INTERVIEW MARATHON
January 31, 2021
CDHP investigates, documents, and presents the individual and institutional past of Chicago dance.
To showcase that legacy and continue our work, we present the Interview Marathon, a live, day-long, digital event on
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021.
​It will be live-streamed and available to all those who donate $20 or more.
Sponsorships, supporting the interviews and their storage, are also available.
Schedule
timing subject to change
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all programming subject to change
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Julie Ballard
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, Illinois Wesleyan University
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Cris Carole
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Lou Conte
Founding Artistic Director, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago & Lou Conte Dance Studio
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*Interview sponsored by Pamela Crutchfield
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Lori Dimun
President and CEO, Harris Theater for Music and Dance
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Carmela Greco
Flamenco dancer; Choreographer; daughter of José Greco
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Mark Howard
Founding Artistic Director, Trinity Irish Dance Company
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Mark Kelly
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
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Awilda RodrÃguez Lora
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Meida McNeal
Director, Honey Pot Performance
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John Neumeier
Artistic Director, Hamburg Ballet
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Wendy Perron
Dancer; Choreographer; Writer; former Editor, Dance magazine
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Julia Rhoads
Founding Artistic Director, Lucky Plush Productions
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*Interview sponsored by Abby McCormick O’Neil in memory of Patricia Barretto
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Scott Silberstein
Co-Founder and Artistic Producer, HMS Media
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Twyla Tharp
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Eduardo Vilaro
Artistic Director & CEO, Ballet Hispánico
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Sherry Zunker
Founder and Creator, BeMoved
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Bril Barrett
Founder, M.A.D.D. Rhythms
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Frank Chaves
Choreographer; former Artistic Director, River North Dance Chicago
*Interview sponsored by Joyce Chelberg
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Ron De Jesús
Founder and Director, Ron De Jesús Dance; former Hubbard Street Dance Chicago dancer
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Bob Faust
Principal and Creative Director of Faust, a Chicago-based design studio
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Carrie Hanson
Founding Artistic Director, The Seldoms
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Chelsea Hoy
Associate Artistic Director and Choreographer, Trinity Irish Dance Company
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Ted Louis Levy
Choreographer; Performer
*Interview sponsored by Elaine Cohen
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Lar Lubovitch
Founder, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company; Co-founder, Chicago Dancing Festival
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Mark Morris
Founding Artistic Director, Mark Morris Dance Group
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*Interview sponsored by Elizabeth Liebman
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Onye Ozuzu
Dean, University of Florida College of the Arts
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Regina Perry-Carr
Artistic Director, Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
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Cesar Salinas
Artistic Programs Manager, Giordano Dance Chicago
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Peggy Sutton
Director, Mayfair Academy of Fine Arts
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Melissa Thodos
Founder and Artistic Director, Thodos Dance Chicago
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Ashley Wheater
Artistic Director,
Joffrey Ballet
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*Interview sponsored by Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner
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Robert Battle
Artistic Director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Nicole Clarke-Springer
Choreographer; Artistic Director, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
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Jessica Deahr
Artistic Director, Chicago Dance Crash
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Paige Fraser
Co-founder and Artistic Director, The Paige Fraser Foundation
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Heather Hartley
Co-founder/Vice President, Trillium Arts; former Executive Director, See Chicago Dance
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Kevin Iega Jeff
Co-Founder and Creative Director, Deeply Rooted Productions
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Pierre Lockett
Executive Director, Forward Momentum Chicago
*Interview sponsored by Dana Shepard Treister
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Faheem Majeed
Artist, Educator, Curator, and Community Facilitator
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MurdaMommy
Rapper, Dancer, Actor, Barber
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Jorge Pérez
Executive Director/ Associate Artistic Director, Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
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Rich Regan
Chief Executive Officer, Auditorium Theatre
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John Schmitz
Co-Founder and Artistic Producer, Dance Chicago
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Irma Suárez Ruiz
Artistic Director, Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
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August Tye
Founding Artistic Director, Hyde Park School of Dance
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Tara Aisha Willis
Associate Curator of Performance, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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Support the Interview Marathon
Chicago Dance History Project investigates, documents, and presents the oral and corporeal histories of theatrical dance in Chicago – the Interview Marathon is this mission in action.
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A donation to the Interview Marathon is a deeply impactful way to support this work, both now and for years to come.
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While we appreciate a gift of any size, donors giving $20 or more will receive periodic email updates, a full schedule of the day's events, and a link to the private livestream to watch all the interviews take place in real time!
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Donors will receive their special link to the January 31 Interview Marathon livestream on Friday, January 29, via the email listed when making the donation.
Sponsorships Opportunities
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Lead Sponsor - $2,500
Help lead Chicago Dance History Project into the future by directly supporting our quest to document and preserve Chicago’s rich dance legacy.
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Discussion Sponsor - $1,000
Support meaningful and important dialogues in our community by sponsoring a live group discussion during the Interview Marathon.
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Interview Sponsor - $500
Help CDHP preserve Chicago’s rich dance history by sponsoring an interview during the Marathon.
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Archive Sponsor - $250
Support the ongoing legacy of CDHP’s mission by sponsoring the vitally tasks of editing and storing of an interview.
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Transcription Sponsor - $100
Help CDHP improve the accessibility of our archives by supporting the transcription of an interview conducted during the Interview Marathon.
Co-chairs of the Interview Marathon are Pamela Crutchfield, Patti Eylar, and Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin.
Gail Kalver serves as special consultant.
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Lead Sponsors:
Joyce Chelberg, Pamela Crutchfield, Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner,
Elizabeth Liebman, Abby McCormick O'Neil
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Discussion Sponsors:
Lois and Steve Eisen, Gail Kalver, Thomas Leibman, Donn Vickers
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Interview Sponsors:
Elaine Cohen, Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin, Dana Shepard Treister
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Archive Sponsors:
Kevin McGirr, Janet Carl and Mel Smith
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Transcription Sponsors:
Michael Anderson, Phillip Bahar, Kevin Iega Jeff, Heidi Heilemann, Cameron Heinze, Julie Kaplan, Audrey Peiper
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as of 1/18/21
