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Collaboraction: Building a Global Community of Belonging

Social Change arts and media network lands in Chicago's Humboldt Park, uplifting good to inspire the masses. 

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Collaboraction Presents: The Light 2024 Recap Video
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Collaboraction Presents: The Light 2024 Recap Video

Collaboraction 2024 cohort for its youth ensemble features 11 multi-talented, BIPOC young artists/activists from all over the city. These "Artivists" learned from Collaboraction company members, staff and teaching artists about the intersection of live performance and social change, while creating original, solo and ensemble works rooted in their own, personal social justice cause. This summer, they performed all over Chicago, including at the DNC, Kidzapalooza, FreshFest, and tour this summer performing original works of music, dance, comedy, poetry and spoken word. Collaboraction’s The Light 2024 Summer Parks Tour is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series, supported by the Mayor’s Office and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. The Night Out in the Parks program presents cultural events year-round in neighborhood parks throughout the city. The Chicago Park District in partnership with 100 local artists and organizations, presents engaging events and performances that enhance quality of life across Chicago and amplify the artistic and cultural vibrancy in every neighborhood. Through multiple disciplines, which include theater, music, movies, dance, site-specific work, nature programs, and community festivals, the series aims to support Chicago-based artists, facilitate community-based partnerships and programs, cultivate civic engagement, and ensure equity in access to the arts for all Chicagoans. For more information, please visit nightoutintheparks.com.
La Havana Madrid comes to the Pritzker Pavilion
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La Havana Madrid comes to the Pritzker Pavilion

Collaboraction and Teatro Vista present a free, staged concert version of Sandra Delgado’s La Havana Madrid Friday, August 23 from 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, as part of Millennium Park’s 20th Anniversary Season. ​Step back to the 1960s as the Jay Pritzker Pavilion is transformed to honor La Havana Madrid, a real nightclub at the corner of Belmont and Sheffield where newly arrived Latino immigrants gathered to dine, dance and find community. As the glorious rhythms of mambo and salsa form the heartbeat of an ever-changing city, audiences learn the stories of Latine newcomers seeking a home in Chicago, discovering their destinies and falling madly in love. La Havana Madrid is inspired by real stories of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Colombian immigrants who found refuge in that vibrant second-floor supper club at Belmont and Sheffield in the Lakeview neighborhood. By the end of the night, audiences need little encouragement to get on their feet and dance along. This staged concert version of the smash hit play will take full advantage of the Pritzker Pavilion’s oversized canvas to recall an actual time and place in Chicago history, scored by a soul-stirring Latine beat. Bring your dancing shoes. Starting at 5:30 p.m., DJ Julio Bishop will spin classic salsa music to get the party started. The performance begins at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. The Jay Pritzker Pavilion is located at 201 E. Randolph in downtown Chicago. La Havana Madrid is one of five local productions to be presented this summer by Chicago-based cultural producers as part of the Millenium Park Residency program for Millennium Park’s 20th Anniversary Season in 2024, produced in partnership with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). For more, visit MillenniumPark.org

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“I am proud to welcome Collabraction Theatre Company to the 26th Ward. Arts and culture are critical to youth development, and uplifting our community stories will further maintain our neighborhood’s legacy, I am particularly excited for the economic impact live theater will bring to Kimball Avenue.”

Jessie Fuentes, Alderperson of Chicago's 26th Ward

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