Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre Spring Concert Series

We meet a world in turmoil with movement and music that listens, reflects, and responds. Experience two world premieres and a revival — living artwork pulsing with the tension and tenderness of now.

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre makes its Dance Center debut with its 2026 Spring Concert Series. On the line-up are two new world premieres. Immense World by Shannon Alvis and Joe Cerqua is lyrical and sensitive, exploring the relationship between humans and nature. Rooted in jazz and blues, We Intersect by Monique Haley and Joe Cerqua is a consideration of loops of prejudice and the promise of community. Back by popular demand is A Place Between Earth & Sky by Shannon Alvis and Clarice Assad, a propulsive and ethereal work that uses the framework of a day to consider the arc of a life.

*General Admission ($30); Non-Columbia Student Ticket ($10); Free to Columbia College Chicago students.