Programs & Events
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Performance Activity Exhibition
18th-Century Songs & Satire
Thursday, July 9 6:00-7:30 pm
Join renowned musicians Josefien Stoppelenburg and Stephen Alltop and art historian Jeff Nigro as they explore the intersection of music and satire.
Concert Exhibition
Third Wednesday: Music in Motion from Ireland to Chicago
Wednesday, July 15 6:00-7:00 pm
Inspired by Ink & Outrage: 18th Century Satirical Prints in London & Dublin, this program features the interplay of the Irish harp and the accordion.
Activity Exhibition Tours
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Tour
Sunday, July 26 1:00-3:00 pm
Go behind the scenes of printmaking during this special offsite visit to the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative.
Exhibition Panel
Exploring Satire with The Onion and The New Yorker
Thursday, August 6 6:00-7:00 pm
Step into the sharp, subversive world of satire, past and present, in this lively panel inspired by Ink & Outrage: 18th-Century Satirical Prints in London & Dublin.
Lecture Exhibition
Mad Fashions, Stylish Eccentrics & Those Who Satirized Them
Thursday, August 27 6:00-7:00 pm
Alex Aubry, Director of SAIC’s Fashion Resource Center, explores the role of satire as a visual record of social mores, tastes and opinions on fashionable dress.
Performance Exhibition
Brendan Fernandes: Score for the Murphy Auditorium
Wednesday, September 16 4:00-6:00 pm
Choreographed by Brendan Fernandes, an ensemble of performers from across Chicago’s vibrant independent dance community gather to create a dynamic site for sculptural installation, movement, and sound inspired by the pioneering spirit of New York City’s Judson Dance Theater.
Performance Activity Exhibition
Concerts of Dance: Xenia Mansour
Wednesday, September 16-Saturday, September 19
Xenia Mansour reactivates was, still is, a 50-minute durational, site-adaptive performance in the Murphy Auditorium. Activations include open rehearsals, workshops for dancers, and artist talks.
Performance Exhibition
Xenia Mansour: "was, still is"
Saturday, September 19 1:00-2:00 pm
Join choreographer Xenia Mansour and collaborator Faith Balderrama for was, still is, a site-adaptive performance for the Murphy Auditorium.
Performance Exhibition
Brendan Fernandes: Score for the Murphy Auditorium
Wednesday, October 14 5:00-7:00 pm
Choreographed by Brendan Fernandes, an ensemble of performers from across Chicago’s vibrant independent dance community gather to create a dynamic site for sculptural installation, movement, and sound inspired by the pioneering spirit of New York City’s Judson Dance Theater.
Performance Activity Exhibition
Concerts of Dance: Hanna DiLorenzo
Wednesday, October 14-Saturday, October 17
Choreographer Hanna DiLorenzo brings her phenomenology-based dance practice to the Driehaus Museum for a week of rehearsals, public engagement, performance, and film creation.
Performance Exhibition
Hanna DiLorenzo: "Behind Closed Doors"
Saturday, October 17 1:00-2:00 pm
DiLorenzo presents Behind Closed Doors, a performance that examines how shared family trauma fractures into conflicting truths and seeks reconciliation through embodied empathy and collective understanding.
Performance Activity Exhibition
Concerts of Dance: Kara Hunsinger
Wednesday, November 11-Friday, November 13
Kara Hunsinger presents a solo variation of her new work entitled Return to Us, a live performance examining the psychic and social dissonance of contemporary life under constant digital mediation. Activations include open rehearsals, workshops, and a live filming.
Performance Exhibition
Kara Hunsinger: "Return to Us"
Friday, November 13 1:00-2:00 pm
See Kara Hunsinger’s new work, Return to Us, a live performance examining the psychic and social dissonance of contemporary life under constant digital mediation.
Performance Exhibition
Brendan Fernandes: Score for the Murphy Auditorium with Live Score by Alex Inglizian
Saturday, November 14 3:00-5:00 pm
For the final performance of this work, choreographed by Brendan Fernandes, composer Alex Inglizian brings live accompaniment to the Murphy Auditorium.