Discipline: Music

Clinard Dance is a project dedicated to exploring and expanding the vocabulary of flamenco. Led by an open-minded spirit, the ensemble seeks to engage with contemporary culture through vibrant performances …

This dynamic ensemble, featuring a trio of musicians and a solo dancer, showcases the evolution of flamenco and emphasizes the importance of collaboration, echoing the way many cultures came together …

Irekani is an interdisciplinary teaching artist with broad experience as a performer of Mexican music and dance. Within dance, Irekani’s specialties are Aztec dance as well as zapateado (percussive foot tapping). He …

Mercedes Inez, a multidisciplinary artist and art educator, attended Loyola University Chicago with a focus in Theatre, Visual Arts, and Music. She works as a performer and teaching artist for …

Tsukasa Taiko, one of the leading taiko (Japanese drumming) ensembles in the Midwestern United States, has as its mission to preserve and to protect, and most importantly, to pass on …

Students from EPIC Academy learned about collaboration, rhythm, and persistence in their after-school drumline program – and showed off their incredible talents at the House of Blues.

After-school programming at Randolph provided 5th through 8th grade students with access to three different arts experiences: Vocal music, African dance, and percussion.

West Englewood students stepped out of their comfort zones to gain new creative skills in summer 2015, exploring the Caribbean Carnival festival through four different artistic disciplines and a field trip experience.

Chicago students read the book and witnessed the performance by Mona Golabek, whose story of how music helped her mother survive the Holocaust moved and inspired them.

This exciting performance explores West African culture through traditional dancing, drumming, and proverbs that have guided Africans for many years.