Chicago Dance Health Fund, which provides financial relief for preventative health care and critical medical needs of Chicago dance industry professionals, presents Dance for Life 2025. Featuring 10 companies—the most since 1993—the nonprofit organization’s 34th annual fundraiser takes place Saturday, August 16 at 6 p.m. at The Auditorium, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago, followed by an After Party Gala at Venue SIX10, 610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago.

Deeply Rooted offers an excerpt of its 2024 world premiere Sacred Spaces, choreographed by Nicole Clarke-Springer to music by Mahalia Jackson, Bobby McFerrin, and GMWA Women of Worship. This moving ensemble work draws from the still, inner sanctum where strength, clarity, and resilience are born. Inspired by the personal journey toward spiritual awakening, the piece explores how grounding oneself in quiet reflection can become an act of resistance and renewal in uncertain times. Through dynamic group interplay and moments of introspective grace, Sacred Spaces invites audiences to witness the power of vulnerability, presence, and the sacred act of staying open.

Tickets are available at auditoriumtheatre.org, 312.341.2300, or The Auditorium Box Office.