For 25 years, DanceAfrica Chicago was a beloved month-long festival of African and African American excellence in dance, music and folklore. Muntu Dance Theatre is proud to celebrate its 50th Anniversary Season with the return of DanceAfrica Chicago performances, events and workshops all throughout 2022.
African culture is in EVERYONE’S culture
EVERYONE is invited to CELEBRATE WITH US
THIS IS CHICAGO’S FESTIVAL
MUNTU DANCE THEATRE
SEASON 50 PERFORMANCES & EVENTS
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
7 PM @ HARRIS THEATER
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
2 PM @ HARRIS THEATER
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
7 PM @ ARIE CROWN THEATER
FRIDAY, MAY 27
6 PM @ THE OLD POST OFFICE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19
6 PM @ THE OLD POST OFFICE
The DanceAfrica Chicago Professional Workshop Series is an 8-part dance training series that will explore the breadth and depth of African Diasporic dance with a monthly two-hour professional-level dance workshop held in the Joffrey Tower dance studios in downtown Chicago.
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
Djembe Orchestra Dance
with Regina Perry-Carr
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
Kutiro Dance
with Vaune C Blalock
SUNDAY, MAY 8
Wongo/Serer Dance
with Idy Ciss
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
Guinea Style Dance
with Matumbe Himons
SUNDAY, JULY 10
Contemporary Dance
with Nicole Clarke-Springer
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
Tap Dance
with Bril Barrett
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Hip Hop Dance
with Tanji Harper
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
Kutiro Dance
with Rakel “Aissatou” Bey
ACCESSIBLE TICKETS
Thanks to the generous support of our partners and the Chicago philanthropic community, accessible tickets are available to every performance and workshop throughout the Muntu Dance Theatre 50th Anniversary Season.
Accessible tickets will be available when performance tickets go on sale to the general public in each venue’s box office. Anyone with financial barriers to attending our performances may request accessible tickets. Groups and organizations representing the exceptional youth and families of Chicago’s south, west and south west sides are especially encouraged to partner with us. Please contact us at [email protected] for details about free and reduced ticket packages.