expo/sd

Name: expo/sd
Start: 2026-07-24
End: 2026-07-26
Location: Chicago

expo/sd is a Chicago Dance Crash performance program running from July 24 to 26, 2026, in Chicago. The weekend presentation features three new dance works by Annie Franklin, Elijah Motley, and Cameron McKinney, exploring street and contemporary movement, identity, intimacy, vulnerability, and physical limits.

Date: Jul 24-26, 2026
Location: Chicago

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Highlights

Three newly presented choreographic works
Work by Annie Franklin combining street and contemporary dance
Elijah Motley’s “A 4 Bar Loop” on identity and civil rights
Cameron McKinney’s duet “Fall From Grace”

expo/sd is a limited-run dance presentation by Chicago Dance Crash, scheduled in Chicago from July 24 through July 26, 2026. Curated by Artistic Director KC Bevis, the program brings together three newly presented choreographic works.

Annie Franklin’s piece examines the relationship between traditional street dance and contemporary forms, with themes of intimacy, observation, and vulnerability. Elijah Motley’s “A 4 Bar Loop” reflects on identity, racial discrimination, civil-rights progress, and regression through his experience as a Black man raised in the American South.

Cameron McKinney’s duet “Fall From Grace” focuses on physical endurance and the honesty that can emerge when performers are pushed toward exhaustion. The source notes that seating is limited and that performances may differ because of the production’s freestyle-driven approach.

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