Fri June 7 - 6:00PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 7 at 6:OOpm
Arts Club of Chicago
201 East Ontario, Chicago, IL
Stay tuned for exciting details about honorees, presenters, performances, and more!
Hedwig is proud to celebrate 39 years of dancemaking! At the edge of our third decade, we’ll tell you the same as any 39 year old: we’re in our prime! Please join us in ringing in an incredible year of new and vibrant dance work as we honor two stand-out members of the art community and look to bold, new moves ahead!
The evening begins at 6 o’clock with a wine reception, followed by a performance, dinner, and awards. We invite you to dress for the occasion! Don your boldest attire: vibrant colors, statement pieces, striking accessories – understated is so last year!
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
6:00 PM | WINE RECEPTION
6:35 PM | PERFORMANCE
Master of Ceremonies
Amanda Zinn
Board President, Hedwig Dances
WELCOME
Jan Bartoszek
Founder/Artistic Director
SPECIAL ENCORE PERFORMANCE
of Spring 2024 Premiere
7:00 PM | DINNER
Opening remarks from honored guest
Brian Hieggelke
Publisher and Editor, Newcity
PADDLE RAISE
8:30 PM | AWARDS PRESENTATION
DANCE ADVOCACY AWARD
Ken Bowen
Lighting Designer
Ken Bowen’s extensive career in Chicago technical theatre began in 1976 with a position as Technical Director for Columbia College Dance Center. He became designer for Mordine & Company, and in 1983 he began work as a freelance designer, tech director, stage manager, tour manager, and rigger. Early collaborations included contemporary dance groups and choreographers Chicago Moving Company, Maggie Kast, Joseph Holmes, Joel Hall, Lou Conte, and Chicago Ballet. He had extensive design relationships with Akasha and Chicago Repertory Dance Ensemble, as well as the experimental group, X-Sight. His connection to Hedwig Dances was especially rewarding due to Jan’s strong, clear, and generous direction.
Ken has served on the board of the Chicago Dance Coalition, received three separate Ruth Page awards, a Jeff Nomination, and premiered 480 dance pieces. He discovered a love of teaching and accepted special teaching assignments at Columbia College Theatre Department, DePaul, Carleton College, and spent two years teaching Technical Theatre for Dance at Barat College in Lake Forest. He finally landed at the Latin School of Chicago, where he spent 20 years teaching stagecraft and CAD computer design, and opened 100 different plays and dance concerts.
He is deeply indebted to each and every collaborator who trusted him to help bring their work to an audience, he sees each collaboration as an honor and gift.
Presented by John Boesche
Chair, Digital Media for Live Performance,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
DANCE HERITAGE AWARD
Alison Hinderliter
Interim Curator of Modern Manuscripts
Newberry Library
Alison Hinderliter is the Lloyd Lewis Curator of Modern Manuscripts and Archives at the Newberry Library. In addition to serving as the Newberry’s Selector for Modern Music, Alison oversees a range of collections related to dance, music, literature, journalism, business, Chicago history, and social action. She has been in the archival field for over 30 years, working as archivist at the Chicago History Museum, The Chicago Public Library, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Old Town School of Folk Music. She holds a B.A. in English from Oberlin College and an M.L.I.S. from the University of California-Berkeley. She is also an amateur pianist and performs throughout the Chicago area.
Presented by Michael McStraw
Executive Director, Chicago Dance History Project
CHAMPAGNE TOAST
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Cocktail Attire • Valet Parking Available
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