A project of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at The University of Chicago, the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project is a multi-year project that celebrates the historic impact of Black dance in Chicago and beyond. Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project participating organizations, events and programs are open to all who are excited about celebrating the Black dance form. We look forward to welcoming you to experience, create, and contemplate art.

Lead funding for the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project’s 2023-24 cohort comes from the Joyce Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. Additional support is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Walder Foundation, and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events with funding from the Pritzker Foundation and the Millennium Park Foundation, Pam Crutchfield and other individual Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project funders. Funding is also provided by University of Chicago’s Logan Center for the Arts, Women’s Board, Office of Civic Engagement’s Community Programs Accelerator, and the Black Metropolis Research Consortium.
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