BROOKFIELD – Professional dancers from several Chicago area townships will perform at Under the Big Top, a circus-style performance that includes contemporary dance, presented by the Beyond Words Dance Company.
Under the Big Top will be held at the Foundations Performance Center, 3903 Joliet Ave., at 7 p.m. from June 18 to 20 and at 3 p.m. June 21.
Professional dancers are brought together by international choreographer Kate Jablonski in a two act performance featuring musical theater and hip hop dance, alongside big-top style performances.
Among the group of dancers this year at Beyond Worlds is Paige Geissler of Brookfield; Colleen Claffy, Katya Kuropas and Ava Loughlin of Hinsdale; Sophie Atseff, Kate Doherty, Rachel Lipchik and Samantha Noonan of La Grange Park; Alyssa Quaid of Lemont; Briyana Gill of North Riverside; Lulu Faust, Claire Hejna and Ava Kaiser of Riverside; Jackie Musur, Lizzie Musur, Kayla McCarron and Skyla Stillo of Western Springs; and Abby Collins of Willowbrook.
Kate Jablonski, a resident of Riverside, has worked as a choreographer across the U.S., Canada, England, France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. In 2013, she won Dance Chicago’s Choreographer of the Year and the Leo’s Gold Choreography Award at the 2009 Jazz World Congress.
[ Tickets for “Under the Big Top,” are $20 and can be purchased at www.beyondwordsdancecompany.com. ]