Emergence, hosted by Alluvion Dance Chicago (ADC), is a summer festival of up and coming choreographers, now presenting in its fifth season on both Friday, June 14th and Saturday, June 15th at 7:30 pm at the Edge Theater. Striving to be a buffer between emerging choreographers and professional companies, ADC presents Emergence. This summer dance festival provides up and coming choreographers an opportunity to emerging dance companies, choreographers and artists to present their work in a fully produced setting, all while complete with a panel of Artistic Directors, educators and Rehearsal Directors throughout the Chicagoland area.

This years presenting choreographers are: Tessa Ritchey, Christina Morrison, Francesca Baron, Johanna Seidel, John Cartwright, Justin Kimball, Lachan Jaarda, Mariah Eastman, Marissa Kaufmann, Nicole Golonka, Payton Horton, Samantha Dauer, Shannon Shahinian and Shelby Moran Amarantos!

Presenting companies: Alluvion Dance Chicago, All About Dance Adult Company, Banks Performance Project, Esoteric Dance Project and Emergence alum, Rachel Spies!