Festival Week 4 | Henry J. Leir Stage
Pillow Debut
Pillow Debut
Chicago's top Afro-Contemporary dance company lives to awaken global activism through creating, performing, and teaching dances of the African diaspora. This Black female-led company is an award-winning ensemble of versatile and dynamic dancers that tour and perform locally, nationally, and internationally, including at the National Theater of Uganda.
Now in its 16th year, the company is committed to taking their signature "artivism" and social justice values from the stage into learning environments, and sees community engagement as a vital part of the creative process and village building work. In December, the company's founder Vershawn Sanders-Ward was named Chicagoan of the Year in Dance by the Chicago Tribune.