Choreographers in order: Kia S. Smith, Wade Schaaf, Kia S. Smith, Stephanie Martinez, Ron de Jesus
Season 7
AUGUST 19
CHICAGO DANCERS UNITED DANCE FOR LIFE PERFORMANCE
6:00PM – AUDITORIUM THEATRE
CHICAGO, IL
DECEMBER 8-10
The Nose with Chicago Opera Theater
December 8 – 7:30pm
December 10 – 3pm
Chicago, IL
JANUARY 29 –
FEBRUARY 2
Southeast Missouri State University Performance and Residency
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
FEBRUARY 17
South Chicago Dance Festival
South Shore Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
MAY 24
Spring Into Dance Festival
St Louis, MO
Kia S. Smith named one of DANCE MAGAZINE’S 25 TO WATCH FOR 2024
“Smith’s success lies not only in her artistic acumen but also in the way she considers dance and the business of it on a large scale.” – Dance Magazine
“Last year’s premiere of Memoirs of Jazz in the Alley proved a perfect showcase for choreographer and director Kia Smith. The evening-length “dance opera” exemplified her choreographic voice—note-by-note precision, fluid torso movement, unexpected gesture, powerful unison—and marked the debut of her 7-year-old company, South Chicago Dance Theatre, at the Auditorium Theatre, its largest venue to date.” – Dance Magazine
“On the come up” – Dance Magazine Feature May 2022
Dance Magazine profile of SCDT’s Kia S. Smith – Dance Magazine Feature May 2022
Preview of South Chicago Dance Theatre’s “Memoirs of Jazz in the Alley” – WGN-TV
Spotlight on SCDT’s 5 th anniversary season celebration and choreographer Ron De Jesus. – WTTW News TV Spotlight
Kia S. Smith named a Rising Star by Chicago Magazine 2023
“Kia S. Smith named Player of the Moment in the category of DANCE for New City Magazine’s 50 Players List – New City Magazine 2023
Elijah Richardson named one of Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch Dance Magazine 2023
SCDT featured on the MacArthur Foundation Blog MacArthur Foundation 2023
Spotlight on SCDT’s 5 th anniversary season celebration! – FOX News TV Spotlight