Founded in 1999 Clinard Dance is pioneering a unique style of flamenco dance by abandoning the representational ties to the form and relying heavily on the rhythms, sense of improvisation, and unique isolations in the flamenco body, in a quest for a free, spontaneous body; one which is able to interact and dialogue with other compositional forces; namely, music, composers, visual artists, and text.

Our productions are the result of years of work, of sustained, collaborative inquiry into a huge range of ideas. This inquiry can take many forms but it always brings together people from a range of disciplines and different cultural backgrounds and has to do with people’s place and their sense of belonging.

They have created seven full evening works as well as several smaller choreographic works. Their pieces have been presented in the United States and abroad including India, Syria and China.

Clinard Dance feels that art and culture have the ability to create real and deep meaning in a place, that’s one reason Clinard Dance operates also as a school in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. Please visit our “Community Programs” page to learn more about our outreach programs and free monthly performance series.

ABOUT NMMA:

In 1982, Carlos Tortolero organized a group of fellow educators and founded the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, which opened its doors in 1987. The goal was to establish an arts and cultural organization committed to accessibility, education and social justice. The museum also provided a positive influence for the local Mexican community, especially since many other art institutions did not address Mexican art.

Over the years, the institution has grown, its audience has broadened, and its reach now extends across the United States and beyond. To support this evolution, in 2001, the museum expanded  to a 48,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Pilsen and in 2006 we unveiled a new name, the National Museum of Mexican Art. While our presence has grown, the NMMA remains true to our founding mission: To showcase the beauty and richness of Mexican culture by sponsoring events and presenting exhibitions that exemplify the majestic variety of visual and performing arts in the Mexican culture; to develop, conserve and preserve a significant permanent collection of Mexican art; to encourage the professional development of Mexican artists; and, to offer arts-education programs.

For more information on the National Museum of Mexican Art, visit http://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/