About This Event
January Dance will be directed by Assistant Professor Alexandra Barbier who will also be premiering a new characteristically humorous and experimental, theatrical work. MFA candidate, former gymnast, and former David Dorfman Dance Company member Nik Owens premieres his thesis work, an athletic, probing romp into black queerness. Dance at Illinois distinguished alumni guest artists Laina Reese Werner-Powell and Ty Lewis round out this show premiering new group works.
Thursday January 29th-Saturday January 31st, 2026 at 7:30pm in the Colwell Playhouse
See the Krannert Center website for more details and to purchase tickets.
Featured Items from MPAL's Collection
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The Bodies of Others: drag dances and their afterlives
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Call Number: GV1588.6 .S46 2019 -
Masculinity, Intersectionality and Identity
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Call Number: GV1595 .M373 2022 -
Black Queer Dance : Gay Men and the Politics of Passing for Almost Straight
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Call Number: Accessible on campus or with NetID
