Prepare to Leave All Preconceptions at the Door as AXIS Presents the World’s Most Acclaimed and Innovative Ensemble of Performers With and Without Disabilities
CHICAGO — AXIS Dance Company, one of the world’s most acclaimed and innovative ensembles featuring performers with and without disabilities, will change the way audiences think about dance and the capabilities of the human body with two spectacular performances at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), 50 E. Congress Parkway, Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and start at $30, available online at www.ticketmaster.com/auditorium, by phone at (800) 982-2787 or in-person at ATRU’s Box Office.
AXIS Dance Company was founded in 1987, and since its inception as a local California Bay Area dance company, it has become a jewel of contemporary dance and disability culture. AXIS has paved the way for a powerful contemporary dance form known as “physically integrated” dance. Now in its third decade, AXIS continues to challenge traditional dance and incorporates dancers with disabilities, a community which historically has virtually been excluded from the art form.
According to The New York Times, “AXIS’s work instructs the viewer in how to appreciate it, and the lesson is delivered with cogent force: Sympathy is irrelevant,” while the Chicago Tribune says “Audiences unaccustomed to seeing such inventive movement generated from what could be considered limitation may find themselves re-evaluating their own ideas of artistic perfection.”
Currently under the artistic direction of Judith Smith, the company has commissioned works by such movement innovators as David Dorfman, Alex Ketley, Stephen Petronio, Bill T. Jones, Joe Goode, Joanna Haigood, Sonya Delwaide, Victoria Marks, Ann Carlson and Margaret Jenkins. AXIS’ own choreographers have created numerous repertory works, three evening-length works and two works for young audiences. AXIS’ full repertory now includes more than 75 works.
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