Announcements
Dancing a Black Social October 2023
Wednesday, October 11, 2023SLIPPAGE is proud to report that DANCING A BLACK SOCIAL met October 12-14, 2023 in Chicago. Stay tuned for more research outcomes from this terrific gathering of Black Social Dance practitioners, educators, and artists! read more about Dancing a Black Social October 2023 »
THANK YOU Spring 2023
Wednesday, May 31, 2023GRATITUDE to everyone for supporting our Spring 2023 season! We are thrilled to be *nearly installed* in our Evanston lab space, and we are humbled by the corporeal wisdom brought to bear on these formations. So many revelations and discoveries as we think together and MOVE with... read more about THANK YOU Spring 2023 »
Make Black Live Art Now! Iteration 2
Tuesday, May 16, 2023SLIPPAGE is thrilled to host the second iteration of Make Black Live Art Now! Join us in the lab Thursday May 18, 2023. For more information. read more about Make Black Live Art Now! Iteration 2 »
SLIPPAGE sponsors Black Performance Theory event April 21-23
Tuesday, April 18, 2023SLIPPAGE is proud to sponsor the 2023 iteration of Black Performance Theory, to be staged April 21-23 at the Chicago campus of Northwestern University. Hosted and organized by Melissa Blanco Borelli, the event will gather some 50 advanced researchers working in various realms of Black... read more about SLIPPAGE sponsors Black Performance Theory event April 21-23 »
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 »