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Dance for Life 35th Anniversary

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, USA
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Important Info
Type: Modern Ballet
City: Chicago, USA
Starts at: 19:30

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

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Ballet company: Joffrey Ballet
Overview

Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Dance for Life, hosted by the Chicago Dance Health Fund, on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 7:30 PM at the historic Auditorium Theatre. This landmark gala brings together Chicago’s premier dance companies for a stunning, one-night-only showcase of unity and artistry. The stellar lineup features 10 world-class troupes, including The Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Giordano Dance Chicago, and a show-stopping world premiere finale by renowned choreographer Randy Duncan. All proceeds directly support the local dance community’s health and wellness needs.

On Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 7:30 PM, the Chicago Dance Health Fund (CDHF) proudly presents the historic 35th Anniversary of Dance for Life at The Auditorium Theatre. As Chicago’s most anticipated annual dance event, this extraordinary gala unites the city’s vibrant dance community on a single stage to celebrate artistry, resilience, and philanthropy.
To honor this 35-year milestone, the evening features an unprecedented gathering of 10 leading Chicago dance companies:
  • The Joffrey Ballet
  • Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
  • Giordano Dance Chicago
  • Visceral Dance Chicago
  • Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
  • Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
  • Trinity Irish Dance Company (performing "SÉseacht," choreographed by MacArthur "Genius" Fellow Michelle Dorrance)
  • Ballet 5:8
  • Chicago Dance Crash
  • Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists
Special Program Highlights:
The anniversary concert features the highly anticipated revival of "Red, Black & White," a celebrated collaborative piece by Jeremy Plummer and Harrison McEldowney that brings together a diverse collective of local dancers. Concluding the night is a world premiere grand finale by Randy Duncan, a longtime Dance for Life visionary. This closing masterpiece will unite performers from all participating companies alongside independent guest artists in a powerful display of community solidarity.
Venue Info

Auditorium Theatre - Chicago
Location   50 E Ida B Wells Dr

The Auditorium Theatre, an Illinois not-for-profit organization, is committed to presenting the finest in international, cultural, community, and educational programming to Chicago and to the continued restoration and preservation of the National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre.

The Auditorium Theatre is a music and performance venue located inside the Auditorium Building at 50 Ida B. Wells Drive in Chicago, Illinois. Inspired by the Richardsonian Romanesque Style of architect Henry Hobson Richardson, the building was designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan and completed in 1889. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed in the theatre until 1904 as well as the Chicago Grand Opera Company and its successors the Chicago Opera Association and Chicago Civic Opera until its relocation to the Civic Opera House in 1929. The theatre currently hosts performances by the Joffrey Ballet, in addition to a variety of concerts, musicals, performances and events. Since the 1940s, it has been owned by Roosevelt University and since the 1960s refurbished and managed by an independent non-profit arts organization.

Today, the Auditorium Theatre continues to maintain and restore the Adler & Sullivan building. Recent innovations include the introduction of the theatre's first public elevator as well as the Katten/Landau Studio housed in the Roosevelt University Wabash Building. Typically, more than 200 performances and events, ranging from dance and theater to music, educational programs, and more, attract over a quarter of a million people every year. The venue presents a wide array of international, national and Chicago-based dance and music programming. The signature program of the Auditorium's Creative Engagement department is "Hearts to Art,"  a summer camp that utilizes the performing arts of music, theatre and dance to provide healing opportunities for children who have experienced the death of a parent. Winner of State Farm Insurance's 2009 "Embrace Life" award, the camp helps the children gain self-confidence, learn to express themselves and fosters emotional growth through interaction with other campers and caring adults who have experienced the same loss.

On October 2, 2014, it was announced that the 2015 NFL Draft would be held at the Auditorium Theatre, making the first selection meeting outside New York City in fifty years. The first round of the draft took place there on April 30, 2015. The draft ended after 7 rounds and 256 selections on May 2, 2015. The venue hosted the NFL Draft again in 2016.

The Auditorium has been the home of the Joffrey Ballet since 1998.

Important Info
Type: Modern Ballet
City: Chicago, USA
Starts at: 19:30
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