Reflections III
We are so excited to bring back Reflections this year! Tickets can be purchased here.
Reflections is a pop-up art fair created in collaboration with local visual artists and makers. These magical visual creators will be tabling with their art and are eager to meet you! The event will also include refreshments, a silent auction and a raffle. All event tickets include a raffle ticket!
Vendors: Gene Arthur, Beaded Seed, Wilde Rugs, Gaia or Gorb, Thirteen Candle Shop
Sponsors: The Long Room, The Rooted Space, Lillstreet Art Center, Museum of Ice Cream, The Puzzle Box, Navy Pier, AIR Aerial Fitness, Lettuce Entertain You, Chicago Athletic Clubs
Accessibility Note: The event space does not have an elevator - If you have any questions about access or to make an accommodation request please reach out to echomoderndance@gmail.com prior to purchasing a ticket
Reverb iv: a film festival
Echo Modern Dance Collective is back for another year of dance film festivities! After having to cancel our live show in 2020, we pivoted to pandemic-safe artmaking and founded Reverb. We were surprised at how fulfilling and community-driven the event turned out to be, despite being virtual. The limitations of the pandemic spurred creativity in us that we couldn't have anticipated, so much so that we just don't want to stop. So here were are— beyond excited about an event that has now become annual! Reverb is a compilation of our creative reverberations emerging from the pandemic, that has now taken a whole life of its own.
We would love to have you join us again on YouTube Premiere for our virtual viewing of the film festival on June 23rd at 3 pm. Buying a ticket gets you access to the event and helps us create bigger and better things for next season! The link will be emailed to you prior to the event.
Follow us on Instagram (@echomoderndance) for sneak peaks of the festival.
Open Class
Come join us for our first open class of the new season! Our dancer Josette Chang will be teaching a contemporary/jazz combo at The Rooted Space.
The class is pay-what-can. We’ll be collecting payments in-person at the class, or you can donate at this link here. Let us know if you have any questions, hope to see you there!
Reverb III
Echo Modern Dance Collective is back for another year of dance film festivities! After having to cancel our live show in 2020, we pivoted to pandemic-safe artmaking and founded Reverb. We were surprised at how fulfilling and community-driven the event turned out to be, despite being virtual. The limitations of the pandemic spurred creativity in us that we couldn't have anticipated, so much so that we just don't want to stop. So here were are— beyond excited about an event that has now become annual! Reverb is a compilation of our creative reverberations emerging from the pandemic, that has now taken a whole life of its own.
We would love to have you join us again on YouTube Premiere for a one-time only viewing of the film festival. There will be two nights with two different shows, held on June 21st and 22nd at 7pm CST. Buying a ticket gets you access to both nights!
A few days prior to the event, you will be emailed two YouTube Premiere links, one for each night.
Follow us on Instagram (@echomoderndance) for sneak peaks of the festival.
Dancers: Tara Johns, Kate Mellon, Natalie Pehl, Amelia Harris, Kailey Phan Mitchell, Cheyenne Blakely, Emma Davis Pakrasi, Hayley Delaney, Lola (Lauretta) Schaeffer, Casey Gunther, Masha Bandouil, Zoë Goldstein, Katie Friedman, Emma Parssi, Shannon Shahinian, Madison Meade, Nadine Mauricio, & Jenny Liu
Videographers: Night I - Daniel Williams of Motus Cinema, Night II - Zoë Goldstein
2022 Auditions
Echo Modern Dance Collective is so excited to be holding auditions for our upcoming 4th season! We are a vibrant community of experienced movers and creators, who come together to teach one another and exchange choreography.
The deadline for applications is September 7, 2022. Apply and find more information here!
Meet and Greet
Due to weather we will no longer be able to have our outdoor improv jam, but we will be holding a meet and greet at Ritual Coffeehouse for anyone interested in our 2022 Auditions!
Felt: an intimate showing of new works
Echo Modern Dance Collective's summer showcase.
Our second live show is right around the corner! We would love to have you in the audience at Felt: an intimate showing of new works. The show will feature original choreography from 10 different dancers in Echo.
There will be 2 showings:
Saturday, June 25: 8:00-9:30
Sunday, June 26: 4:00-5:30
Doors open 15 minutes before the start of the show. Admission is general seating.
Register for whichever date & time work for you. Tickets are available by donation (suggested donation $15) here ** Please only register for one audience member at a time **
Dancers: Hayley Delaney, Cheyenne Blakely, Emma Elsmo, Tara Dubac, Jenny Liu, Nadine Mauricio, Zoë Goldstein, Masha Bandouil, Alyson Dressman, Kailey Phan Mitchell, Shannon Shahinian, Amelia Harris.
~ Photography by Sarah Glover ~
Felt: an intimate showing of new works
Echo Modern Dance Collective's summer showcase.
Our second live show is right around the corner! We would love to have you in the audience at Felt: an intimate showing of new works. The show will feature original choreography from 10 different dancers in Echo.
There will be 2 showings:
Saturday, June 25: 8:00-9:30
Sunday, June 26: 4:00-5:30
Doors open 15 minutes before the start of the show. Admission is general seating.
Register for whichever date & time work for you. Tickets are available by donation (suggested donation $15) here ** Please only register for one audience member at a time **
Dancers: Hayley Delaney, Cheyenne Blakely, Emma Elsmo, Tara Dubac, Jenny Liu, Nadine Mauricio, Zoë Goldstein, Masha Bandouil, Alyson Dressman, Kailey Phan Mitchell, Shannon Shahinian, Amelia Harris.
~ Photography by Sarah Glover ~
Open Class with Maggie Vannucci
Come dance with us at our monthly community class! Collective members and guest artists lead an improv focused class on the last Sunday of every month, open to all levels of movers.
This month Maggie Vannucci will be teaching release based movement at The Rooted Space!
No registration is required and class is by donation! See you on Sunday!
May Open Class
Come dance with us at our monthly community class! Collective members and guest artists lead an improv focused class on the last Sunday of every month, open to all levels of movers.
Our open class is at The Rooted Space, with masks optional for fully vaccinated individuals! To register for class, email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com or use the links below to send us a suggested donation of $5 and include your email address in the description. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us!
Reflections II
Echo Modern Dance Collective is back with Reflections II! We will be hosting another pop-up outdoor art market created in collaboration with local visual and movement artists. These magical visual creators will be tabling with their art! The event will also include a silent auction of dance-inspired art pieces, made specifically by the artists for this gathering.
Join us on Thursday, May 19 at 6:30pm at 1228 w Newport. Tickets are here for a suggested donation of $10. Cocktail or mocktail included in ticket!
Visual artists: Reema Mobeireek, Anna Hershinow, Robert Lewis Clark, Laura DeAngelis, Conner Swan, Shannon Kay Lewis, Abby Darrow.
Live music: Wiebe Ophorts.
April Open Class
Come dance with us at our monthly community class! Collective members and guest artists lead an improv focused class on the last Sunday of every month, open to all levels of movers.
Our open class is at The Rooted Space, with masks optional for fully vaccinated individuals! To register for class, email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com or use the links below to send us a suggested donation of $5 and include your email address in the description. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us!
March Open Class
Come dance with us at our monthly community class! Collective members and guest artists lead an improv focused class on the last Sunday of every month, open to all levels of movers.
Our open class is at The Rooted Space, with masks optional for fully vaccinated individuals! To register for class, email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com or use the links below to send us a suggested donation of $5 and include your email address in the description. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us!
Reverb: a film festival
Echo Modern Dance Collective is back for another year of dance film festivities! After having to cancel our live show in 2020, we pivoted to pandemic-safe artmaking and founded Reverb. We were surprised at how fulfilling and community-driven the event turned out to be, despite being virtual. The limitations of the pandemic spurred creativity in us that we couldn't have anticipated, so much so that the festival is now two days. So here were are— beyond excited about an event that has now become annual! Reverb is a compilation of our creative reverberations emerging from the pandemic, and a testament to keeping on.
We would love to have you join us again on YouTube Premiere for a one-time only viewing of the film festival. There will be two nights with two different shows, held on February 9th and 10th at 7pm CST. Buying a ticket here gets you access to both nights! Each show will be followed by a panel discussion on Zoom webinar, where we welcome all audience members to ask the filmmakers and movers any questions they have about the works.
A few days prior to the event, you will be emailed two links for each night: one for the film festival viewing on YouTube Premiere, and one for the Zoom panel.
Echo For Everyone
Join us for the first of many monthly improv jams! Come wearing your favorite flannel and expect some chill fall vibes complete with apple cider and candles!
Echo for Everyone hopes to make movement accessible to all. If you've never taken a dance class in your life or if you're a seasoned professional - join us! We'll guide you through all the feel-good wiggles. Tickets are by donation through our Venmo, PayPal, or with cash at the door!
sense: an intimate showing of new works
Our first live show is coming up this autumn! Come share space and get comfy with us at sense: an intimate showing of new works.
There will be three showings:
Saturday, September 18 - 8:00-9:30
Sunday, September 19 - 5:00-6:30
Sunday, September 19 - 8:00-9:30
Doors open 15 minutes before the start of the show. Admission is general seating.
Register for whichever date & time work for you. Tickets are available by donation here. ** Please only register for one audience member at a time **
** We will be requiring proof of vaccination via email after you reserve your ticket. Audience members are asked to wear a mask throughout the performance.
~ Photography by Emma Petersen ~
sense: an intimate showing of new works
Our first live show is coming up this autumn! Come share space and get comfy with us at sense: an intimate showing of new works.
There will be three showings:
Saturday, September 18 - 8:00-9:30
Sunday, September 19 - 5:00-6:30
Sunday, September 19 - 8:00-9:30
Doors open 15 minutes before the start of the show. Admission is general seating.
Register for whichever date & time work for you. Tickets are available by donation here. ** Please only register for one audience member at a time **
** We will be requiring proof of vaccination via email after you reserve your ticket. Audience members are asked to wear a mask throughout the performance.
~ Photography by Emma Petersen ~
sense: an intimate showing of new works
Our first live show is coming up this autumn! Come share space and get comfy with us at sense: an intimate showing of new works.
There will be three showings:
Saturday, September 18 - 8:00-9:30
Sunday, September 19 - 5:00-6:30
Sunday, September 19 - 8:00-9:30
Doors open 15 minutes before the start of the show. Admission is general seating.
Register for whichever date & time work for you. Tickets are available by donation here. ** Please only register for one audience member at a time **
** We will be requiring proof of vaccination via email after you reserve your ticket. Audience members are asked to wear a mask throughout the performance.
~ Photography by Emma Petersen ~
reflections: an art gathering
Come celebrate interdisciplinary collaboration and creativity at Echo's outdoor art gathering!
Echo Modern Dance Collective will be hosting a pop-up outdoor art gallery created in collaboration with local visual and movement artists. These magical visual creators will be tabling with their art and are eager to meet you! The event will also include a silent auction of dance-inspired art pieces, made specifically by the artists for this gathering.
We can't wait to have you join us on Thursday, July 29 at 6:30pm for this community event. The location of the event will be sent to you after registration. Tickets are available here for a suggested donation of $10!
Visual artists: Reema Mobeireek, Lauren Zaremba, Ellen Holtzblatt, Solomon Salim Moore, Kelly McKaig, and Maddy McCarthy.
Dance artists: Emma Elsmo, Tara Dubac, Maia Welbel, Cheyenne Blakely, Hayley Delaney, Kaleigh Dent, Maxine Patronik, Shannon Shahinian, Clara Li, Josette Chang, Nadine Mauricio, Kailey Phan Mitchell, Alyson Dressman, Zoë Goldstein, Masha Bandouil, Jenny Liu, and Amelia Harris.
Photography by Emma Petersen.
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 4pm CST.
Our open class is in person at The Rooted Space, with masks optional for fully vaccinated individuals! To register for class, email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com or use the links below to send us a suggested donation of $5 and include your email address in the description. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us!
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 4pm CST.
Our open class is in person at The Rooted Space, with masks optional for fully vaccinated individuals! To register for class, email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com or use the links below to send us a suggested donation of $5 and include your email address in the description. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us!
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 4pm CST.
Our open class will be in person at The Rooted Space and we require that everyone in attendance wears a mask. To register for class, email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com or use the links below to send us a suggested donation of $5 and include your email address in the description. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us!
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 4pm CST.
Our open class will be in person at The Rooted Space and we require that everyone in attendance wears a mask. To register for class, email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com or use the links below to send us a suggested donation of $5 and include your email address in the description. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us!
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 4pm CST.
Our open class will be in person at The Rooted Space and we require that everyone in attendance wears a mask. To sign up for class, use the links below to send us $5 or bring cash with you to the studio. If you have any questions, please email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com!
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 4pm CST.
Meet us at Montrose Fields for socially distanced dancing! We require that everyone in attendance wears a mask and suggest arriving early to account for parking. Before you come to class, use the links below to send us $5 and include your email in the description. After we receive your payment, we will email you with the exact location and more information about the class! If you have any questions, please email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com!
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 4pm CST.
Meet us at Montrose Fields for socially distanced dancing! We require that everyone in attendance wears a mask and suggest arriving early to account for parking. Before you come to class, use the links below to send us $5 and include your email in the description. After we receive your payment, we will email you with the exact location and more information about the class! If you have any questions, please email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com!
Improv Workshop
Come groove with us at an improv workshop taught by our collective members Shannon and Emma!
Meet us at Montrose Fields for some socially distanced grooves! We require that everyone in attendance wears a mask and suggest arriving early to account for parking. Before you come to class, use the links below to send us $10 and include your email in the description. After we receive your payment, we will email you with the exact location and more information about the class! If you have any questions, please email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com!
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 4pm CST.
Meet us at Montrose Fields for socially distanced dancing! We require that everyone in attendance wears a mask and suggest arriving early to account for parking. Before you come to class, use the links below to send us $5 and include your email in the description. After we receive your payment, we will email you with the exact location and more information about the class! If you have any questions, please email us at echomoderndance@gmail.com!
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 6pm CST.
How to sign up: Send $5 to us through one of the links below. Please include your email in the description and we will send you the Zoom link for class!
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 6pm CST.
How to sign up: Send $5 to us through one of the links below. Please include your email in the description and we will send you the Zoom link for class!
Open Class
Come dance with us at our weekly community class! Collective members and guest artists teach various styles of dance each week at 6pm CST.
How to sign up: Send $5 to us through one of the links below. Please include your email in the description and we will send you the Zoom link for class!