DanceWorks Chicago Set for Harris Theater's EAT + DRINK TO THE BEAT, 5/7

DanceWorks Chicago (DWC), under the direction of Andreas Böttcher and Julie Nakagawa, will return to the Harris Theater for Music and Dance on Wednesday, May 7 at 5:30PM for the third Eat + Drink to the Beat of the Theater's 2013-2014 season. The Harris Theater launched the inaugural Eat + Drink to the Beat performance with a program by DanceWorks Chicago this past January. The award-winning dance ensemble will once again present new works of the company repertoire, including aman, choreographed by Ruth Page Award winner Harrison McEldowney and aerial dance specialist Jeremy Plummer, and the Chicago premiere of self-portrait of a woman by Stuttgart Ballet Resident Choreographer Demis Volpi. Patrons will have the opportunity to enjoy cocktails specially created for the evening, and food from some of Chicago's most popular food trucks.

The May 7 program will also feature Nocturnal Sense, a work for the full company created for DWC in 2011 by Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal company member James Gregg, set to music by Antonio Vivaldi; Kristofer Storey, formerly of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, brings I Wantchu Kool Cuz U Blow My Mind; and Monologue by rising local choreographer Joshua Manculich, who was a member of the inaugural group of Dance Moves choreographers.

Tickets for Eat + Drink to the Beat are $5, available at HarrisTheaterChicago.org, or by calling the Box Office at 312.334.7777.

The full program for DanceWorks Chicago's Eat + Drink to the Beat performance is as follows:

· Nocturnal Sense by choreographer James Gregg

· self-portrait of a woman by Demis Volpi (Chicago premiere)

· I Wantchu Kool Cuz U Blow My Mind by Kristofer Storey (Harris Theater premiere)

· Monologue by Joshua Manculich (Harris Theater premiere)

· aman by Harrison McEldowney and Jeremy Plummer (Harris Theater premiere)

The rest of the 2013-2014 Eat to the Beat performance series includes:

· NEW DATE: Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) on Wednesday, May 21 at 12PM.

· The Chicago Academy for the Arts will present the final Eat to the Beat performance of the season on Wednesday, May 28 at 12PM.

Eat to the Beat 2013-2014 Lead Corporate Sponsor: Crain's Chicago Business
Crain's Chicago Business acts as lead corporate sponsor of the Theater's 2013-2014 Eat to the Beat series.

The Harris Theater is proud maintain low ticket prices for this performance thanks to the support of Crain's Chicago Business and Eat to the Beat underwriting sponsors.

The Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation is the presenting sponsor of the series.

Founded in May 2007, DanceWorks Chicago is an organization committed to building a foundation for the individual artistic growth of dancers and choreographers, providing a laboratory from which early career artists propel themselves and the art form to a new level through training, collaboration, mentorship, and performance. Led by Artistic Director Julie Nakagawa and CEO Andreas Böttcher, DanceWorks Chicago is dedicated to creating an environment conducive to nurturing experiences of significance for everyone from artists to audiences.

To learn more about DanceWorks Chicago, visit DanceWorksChicago.org and/or Facebook.

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