Third Way Projects is a new platform devised by Bonnie Brooks that aims to facilitate and support interesting performance projects, writing initiatives, and healthy, sustainable infrastructure for dance in Chicago and beyond.
Born in Japan and a resident of New York since 1976, Eiko Otake is a movement–based, interdisciplinary artist. She worked for more than 40 years as Eiko & Koma. In 2017, she launched a multi-year Duet Project with a diverse range of artists.
Stephen has built a body of work with some of the most talented and provocative artists in the world. In 2015 Stephen began Bloodlines, an ongoing project to honor and curate a lineage of American postmodern dance masters.
Bob Eisen, one of three founders who, in 1978, formed a new Chicago dance and performance space called Links Hall. Bob moved to New York in 2000, but regularly returns to his dance making roots in Chicago.
Margi Cole is an integral member of the greater Chicago dance community as a performer, choreographer, teacher, arts adminstrator and mentor to young artists. In recent years, Margi has shifted her dance research and collaborations to the solo form.
Timothy Buckley detoured from dance and performance over 20 years ago to work in internet technology. In 2017 Timothy stepped back into a Chicago rehearsal studio, creating a work for the Links Hall stage.