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October 2010 PERFORMANCE

1 4 11 15 -17 18 22-24	Leaves of Grass the dialogues # 3 the dialogues # 4 In Pieces the dialogues # 5 Butoh 50 Years

		October 1 Friday at 7:30pm and 10pm Tickets $15 General/ $10 Students/ Seniors Directed by Jeremy Bloom and choreographed by Nikki Zaleski Once described obscene for its overt sexuality, Walt Whitman’s collection of poems in Leaves of Grass takes on new life through a naked, dance-inspired adaptation. Conceived and directed by Jeremy Bloom, Leaves of Grass features a diverse, unclothed cast of over 20 performers rhythmically chanting Whitman’s most groundbreaking poems including “Song of Myself,” "I Sing the Body Electric," and "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking." Experience Walt Whitman's epic text as chamber theater meets dance theater meets congregation meets celebration – and join Whitman in proclaiming, "If I worship one thing more than another, it shall be the spread of my own body." October 4 Mon at 7:30pm Tickets $15/ $10 Students/ Seniors the dialogues # 3 Curated by Aristic Associate Dexter Bullard A series of improvised intimate phone calls between two well-known Chicago performers who are unknown to each other - and the audience uses headphones to listen in... Nine Monday nights this fall, a new set of two award-winning performers are put "on the line" with someone they don't know and cannot see. What ensues is a live and lively conversation lead only by voice and meaning - dreams, stories, humor, controversy, and communion in 50-minutes of totally unplanned dialogue. A guest sonic artist live mixes a hypnotic underbed to the tones of the conversation. After every performance, the entire audience is welcome to come out for a drink and a chance to "continue the conversation."
		October 11 Mon at 7:30pm Tickets $15/ $10 Students/ Seniors the dialoges # 4 Curated by Aristic Associate Dexter Bullard A series of improvised intimate phone calls between two well-known Chicago performers who are unknown to each other - and the audience uses headphones to listen in... Nine Monday nights this fall, a new set of two award-winning performers are put "on the line" with someone they don't know and cannot see. What ensues is a live and lively conversation lead only by voice and meaning - dreams, stories, humor, controversy, and communion in 50-minutes of totally unplanned dialogue. A guest sonic artist live mixes a hypnotic underbed to the tones of the conversation. After every performance, the entire audience is welcome to come out for a drink and a chance to "continue the conversation."
		October 15 - 17 Fri & Sat at 8pm/ Sun at 7pm Tickets $20 / $15 Students and Seniors In Pieces Striding Lion Performance Group celebrates its 10th Anniversary Season and the return of Founding Artistic Director Annie Beserra with In Pieces, an evening of new dance theater works by Annie Beserra and Adriana Durant, featuring live music by Fluid Minds. In “Chemical Reactions,” choreographer Adriana Durant explores how the brain and the body engage obsession and fame in a red-carpet-lined trio danced by her, Annie Beserra and Daniel Goode. Building on Durant’s multi-media examination of the pedestal of celebrity, Annie Beserra’s “Slip” takes a long hard look at humans’ fear of obscurity and the desperate measures they’ll take to avoid that dreadful fall. The piece is accompanied by the live rock-band Fluid Minds playing Gamma Wave, their newest EP inspired by the 40Hz brain waves thought to imply consciousness and attentive focus. October 18 Mon at 7:30pm Tickets $15/ $10 Students/ Seniors the dialogues # 5 Curated by Aristic Associate Dexter Bullard A series of improvised intimate phone calls between two well-known Chicago performers who are unknown to each other - and the audience uses headphones to listen in... Nine Monday nights this fall, a new set of two award-winning performers are put "on the line" with someone they don't know and cannot see. What ensues is a live and lively conversation lead only by voice and meaning - dreams, stories, humor, controversy, and communion in 50-minutes of totally unplanned dialogue. A guest sonic artist live mixes a hypnotic underbed to the tones of the conversation. After every performance, the entire audience is welcome to come out for a drink and a chance to "continue the conversation." October 22-23 Sat at 8PM/ Sun at 7PM Tickets $20($15 online)/ $10 Students/ Seniors Butoh 50 Years: A New Vision? Presented by Blushing Poppy Productions Curated by Nicole Legette Building upon Chicago's celebration of Butoh, and Links Hall's pension for presenting Butoh inspired work, Nicole Legette curate a Butoh performance.