Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Kicks Off 30th Anniversary Season

Chicago’s premiere Black dance company, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, is celebrating the start of its 30th anniversary season with love, joy and resistance. Performances are November 7-8 at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts on the University of Chicago campus.

The program marks a return to the company’s roots, featuring Kevin Iega Jeff’s intimately reflective Wild is the Wind, Gary Abbott’s beautiful and tragic Parallel Lives, Nicole Clarke-Springer’s gloriously uplifting choreography in Sacred Spaces and the premiere of an exciting new work by resident choreographer and dancer Joshua L. Ishmon.

The 2025/2026 season showcases the powerful visual storytelling that has become synonymous with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, honoring the rich traditions of the past while leaping into the future with new thought-provoking and soul-stirring work.