Ginger Farley
Executive Director at Chicago Dancemakers Forum- Claim this Profile
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Joyce Owens
I recently met Ginger. Her sensitivity and passion for the arts is apparent when you read about her accomplishments. She also, generously, gives her time, talent and expertise, especially in the area of dance, as a board member with Arts Alliance Illinois.
LinkedIn User
Only now and again does one walk out of an experience feeling that your world paradigm has changed. Seeing the Iphegenia Cycle at the Court Theater was one of those times in my life. I was not a huge fan of live theater, having developed an opinion that too much of live theater was attempting to create reality on stage. Attempting this worked prior to the early 20th century and before, but since then the invention and evolution of film has made this type of theater going experience, in my opinion, obsolete. The Court Theater was an eye opening experience where the ensemble drew on the immediacy and intimacy of having live performers in front of you without trying to make things seem too much like a poor attempt at depicting reality on stage. The emotional connection with the audience was there because of the direction, chorography, and acting performances and by jettisoning any attempt to emulate a real life feel to the production values. They succeeded brilliantly.
Joyce Owens
I recently met Ginger. Her sensitivity and passion for the arts is apparent when you read about her accomplishments. She also, generously, gives her time, talent and expertise, especially in the area of dance, as a board member with Arts Alliance Illinois.
LinkedIn User
Only now and again does one walk out of an experience feeling that your world paradigm has changed. Seeing the Iphegenia Cycle at the Court Theater was one of those times in my life. I was not a huge fan of live theater, having developed an opinion that too much of live theater was attempting to create reality on stage. Attempting this worked prior to the early 20th century and before, but since then the invention and evolution of film has made this type of theater going experience, in my opinion, obsolete. The Court Theater was an eye opening experience where the ensemble drew on the immediacy and intimacy of having live performers in front of you without trying to make things seem too much like a poor attempt at depicting reality on stage. The emotional connection with the audience was there because of the direction, chorography, and acting performances and by jettisoning any attempt to emulate a real life feel to the production values. They succeeded brilliantly.
Joyce Owens
I recently met Ginger. Her sensitivity and passion for the arts is apparent when you read about her accomplishments. She also, generously, gives her time, talent and expertise, especially in the area of dance, as a board member with Arts Alliance Illinois.
LinkedIn User
Only now and again does one walk out of an experience feeling that your world paradigm has changed. Seeing the Iphegenia Cycle at the Court Theater was one of those times in my life. I was not a huge fan of live theater, having developed an opinion that too much of live theater was attempting to create reality on stage. Attempting this worked prior to the early 20th century and before, but since then the invention and evolution of film has made this type of theater going experience, in my opinion, obsolete. The Court Theater was an eye opening experience where the ensemble drew on the immediacy and intimacy of having live performers in front of you without trying to make things seem too much like a poor attempt at depicting reality on stage. The emotional connection with the audience was there because of the direction, chorography, and acting performances and by jettisoning any attempt to emulate a real life feel to the production values. They succeeded brilliantly.
Joyce Owens
I recently met Ginger. Her sensitivity and passion for the arts is apparent when you read about her accomplishments. She also, generously, gives her time, talent and expertise, especially in the area of dance, as a board member with Arts Alliance Illinois.
LinkedIn User
Only now and again does one walk out of an experience feeling that your world paradigm has changed. Seeing the Iphegenia Cycle at the Court Theater was one of those times in my life. I was not a huge fan of live theater, having developed an opinion that too much of live theater was attempting to create reality on stage. Attempting this worked prior to the early 20th century and before, but since then the invention and evolution of film has made this type of theater going experience, in my opinion, obsolete. The Court Theater was an eye opening experience where the ensemble drew on the immediacy and intimacy of having live performers in front of you without trying to make things seem too much like a poor attempt at depicting reality on stage. The emotional connection with the audience was there because of the direction, chorography, and acting performances and by jettisoning any attempt to emulate a real life feel to the production values. They succeeded brilliantly.
Experience
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Chicago Dancemakers Forum
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United States
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Jan 2015 - Present
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Consortium Member
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Jan 2006 - Dec 2014
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Committee member, Performance Programs Committee
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2008 - Present
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Partners for Sacred Places
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United States
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Religious Institutions
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisory Board Member
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Sep 2011 - Present
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Visiting Committee member
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Sep 2011 - Present
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Board of Directors
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Nov 2011 - Feb 2017
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Links Hall
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board of Directors
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2003 - 2013
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CAR website
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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Steering Committee
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2005 - 2009
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The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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consultant to the Small Dance & Theater Program
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2004 - 2005
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Chicago Academy
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Music
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Dance Faculty
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Jan 2001 - Jan 2004
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Part Time Dance Faculty
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1988 - 2004
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Artistic and Executive Director
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Jan 1996 - Jan 2002
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independent choreographer
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1992 - 2001
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dancer
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1997 - 1999
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Lou Conte Dance Studio
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United States
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Performing Arts
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Faculty
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Jan 1978 - Jan 1998
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Court Theatre
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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independent choreographer
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1989 - 1997
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Guest Artist
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Jan 1988 - Jan 1994
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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United States
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Dancer
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1978 - 1988
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Education
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1972 - 1976
Evanston Township High School
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DanceTraining
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