Jan Bartoszek

Artistic Director/Founder

Jan Bartoszek is an American choreographer.  Through her interdisciplinary dance work, she fosters a spirit of collaboration with other artists; merging choreography, objects, media, text, and music to create dances that resonate with complexity and depth.

Ms. Bartoszek has choreographed over 65 dances, presenting them in Chicago’s vibrant theaters, national performance venues, and internationally in Cuba, Germany, Honduras, Mexico, Brazil and Canada.  Her dance work has garnered numerous accolades including an Emmy-nomination for her film “Arch of Repose” and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Performance Network, NEFA/RDDI, the MacArthur International Connections Fund, and the Illinois Arts Council, among others. The Chicago Dance Coalition granted her a Ruth Page Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Dance Community for “through her work at the Chicago Cultural Center, serving as an educator, mentor, presenter, administrator, and promoter of dance in the city with inspirational excellence.”

Photo by Nadia Oussenko

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