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HARRIS THEATER 5TH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC AND DANCE SERIES ANNOUNCED

Harris Theater for Music and Dance announces a world-class 5th anniversary season featuring the first-ever Harris Theater Presents series of Chicago Premieres, artistic collaborations and a line-up of some of the world's notable artists working today.

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HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE APPOINTS CHERYL L. SHURE AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

13-year veteran leader of major campaigns at Chicago's Rehabilitation Institute joins the Harris Theater to oversee strategic vision of marketing and development departments.

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APRIL 2008 PRESS RELEASE

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance presents a rare appearance by Laurie Anderson; hosts Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's spring series, and Don Giovanni by Chicago Opera Theater this April 2008.

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GUS GIORDANO, FOUNDER OF GIORDANO JAZZ DANCE CHICAGO AND AMERICAN JAZZ DANCE LEGEND DIES AT AGE 84

Gus Giordano, founder/director emeritus of the critically acclaimed Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, author, legendary choreographer and one of the fathers of American jazz dance passed away quietly in Chicago on Sunday, March 9 from pneumonia.  He was 84.

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MARCH 2008 PRESS RELEASE

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance welcomes spring with the long-awaited return of Garth Fagan Dance, Grammy award-winning Dan Zanes and Friends and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago this month.

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FEBRUARY 2008 PRESS RELEASE

Chicago-based new-music sextet eighth blackbird has just scored its first Grammy!  The album strange imaginary animals, on Cedille Records, Chicago’s hometown classical record label, took the award for Best Chamber Music Performance.

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The Harris Theater for Music and Dance presents The Israel Chamber Orchestra, a Passport to World Music, Youth Choral Theater of Chicago and The River North Dance Company this February 2008.

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JANUARY 2008 PRESS RELEASE

The Harris Theater rings in the new year with Jon Brion concert and an eclectic line-up of music and dance offerings in January.

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HARRIS THEATER RECEIVES MELLON FOUNDATION GRANT

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance has announced it is the recipient of a $600,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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HARRIS THEATER HOSTS SAN FRANCISCO BALLET'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

The Harris Theater in Millennium Park has announced the San Francisco Ballet will celebrate their 75th anniversary by performing selections from their New Works Festival of 10 world premieres from 10 renowned choreographers in a special Chicago engagement September 16-21, 2008.

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