Winifred Haun & Dancers is a contemporary dance company founded in Chicago in the 1990’s by award winning choreographer and dancer, Winifred Haun. In the nearly three decades since its founding, the Company has won a MacArthur Foundation Award, been chosen by the Martha Graham Dance Company to participate in their Lamentation Variation Project, been presented at Danspace Project in New York City, and twice received the Oak Park Area Arts Council’s “Best in Class” Award, and many other national and regional awards.
The mission of Winifred Haun & Dancers is to create and present original, contemporary, innovative dance works that illuminate and elevate diverse artists, audiences, and global themes. Part of the Company’s artistic vision is to have dance viewed not only in the context of professional presentation, but also at the community level and in non- traditional performance venues. The Company has a deep, long time commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, as evidenced by its artists, staff, and Board, and its programming priorities.
In addition to our acclaimed, award winning dance performances, we provide community dance programs, residencies, workshops, classes, and more, often for free or low cost.