Visceral Dance Chicago
Founded in 2013 by Artistic Director Nick Pupillo, Visceral Dance Chicago is a contemporary dance company dedicated to a bold and progressive world of movement. Having established a diverse repertoire featuring works by distinguished choreographers Sidra Bell, Mónica Cervantes, Robyn Mineko Williams and Pupillo, Visceral Dance Chicago continues to challenge audiences' expectations. In their second season, the company performed Duet Mabul, by Ohad Naharin, and created new works with Banning Bouldin, Brian Enos, and Harrison McEldowney. In January of 2015, Visceral Dance Chicago was named one of Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch, recognizing the company’s accomplishments and potential in the national community.
Visceral Dance Chicago begins their third season performing at the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. The company will also create a new work with Marguerite Donlon and present the company premiere of Bate by Fernando Melo. In an "expertly devised and stylish" (Chicago Tribune) repertoire, Visceral Dance Chicago distinguishes its unique position in the Chicago, national, and international dance communities; "...the buzz about this troupe is more than justified" (Chicago Sun-Times).
Our Mission
Visceral Dance Chicago is a contemporary company dedicated to providing a comprehensive environment designed to cultivate dance education, creation and performance for choreographers, dancers and audiences. Visceral Dance Chicago distinguishes itself by its commitment to the progression of diverse artists, programs and collaborations for our community.
Named
Top 25 to Watch by
Dance Magazine
"If a new contemporary company in Chicago makes its debut on the same stage that Hubbard Street Dance Chicago calls home, it better be exceptional. Visceral Dance showed us it had the goods in its season at the Harris Theater in April. Artistic director Nick Pupillo presented a highly polished group of supremely confident and dramatically impressive dancers.
Their technique heightened the impact of the troupe’s sophisticated, poetic and rhythmically ferocious contemporary choreography. Pupillo contributed two pieces alongside dances by Robyn Mineko Williams, Monica Cervantes and Sidra Bell.
For the 2014–15 season, the company has snagged the rights to a duet from Ohad Naharin’s Mabul. " - Hedy Weiss
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