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Artist-in-Residence
Blakeley White-McGuire Appointed Fall 2021 Artist-In-Residence in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts
“A dancer of powerful technique, dramatic instinct and an appealing modern spunk”. – The New York Times
During her residence at Loyola University Chicago, critically acclaimed Principal Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company (2001-2016, 2017), Blakeley White-McGuire, will teach Graham technique and theory, stage two excerpts from Graham’s 1937 tour de force, “Sketches From Chronicle” titled Steps in the Street and Prelude to Action for the Fall Mainstage Dance Concert, Nevertheless, She Persisted, and complete the next series of revisions on her forthcoming book Martha Graham Dance Company: House of Pelvic Truth through Bloomsbury Publishing.
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Polaroid Stories
Written by Naomi Iizuka
Directed by Lavina Jadhwani
September 30 - October 10
In telling our stories, perhaps we all can become gods. Drawn from Ovid’s Metamorphoses and interviews with homeless youth, Polaroid Stories uses the prestige of Greek mythology to illuminate overlooked voices in the contemporary United States. Playwright Naomi Iizuka navigates the epic and the intimate in this synthesizing play about dreams, desperation, and desire in a harsh reality. The vulnerable and marginalized characters transcend violence and loss through storytelling and song. As they share the true and devised details of their lives, the figures become as magnificent as the Greek gods themselves.
Live stream tickets are available for the general public with limited in-person options for Loyola students, faculty, and staff.
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Open: Virtual Screening and Discussion
Friday, October 15 | 5pm CT | Zoom
Join us for a screening and discussion with Open artists Renata Berdes, Ted Gram-Boarini, and Hubert Posey, along with Vincent Uribe from Arts of Life. This is a free program.
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Open
September 17 - November 5
Ralph Arnold Gallery In collaboration with Arts of Life
On view from W. Sheridan Avenue
Open features the work of three artists working with Arts of Life: Hubert Posey, Renata Berdes, and Ted Gram-Boarini. This exhibition explores intersections of access, identity, and creativity. Arts of Life advances the creative arts community by providing artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities a collective space to expand their practice and strengthen their leadership.
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Radium Girls
Written by D.W. Gregory
Directed by Jonathan Wilson
October 28 - November 7
An element as bright as the Roaring Twenties, radium can shrink tumors and illuminate clock dials. But as its industry grows, factory workers are dying from a gruesome disease linked to the nation’s latest miracle cure. Radium Girls follows Grace Fryer and other dial painters suing for recognition from the company that made them sick. In this earnest and courageous work, the road to court is long, the clock is ticking, and Grace must decide between family or justice before it’s too late. Through humor, heart, and haunting dialogue, D.W. Gregory’s historical play reflects on labor rights, the commercialization of science, and the growing fixation on wealth and success, by any means.
Live stream tickets are available for the general public with limited in-person options for Loyola students, faculty, and staff.
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Nevertheless, She Persisted
Choreography & Staging by: Emily Carroccio, Mei-Kuang Chen, Raúl Díaz-Maroto Casasola, Martha Graham, Sandra Kaufmann, Blakeley White-McGuire, and Amy Wilkinson
November 18 - 21
To celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the enactment of women’s suffrage in America, this dance concert honors women’s persistence, creativity and grace on the long road to equal rights in society. As equality between all Americans rises to the forefront of justice and progress, the pieces in the concert amplify women’s voices and continued vulnerabilities. The concert features Martha Graham’s tour de force Scenes from Chronicle staged by Artist-in-Residence, Blakeley White-McGuire. Through dance we seek to empower our students and advance our culture by showcasing women’s struggles and achievements on the long path to equality.
Live stream tickets are available for the general public with limited in-person options for Loyola students, faculty, and staff.
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