Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Launches “Season 47 Fall Series” from November 15 – November 24, 2024
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) recently announced that tickets for the Season 47 Fall Series are now on sale. This November, the company will celebrate two new prestigious collaborations in addition to launching its second year with Resident Artist Aszure Barton. The Fall Series marks the beginning of a historic partnership with The Verdon Fosse® Legacy, making HSDC the only company in the world authorized to add a Bob Fosse® work to its repertoire, as well as its Steppenwolf Theatre Company debut. The Fall Series will run from Friday, November 15, 2024, to Sunday, November 24, 2024, at Steppenwolf Theatre Company (1650 N. Halsted St.).
Blending timeless choreography with contemporary flair, the Season 47 Fall Series will mark Hubbard Street’s first engagement at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company. The program will feature the Company Premiere of Sweet Gwen Suite, choreographed by American dance legend Bob Fosse with his longtime muse Gwen Verdon, through a milestone collaboration with The Verdon Fosse® Legacy. Verdon’s admiration for HSDC began in the 1980s when she sought to adapt Fosse’s works for concert dance, which included staging Fosse’s Percussion 4 for the company during HSDC Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell’s tenure as a HSDC dancer.
“As we kick off Season 47, it felt important to begin with two collaborations that truly honor our company’s legacy while pushing us forward artistically,” said Fisher-Harrell. “Our debut at Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a milestone that reflects our ongoing commitment to innovation and community engagement in Chicago’s vibrant arts scene. Equally significant is our partnership with The Verdon Fosse® Legacy, which allows us to celebrate and preserve the iconic work of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Being the only company in the world granted the privilege to add a Fosse piece to our repertoire is deeply meaningful to me and our dancers. It’s a testament to our dedication to honoring the past while creating something entirely new.”
“Gwen Verdon adored the Hubbard Street dancers for their diversity and abilities to authentically embody a wide variety of styles,” said Nicole Fosse, founder and artistic director of The Verdon Fosse® Legacy and daughter of Verdon and Fosse. “The company’s limitless abilities, under Artistic Direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, continue to stand out today.”
The Season 47 Fall Series will also feature the solo piece Show Pony by Kyle Abraham and the intimate Prelude to a Kiss by Lar Lubovitch. Finally, two pieces by Resident Artist Aszure Barton, now in her second year of residency with HSDC, will round out the program; the contemplative return to patience and the breathtaking favorite BUSK.
“Steppenwolf is thrilled to welcome Hubbard Street Dance to our artistic home this year,” said E. Brooke Flanagan, Executive Director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company. “We invite audiences to buckle-up for this exhilarating ride of a program and celebration of a globally recognized Chicago-based dance company that shares our theater’s commitment to ground-breaking innovation and thought-provoking work.”
Tickets for the Season 47 Fall Series are available by calling the Hubbard Street Box Office at 312-850-9744 ext. 5, or by visiting hubbardstreetdance.com. Subscriptions for Season 47, including the Young Professionals Subscription package, are also available at hubbardstreetdance.com/subscribe.
