Performances
Chicago Live has filled the Pier with programming on multiple stages throughout the weekend. For a full listing visit
Calculated Discomfort
Sunday
ASL
This electro-acoustic band is lead by Tommy Carroll, a totally blind, Chicago-based drummer and composer seeking to create a soundtrack to a more inclusive world. Using the rhythms of modern dance music as a template for group improvisation, Carroll has performed and been influenced by an eclectic range of genres, from rock to jazz, bluegrass to soul.
Tellin' Tales
Sunday
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Tellin’ Tales Theatre features Israel Antonio, Robert Teverbaugh and Tekki Lomnicki. These seasoned solo performers with and without disabilities share personal vignettes based on their real life stories. The result is a beautiful message of independence and the power of dealing with the world on their own terms.
Tekki Lomnicki is the founderof Tellin’ Tales Theatre, a 25-year old company dedicated to shattering the barriers between the disabled and non-disabled worlds through the power of personal story. She is a recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowship in New Performance Forms, the 2008 3Arts Award in Theater, the 2010 Grigsby Award for Excellence in Solo Performance, the 2014 Dan Van Hecke Award for outstanding leadership and service to the disability community.
MOMENTA
Sunday at 5:30
East Stage
Audio Description
ASL
MOMENTA Dance Company has been enriching lives through the art form of dance ever since 1983! In 2003, MOMENTA’s mission expanded to include dancers with disabilities and currently it is the only inclusive professional dance company in the state of Illinois. MOMENTA aims to showcase Physically-Integrated/Inclusive Dance as its own art form through high quality performances that seek to change preconceived notions about disability. MOMENTA encourages all of its dancers to achieve excellence in creative expression while demonstrating the value of appreciating and celebrating differences.