Watch Jan Bartoszek, founder and choreographer of Hedwig Dances in Chicago, as she shares her insights on the community of dance in this latest installment of The Artsiders®-Raw!
Tag: Contemporary
Tyehimba Jess – “Beans or Steak”
Poet Tyehimba Jess (Leadbelly) speaks about the perils of pursuing an artistic life in this new release from the archives:
Chicago Djembe Performance #1
Check out this fascinating Drum performance by Lilian Friedberg and Djembe Chicago.
Hedwig Dances – Rehearsal 1
Another remastered re-release… Check out this modern dance duet from Kirsty MacKellar and Victor Ramirez, early company members of Hedwig Dances.

Tyehimba Jess
Tyehimba Jess’ first book of poetry, leadbelly, was a winner of the 2004 National Poetry Series. The Library Journal and Black Issues Book Review both named it one of the “Best Poetry Books of 2005.” Jess received a 2004 Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and was a 2004-5 Winter Fellow at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. He won a 2000 – 2001 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Poetry and the 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Poetry Award. Jess is an Assistant Professor of English at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Cave Canem fellow.

Gloria Araya Quinlan
Gloria Araya-Quinlan is an International Presenter and Choreographer, who has traveled the world teaching and educating other professionals in the field of fitness and dance. She has been nominated for Best Presenter in Switzerland and recognized by her home town as Best of Chicago by Chicago Magazine. She has also served as spokesperson for the American Heart Association, targeting the Hispanic Community, to increase public awareness of the risk of heart disease in women. One of Gloria’s trademarks is her ability to fuse art and health. She received “The Woman of the Year Award” by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for her efforts to raise funds on behalf of the foundation, and organized “Arts for Life”, a variety benefit concert which gave local Chicago-Area artists the opportunity to contribute to the community by sharing their artistic talents. She is also a passionate supporter of Literacy, the Arts and Education.
Her goal is to Spark Creativity and Inspiration through Movement, and she uses dance to maintain a healthy Mind, Body and Soul. Close to her heart is the work she does with children. She has worked as Artistic Director of Choreography for The Happiness Club, a multicultural not-for-profit children’s group where members write, sing, and perform their own material, and which has performed for former President Bill Clinton, General Colin Powell, Bill Cosby, and Tiger Woods, among others.
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