Peek behind the scenes of our Season 37 photo shoot.

As the excitement for Season 37 continues to build, Hubbard Street Dancers are hard at work in the studio, fine-tuning the fast-paced movement of Kyle Abraham’s brand new work, Counterpoint, and yukking it up with the quick-witted writers of The Second City. Amidst all the diligent practice refining sublime choreography and loopy comedy, however, the company came together for a glamorous photo shoot to fill our 2014–15 season with beautiful images — click here and see for yourself.

Our day spent snapping pictures spanned styles and genres and, as a subscriber, you too will go on a year-long journey through diverse dance experiences. Only Hubbard Street offers creative synergy between two celebrated Chicago companies, an intimate evening with three award-winning dancemakers, a thought-provoking program focused on gender identities and relationships, and a celebratory look at the prolific career of our first Resident Choreographer. We can’t wait to share the laughter, athleticism and insight of Season 37 with you and we don’t want you to miss a minute of it — so subscribe today.

As if all of that isn’t enough, as a subscriber, you’ll get the best seats at the best prices, receive parking discounts, behind-the-scenes invitations and many more exclusive benefits. Most importantly, subscribers support Hubbard Street’s mission, making it possible for us to engage people and change lives through dance, every day, across Chicago and around the world.

Double your support of Hubbard Street’s mission to bring artists, art and audiences together.

As we ramp up to our thrilling 2014–15 season, we’re closing the books on Season 36. August 31 marks the end of our fiscal year and, in this home stretch, all gifts will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $35,000. Subscriptions and ticket sales only cover a portion of our expenses. Your support helps ensure that children can keep dancing in Chicago classrooms, provides new ways of moving for participants in our Adaptive Dance Programs, brings opportunities for students to be inspired through special presentations and more.

So donate now and, when you combine a gift of $100 or more with the purchase of a subscription, you step into center stage with our Spotlight Subscribers — a devoted group of Hubbard Street patrons who receive additional, exclusive benefits. Click here to learn more about our Spotlight Subscriber program.

The dancing continues September 15.

We’re trying to ignore it, too, but summer is starting to wind down and with shorter days and new school supplies comes a fresh slate of Hubbard Street Youth Dance Program classes. Registration is now open for all Fall Session and year-long offerings for 2014–15.

This year’s variety is more robust than ever, with classes for ages 18 months to 16 years, including Creative Movement for our youngest movers; and ballet, jazz, pointe, modern, hip-hop, tap, yoga, musical theater and improvisation for ages 7 to 16.

Feeling curious?
Visit our Youth Dance Program Open House on Saturday, September 6, during which all are welcome to test-drive special sampler classes for free from 11 am to 3 pm. There’s no registration required — just walk in and start movin’!

You’ve been asking and here’s our answer: August 25 at 10 am.

Single tickets to all Season 37 performances will go on sale the last Monday in August.

Get on your marks, set a phone alarm, text your friends and choose your dates because, if you haven’t already subscribed, this will be your first chance to grab all the remaining seats for June’s All-Cerrudo Celebration, our company’s debut in choreography by Crystal Pite, Princess Grace Awards: New Works at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and, of course, our much-anticipated collaboration with The Second City kicking it all off this October.

The countdown begins…

...but if you can’t wait another minute you can always
subscribe now to see it all.

Hubbard Street Dancer Jessica Tong with actor
Travis Turner of The Second City. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.

’Tis the season — festival season.

While Season 37 doesn’t officially kick off until we hook up with The Second City, there are still plenty of opportunities to see our incredible dancers in the short term. Please join us for any (or all) of our exciting engagements this month and next:

Dance for Life 2014
• August 16 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago
• Benefiting AIDS Foundation of Chicago and the Dancers’ Fund
• Excerpts from One Thousand Pieces by Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo

Chicago Dancing Festival
• August 20 at the Harris Theater, Chicago: Counterpoint by Kyle Abraham (world premiere)
• Free admission; indoors “sold out” but performance will be simulcast live to Millennium Park
• August 23 live outdoors in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago: Falling Angels by Jirí Kylián
• Free admission; live accompaniment by the acclaimed Third Coast Percussion

Fall for Dance
• September 12 and 13 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, New York
• Free admission (to capacity)
• Gnawa by Nacho Duato

Stay up-to-date on all of Hubbard Street and HS2’s travels: Bookmark hubbardstreetdance.com/ontour — and check back often for new engagements across the United States and overseas.