DANCE4PEACE YOUTH CONCERT
Dance4Peace Youth Concert: House of Freedom, is a vibrant imagination of free expression and Artivism centering Black youth. Each performance is inspired by the New Afrika Shrine, the spiritual home of Afrobeat and the liberation work of Fela Kuti. Join us as our Artivists in training take you on a journey through their “houses” of dance: Jazz, Tap, West African, and more!
Get ready to be amazed by the talent of our School of Dance students and Making The Artivist® apprentices as they take the stage alongside special appearances from our School Partners, Ida B. Wells Preparatory Academy. This year, we're thrilled to honor the incredible Mashaune Hardy of Logan Center for the Arts & Ayodele Drum & Dance with the prestigious Community Hug Award.
Don't miss out on this incredible showcase of culture and community!
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024
Time: 3 PM
Location: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
2024 COMMUNITY HUG AWARDEE
Photo Credit: Rachel Neville Photography
Mashaune Hardy
A lifelong Chicagoan, Mashaune Hardy has deep ties to Chicago’s vibrant arts community. With more than 20 years of experience in dance, information technology, marketing, and arts administration; she sits at the intersection of process and performance.
Mashaune produces concerts, conferences, and performances; has danced with Seneke West African Percussion Ensemble, Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago, and Ayodele Drum and Dance; and has developed social media strategies for several artists and arts organizations. Currently, she is the Business Manager at Ayodele Drum and Dance, Social Media Manager at the Jazz Institute of Chicago, Manager of jazz vocalist Dee Alexander, and Associate Director of Community Arts Partnership and Strategy at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts which includes working with the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project and over 50 cultural partners. She has been honored by New City Magazine as one of “45 People Who Keep Chicago in Tune”.
In addition to her work in the arts, Mashaune has led technology projects as a Senior Systems Analyst at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and Hewlett Packard (HP). Mashaune received a Bachelor of Science in Advertising from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
If you love what you see, please consider MAKING A GIFT and JOIN THE BUILDING BLACK FUTURES CIRCLE. Members of the Building Black Futures Circle invest in the dreams of an aspiring Artivist and remove the barriers of access to dance training by providing tuition scholarships to our School of Dance. You can easily schedule and manage this gift via our online form and can elect to make a one time gift or spread your contribution across the year.
