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Hedwig Dances is a contemporary dance theater ensemble under the artistic direction of its founder Jan Bartoszek. Named after Ms. Bartoszek's paternal grandmother, Hedwig Dances' bold, interdisciplinary collaborations combine poetic choreography with sculptural artifacts, projected images, and haunting original music. Hedwig Dances reaches out into the Chicago community through public performances, collaborations and dance education.
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Travel north to Winnetka to celebrate the immortal spirit of Sybil Shearer and see Hedwig Dances performs her works in...
A Summer Soiree
August 18, 2012  6:30-9:30pm
Winnetka Community House 620 Lincoln Ave Winnetka, IL 60093
Ticket: $25.00 $10.00 children & students
Featuring:
performance by Hedwig Dances,
films of Sybil Shearer, Men's Dance Group from New Trier High School, hors d'oeuvres, and silent auction By phone: 847-291-9161
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Sybil Shearer was a leading pioneer of modern dance and arguably one of the finest dancers of the 20th century. After a critically acclaimed solo debut at Carnegie Hall in 1941, Ms. Shearer moved to Chicago, where she taught at Roosevelt College and worked independently, close to nature, and in her own unorthodox way. Ms. Shearer has been described as an original, provocative, unpredictable, a maverick, a poet of movement, a near legendary figure, and a gentle rebel. The Morrison Shearer Foundation
was established in 1991 to preserve and exhibit the works and documentary materials relating to the career of dancer-choreographer Sybil Shearer; to maintain the Home and Studio as a source of inspiration for others; and to sponsor new creativity. It is a private operating foundation supported entirely by income from the Foundation investments. Since the death of Sybil Shearer in 2005, the Foundation has been managed by a Board of Trustees, named by Ms. Shearer and guided by her wishes as expressed in her document "Purpose and Aims of the Museum" (1985). The Foundation's current priorities are to complete the publication of Sybil Shearer's three-volume autobiography, Without Wings the Way is Steep; to preserve and archive all photographs, films, letters, manuscripts, reviews and other memorabilia; to provide modest annual grants in support of current work in the arts, especially dance; to explore the possibilities of creating an artists' retreat at the home and studio in Northbrook, Illinois; and to share the Morrison-Shearer legacy through a WEBSITE and other means.
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Hedwig Dances...
"...is a vector pointed at bracing physicality matched by confident theater..."
~Zachary Whittenburg-------------------------------------------------- Jan Bartoszek, Founder/Artistic Director Maray Gutierrez, Artistic Associate
Hedwig Dances' Administrative Office
4410 N. Ravenswood , Suite 101
Chicago, Illinois 60640
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Photos by Eileen Ryan and William Frederking
Photos of Sybil Shearer by Helen Morrison
 is supported by grants from The Arts Works Fund for Organizational Development, a donor advised fund of the Chicago Community Foundation; The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency); and, many generous individuals. This project is partially supported by a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. and Special Events
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