Links Hall Announces Co-MISSION Curatorial Residency Beginning May 5

Links Hall, located at 3111 N. Western Ave., is proud to announce the organization’s Co-MISSION Curatorial Residency program. The program will support its Co-MISSION Curators-in-Residence, a group of independent Chicago dance curators, producers, and social practice artists in presenting new and existing performances by and for their communities. The five week showcase, beginning May 5, features curators HL Doruelo, Marcela Torres, Christopher “Mad Dog” Thomas, Keyierra Collins and continues through June 25. Each curator will have work at Links Hall as well as in their own community. The full list of Co-MISSION curators-in-residence and their projects may be found online at LinksHall.org.

In collaboration with Links Hall and a community organization, the 2022-2023 Co-MISSION Curators-in-Residence invite artists from their communities to present new or existing performance work both at Links Hall and a neighborhood location outside of a formal theater environment. Links Hall’s Co-MISSION Curatorial Residency Program is partially supported by a CityArts Project grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

“Links Hall knows that vital creative practices are happening in every Chicago neighborhood, so the curatorial residency program is as big as the city. An ambitious effort for a small organization, Links Hall is driven by its commitment to make the transformative arts practices happening in communities more visible and accessible to all,” said Link’s Hall Board Vice President Ross Jordan about the Co-MISSION Curatorial Residency.

First Row

L to R: Brianna Alexis Heath, Jovan Landry and Keyierra Collins

Second Row

L to R: HL Doruelo, Christopher Mad Dog Thomas and Marcela Torres