# Event Details

- **Event Name**: October Dance Virtual Performance
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Dance at Illinois invites you to a free livestream of October Dance on Wednesday, October 8 at 7:30pm. Watch the livestream here.

October Dance features the historic reconstruction of Katherine Dunham's seminal work Afrique, choreographed in 1949. Dunham, who is considered the matriarch of Black Dance, had a career that spanned Broadway, concert stages, opera, TV, and Hollywood films and inspired artists such as Eartha Kitt and Alvin Ailey. This production of a Dunham classic is directed by George A. Miller Visiting Artist April Berry, a certified master teacher of the Dunham Technique and a former principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In addition, former Hubbard Street dancer and choreographer Rena Butler offers a premiere along with Dance at Illinois resident artists: Dr. Cynthia Oliver performs a spoken word solo, Dr. C. Kemal Nance premieres a work for first-year students, and Associate Professor Roxane D'Orléans Juste performs with her sister, guest artist Sonia D'Orléans Juste.

This performance will be livestreamed on October 8, 2025, at 7:30pm.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/urbana/october-dance-virtual-performance/200028996785324
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, virtual, concerts, music, nonprofit, theatre, spoken-word
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Urbana
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, United States, Illinois 61801
- **lat**: 40.10901
- **long**: -88.22373
- **full address**: 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, United States, Illinois 61801

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: October Dance Virtual Performance
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is October Dance Virtual Performance being held?
  - **A:** October Dance Virtual Performance takes place on Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm at 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, United States, Illinois 61801.
- **Q**: Who is organizing October Dance Virtual Performance?
  - **A:** October Dance Virtual Performance is organized by Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** October Dance Virtual Performance is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Urbana, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If October Dance Virtual Performance sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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