Deeply Rooted is rooted in traditions of American and African-American dance, storytelling, and universal themes that spark a visceral experience.
Chicago, IL
Joined September 2010
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Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Wow! We look like for real dancers🤣 frfr you are so graceful! And my mommy is in it🥰 I love this class SO much. Thank you @drpdance for creating this space for us on the South Side!
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Ok my third theater experience was with @deeplyrootedchi dance company. And let me tell you, the theater is so much more hopeful than the internets. I found what I’ve been missing—movement, beauty, sensuality, joy, and community. Loved it!
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Great news in this @BlockClubCHI story about how @keviniegajeff, a 2022 #LeadersForANewChicago awardee, & his team are bringing @drpdance to the South Side bit.ly/3fAKc7L @macfound
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Long-running choreographers and dance companies dominate November stages
#NewcityStage @drpdance @WinifredHaun @Chi_Danztheatre newcitystage.com/2022/11/02/…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Great to see this @chicagotribune story with beautiful photos of Field grantee partner @MuntuDance & also featuring @drpdance, @redclaydance & @keviniegajeff, a 2022 #LeadersForANewChicago awardee bit.ly/3cfXHrZ
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
See eight thrilling companies in the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project’s “Reclamation: The Spirit of Black Dance in Chicago.” Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 6:30pm at Millennium Park. FREE!
ChicagoBlackDanceLegacy.org for more.
Pictured: CMDC’s Hiplet Ballerinas, Photo by Matt Karas.
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
LET'S FREAKING GO!
𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞
Aug 13 at @AuditoriumChgo
GREAT groups @drpdance @EnsembleEspanol @NajwaDance @giordanodance @joffreyballet @trinitydancers
+ @makerofdance premier.
GREAT cause benefiting so many.
+ scene of our new show.
👇
chicagodancersunited.org/dan…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Celebrate the breadth and depth of African diasporic dance with the DanceAfrica Chicago Professional Workshop Series!
Join us at the Joffrey Tower for Contemporary Dance with @drpdance Artistic Director Nicole Clarke-Springer on July 10!
Register: danceafricachicago.org/works…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Congratulations to @keviniegajeff, a 2022
#LeadersForaNewChicago
awardee. Learn more
about this accomplished
dancer and award-winning
choreographer and his role
as a co-founder of
@drpdance:
wp.me/P7r2FF-4wq @macfound
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Tickets are on sale now for DanceAfrica Chicago: ROOTS, featuring @drpdance, @MADDRHYTHMS, @redclaydance, Rennie Harris Puremovement and, of course, @MuntuDance, also accompanied by the exceptional youth of Azania Drum!
#danceafricachicago2022
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Learn more about @drpdance, its work with @UChiAccelerator to date, and how the partnership will advance the planned South Side Center for Black Dance and Creative Communities ⬇️ bit.ly/3wMJton
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
.@UChiAccelerator is thrilled to welcome @drpdance into its 2022 cohort at the highest level of support. Deeply Rooted will receive $50,000 in funding along with intense, focused, and customized support from @UChiAccelerator for up to three years. youtube.com/watch?v=G0DrW_Jp…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Back by popular demand, the CBDLP presents its Spring 2022 Concert ALCHEMY, featuring @AyodeleDrum @CMDCSchool @drpdance @FMC_Dance @JoelHallDC @MuntuDance @NajwaDance and @redclaydance
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Tickets: redclaydance.com/events-cale…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
NU grad students: apply by 4/16 for a 9-month GAship with us & the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, where you’ll work with 8 Black dance companies in Chicago to preserve their archives & histories.
Learn more & apply: engage.northwestern.edu/prog…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
(1/2) URGENT: Tell your state legislators to support the arts now!
We urge Illinois to dedicate $300 million from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) over the next three years to Illinois' creative sector. – at Chicago, IL
Read about our new classes at Mayfair Arts Center and sign up today!
chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
.@DonaldLawrence’s GOSHEN feat @drpdance for tonight’s #HonoringBlackArtists throwback. I highlighted this unique collaboration between a gospel choir and dancers just 1 month after the pandemic began. #BlackHistoryMonth #ArtWithAngel Full story here 👉🏾 news.wttw.com/2020/04/14/chi…
We're excited to expand our Dance Education classes at Mayfair Arts Center!
broadwayworld.com/chicago/ar…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
A few more awesome arts orgs you should get to know in Chicago this #BlackHistoryMonth! (3/3)
@drpdance - deeplyrooteddancetheater.org
@sscacchicago - sscartcenter.org
@GalleryGuichard - galleryguichard.com
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater retweeted
Still glowing from a beautiful shoot with the beautiful artists of @drpdance, which will form the basis of a new Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre broadcast special. Special thanks to @NSCPAS for hosting us, and to our spectacular crew. #ArtsInAction #ChicagoDance