Center Stage at Ruth Page at Ruth Page Center for the Arts

Ruth Page Center for the Arts is proud to present its annual celebration of its founder and dance icon Ruth Page’s (1899 – 1991) birth, “Center Stage at Ruth Page,” Friday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m., at Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St. Both nights include a wine and dessert reception in the lobby. Tickets for “Center Stage at Ruth Page” are $25 for each night or $40 for both the March 24 and 25 performances. Tickets may be purchased at RuthPage.org.

“Center Stage at Ruth Page” annually features the in-residence organizations who call the Ruth Page Center for the Arts home, the 2023 program continues a tradition started last year and will also include invited dance companies from the Chicago dance community. Dancers from the Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company and advanced-level dancers from the Ruth Page School of Dance will perform both nights.

Friday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. performance includes:

• Banks Performance Project
• Giordano Dance Chicago
• Hedwig Dances
• PARA.MAR Dance Theatre 
• Porchlight Music Theatre
• Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company
• Ruth Page School of Dance

Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. performance includes:

• Chicago Dance Crash
• Chicago Repertory Ballet
• DanceWorks Chicago
• Ensemble Español
• Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company
• Ruth Page School of Dance

Each night will also include video presentations by Congo Square Theatre and Pilates Practice Chicago.

Photo of Ruth Page (1899-1991) courtesy of Ruth Page Center for the Arts.