Artist Stories

Arts Professional Story
Arts Professional Story:
C.J. Mitchell, Links Hall
What is Links Hall? What kinds of resources does it provide for dancers?
Arts Professional Story
Arts Professional Story:
Jiba Anderson, Griot Enterprises
In what ways have you become more legal-savvy in your artistic career?
Arts Professional Story
Arts Professional Story:
Arnold Aprill, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
So you're a dancer interested in arts education work?
Artist Story
Artist Story:
Industry of the Ordinary
How can art-making impact social and political issues?
Arts Professional Story
Arts Professional Story:
Jay Franke, Chicago Dancing Company
What inspired the Chicago Dancing Festival and how did you choose the artists and venue?
Arts Professional Story
Arts Professional Story:
Denise Jefferson, The Ailey School NYC
What is the Ailey School?
Artist Story
Artist Story:
Elizabeth Lentz
How did the Other Dance Festival evolve over the years? How is its development critical to creating a sense of community?
Arts Professional Story
Arts Professional Story:
Lucia Mauro, Arts Writer and Critic
How did you develop your niche as an Arts Writer and Dance Critic?
Artist Story
Artist Story:
Dan Merlo
How did you decide to start photographing dance?
Artist Story
Artist Story:
The Space/Movement Project
One Company. Ten Artistic Directors: How do you collaborate as dancers choreographing, choreographers dancing, and more?
Arts Professional Story
Arts Professional Story:
William Rattner, Lawyers for the Creative Arts
What do lawyers have to do with art?
Arts Professional Story
Arts Professional Story:
Scott Silberstein
Documenting Dance: How did you get involved with making videos for and about Chicago's dance community?
Arts Professional Story
Arts Professional Story:
Bob Sloane
How can the Harold Washington Library archives be useful to Chicago Artists?
Artist Story
Artist Story:
Alana Yvonne Wallace
Dance on Wheels: Can dance include and embrace us all?