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Lucky Plush Productions is a Chicago-based dance theater company that devises work with a focus on strong ensembles, evocative choreography, integrated technology, and bold content. Led by founder and Artistic Director Julia Rhoads, the company is known for its witty commentary on contemporary culture and artful integration of dance, theater, and visual design. Lucky Plush’s work supports an immediacy of presence for the performers in real-time with the audience, often provoking humor in surprising ways. The Chicago Tribune referred to Lucky Plush's recent work as "A terrific odyssey, full of amusing, varied and tireless dancing by a troupe of dancers who ably double as comics." Since founding in 1999, Lucky Plush has premiered 30 original works including performance installations, 2 dance films, and 9 evening-length productions. The company has been presented by a wide range of venues including Joyce SoHo (NY), Jacob’s Pillow (MA), Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, Steppenwolf Garage (IL), Chicago Humanities Festival, Cusp Conference (IL), Grace Street Theater (VA), Spring to Dance (MO), Madame Walker Theater (IN), and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival (AK). Lucky Plush’s world premieres of Cinderbox 18 (2007) and The Better Half (2001) were created in residence with, and presented by, The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Upcoming tours by the company include Doudna Fine Arts Center (IL), Hancher Auditorium (IA), Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (MD), and College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University (MN). Lucky Plush’s work has been supported through regional and national awards to Julia Rhoads including a Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artist grant, two Illinois Arts Council fellowships in Choreography, and a fellowship from the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography. Lucky Plush Productions is a recipient of a National Dance Project Production Grant and a National Performance Network Creation Fund grant for The Better Half, with the presenting partners Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.The company has been recognized by Chicago Public Radio’s “Best of 2011” (for The Better Half); The Chicago Reader’s “Best of Chicago 2010”; Time Out Chicago’s “The Decade’s 10 Best Original Dance Works” (for Endplay); The Chicago Tribune's "Best of Dance 2008”; Chicago Sun Times' "Lasting memories in Dance" for 2005 and 2007, and a Time Out Chicago feature cover story “5 reasons to love dance in Chicago”. Lucky Plush Productions is a member of Pentacle (DanceWorks, Inc.), a non-profit service organization for the performing arts, Mara Greenberg and Ivan Sygoda, Directors (www.pentacle.org). Information about Lucky Plush Productions' activities may be obtained by contacting Lauren Nixon at 212-278-8111 ext. 305, or at laurenn@pentacle.org. For additional information about Lucky Plush Productions, or to learn about our Board of Directors and other volunteer activities, please contact us at www.luckyplush.com. |
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| NDP touring subsidies available for The Better Half in 2012/13. For more information check our calendar, or contact Laura Nixon (laurenn@pentacle.org) at: 212-278-8111 ext. 305 or visit www.pentacle.org. |