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Prohairesis Film Midwest Premiere

  • Studebaker Theater 410 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL, 60605 United States (map)

The award-winning dance film Prohairesi will have its Midwest Premiere on Monday, June 16, 2025 at the historic Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building.

5:30pm: VIP reception in 3rd Floor Lounge
7pm: Live String quartet performance of the score
7:20pm: Film Screens
7:45pm: Talkback and Q&A with the creative team

Filmed in the United States, Greece, Canada and Germany, Prohairesis captures the varied perspectives of the artists, commenting on notions of space, time, direction, environment, and connection. Prohairesis demonstrates that our destinies and futures are not fixed, and that choice is not an illusion. Reason, beauty, and love make us irrefutably human, and remind us that the cosmos is pregnant with possibilities awaiting our decisions.

Attire is Red Carpet optional and tickets are on sale now!

Panel Discussion after the film will include:
Rebecca Arends, director/ choreographer/producer/ dancer
Nora Williams, executive producer/music supervisor, violist
Alex Brescanu, cinematographer
Natalie Elizabeth Robison, moderator


Edith Yokley, violinist
Erica Lessie, cellist
Dennis Tousana, recording engineer

Earlier Event: June 13
Open Chamber Music Reading
Later Event: June 22
Wanger-Williams Chamber Salon