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Films.Dance Round 2
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Do Butterflies Remember Being Caterpillars?

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Chicago Philharmonic taking a bow on the Harris Theater stage
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From San Juan to Chicago: Un Puente Musical

Chicago Philharmonic and Puerto Rican Arts Alliance

A stand bends backwards with a grey, concrete background
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Weakness of the Flesh

Films.Dance

A Black woman with short dark hair in a cream blazer holds a flute, against a solid cream backdrop
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HOME

Nathalie Joachim with Seth Parker Woods

Two student dancers pose with two student musicians
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The Music of Black Voices

Ballet Chicago

dancer leaps upward with one hand in the air
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Spring Dance Concert

Chicago Academy for the Arts

Close-up image of a black grand piano, with an outdoor pavilion and Chicago skyline in the background
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Beyond the Aria

Amanda Majeski, Ann Toomey, Katherine Beck, Craig Terry

A dancer in jeans and a dark shirt does a headstand on concrete, against the backdrop of a bright blue wall
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Plume

Films.Dance

Three men in black and tan clothes dance on rocky terrain, with cloudy sky and low light on the horizon
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Torn

FIlms.Dance

Two dancers in white shirts lie on their backs on dark green earth, one with arms extended over the other
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Xeno

Films.Dance

A White male dancer in white shorts poses in a sunlit, dome-ceilinged room
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Galope

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Two male and three female dancers dressed in black move against a burnt orange stage backdrop
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Danzon!

Ballet Chicago

Four musicians pose with their string instruments against a backdrop of bookshelves lined with books
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Something to Write Home About

Spektral Quartet

A young girl with dark hair and a white sweater dances, surrounded by desks in a classroom
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Sit Still

Films.Dance

Four dancers in white and grey clothing dance in a wooded setting
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Same Sky

Films.Dance

Dancers in brown sleeveless shirts and pants appear in standing and lunging positions on a black stage
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Groove, in formed

Giordano Dance Chicago

A blond woman in a green leotard and black sneakers dances with her leg extended, on steps in a park, filmed by two men in blue shirts
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Another Dance Film

FIlms.Dance

One male and one female dancer stand facing each other against a green, woods-like backdrop, one tossing a broom to the other
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Hansel and Gretel

Ballet Chicago

Two men, one White and one Black, sit in chairs on a dark stage, against a backdrop that reads Chicago Humanities Festival - 2019 Fall Festival
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr: Chicago Tribune Literary Award

Chicago Humanities Festival

Four dancers move in a narrow space between concrete walls, limbs intertwined and braced against the surfaces
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Dadu

Films.Dance

A woman with dark hair and clothing crouches with her palm at her forehead, with a large room filled with debris in the background
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正念 - NOW

Films.Dance

Close-up image of a black grand piano, with an outdoor pavilion and Chicago skyline in the background
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Beyond the Aria

Janai Brugger, Will Liverman, Kathleen Felty, Craig Terry

A dancer sits in the middle of a dark, densely wooded area, green and brown leaves and trees surround them. Dancer is seated with their backs to the camera, a patch of lightness streaming through the trees in the background.
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Edging Normal

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Dancer wearing blue jeans, blue button-up shirt, and orange tennis shoes stands in an empty, sun-filled parking lot. Dancer's legs are spread wide as he leans dramatically backwards, arms extended to his sides and head angled away from the camera.
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Match

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Four dancers stand close together in a diagonal row on a rooftop, tall buildings flanked behind them in a gray sky. Female dancers wear solid red or gold tops, and one male dancer wears a cream button down. One dancer looks at the camera while the others look to the sides.
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Pássaro Distante

Films.Dance

One dancer stands in profile in front of a glass building, their left arm extended diagonally out to their side. Their right arm with limb loss extends straight out from their body. Dancer's eyes are focused upwards.
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Toke

Films.Dance

Hubbard Street Dancer Alysia Johnson and choreographer Rena Butler in A Tale of Two by Rena Butler
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A Tale of Two Film Screening + Conversation

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Two dancers wearing dark brown tops stand outside on rocks and grass. They are in a row facing the camera with eyes closed and faces still. In the background, a wall of pale rock can be seen, below a sky of rolling gray clouds.
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Kaduna

Films.Dance

Still images of various dancers spell the word "JURIED" against a solid black background
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In/Motion 2021 International Juried Screening

In/Motion Dance Film Festival

Close-up image of a black grand piano, with an outdoor pavilion and Chicago skyline in the background
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BTA Live from Home

Beyond the Aria

Image of Ai Weiwei and Ian Baruma in conversation on the Harris Theater stage.
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Ai Weiwei on Humanity

Chicago Humanities Festival

Seven Giordano Dance dancers perform in the middle of a Chicago street, tall buildings and blue sky in the background. Dancers wearing black suits with white undershirts, all caught jumping in midair.
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JOLT

Giordano Dance Chicago

A White woman with straight dark hair, a Black woman with curly dark hair, and a White woman with blond hair in a bun sing in a chorus
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Handel's Coronation Anthem No. 1, “Zadok the Priest”

Music of the Baroque

Seven Lucky Plush dancers in red, blue, purple, and yellow superhero outfits, 3 crouching and 4 standing with left arms reached out.
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Trip the Light Fantastic: The Making of SuperStrip

Lucky Plush Productions

Itzhak Perlman and Marca Bristo engage in conversation on the Harris stage
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A Conversation on Accessibility and the Arts

Itzhak Perlman and Marca Bristo

Featured Playlists

Scott Speck conducting the musicians of Chicago Philharmonic
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Made in Chicago

Films.Dance Round 2
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Films Dance II

Two men, one White and one Black, sit in chairs on a dark stage, against a backdrop that reads Chicago Humanities Festival - 2019 Fall Festival
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Conversations + Context

Four dancers in white and grey clothing dance in a wooded setting
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Films.Dance I

A packed Harris Theater audience

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