Witness the excitement of Chicago’s extensive performing arts scene during the Chicago Live! festival on September 24-25, 2022. Navy Pier will host free, non-stop performances every half hour during the two-day event.
The breadth of Chicago’s music, dance, theater and cultural performing artists will be on display with over 60 acts across three stages at Navy Pier. Some of the city’s premier ensembles including Muntu Dance Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Joel Hall Dancers will perform during the festival.
Chicago Live! runs from noon to 9 pm on September 24 and noon to 6 pm on September 25 at the Lake Stage, Wave Wall and East Stage at Navy Pier. The exciting line-up is listed below.
September 24, noon-9 pm
| East Stage | Lake Stage | Wave Wall | |||
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| 12:00 PM | Joffrey Ballet 12:30 PM | Mandala South Asian Performing Arts 01:00 PM | Trinity Irish Dancers 01:30 PM | Chicago Sinfonietta 02:00 PM | Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago 02:30 PM | Culture Shock Chicago 03:00 PM | Yin He Dance Company 03:30 PM | PARA.MAR Dance Theatre 04:00 PM | Forward Momentum 04:30 PM | Puerto Rican Arts Alliance 05:00 PM | Chicago Repertory Ballet 05:30 PM | Muntu Dance Theatre 06:00 PM | Giordano Dance Chicago 06:30 PM | Hiplet 07:00 PM | COMMON conservatory 07:30 PM | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 08:00 PM | Red Clay Dance Company 08:30 PM | Visceral Dance Chicago 09:00 PM | Ensemble Español | 12:00 PM | Chicago Soul Jazz Collective 12:30 PM | “Yours, Stephen Sondheim” (excerpts) 01:00 PM | Jabowen Dixon 01:30 PM | The Neo-Futurists 02:00PM | Cabaret Zazou presents LUMINAIRE 02:30 PM | Victor Garcia 03:00 PM | Old Town School of Folk Music presents Nikki O’Neill Band 03:30 PM | Chicago Human Rhythm Project 04:00 PM | Dee Alexander 04:30 PM | Mercury Theater Chicago 05:00 PM | Harris Theater presents Adrian Dunn Singers and RIZE Orchestra 05:30 PM | About Face Theatre 06:00 PM | Porchlight Music Theatre 06:30 PM | Annoyance Theatre 07:00 PM | American Blues Theater 07:30 PM | iO Theater 08:00 PM | K.F. Jacques 08:30 PM | NuBlu Band | 02:00-09:00 PM | DJ Readerz 01:00 PM | The Actors Gymnasium 02:00 PM | Lyric Opera of Chicago 03:00 PM | Chicago Samba 04:30 PM | Soul Children of Chicago |
September 25, noon-6pm
| East Stage | Lake Stage | Wave Wall | |||
| 12:00 PM | The Seldoms 12:30 PM | Meher Dance Company 01:00 PM | La Escuelita Bombera de Corazon 01:30 PM | Chicago Symphony Orchestra 02:00 PM | Joel Hall Dancers 02:30 PM | Chicago Dance Crash 03:00 PM | Chicago Philharmonic 03:30 PM | Ayodele Drum & Dance 04:00 PM | Deeply Rooted Dance Theater 04:30 PM | Chicago Opera Theater 05:00 PM | South Chicago Dance Theatre 05:30 PM | Momenta Dance Company | 12:00 PM | Chicago Shakespeare Theater 12:30 PM | Young Chicago Authors 01:00 PM | Blue Man Group 01:30 PM | Chicago Fringe Opera 02:00 PM | Northlight Theatre 02:30 PM | ChiArts 03:00 PM | Kokandy Productions 03:30 PM | Black Ensemble Theater 04:00 PM | Jazz Institute of Chicago 04:30 PM | Jabowen Dixon 05:00 PM | Pinqy Ring 05:30 PM | Congo Square Theatre | 12:00 PM-06:00 PM | DJ Readerz 12:00 PM | Chicago Children’s Theatre 01:00 PM-02:00 PM | Old Town School of Folk Music presents a square dance with The Silver Trotters 02:30 PM | Jerrell L. Henderson |
Chicago Live!
Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave.
September 24-25, 2022, noon-10 pm, noon- 6pm
Free
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