**February Dance 2025 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts**

**Event Overview:**
February Dance 2025 is a celebration of artistic innovation and commitment within the Department of Dance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This event will feature a series of groundbreaking performances that highlight contemporary dance and its intersection with various artistic and political themes.

**Featured Performances:**
1. **Contemporary Sneaker Ballet:**
   - **Choreographers:** Associate Professor Paige Cunningham Calderella and MFA alumna Anna Peretz Rogovoy ’24.
   - **Description:** This brand-new work showcases challenging partnering techniques within a contemporary sneaker ballet format.

2. **Premiere by Professor Rebecca Nettl-Fiol:**
   - **Music:** Set to the music of Grammy Award-winner Osvaldo Golijov.
   - **Live Performance:** Soprano Elena Negruta and the Illinois Modern Ensemble will perform live.

3. **MFA Thesis Works:**
   - **Choreographers:** Gabriel Bruno Eng Gonzalez and Banafsheh Amiri.
   - **Themes:** These works explore the collision of contemporary dance, media, and world politics, providing fertile ground for choreographic invention.

**Event Details:**
- **Venue:** Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
- **Dates and Times:**
  - Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 7:30 PM CT
  - Friday, January 31, 2025 - 7:30 PM CT
  - Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 7:30 PM CT
- **Event Length:** Approximately [Duration not specified]
- **Tickets:** Not yet available

**Additional Information:**
- **Related Events:**
  - October Dance 2024 (Oct 10-12, 2024)
  - Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble (Feb 21-22, 2025)
  - Studiodance 2025 (Mar 6-8, 2025)
  - Dance Senior Thesis Concert 2025 (Apr 24-26, 2025)

Join us for an evening of innovative dance performances that push the boundaries of contemporary choreography and artistic expression.

Anna Peretz Rogovoy

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February Dance 2025 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

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