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HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO RETURNS TO STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY FOR
SEASON 48 FALL SERIES
NOVEMBER 14–23, 2025
HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO RETURNS TO STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY FOR SEASON 48 FALL SERIES, NOVEMBER 14–23, 2025 Program features Ohad Naharin’s Black Milk, Bob Fosse’s Percussion IV, Aszure Barton’s A Duo and Johan Inger’s IMPASSE Tickets for the Season 48 Fall Series Are Available Now at Hubbardstreetdance.com.
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Hubbard Street), and Executive Director David McDermott are proud to announce programming for the company’s Season 48 Fall Series, marking Hubbard Street’s return to Steppenwolf Theatre Company following last season’s sold-out debut. The engagement runs Friday, November 14 through Sunday, November 23, 2025 in Steppenwolf’s intimate Downstairs Theater (1650 N. Halsted St.).
Following a record-breaking, landmark year of bold premieres and historic collaborations, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago launches Season 48 with a program that showcases the company’s extraordinary physicality, range, and commitment to presenting both fresh voices and iconic works. The Fall Series includes Ohad Naharin’s Black Milk, described by the Chicago Tribune as “by turns elegant and feral”; Percussion IV, originally choreographed by Bob Fosse for his Broadway hit Dancin’ and returning to the company as part of its ongoing collaboration with The Verdon Fosse® Legacy; A Duo, a dynamic duet by Resident Artist Aszure Barton continuing her creative residency, now in its third season; and IMPASSE, Johan Inger’s theatrical, exuberant favorite brimming with joy and inventive movement.
The return of Percussion IV to Hubbard Street marks a meaningful full-circle moment. Gwen Verdon’s admiration for the company began in the 1980s when she sought to adapt Bob Fosse’s works for concert dance, a vision that included staging Percussion IV for Hubbard Street during Fisher-Harrell’s tenure as a company dancer. Last season’s Fall Series marked the launch of a historic partnership with The Verdon Fosse® Legacy, making Hubbard Street the only company in the world authorized to hold a Bob Fosse work in its repertoire—a distinction that continues in Season 48.
“This program brings together four works that, collectively, speak to the vast possibilities of contemporary dance,” said Fisher-Harrell. “From the raw, elemental power of Naharin’s Black Milk to the precision and lineage embodied in Fosse’s Percussion IV, the inventiveness of Barton’s A Duo, and the exuberance of Inger’s IMPASSE, each piece challenges our artists in distinct ways while offering audiences an expansive journey through movement and emotion.”
Season 48 subscriptions and tickets are available now online or by calling the Hubbard Street Box Office at 312-850-9744, ext. 5. Tickets range from $23 to $128.80 (including fees). For ticket information, program details, or to learn more about how you can join in the movement, visit Hubbardstreetdance.com.
Hubbard Street is grateful to our Season 48 Partners Athletico Physical Therapy and the Illinois Arts Council for their continued support.
The Season 48 Fall Series performance schedule is as follows:
Fall Series at Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Downstairs Theater) November 14-23, 2025
Featuring: Black Milk by Ohad Naharin Percussion IV by Bob Fosse
A Duo by Resident Artist Aszure Barton
IMPASSE by Johan Inger
About Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s mission is to awaken the human spirit through contemporary dance, envisioning a dance landscape that is relevant and accessible to all.
For 48 years, Hubbard Street has been one of the most original forces in contemporary dance – bringing top choreographers and works to Chicago and beyond. Hubbard Street’s ever-evolving repertory, created by today’s leading choreographic voices, makes them a company that dancers aspire to join and performance venues all over the world are eager to host. To date, the main company has performed globally in 19 countries and 44 U.S. states.
At home in Chicago, Hubbard Street performs 20 times a year and delivers renowned education programs in 50 classrooms across 17 Chicagoland schools. Hubbard Street Education utilizes the choreographic process to teach essential problem-solving skills, creativity, and collaboration - expanding our reach beyond traditional concert dance audiences, ensuring that everyone has access to world-class dance and instruction.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out of the Lou Conte Dance Studio in 1977, and Conte served as Artistic Director for 23 years. Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell began her tenure at the company in March 2021. In January 2022, Hubbard Street moved to their new home in Water Tower Place on Michigan Avenue and acclaimed choreographer Aszure Barton was named Resident Artist in January 2023. Visit Hubbardstreetdance.com for more information.
About The Verdon Fosse® Legacy
The mission of The Verdon Fosse Legacy® is to promote, preserve, and protect the artistic and intellectual property of Bob Fosse® and Gwen Verdon. Through its range of educational programs, Legacy-sanctioned teachers and reconstructeurs teach Fosse® style, technique, and work ethic to students and professionals in the US & internationally. The Legacy aims to foster and educate performers, directors, and choreographers, as well as scholars and students interested in American film and musical theatre. It partners with universities, dance studios, museums, libraries, publishing companies, film screenings, and non-profit organizations to honor the work and methodology of Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse. The Verdon Fosse Legacy Professional Training Program’s mission is to empower today’s artists through diverse dance training, instilling the original integrity and intent of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon’s work to build uniquely powerful entertainers for tomorrow. The Verdon Fosse Legacy oversees the licensing of Bob Fosse’s work for non-profit and for-profit commercial use. The Legacy protects the image, artistic, and intellectual property of Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse and owns the trademarks for Fosse® and Bob Fosse® whose indelible influences can be seen across pop culture today.
About Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is the nation’s premier Ensemble Theater with 49 members who are among the top actors, playwrights and directors in the field. Thrilling, powerful, groundbreaking productions have made this theatre legendary. From the 1980 phenomenon of Balm in Gilead, to The Grapes of Wrath, August: Osage County, Downstate, The Brother/Sister Plays, and now, the 2025 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Purpose, Steppenwolf Theatre has had a long-running and undeniable impact on American Theater and Chicago's cultural landscape. Founded in 1976, Steppenwolf started as a group of teens performing in the basement of a church. Today, the company's artistic force remains rooted in the original vision of its founders: an artist-driven theatre, whose vitality is defined by its appetite for bold and innovative work. Every aspect of Steppenwolf is rooted in its Ensemble ethos, from the intergenerational artistic programming to the multi-genre performance series LookOut, to the nationally recognized work of Steppenwolf Education and Engagement which serves nearly 15,000 teens annually. While grounded in the Chicago community, more than 40 original Steppenwolf productions have enjoyed success nationally and internationally, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, London, Sydney, Galway and Dublin. Steppenwolf also holds accolades that include the National Medal of Arts, 14 Tony Awards, two Pulitzer Prize-winning commissions and more. Led by Artistic Directors Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis, Executive Director Brooke Flanagan and Board of Trustees Chair Keating Crown — Steppenwolf continually redefines the boundaries of live theater and pushes the limits of acting and performance. Steppenwolf’s Mission: Steppenwolf strives to create thrilling, courageous and provocative art in a thoughtful and inclusive environment. We succeed when we disrupt your routine with experiences that spark curiosity, empathy and joy. We invite you to join our ensemble as we navigate, together, our complex world. steppenwolf.org, facebook.com/steppenwolftheatre, twitter.com/steppenwolfthtr and instagram.com/steppenwolfthtr.
