The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago + Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks present
ETHOS IV: Degrowth/Cycle/Rebirth
Have humans forgotten that we are part of nature?
Or, even the fact that the earth is the place where our bodies are from and return to ...
Bridging Reality & Dreams
Outdoor & Indoor Performance at the Lakefront & Agora Sculpture Area, and
the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
Free Admission & Registration is Highly Recommended to receive more details and a ETHOS journey route map before the show!
(Free will donation is also deeply appreciated!)
Friday, April 19, 6 pm* & Saturday, April 20, 1 pm*
*Please gather at the Dance Center Lobby at 5:30 pm/12:30 pm to travel together to the Lakefront!
Or directly meet us at the Lakefront at 6 pm/1 pm!
The theater part will start at 7:30 pm/2:30 pm. (End time: 8:30 pm/3:30 pm)
@ the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
1306 S Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
Direction to the Dance Center
as part of Chicago Artist Spotlight Festival
commemorating the Dance Center’s 50th Season
To experience ETHOS IV fully, joining the outdoor portion is highly recommended. Yet, please feel free to join from the indoor portion at your convenience by checking TIMELINE above! End time of the show is 8:30 pm on Friday and 3:30 pm on Saturday.
RSVP is now available on Eventbrite!!
Experience both festival weekends and See ALL of the works by J’Sun Howard,
Erin Kilmurray & Kara Brody, and SJ Swilley!!
For more information about ETHOS Project, please visit HERE
ETHOS IV: Degrowth/Cycle/Rebirth explores decomposing human-centered capitalistic ways of being and practicing symbiotic nature-centered ways of being as stewards of the land.
ETHOS inquires how to improve the ethical characters of contemporary beings along with historical, cultural, and environmental awareness from the fūryū (wind-flowing) perspective. Ayako, a kinetic philosopher and poet, will be deepening an aesthetic and physical practice for human dignity and beauty to evolve, following the ETHOS mantra of 8As: Awareness, Acknowledgement, Affirmation, Allowance, Action, Acceptance, Affinity, and Appreciation in harmony with the cycle of nature.
Ayako collaborates with biologist and storyteller Billie Warren, a member of the Pokagon Band of Bodewadomi (Potawatomi); Oka Homma Singers; media artist/writer/performer Andy Slater; dance artists Asimina Chremos, Rosely Conz, and Carl Gruby.
TIMELINE*
*In case of increment weather, all the performance contents will happen indoor at the Dance Center. In case of light April shower, we will still perform outdoor. Notification will be sent for those who registered via Eventbrite.com.
PLEASE GATHER at the lobby 30 minutes before the Lakefront performance or directly at the Lakefront near Chicago Hot Dog stand at the Museum Campus). We will head to the Lakefront for a drumming and singing performance by the Oka Homma Singers and a Water and Soil Ceremony presented by Billie Warren, a biologist and member of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. Afterwards, we will visit the Agora sculpture area and return to the Dance Center to experience Round Dance. Then, you will watch indoor portion of ETHOS IV at the theater!
ACCESSIBILITY: ETHOS IV with the Dance Center includes open captions and ASL. Audio Description is offered for Blind and low vision audience members, who will be offered a headset upon arrival. The path to the Lakefront and the Dance Center building are wheelchair accessible. Wayfinding assistance will be offered to Blind and low vision audience members as we navigate to and from the lakefront. Please call 312-369-8330 or email columbiatickets@colum.edu for any questions for accessibility needs. Thank you.
ETHOS IV: Degrowth/Cycle/Rebirth Creators
Oka Homma Singers: Niyol Spencer (Head Man), Mississippi Chata/Diné; Dave Spencer (Drum Keeper), Mississippi Chata/Diné; Paul Molina, Kickapoo/Mexican; Jordan Gurneau, Ojibwe; Jasmine Gurneau, Oneida/Menominee; Holly Spencer
Water & Soil Ceremony by Billie Warren, Pokagon Band of Bodewadomi (Potawatomi)
Movement & Content Development Collaboration by Andy Slater, Asimina Chremos, Rosely Conz, Carl Gruby, and Ayako Kato
Sound Design by Andy Slater
Film “no fish no mountain” (2014) by Ralph Kuehne
Piano (recorded improvised music) by Ayako Kato
Lighting Design by Giau Truong
Costume by Amanda Franck and Ayako Kato
Access Dramaturg/Consultant by Maggie Bridger
Technical Management by Kevin Rechner
Stage Management by Siobhan FitzGelard
ETHOS Concept Consulting by Katsushi Hikasa
ETHOS Map Illustration by Kat Montgomery
Conceived & Dramatized by Ayako Kato
Choreography by Ayako Kato in collaboration with cast members & Agora section developed from the solo choreography by Angela Gronroos under the theme of Degrowth
Set & Prop Design by Ayako Kato
Scenic Video by Ayako Kato
ETHOS IV will be featured as part of CHICAGO ARTIST SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL (April, 2024) which dives into the vibrancy of Chicago’s dance community with award-winning artists: dancemaker and poet J’Sun Howard, kinetic philosopher Ayako Kato, pop-fringe creator Erin Kilmurray, and artist/activist SJ Swilley. The Festival activates the entire Dance Center building and Grant Park.
Reserve your tickets at Eventbrite: Friday, April 19, 6 pm (gathering time at the lobby: 5:30 pm) & Saturday, April 20, 1 pm (gathering time at the lobby: 12:30 pm)
The Dance Center 50th Season Half Pass Now on Sale
Photo: Ayako Kato & Carl Gruby by William Frederking; Billie Warren, Courtesy of Artist; Oka Homma Singers by Seeger Grey; Andy Slater by Tressa Slater; Asimina Chremos by XFestMA; Rosely Contz by Patrizia Herminjard
ETHOS IV: Degrowth/Cycle/Rebirth is generously supported by the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago’s Chicago Artist Spotlight Festival, A. Montgomery Ward Foundation, Chicago Moving Company, Chicago Park District’s Night Out In The Parks, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events (DCASE), High Concept Labs, Morrison-Shearer Foundation, 2023 National Dance Project (NDP) Grant Finalist Award made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation, and Ragdale Foundation.
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago’s Chicago Artist Spotlight Festival are generously supported by the, Alphawood Foundation, Chicago Dancemakers Forum, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events (DCASE), Illinois Arts Council, and Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
