Deeply At Dusk: Funk In Futurism

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater’s professional company returns to the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks with its summer performance series Deeply at Dusk. This season’s program, Funk in Futurism, celebrates the liberation of the artistic voice born and strengthened by the power of the collective. Set to the music of Parliament-Funkadelic, Prince, and more, Deeply Rooted collaborates again with renowned trumpeter Sam Thousand and his super ensemble of musicians for a night of funk and Afro-futuristic joy. Performances are Wednesday, July 19 at Palmer Park, 201 E. 111th St.; Thursday, July 27 at Galewood Park, 5729 W. Bloomingdale Ave.; and Tuesday, August 8 at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr. JUST ADDED: Free dance classes with Deeply Rooted’s artistic staff before each performance at 6:30pm, inviting audience members to get up and move, as well as sample Deeply Rooted’s Dance Education programs.