2025 ARCHIVES
"Celestial Circles" (Premiere)
Guest Choreographer
South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
February 15, 2025
Black History Month Educational Shows
Chicagoland School Partnership through
February, 2025
Excerpt of "Memoirs of Jazz in the Alley" by Kia S. Smith (Principal Dancer)
Shared concert between Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and SCDT
Victoria Theatre, Dayton, OH
March 1 - 2, 2025
"My Cup Runneth Over" (Solo Premiere)
Dancer: Sarah Baker
Dancer & Choreographer
Second City Dance Ministry
The Drucker Center, Chicago, IL
April 5 - 6, 2025
Guest Teacher - "Contemporary Grooves"
TAPS Program, University of Chicago, IL
April 2 - May 21, 2025
South Chicago Dance Theatre
"Temporal Trance" by Frank Chaves (restage), and "FOLK" by Kate Weare (premiere), "Under the Skin" by Tsai Hsi Hung, and "IN/WITHIN" by Kia S. Smith (one-act premiere)
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
May 3, 2025
"returning to the dwelling place" (Solo Premiere)
Dancer: Jocelyn Apaiz
Choreographer
San Jose State University
Hammer Theatre, San Jose, CA
May 8 - 9, 2025
"Celestial Circles"
Guest Choreographer
Hyde Park of Dance Spring Concert
Hyde Park Academy High School, Chicago, IL
May 17, 2025
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Performance and Education Residency
St. George, Utah
May 28 - 31, 2025
"My Cup Runneth Over" (Solo Restage)
Dancer: Lauren Holt
Choreographer
Ann Barzel Theater at Visceral, Chicago, IL
June 14, 2025
Guest Teacher - Summer Intensive
Synergy Dance Academy
Bloomingdale, IL
June & July, 2025
Guest Teacher - Summer Intensive
Synergy Dance Academy
Bloomingdale, IL
June & July, 2025
Guest Teacher - Summer Intensive
Madison Professional Dance Center
Madison, WI
June 30 - July 2, 2025
Choreographic Residency
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
July 8 - August 8, 2025
Chicago Performance Lab
Theater West, The Logan Center
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
August 8, 2025
"Temporal Trance" by Frank Chaves
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
August 16, 2025
"My Cup Runneth Over" (Solo Restage)
Dancer & Choreographer: Elijah Richardson
Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose, CA
September 20, 2025
Elijah performs: "On a Lark" by Stephanie Martinez, "Under the Skin" by Tsai Hsi Hung; Kia S. Smith's one act "IN/WITHIN"
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Governors State University, University Park, IL
September 27, 2025
Dance Film Creation Residency
Dance Minor Program at The Theatre School, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
October 2 - November 13, 2025
Performing in Lauryn Crowell's work
MDP | Collective Voices Dance Festival 2025
Mark O’Donnell Theater, NYC
October 19, 2025
Performing excerpt of HER
Choreography by Faith von Aztigen
"Labor of Love" Dance Concert
Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL
November 21, 2025
The Nutcracker
Guest Professional Artist
Roles of Grandpa, Nutcracker, Arabian Lead
Hemmens Theatre, Elgin, IL
December 6 - 7, 2025
The Nutcracker
Guest Professional Artist/ Choreographer
Roles of Nutcracker, Snow King, Arabian
Iowa C.A.T.S Dance Co., Des Moines, IA
December 21, 2025
2024 ARCHIVES
Company tour to Missouri
Residency at Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 1 - 3, 2024
Company tour to Michigan
Education for the Arts Repertory Performance
Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
February 6, 2024
Black History Month Educational Shows
Chicagoland School Partnership through
February, 2024
"now I bloom" (Solo Premiere)
Dancer: Bianca Loglisci
Choreographer
Loyola University Chicago, IL
February 24 - 25, 2024
Guest Teacher - "Contemporary Grooves"
TAPS Program, University of Chicago, IL
March 18 - May 20, 2024
World Premieres:
"Under the Skin" by Tsai Hsi Hung, "IT BEGINS" by Donald Byrd, "SURRENDER" by Kia Smith, "SOUL POWER" by Monique Haley, "INFINITY ENGINE" by Joshua Blake Carter
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
April 27, 2024
"Under the Skin" by Tsai Hsi Hung
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
May 24, 2024
Choreography by Faith von Atzigen
The Drucker Center, Chicago, IL
June 1 - 2, 2024
POP- UP Open Contemporary Class
Extensions Dance Studio, Chicago, IL
1:00-3:00pm
June 28, 2024
"ENOUGH" (Premiere)
Teacher/Choreographer
Zion Dance Project: Summer Series
Dallas, TX
July 5 - 20, 2024
SCDT Company Debut!
Performing repertory by Stephanie Martinez,
Kia S. Smith, & Tsai Hsi Hung
Henry J. Leir Stage, Becket, MA
August 22, 2024
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Performing repertory by Stephanie Martinez
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
September 21, 2024
Solo and Duet Dancer
"In-to Light" (Premiere)
Choreography by Lin Kahn
Interfaith Event, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
September 23, 2024
Performing duet works by
Lin Kahn & Faith von Atzigen
Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival
Ruth Page Center, Chicago, IL
September 27 - 28, 2024
Seoul International Dance Festival in Tank
SCDT performs "Under the Skin" by Tsai Hsi Hung and New Work by Kia S. Smith & Joseph Kim
Seoul, South Korea
October 3 - 6, 2024
SCDT tour to Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
October 7 - 9, 2024
Guest Artist-in-Residence
Teacher & Choreographer
Stevensville, MI
November 18 - 22, 2024
The Nutcracker
Guest Professional Artist
Roles of Grandpa, Nutcracker, Arabian Lead
Hemmens Theatre, Elgin, IL
December 7 - 8, 2024
"KAPWA: The Redeeming Heart" (Premiere)
Choreographer
Stevensville, MI
December 12 - 13, 2024
The Nutcracker
Guest Professional Artist/ Choreographer
"Nutcracker" & "Snow King"
Iowa C.A.T.S Dance Co., Des Moines, IA
December 15, 2024
"Bel Canto Christmas"
SCDT performs with Opera Laguna
Laguna, CA
December 20, 2024
2023 ARCHIVES
Black History Month Educational Shows
Chicagoland School Partnership through
February, 2023
Black History Month Performance
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL
February 17, 2023
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Company Residency at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
February 24 - March 3, 2023
South Chicago Dance Theatre & Giordano Dance Chicago
Harris Theater, Chicago, IL
March 31 & April 1, 2023
Dancer & Co-Choreographer
"Clothed" Full Evening Concert
Ruth Page Center, Chicago, IL
April 7 - 8, 2023
Guest Teacher - "Contemporary Grooves"
University of Chicago, IL
March 20 - May 22, 2023
Principal Dancer
Premiere of Kia Smith's "Memoirs of Jazz in the Alley"
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
June 10, 2023
"Illuminated Bride" (Premiere)
Teacher & Choreographer
Zion Dance Project: Summer Series
The Dallas Conservatory, Frisco, TX
June 15- July 1, 2023
Jazz Teacher
Engage Dance Academy: Summer Intensive
Crystal Lake, IL
July 10 - 28, 2023
Contemporary/Improvisation Masterclasses
Studio One Dance School
Wales, WI
July 27, 2023
South Chicago Dance Theatre & Giordano Dance Chicago
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
August 19, 2023
Guest Performer, Teacher, Choreographer
Chapman University Residency
Orange, CA
September 1 - September 9, 2023
Performing "Last/First Breath"
Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival
Ruth Page Center, Chicago, IL
September 29 - 30, 2023
SCDT Company Tour to Colombia
Performed repertory by Ron De Jesus and collaborative work between SCDT, Choomna Dance (KOR), and Casa Tumac (COL)
Bogota & Medellin, Colombia
October 15 - 22, 2023
The Nose by Shostakovich
Chicago Opera Theater
Kia Smith, choreographer
Featured Soloist
Harris Theater, Chicago, IL
December 8 & 10, 2023
The Nutcracker (Arabian & Spanish Lead)
Engage Dance Academy
Raue Center for the Arts, Crystal Lake, IL
December 16 - 17, 2023
2022 ARCHIVES
Premiere of solo work: "Chapter 5"
Class of 2022 Dance Senior Showcase
Loyola University Chicago, IL
February 26 - 27, 2022
Remounting of "Ressurgimento"
Josephine Louis Theater, Evanston, IL
March 17 - 19, 2022
Premiere of new self-choreographed solo work: "Last/First Breath"
Trifecta Dance Festival: 'A New Light: Emerging Choreographer Showcase'
C5 Studios, Chicago, IL
March 24, 2022
Guest Artist
"Architect of a Dream" by Kia Smith
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Ruth Page Center, Chicago, IL
March 26, 2022
Guest Lecturer
Dance-Music Improvisation Class
Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music
Chapman University
Virtual, Orange, CA
April 7, 2022
Dancer & Co-Choreographer
"Revelation 22" Full Evening Concert
Dance Center Chicago, Chicago, IL
April 15 - 16, 2022
"Last/First Breath" solo work
The Rooted Space, Chicago, IL
May 6, 2022
Guest Artist/ Soloist
Performing in premiere works by
Wade Schaaf, Stephanie Martinez, Crystal Michelle Perkins, & Ron de Jesus
‘An Evening with South Chicago Dance Theatre’
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Chicago, IL
May 20, 2022
Summer Series Showcase
Coppell (Dallas), TX
July 9, 2022
Jazz & Contemporary Teacher
Engage Dance Academy: Summer Intensive
Crystal Lake, IL
July 13 - 29, 2022
Contemporary Masterclasses
Studio One Dance School
Wales, WI
July 22, 2022
Festival screening of "gone too long"
Gibney Dance, NYC
July 29, 2022
SUBBING: Adv Modern Class
10-11:30am CST, August 15, 2022
Premiere of "Your Goodness Knows"
Performing repertory of
Stephanie Martinez and Monique Haley
feat. Isaiah Spencer Collective
& South Chicago Dance Theatre
Winnemac Park, Chicago, IL
August 18, 2022
SUBBING: Adv Contemporary Class
11:45-1:15pm CST, August 19, 2022
Guest Company Class Teacher
Evanston Dance Ensemble
August 24 & 26, 2022
Guest Artist
South Chicago Dance Theatre
September 25, 2022
Guest Artist
The Prodigal Son by George Balanchine
Memphis, TN
September 26 - October 16, 2022
Dancer
Multidisciplinary dance concert
Directed by Rebecca D. Huang
in collaboration with artists
Athenaeum Theatre, Chicago, IL
October 28 - 29, 2022
Guest Artist
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Grand Rapids, MI
November 7, 2022
The Nutcracker
Mouse King & Arabian Lead
Hemmens Theatre, Elgin, IL
December 3 - 4, 2022
Dancer
Multidisciplinary dance concert
Directed by Rebecca D. Huang
in collaboration with artists
Presented by Creative Encounter
Hope Church Pilsen, Chicago, IL
December 10, 2022
The Nutcracker
Arabian Pas de Deux
Raue Center for the Arts, Crystal Lake, IL
December 17 - 18, 2022
2021 ARCHIVES
Festival screening of "Take Five"
Emerging Artist Showcase:
In/Motion International Dance Film Festival
Chicago, IL & Virtual
January 23 - 30, 2021
Contemporary/ Modern Masterclasses
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
March 24, 2021
Guest Dancer
Premiere of "Find Your Light" Dance Film
Choreographed by Arcadian Broad
Presented by DanceWorks Chicago
Chicago, IL & Virtual
April 22, 2021
Guest Dancer
Work-in-Progress showcase
Choreographed by Rigo Saura & Braeden Barnes
Ruth Page Center, Chicago, IL
May 15, 2021
Premiere of dance film "gone too long"
Digital DanceChance
Chicago, IL & Virtual
June 25, 2021
Company Dancer
with DanceWorks Chicago
"Mutter Matters" by Charissa Lee Barton
Dance St.Louis' Spring to Dance
June 27, 2021
DanceWorks Chicago Repertory Teacher
"Purigado" by Ruben Graciani
Next Steps Summer Dance Intensive
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
July 7 - 10, 2021
Contemporary Masterclasses
Studio One Dance School
Wales, WI
July 22, 2021
Festival screening of "gone too long"
Inaugural Big Muddy Screendance Fest
St, Louis, MO & Virtual
September 17 - 19, 2021
Guest Artist/ Soloist
"Lit-anies" by Crystal Michelle Perkins
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Ruth Page Center, Chicago, IL & Virtual
October 8 - 9, 2021
Contemporary/ Modern Masterclasses
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
October 17, 2021
Guest Lecturer
Dance-Music Improvisation Class
Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music
Chapman University
Virtual, Orange, CA
November 4, 2021
Choreographic Premiere of "Ressurgimento"
Studio5 Center, Evanston, IL & Virtual
November 19 - 21, 2021
The Nutcracker (Arabian Lead)
Elgin, IL
December 4 - 5, 2021
The Nutcracker (Fritz & Russian)
Elgin, IL
December 11 - 12, 2021