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SUMMARY:Art on theMART Summer 2022 Program Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Come down to the riverwalk on June 30 at 8:40 p.m. for Art on theMart’s debut of Billiken: a large-scale work composed of video footage and animated imagery that celebrates the talented youth dance groups and marching bands in Chicago’s annual Bud Billiken Parade\, the largest and longest-running African American parade in the U.S.!\n\nBilliken is directed by fourth generation youth dance troupe leader Shkunna Stewart and Time Out Best in the City Award-winner Wills Glasspiegel. The display also features animations by Brandon K. Calhoun with music from DJ RP Boo\, a legendary trailblazer in Chicago’s house music and footwork dance scenes. RP Boo’s music includes samples from Rich Township Marching Machine\, a youth marching band from Rich Township High School in the south suburbs.\n\nBridging local and international arts communities\, summer 2022 will also see explore\, a work by international artist Jonas Denzel. The two new pieces will premiere on June 30 after a brief speaking program at 8:40 p.m. and will play twice nightly at 9 p.m. through September 7\, 2022 alongside Nick Cave’s Ba Boom Boom Pa Pop Pop in the 9:30 p.m. slot.
LOCATION:theMART\, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza\, Chicago\, IL 60654
URL:https://chicago.gopride.com/calendar/event.cfm/id/269514/art-on-themart-summer-2022-program-premiere
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