Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre will premier as our CCE Global Creative Industry: Dance. Join Artistic Director Nicole Clarke-Springer and Dominique Atwood, Operations/Development Manager for an engaging conversation regarding the business of Dance. Co-founded by Creative Director Kevin Iega Jeff and Associate Artistic Director Gary Abbott, LaVerne Alaphaire Jeff, Diane Shober and Linda Spriggs, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater was established in 1995, and made its public debut in 1996. Chicago’s Deeply Rooted Dance Theater is rooted in traditions of American and […]

The Center for Creative Entrepreneurship is producing an unscripted and inspirational “Nine Days of Giving” Stream-A-Thon, to show the world the talent Chicago has to offer and the education and resources we provide to expand and grow our creative economy. This is a virtual salon-style gathering of experts and artists, patrons and fans coming together to celebrate and enrich the culture of creativity. We have a diverse array of leaders of industry like owner of Cinespace, Alex Pissios, influential institutions […]

LEARN ABOUT DANCER SERVICES AT THE ACTORS FUND The Actors Fund offers resources to dancers at every age and stage of their career.  Our national program enables dancers from all disciplines to define their own career possibilities and to develop the skills necessary to manage their careers within dance, and when needed, outside of dance. We help dancers: To explore and expand employment, entrepreneurial & supplemental income streams to help them thrive at every stage of their dance career To pursue training in a new field through Career Transition For Dancers (CTFD) scholarships for certification, undergraduate and/or graduate-level […]

  Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.   Bio: Kinnari Vora is a Chicago based dancer choreographer. She grew up in India, with training in Indian classical dance of Bharatanatyam, various Indian folk arts and Kalaripayattu martial arts. She is the co-founder of Ishti Collective (with Preeti Veerlapati). With collaboration at its core, Ishti Collective creates a synergistic environment to create works of art that are socially relevant, generate […]