"Mikhail Baryshnikov is an artist for whom I have the utmost respect and admiration," says Glenn Edgerton, Hubbard Street Artistic Director. "The appreciation that Hubbard Street enjoys worldwide today is due in no small part to the groundwork laid by Misha over four decades in the U.S., across nearly every conceivable platform. I’m honored and moved to be able to thank him personally at our gala."

Says Mikhail Baryshnikov: “I look at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s history and truly appreciate its goals and mission. The company has roots in classic forms and techniques, but is always evolving, always looking for something new in dance. Hubbard Street’s directors and administrators nurture the next generation of dance artists, and believe strongly in the importance of arts education.”

Banner: Hubbard Street Dancer and Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo, with Ana Lopez and Jesse Bechard in Quintett by William Forsythe. Photo by Cheryl Mann.

Above: Second City Director Billy Bungeroth, center, in workshop with the dancers of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Hubbard Street 2 members Andrea Thompson, left, and Adrienne Lipson.

While on tour in Serbia, Alice Klock filmed Emilie Leriche engaging in some pretty daring #parkour

At Hubbard Street, dance moves.

Extraordinary funding from the NEA

Hubbard Street's Youth, Education and Community Programs have so much to celebrate this spring.

In April, the National Endowment for the Arts announced the recommendation of a $100,000 grant to support Hubbard Street's Movement as Partnership (MAP) Program, which provides long-term residency engagement in Chicago area schools. This gift is the maximum single amount the NEA provides.

"Funding at this level truly changes lives," says Kathryn Humphreys, Director of Youth, Education and Community Programs.

» Read about it in the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune.

The Autism Project and Physically Integrated Dance

Hubbard Street announced in April the launch of two new programs: The Autism Project, for youth with autism spectrum disorder in grades 1–6; and Physically Integrated Dance, for neurotypical youth ages 8–16 with physical disabilities. Together with the Parkinson's Project, these two initiatives now comprise Hubbard Street's new Adaptive Dance Programs department.

Both begin in June with five-week pilot sessions, creating environments in which "everyone dances," says Humphreys.

"Our Adaptive Dance Programs will focus on their participants’ strengths — on their talents and potential, as they learn to see themselves as we see them: as dancers and choreographers," she says.

» More information on Hubbard Street's Adaptive Dance Programs at hubbardstreetdance.com.

We never stop dancing.

May 9 at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Mitchell Elementary students perform for peers and their families at the conclusion of their year-long Focus Schools Initiative residency.

May 16 at two Chicago Public Schools
Hubbard Street 2 performs on-site for students at Haugan and Dett Elementary Schools, recipients of Creative Schools Fund Grants.

May 17 at the Hubbard Street Dance Center
Youth Dance Program's final Family Workshop of the season: Hip Hop

May 18 at the Lou Conte Dance Studio
DanceWorks Chicago One-Day Workshop

May 19 at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park
Hubbard Street's star-studded Spotlight Ball begins at 6 pm. Details above.

May 23–25 in Charleston, South Carolina
Hubbard Street performs at the prestigious Spoleto Festival–USA.

May 31 at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
At Hubbard Street’s Youth Dance Program Showcase, primary and secondary division students alongside Choreo Lab and Youth Dance Ensemble participants share their evolving choreographic, technical and performance skills.

June 5–8 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Hubbard Street’s Summer Series. Details above.

June 6 in downtown Chicago
Hubbard Street 2 opens the inaugural Living Loop Festival 2014 in Federal Plaza.

June 6 at Symphony Center
Hubbard Street 2 performs with the Citizen Musician Fellows of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

June 6 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
A live simulcast of the Summer Series, a free outdoor event, is part of Millennium Park’s 10th anniversary celebration.

» For more places to find us, visit hubbardstreetdance.com

The Queue
Co-created by Julia Rhoads and Leslie Danzig with live music by The Claudettes.

Equal parts dance and theater, The Queue unfolds in a fictional airport, where travelers stumble humorously, tragically, and awkwardly into the high stakes of each other's private lives.

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May 8–18. All shows 7 pm at Links Hall.

» Hubbard Street patrons save $5 using code luckyfriend.