Chicagoland Native in Visual Art & Performance Exhibition,"Art.Heals."

Chicago IL

03 May, 2022

11:54 AM

Description

Chicagoland native Melissa Metro will be featured in Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble's latest addition to its two-year 20th Anniversary retrospective season, "Art. Heals.," May 6 – 14. This curated performance and visual art exhibition featuring music, dance, theater, poetry, multimedia and visual art was created to bring the arts and the Chicago community together, to help heal and connect after the effects of the global pandemic. The gallery opens at 7:30 p.m. with performances starting at 8 p.m., in the Auditorium at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster Ave. ' Melissa Metro is a director, choreographer and performer for "Art. Heals." This current Ravenswood resident went to University of the Arts and has been involved in many noteworthy Chicago dance performances including "Gotham City'' by Dance Crash. Metro was also recently interviewed by the Reader for their story on breaking practices. Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble is Chicago's only multidisciplinary arts organization dedicated to social justice and socially conscious work that builds community through the arts "one voice, one story, one person at a time." CDE is dedicated to creating performances that blend together dance, theatre and visual art to tell stories about the human condition. Tickets are on sale now for $20 general admission (adult non-students), $13 student general admission (high school students over the age of 16 and college students) and free general admission (under the age of 16). Ticket sales online end two-hours before the performance but will be available at the door for $30. The evening's running time is currently two hours including an intermission. Information on other participants and tickets are available at Danztheatre.org.