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CHICAGO LIVE! 2023

CHICAGO LIVE! | SEPTEMBER 23 - 24, 2023

Celebrating Chicago’s vibrant arts and cultural community, more than 80 artists and organizations will perform in back-to-back performances, Pier-wide, across three stages. Chicago Live! 2023 is presented by The Pritzker Foundation, with generous support from Fifth Third Bank and Peoples Gas.

Navy Pier and Chicago Live! participating organizations proudly share the 2023 Chicago Live! Community Engagement Program” starting Thursday, Sept. 7, through Sunday, Sept. 24.
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The Chicago Live Community Engagement Program is an opportunity for Chicago neighborhoods to take part in free classes and workshops and to learn more about some of Chicago’s best performing arts groups before watching them perform as part of Chicago Live!

CHICAGO LIVE! 2023 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 23rd | 12PM-9PM

(*) Indicates New Artists and Companies to Chicago Live!

Fifth Third Bank East Stage
Lake Stage at Polk Bros Park
Peoples Gas Wave Wall Stage
12:00 - Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
12:00 - Chicago Tap Theatre*
12:00 - The Actors Gymnasium
12:30 - Chicago Sinfonietta
12:30 - The Chicago High School for the Arts
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1:00 - Forward Momentum Chicago
1:00 - Porchlight Music Theatre
1:00 - Congo Square Theatre
1:30 - Yin He Dance
1:30 - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
1:30 - Filament Theatre*
2:00 - Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
2:00 - Teatro ZinZanni*
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2:30 - Culture Shock Dance Chicago
2:30 - Victor Garcia
2:30 - Lyric Opera of Chicago
3:00 - Chicago Philharmonic
3:00 - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company*
3:00 - Chicago Children’s Theater
3:30 - Joel Hall Dancers
3:30 - Breakbeat Creatives*
3:30 - Muntu Dance Theatre
4:00 - Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
4:00 - Kokandy Productions
4:00 - Chicago Fringe Opera
4:30 - Red Clay Dance Company
4:30 - Third Coast Percussion*
4:30 - Soul Children of Chicago
5:00 - Chicago Repertory Ballet
5:00 - iO Theater
5:00 - Soul Children of Chicago: Ooh Ooh Child Sing Along
5:30 - Chicago Opera Theater
5:30 - About Face Theatre
5:30 - Too Much Molly*
6:00 - Giordano Dance Chicago
6:00 - The Baton Show Lounge*
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6:30 - South Chicago Dance Theatre
6:30 - Nico Rubio’s Three Thirty Three*
6:30 - Melody Angel*
7:00 - Ensemble Español
7:00 - KF Jacques
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7:30 - Visceral Dance
7:30 - Celeda*
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7:45 - Trinity Irish Dance Company
8:00 - Chicago Dance Crash
8:00 - Mavis Staples* (8:45 end)
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DJ Stage
DJ Stage
2:00-5PM - DJ Readerz
6:00-9PM - DJ Readerz
9:00 - Navy Pier's Award-Winning Fireworks

Sunday, September 24th | 12PM-6PM

(*) Indicates New Artists and Companies to Chicago Live!

Fifth Third Bank East Stage
Lake Stage at Polk Bros Park
Peoples Gas Wave Wall Stage
12:00 - Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago
12:00 - The Happiness Club*
12:00 - Jim Henson's Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas*
12:30 - The Seldoms
12:30 - Bravesoul Movement*
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12:45 - Blue Man Group
1:00 - La Escuelita Bombera de Corazon
1:00 - Ron Haynes’ GAME CHANGERS*
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1:15 - Chicago Samba
1:30 - Mandala South Asian Performing Arts
1:30 - Chicago Human Rhythm Project
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2:00 - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2:00 - Water People Theater*
2:00 - Old Town School of Folk Music: Donna Herula Band
2:30 - DanceWorks Chicago*
2:30 - American Blues Theater
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3:00 - Ballet Folklorico Sones Mexicanos*
3:00 - Black Ensemble Theater
3:00 - Natya Dance Theatre*
3:30 - Ayodele Drum & Dance
3:30 - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre*
3:30 - SVET*
4:00 - Aloha Chicago*
4:00 - Dee Alexander
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4:15 - Adrian Dunn Singers
4:30 - PARA.MAR Dance Theatre
4:30 - Mercury Theater Chicago
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5:00 - Hiplet Ballerinas
5:00 - Aerial Dance Chicago*
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5:30 - MOMENTA Dance Company
5:30 - Poetry Foundation*
5:30 - Meher Dance Company
DJ Stage
12:00-6PM - DJ Readerz

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CHICAGO LIVE! IS PRESENTED BY THE PRITZKER FOUNDATION

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WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM FIFTH THIRD BANK AND PEOPLES GAS

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