The Seldoms

We’re coming up on our 25th Year! Save the date! October 16-18 at Studio5. The premiere of “All at Once”

Dancers!

Train with us this summer in Open Company Class on Tuesdays, 12pm at Visceral.

06/18/2026

Our Summer Soirée was a night to remember. Thanks to all who joined us for this garden party-and-performance! We loved sharing an early snippet of “All at Once”, our new collaboration with percussionist Tim Daisy, and especially with the backdrop of this gorgeous Evanston home and garden. We’re grateful to TS board member and host, Jules Hopkins, for making this magic possible, and to TS board member, Pedro Guerrero, for playing great tunes through the evening. (Our board is awesome) .cacheton

“All at Once” is a Cubist-inspired full-length work for dance & percussion and will premiere at Studio5 in Evanston on October 16-18. Save the date!
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05/07/2026

Open Class!
Tuesdays in May with Faith Balderrama. Join in for this lush encounter with Countertechnique.

Tuesdays, 12-1:15pm

Still just $12

03/25/2026

THANK YOU to everyone who came to FLOE! And high five to the artistic team for earning standing ovations on both nights. We want this work to move people and you let us know it did. We’re grateful to our audience, to and to everyone in Houston, Austin, Madison, and Chicago who helped us build this project about the changing climate and our culpability, fragility, and mandate.

Read the review at link in bio. We LOVE these words from our audience—
“The Seldoms shook my heart tonight. This is something I’ll never forget”

“An incredibly powerful show! So many creative, clever, nuanced details.”

“Smart, timely, and a gut punch in terms of our tenuous status on this planet.”

Artistic team:
Original cast and movement originators: Solomon Bowser, Philip Elson, Sarah Gonsiorowski, Matthew Kessler-McMunn, Maggie Vannucci

03/21/2026

We’re on stage TONIGHT!

03/20/2026

Ever think about throwing a dance concert for someone’s birthday? That’s what the Ruth Page Center for the Arts does annually for their legendary founder in the form of the “Center...

03/13/2026

A standing ovation on Opening Night!
One more night—Final chance to see FLOE.

March 13 at 7:30pm
Dance Center Columbia College Chicago
Save 15% with code SCDFLOE
Ticket link in bio

Artistic team:
Original cast and movement originators: Solomon Bowser, Philip Elson, Sarah Gonsiorowski, Matthew Kessler-McMunn, Maggie Vannucci

03/12/2026

TONIGHT! Floe takes the stage! Tickets available.
Chicago Premiere
March 12-13 at 7:30pm
Dance Center Columbia College Chicago
Save 15% with code SCDFLOE
Tickets: https://dance.colum.edu/events/2026/3/12/the-seldoms-floe

Artistic team:
Original cast and movement originators: Solomon Bowser, Philip Elson, Sarah Gonsiorowski, Matthew Kessler-McMunn, Maggie Vannucci
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03/08/2026

Check it out! Artistic Director Carrie Hanson spoke with WDCB Public Radio / Arts Section about FLOE - the making of it and why a performance work about climate change is even more important now than when The Seldoms made it six years ago.
Listen in starting at 41:00.
https://theartssection.org/episodes/2026/3/8/the-arts-section-030826-amy-landecker-interview-environment-inspired-dance-piece

THIS WEEK! Get your tickets today.
March 12-13 at 7:30pm
Dance Center Columbia College Chicago
Save 15% with code SCDFLOE.
https://dance.colum.edu/events/2026/3/12/the-seldoms-floe

Artistic team:
Original cast and movement originators: Solomon Bowser, Philip Elson, Sarah Gonsiorowski, Matthew Kessler-McMunn, Maggie Vannucci

03/07/2026

Ooo…lighting design for FLOE by Julie Ballard! Ice floes, watery world. These pics are from our 2020 premiere in Madison…cannot wait to bring this stunning design to next week for the Chicago premiere!
Got your tickets? 🎫 🎫🎫🎫
March 12-13 at 7:30pm
Dance Center Columbia College Chicago
Save 15% with code SCDFLOE.
Ticket link in bio

Artistic team:
Original cast and movement originators: Solomon Bowser, Philip Elson, Sarah Gonsiorowski, Matthew Kessler-McMunn, Maggie Vannucci

03/05/2026

A daily dose of chaos and crisis has pushed the subject of climate change way down in the headlines. But we know it’s not a hoax. While our leaders flood the zone, real floods—100 year floods—are more frequent and more devastating. What can artists and art do in response? Let’s keep talking about it. Let’s put it on stages. Join us next week for FLOE!
Thanks to for the opportunity to talk (again) about FLOE.

FLOE. Chicago premiere!
March 12-13
Dance Center Columbia College Chicago
Save 15% with code SCDFLOE.
Ticket link in bio

Artistic team:
Original cast and movement originators: Solomon Bowser, Philip Elson, Sarah Gonsiorowski, Matthew Kessler-McMunn, Maggie Vannucci

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