DANCE IN THE PARKS
4 dancers in white tshirts and different colored shorts are on an outdoor stage in front of a large audience. 2 guy dancers and picking 2 lady dancers up in side splits

2022 PROGRAM - CALUMET PARK

finding our way

Directed by Rachel Damon

  • Dancers: Katy Fedrigon, Kyra Laster, Victoria Knox, Anouk Otsea, Lieana Sherry

  • Music: Piano, organ, recording and mixing by Matt Griffo, Bass by Gordon Walters

Ships in the Night

Choreographed by Teagan Reed

  • Dancers: Sam Crouch, Kyra Laster, Anouk Otsea

  • Music: The Hound + The Fox, Kanye West, Rilo Kiley

Opia

Choreographed by Rigo Saura

Opia: an invented word featured on John Koenig's web series “Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.” Koenig defines opia as “the ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable."

  • Dancers: Marco Clemente, Sam Crouch, Katy Fedrigon, Victoria Knox, Lieana Sherry

  • Music: Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow, Lechuga Zafiro

YOUTH PERFORMANCE PARTNER - THE JOFFREY BALLET'S EXELON STROBEL DANCERS

Look Up

Choreographed by Evelyn Sanchez

    Fables in Frenzy

    Choreographed by Laina Reese

    • Dancers: Marco Clemente, Katy Fedrigon, Kyra Laster, Victoria Knox

    • Music: Sergio Mendes & Lance Allen

    YOUTH PERFORMANCE PARTNER -THE JOFFREY BALLET'S EXELON STROBEL DANCERS

    Unleash the Beast

    Choreographed by Michelle Skiba

    Recurring Mosaic

    Choreographed by Jessica Miller Tomlinson

    • Dancers: Marco Clemente, Sam Crouch, Anouk Otsea, Lieana Sherry

    • Music: Ezio Bosso & Turin String Quartet

    Rise and Shine!

    Choreography by Jackie Nowicki

    • Dancers: Marco Clemente, Sam Crouch, Katy Fedrigon, Kyra Laster, Anouk Otsea, Lieana Sherry

    • Music: Sound Effect Zone, The Beatles, Katrin and the Waves, Elton John, The Wanted

    TICKET GIVEAWAY PARTNER: THE JOFFREY BALLET

    Turn in your feedback survey at the end of the show for a raffle ticket and a chance to win a pair if tickets to see the Joffrey Ballet's Anna Karenina at the Lyric Opera House in 2023

    Night Out in the Parks Footer - Includes logos for the city of Chicago, 2022 Year of Chicago DAnce, and Night Out in the Parks.