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Ballet 5:8 Presents Imagine Better at Athenaeum Center in Chicago

October 15, 2022 - October 15, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Photo credit: Kristie Kahns

Location

Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture

2936 N. Southport Ave.

Chicago, IL 60657

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Description

Ballet 5:8 presents Imagine Better at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Imagine Better is a one night only mixed bill with several original ballets by Ballet 5:8’s Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager and Matthew Rushing, Associate Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater.

Event cost: $15-plus

Event time: 7-9:30 p.m. Oct. 15, 2022

Additional Information

Contact Phone: 312-725-4752

Website: https://www.ballet58.org/calendar/chicago%20

Age recommendation: Early Elementary (K-3), Late Elementary (4-5), Preschool, Teens, Toddlers, Tweens

Neighborhood: Chicago

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