Announcements
International Dance Artist Women in Residence
Sunday, March 12, 2023SLIPPAGE is thrilled to announce the residencies of two accomplished artists during the Spring quarter of 2023. Please join us for any of these events, downtown Chicago and in the new SLIPPAGE lab on the Evanston campus. Roxy Régine THEOBALD and Lénablou Thursday 4/13, 5-6PM:... read more about International Dance Artist Women in Residence »
SLIPPAGE Receives $500K Mellon Foundation Grant
Tuesday, February 7, 2023SLIPPAGE is thrilled to announce that we have received funding from the Mellon Foundation to support our work in Black Dance Studies. See the announcement here. read more about SLIPPAGE Receives $500K Mellon Foundation Grant »
Thank You and Welcome 2023
Wednesday, January 25, 2023Your support means the world to us at SLIPPAGE! We had a terrific first year in our new city of Chicagoland (Evanston and Chicago) and managed to stage 8 events in 2022. Moving forward, there will be more opportunities for us to connect and think together about how live art... read more about Thank You and Welcome 2023 »
SLIPPAGE@Joyce Theater Symposium
Monday, December 12, 2022SLIPPAGE @ Getting Closer to Dance, New York City January 12-14, 2023 SLIPPAGE will be represented by Thomas F. DeFrantz in the Symposium on Leadership, Advocacy, and Technology in Dance and Movement-based Practices sponsored by NYU Steinhardt and the Joyce Theater. The event will gather... read more about SLIPPAGE@Joyce Theater Symposium »
White Privilege Chicago and DC
Tuesday, November 29, 2022SLIPPAGE is proud to present "White Privilege" in Chicago and Washington DC December 6, 7, and 9, 2022. This duet created by Thomas F. DeFrantz and Quran Karriem is part of the "Talking Dance" series that explores how memory and social circumstances surround Black live art and its invention.... read more about White Privilege Chicago and DC »
SLIPPAGE FALL 2022 PROGRAMMING
Wednesday, October 12, 2022SLIPPAGE is proud to announce our FALL 2022 programming. Join us for anti-racist, proto-feminist, queer affirming performance, culture, and technologies! More information here. read more about SLIPPAGE FALL 2022 PROGRAMMING »
SLIPPAGE @ Northwestern University
Friday, August 26, 2022SLIPPAGE is thrilled to announce that it has moved its operations to join the research centers of Northwestern University in Chicagoland! SLIPPAGE enjoyed a full Spring Quarter 2022 programming in Chicago, and we are moving into our new home on the Evanston campus. Watch here for... read more about SLIPPAGE @ Northwestern University »
SLIPPAGE 2021 Fall Series: CADD Research Presentations
Sunday, September 26, 2021Saturday October 2, 11:00am-2:00pm SLIPPAGE@Duke presents Dancing the African Diaspora: Justice Perspectives. In collaboration with SLIPPAGE@Duke, two thought leaders from The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD) offer urgent and emergent information and analyses of African diaspora dance... read more about SLIPPAGE 2021 Fall Series: CADD Research Presentations »
SLIPPAGE 2021 Fall Series: Melanie Greene - "Sapphire Universe"
Tuesday, September 14, 2021SLIPPAGE is proud to announce an ARTIST TALK at the end of a fall residency! Friday, September 17 at 1pm, the SLIPPAGE 2021 Fall Series presents a residency presentation entitled “Sapphire Universe” from dance artist, writer, and organizer, Melanie Greene. She is... read more about SLIPPAGE 2021 Fall Series: Melanie Greene - "Sapphire Universe" »
SLIPPAGE 2021 Fall Series: Kenneth Stewart - "It's Always A Ways Away"
Thursday, August 26, 2021Saturday, August 28 at 8pm, the SLIPPAGE 2021 Fall Series presents a captivating music performance, “It’s Always A Ways Away.” A set of romantic, contemporary and traditional music curated and performed live by Kenneth D. Stewart. Adam Rose will be joining Kenneth on electric guitar and Mik... read more about SLIPPAGE 2021 Fall Series: Kenneth Stewart - "It's Always A Ways Away" »