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Freedom From and Freedom To

FFFT returns for its second iteration of sound and movement collaborations for 2024! Freedom From and Freedom To is an exploration and celebration of artistic circumstance. Movement and sound improvisors from all around Chicago gather in front of a live audience, where they are grouped by chance. Each group performs an improvised set. We fuse diverse artistic backgrounds and practices to create unique and fleeting worlds. There will be a special opening set from musicians Allen Moore and Jefferey Thomas alongside dancer Helen Lee. Following we’ll have 6 x 15 minute sets from on-the-spot lottery chosen ensembles. Don’t miss this!

Special Opening Set:

Musicians: Allen Moore, Jefferey Thomas
Dancer: Helen Lee

Dancers:

  1. Aquarius 

  2. Kara Brody

  3. Ed Clemons

  4. Fabulous Freddie

  5. Sunshine Lombre

  6. Amanda Maraist

  7. Mya McClellan

  8. Cristal Sabbagh

  9. Ashaand Simone

  10. Kolin Smith

  11. Nikki Telegan

Musicians:

  1. Kim Alpert

  2. Paige Brown

  3. Erez Dessel

  4. Laaura Goldstein

  5. Xadie James

  6. Kezia

  7. Damon Locks

  8. Sun Lynn

  9. Joey Meland

  10. Muso

  11. olula negre

  12. Ugochi Nwaogwugwu

  13. Adam Shead

  14. Erik Sowa

  15. Nick Turner

  16. Sharon Udoh

  17. Yaw

  18. Chien-An Yuan

  19. Adam Zanolini

$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door or HERE

From and Freedom To is an exploration and celebration of artistic circumstance. Movement and sound improvisors from all around Chicago gather in front of a live audience, where they are grouped by chance. Each group performs an improvised set. We fuse diverse artistic backgrounds and practices to create unique and fleeting worlds.

Our events are improvisational performance environments which interrogate movement and sound. We use an ensemble of movers and sound-makers that are remarkably diverse in their crafts and backgrounds. Freedom From and Freedom To integrates relationality by engaging audience participation. The audience is invited to randomly draw a combination of artists who will perform together. Some of the participants have never engaged with each other before, which creates a challenging and often rewarding opportunity for world-making.

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