Chicago Dancing Festival 2013 ticket release this week

The Chicago Dancing Festival 2013 is a free, five-day event showcasing the best dance talent from across the country. This year the Chicago Dancing Festival has an amazingly diverse line-up including Chicago-based and national dance companies. In anticipation of this week's free ticket release, I asked Camille A. Brown from Camille A. Brown & Dancers about her dance company's participation in the Chicago Dancing Festival.

"This will be the first time I am performing my own work in Chicago (I performed there while dancing with Ronald K. Brown/Evidence), so to return now as a choreographer (introducing my voice as a creator) is going to be very special," said Brown. "Every time I perform or show my work it's an opportunity to connect with first time viewers. After these performances, I hope the Chicago community is interested in getting to know my work further."

What would you would like people to know who may be seeing you for the first time to know about your dance style? "I combine all styles – Modern, Hip-Hop, African, Tap, Jazz and Ballet and am heavily inspired by theater. I absolutely love delving into history and do a lot character work. I find becoming characters and investigating every aspect of them fascinating," said Brown. "I used to play the clarinet and have always loved playing with rhythmic phrasing, so music is the heart of my work."

This week tickets for the Chicago Dancing Festival 2013 are released on a staggered schedule. While all shows are free, you do need to have a ticket to attend at these three venues. There are different dates/times/contacts for each ticket release. If the experience from previous years hold true this year, these tickets will be gone quickly. Here's the schedule for this week:

HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE Show date: Tuesday, August 20 at 7:30 PM TICKET RELEASE: TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 at 12 NOON Free tickets for The Harris at 10! Anniversary Special performance on Tuesday, August 20 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance will be available in person at the Harris Theater Box Office, 205 E. Randolph Drive or by calling (312) 334-7777. Limit of two (2) tickets per order.

· Brian Brooks Moving Company, I’m Going to Explode by Brian Brooks
· Chicago Human Rhythm Project, In the beginning…^ by Lane Alexander and Bril Barrett (Premiere)
· Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Little mortal jump by Alejandro Cerrudo
· The Joffrey Ballet, Son of Chamber Symphony by Stanton Welch
· Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Crisis Variations+ by Lar Lubovitch

AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY Thursday, August 22 at 7:30 PM TICKET RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 at 12 NOON Free tickets for the Dancing in Chicago performance on Thursday, August 22 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University will be available in person at the Auditorium Theatre Box Office, 50 E. Congress Parkway, online at ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 982-ARTS. Not available at Ticketmaster Outlets. Limit of two (2) tickets per order

· Ensemble Español*, Bolero by Dame Libby Komaiko
· Giordano Dance Chicago, Two Become Three by Alexander Ekman (2012 CDF Commission)
· Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, piece to be announced
· The Joffrey Ballet, Episode 31^ by Alexander Ekman (Chicago Premiere)
· Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Transparent Things+ by Lar Lubovitch

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Friday, August 23 at 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM TICKET RELEASE: THURSDAY, JULY 18 at 12 NOON Free tickets for both performances (6:00 PM and 8:00 PM) of Solitaire - A Game of Dance (The Art of the Solo) on Friday, August 23 at the Museum of Contemporary Art will be available in person at the MCA Stage Box Office, 220 E. Chicago Avenue or by calling (312) 397-4010. Limit of two (2) tickets per order.

· Samuel Lee Roberts of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, In/Side by Robert Battle
· Brian Brooks of Brian Brooks Moving Company, I’m Going to Explode by Brian Brooks
· Camille A. Brown of Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Mr. Tol E. Rance by Camille A. Brown
· Julia Hinojosa of Ensemble Español*+, Ensueños de mi Caribe by Julia Hinojosa
· Johnny McMillan, David Schultz and Jonathan Fredrickson of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Pacopepepluto by Alejandro Cerrudo
· Victoria Jaiani of The Joffrey Ballet, The Dying Swan from Swan Lake by Mikhail Fokine
· Krithika Rajagopalan of Natya Dance Theatre, Sthithihi by Krithika Rajagopalan

Additional information on ticket release detail can be found at http://www.chicagodancingfestival.com/tickets.