773 Dance Project

WHERE IT STARTED

Upon making the decision to pursue a career as a choreographer, Executive Artistic Director Tyler Thompson realized many of the people who could benefit from the stories she sought to tell would not have access to them under the traditional ways concert dance is presented. This led to her founding of 773 Dance Project, a nonprofit organization that would work to present her choreography in a way that is accessible to all people in the city of Chicago.

OUR MISSION

773 Dance Project works to increase accessibility to concert dance in underserved communities through performance, arts education, and community engagement. We recognize that dance experiences offer unique emotional and psychological benefits that many disadvantaged communities are largely left out of. Our focus is on offering local and affordable concerts to make positive arts engagement more accessible to all. We hope that these efforts will inspire future dance organizations to look beyond outreach programs and begin to view marginalized communities as primary audiences for their work.