The Moving Vessel is a project that explores several facets of pregnancy and motherhood in relation to maintaining a dance career. As I write this, there is a baby boom occurring in the Chicago dance community. I have an opportunity to work with a wide variety of pregnant dancers this year. In exploring this growing population of dancers, I hope to learn more about what drives us to continue to dance and how our families motivate our work. more...

The 2010 Creative Chicago Expo will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Now in its 7th year, this highly successful event connects artists and art organizations in all disciplines -- music, dance, theater, film, design, new media, fashion, publishing, visual art -- with the support, services and networks they need. more...

My path with African-based dance began in Los Angeles at Occidental College when I studied Haitian and modern dance with Elizabeth Chin. I felt like the dances were speaking to me, saying things about respect, history, love, travel, study, and ultimately, fusion. My learning of African-based or diasporic dance from dance artists in Haiti, France, the U.S., and Africa has come from a deep respect both for, and of, the people I learned from and worked with.
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The first inklings of the Chicago Fringe Festival (CFF) started in the fall of 2008. I had just returned from the Minnesota and NYC Fringes with Tantalus Theatre Group. By November, I was incredibly enthused about starting one in Chicago. I spent the next six months researching, agonizing, and just plain thinking. We incorporated in July of 2009 and have been growing ever since! more...