Jeff Cheng, Program Associate
Megan Brady, Program Associate
Sean Frenzel, Administrative Intern
Joshua Paul Weckesser, Production Stage Manager
Fred Brewer, Marketing
Cameron Heinze, Organizational Development & Program Support
Gail Kalver, Festivals Consultant
Maria Diecidue, Public Relations Consultant
Chris Frerichs, Grants Consultant
Alison Rootberg, Education and OutreachCHRP Sponsors
Major support for Chicago Human Rhythm Project is provided by:
E N G A G I N G D A NC E A U D I E N C E S
A PR OGR AM OF
CHRP is supported by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Northern Trust
Charitable Trust, The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince, The Gaylord and Dorothy
Donnelley Foundation, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, Chicago
Community Trust, The Arlen and Elaine Cohen Rubin Charitable Fund of the Jewish Community
Foundation of Greater Kansas City, The Jeanette & Jerome Cohen Philanthropic Fund of the
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City, BMO Harris Bank, National Endowment for
the Arts, Illinois Arts Council Agency, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special
Events, Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development, Live Marketing, Arts Midwest Touring
Fund, Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation, Marriott Residence Inn, Peoples Gas, The Elizabeth F. Cheney
Foundation, The Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg Family Foundation, The Service Club of Chicago,
The Walmart Foundation, and generous individual donors.CHRP 2018 Donors
THANK YOU CHRP DONORS!
Please join Chicago Human Rhythm Project in thanking these generous donors
who have supported the organization over the past 18 months (January 1,
2017 – May 31, 2018)!
Leader ($50,000 and up) Lyon Family Foundation Yumi Ross
John D. and Catherine T. Service Club of Chicago Bruce Sagan
MacArthur Foundation Cari and Barry Shein Claudette Smith
Jane Ellen Murray and Ed Wentz Richard and Diane Weinberg
Friend ($250 - 499)
Sustainer ($20,000 - 49,999) Sponsor ($2,500 - 4,999) Mary Bonnett
Bloomberg Philanthropies Bill Kurtis and Donna LaPietra Jacqueline Criswell
Joyce and Bruce Chelberg The Saints Ellen & Bernie Ferro
Chicago Community Trust Segal Consulting Gloria and Pasquale Fiscelli
Doris Duke Charitable The Weasel Fund Tony and Jill Fiscelli
Foundation through Dance USA The Farny R. Wurlitzer Pat Friedlander
Philip and Marsha Dowd Foundation Fund Josh Glazier
Impactassets, Inc. Todd Graff and Laurie Ziliak
The Joyce Foundation Gus Giordano Dance School
MacArthur Fund for Arts and Partner ($1,000 - 2,499) David Ireland
Culture at Prince Lane Alexander Mark Kelly & Patricia
The Ann Barzel / Patrick Henry Needham
Arts Fund Sandra Oldham
Builder ($10,000 - 19,999) Pamela Crutchfield Kim Elise Snoddy
Elaine Cohen and Arlen Rubin Carol Efron-Flier Patricia Tennison
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Tracy and Charles Lanham Carol Sites and Don Turner
Foundation Northern Trust
The Richard H. Driehaus Susan and Ted Oppenheimer
Foundation Dr. Elaine Pavelka Contributor ($100 - 249)
Dena Gordon Ginger Farley Charitable Fund Anonymous
Illinois Arts Council Sideshow Theatre Company Anonymous
Arkes Family / Hinda Fund US Bank Karen Anderson
National Endowment for the Arts Joan Winter Ben Arkes
Oppenheimer Family Foundation James Ascot
The Shubert Foundation Inc. Elizabeth Smigel and
Weinberg Family Foundation Patron ($500 - 999) Theodore Bain
Justin Barker Robert B. Berger
Benefactor ($5,000 - 9,999) Charles R. Bernardini Ina Burd
BMO Harris Bank N.A. Leigh and Henry Bienen Craig and Caryn Caffarelli
Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner Terrence and Carol Coakley Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carlson
Martha Struthers Farley and Robert and Belle Fahrer Fiona and Joseph Clair
Donald C. Farley, Jr. Family Fitness Resource, Inc. Valerie and William DePriest
Foundation Bud & Mimi Frankel Heidi and Joel Derstine
Paul Levy and Mia Park Sandra L. Johnson Maria DiecidueCHRP 2018 Donors (continued) Exelon Foundation Holly and Sanford Gail Hyman & Susan Feldman Winifred Haun Family Foundation Jim Hirsch Shelley Hoselton Dr. Steve Ahler and Patricia Connie Foster and Jake Howard Jacobsen Diane Kallenback Muriel Foster Lonnie Keeler Toni Garza Judith Kiehm Sally Havlis knewcome Maurice Hines James & Judith Migala ht.polarbugrat Arlene Nozawa Candace Jackson Amberly Panepinto Frances Johns Kathy and Duane Peiffer karagkeller Angela Renner Terry Karpowicz Guy Rowley & Anat Unruh Amy Kleinman Douglas Scherer Edward and Paula Kmetz LeaAnn Voges Schwartz Irene Kwasny Kathryn Simon Kathleen Miles Kay Trotter Margo Morris Ellen Warren Patricia Nielsen John Wary Julia Nowicki Tammy L Wilfong Angela Wells O’Connor Janice L. Woods-Wills Rosemarie Rogers Mengnan Wu June D. Rosner Lisa Yondorf Matt and Carrie Schroepfer Joyce Selander Jonathan J Sheinkop Barbara and Edwin Swanson Anne Lai Meng Toh Mark Valentine Preeti Veerlapti Amy and Tony Volpe William Wozencraft Zelinda Zingaro Susan M. Zwit-Frantzen Donor ($50 - 99) Anonymous Anonymous Jeff Antolic Dragoljub Batar Marion Nowak and Terry Boyd Yvonne Edwards Maureen Feltman Alison M Friedman
American Rhythm Center American Rhythm Center provides professional, shared, and affordable education, rehearsal, and administrative space for five resident not-for-profit arts organizations as well as numerous additional artists and arts groups. ARC addresses the needs of countless arts organizations to consolidate operations, build organizational capacity, and develop sustainable streams of earned income in an economic environment exerting downward pressure on contributed income. Scores of smaller and mid-sized companies face identical capacity/sustainability issues which can be addressed more efficiently and with less risk through collaborative action. ARC creates a platform for that purpose. A Global Vision for Chicago A Diverse Dance Capital for a Diverse World The area stretching between Chicago’s Magnificent Mile and the City’s South Loop has emerged as the bustling “dance capital of the world.” The concentration of dance companies, formal and public spaces as well as educational institutions supporting dance has created a vibrant, growing community educating the next generation and working at the frontier of human expression. In the center of this space and at a pivotal time in Chicago’s transformation, a new collaborative arts space - the American Rhythm Center (ARC) - brings a new level of diversity, opportunity and sustainability to the community. The ARC: A New Model for New Times A Collaborative Solution for Sustainable Arts Programming & Education Today’s economic reality requires arts and culture not-for-profits to adjust their business models and focus on garnering earned income through fee based education programs for the general public. This stream of earned income will stabilize and sustain organizations which will in turn enable other fundamental parts of their missions including free or low cost community outreach programs and art making. A prime and successful example of this model is the Old Town School of Folk Music. For information on how you may play a role in helping to support the ARC, please contact CHRP at info@chicagotap.org or (312) 922-1272.
In Loving Memory Antonio Peter Hatcher June 9, 1992 - June 17, 2018 Antonio Hatcher was a creative tap dancer with 18 years of experience. He Performed in Germany at the Duisburg Tap Dance Festival and was also a charter member of the American Tap Dance Foundation’s Youth Tap Ensemble in New York under the direction of Tony Waag. Hatcher is also the co-founder and served as co-director of a Metro Detroit Youth Ensemble, “Tappin Soles of Detroit”. Under his direction, the group was invited to perform at many national and local events. Hatcher won many awards including Dance Master of Michigan, Michigan Talent, Spotlight National Tap Title Holder and Debbie Allen’s FAMEUS Talent Search - Tap category winner. Hatcher served as an intern at the Chicago Human Rhythm Project under the direction of Lane Alexander and has trained with several masters in tap including Chloe Arnold, Maud Arnold, Derek Grant, Bruce Bradley, Lady Diane Walker, Lane Alexander and other great artists. CHRP would like to take this time to honor the life and memory of Antonio Peter Hatcher. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.
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Saturday, July 21, 2018
STONE SOUP RHYTHMS
When I Look in Your Eyes
PJ and Rooster
Choreography: Dani Borak
Performers: Dani Borak, Time Brickey, Tristan Bruns, Megan
Davis, Star Dixon, Sioned Papparotto, Matt Pospeshil, KJ Sheldon,
Davon Suttles, Jessica Tenbusch
SEAN KAMINSKI
Improvography: Sean Kaminski
STONE SOUP RHYTHMS
Paradise Circus
Movement 11
Choreography: Dani Borak
Performers: Dani Borak, Megan Davis, Nina Oeggerli, Sioned
Papparotto, KJ Sheldon, Davon Suttles, Jessica Tenbusch
--INTERMISSION--
BRIL BARRETT, JA’BOWEN DIXON, STAR DIXON
Improvisation by Bril Barrett, Ja’Bowen Dixon, Star Dixon
RHYTHM WORLD 28 STUDENTS
Advanced Course
Choreography: Jason Janas
MARTIN “TRE” DUMAS
Improvisation by Martin “Tre” Dumas
NICO RUBIO
Improvisation by Nico Rubio
--INTERMISSION--RHYTHM ISS… RETURNS!
A Cappella #1 (1995)
Choreography: Idella Reed-Davis, Sarah Savelli, Savion Glover
Performers: Idella Reed-Davis, Sarah Savelli, Sharon Rushing, TashaMaya
Gibson, Connie Fagan, Ryan Edwards
A CONVERSATION WITH LADY DIANNE WALKER
TUXEDO JUNCTION(1996)
Choreography: Idella Reed-Davis, Sarah Savelli
Music: Glenn Miller
Performers: Idella Reed-Davis, Sarah Savelli, Sharon Rushing, TashaMaya
Gibson
FASCINATING RHYTHM (1998)
Music: Dee Dee Bridgewater
Choreography: Idella Reed-Davis
Performers: Rachel Benzing, Ryan Edwards, Megan Davis, KJ Sheldon
L-O-V-E
Choreography: Idella Reed-Davis, Sarah Savelli
Music: Natalie Cole
Performers: Idella Reed-Davis, Sarah Savelli
ORANGE COLORED SKY
Choreography: Idella Reed-Davis, Sarah Savelli
Music: Natalie Cole
Performers: Sharon Rushing, TashaMaya Gibson, Jessica ONeal
SHAKIN’ FREE(1998)
Choreography: Idella Reed-Davis
Music: Nnenna Freelon
Performers: Idella Reed-Davis, Sharon Rushing, Sarah Savelli, Ryan
Edwards, Star Dixon, KJ Sheldon
SUMMERTIME
Choreography: Sarah Savelli
Music: Oscar Peterson
Performers: Sarah Savelli, Star Dixon, Megan Davis, KJ Sheldon, Rachel
Benzing
A RHYTHMIC CONVERSATION WITH STAR DIXON
DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING
Choreography: Sarah Savelli
Music: Stevie Wonder
Performers: Connie Fagan, Jessica ONeal, Star Dixon, Rachel Benzing,
Ryan Edwards, Megan Davis, KJ Sheldon
A CAPPELLA TWO (1997)
Choreography: Idella Reed-Davis, Sarah Savelli
Words by Sharon Rushing
Performers: Sharon, Idella, Sarah, Tasha, Course Participants
Finale (2018)
Choreography: Idella Reed-Davis, Sarah Savelli
Music: Natalie Cole
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