Rock Island, Ill. – Monday, Nov. 6, 2017
Giordano Dance Chicago, a high-energy, high-impact dance company, will visit the Quad Cities for a week of residency outreaches through Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series. Giordano Dance Chicago will present at 15 Quad City area schools for elementary and junior high students.
Giordano Dance Chicago is America's original jazz dance company, captivating audiences worldwide with dynamic performances and the diversity and wide appeal of its repertoire. The mission of Giordano Dance Chicago is to create and present new and innovative jazz dance choreography, and to bring this American art form to audiences and students of all ages and from all ethnic backgrounds.
The company’s full-length public concert will be 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at the Allaert Auditorium, Galvin Fine Arts Center, at St. Ambrose University, Davenport. Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for faculty/staff/alumni/senior citizens, $11 for non-SAU students, and $12 for groups. SAU students with current valid student ID are free. For tickets, call the Galvin Box Office at 563-333-6251.
The 2017-2018 season of the Visiting Artist Series runs through April 2018 and features nine performing arts residencies, including a storyteller, musical ensembles, and a jazz dance company.
For more information, visit www.quadcityarts.com.
About the Visiting Artist Series
Quad City Arts is a nonprofit local arts agency dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the Quad City region through the arts.
Quad City Arts programs are funded in part by Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts Partners, operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Quad City Arts receives significant support for the Visiting Artist Series from Scott County Regional Authority, National Endowment for the Arts, John Deere Foundation, Bechtel Charitable Trust, Regional Development Authority, Iowa Arts Council, Arts Midwest Touring Fund, U.S. Bank Foundation, Rock Island Rotary, Bettendorf Rotary, Amy Helpenstell Foundation, Rock Island Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, Genesis Health System, Melvin McKay Trust, Mary Iva Gittens Knouse Trust, and Rauch Family Foundation I.
Performance space is provided by the Butterworth Center, Moline; First Presbyterian Church, Davenport; the Galvin Fine Arts Center at St. Ambrose University; Polyrhythms at the River Music Experience; Pleasant Valley High School, and Bettendorf Performing Arts Center. Additional support comes from donated lodging from local hotels and service fees paid by school districts, Parent Teacher Associations, service clubs, and businesses.
Contact: Margot Day, community engagement director at Quad City Arts, mday@quadcityarts.com or 309-793-1213, ext. 106.
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