Friday 10/11 – Thursday 10/17
In 1978, when a group of dancers signed the lease on a room in Link’s Hall, the rent was about $250 a month and there wasn’t much in Wrigleyville besides the ballpark. “We rented the space to create our pieces and to teach some classes,” says Charlie Vernon, one of the founders. “At that time there was MoMing [Dance and Arts Center], but they didn’t have enough space to take care of everybody.” Vernon says he had no idea it would become the senior artist-run performance space in the city. “We were moment to moment,” he says. At In Celebration of Link’s Hall, a performance in anticipation of the space’s 25th anniversary next year, Vernon will present a piece about the bench that he’s used in most of the works he’s created since 1980 (and which is still used at the venue for seating). The bill also includes work by Link’s Hall board president and percussionist Michael Zerang, artistic director Asimina Chremos, managing director Pam Linnell, choreographers in residence Adriana Durant and Janet Schmid, technical director Daedalus D’Alamut, “Poonie’s Cabaret” curator Selene Carter, and Hi! Performance. It’s tonight and tomorrow, October 12, at 8 at 3435 N. Sheffield (773-281-0824); tickets are $12, $10 for students and seniors.
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