CLC to hold auditions for 2025 Fear No Art Festival

GRAYSLAKE – Students and community members are invited to audition for the College of Lake County Dance Department’s 2025 Fear No Art Festival on Jan. 30. The event will be in the Experimental Theatre of the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Room P103, on the Grayslake campus.

Fear No Art celebrates diverse voices in the arts and is an inclusive space where every voice finds its place and every perspective shines.

The unique festival plays a vital role in supporting the artistic development of both college students and community artists at large. The lively celebration features emerging choreographers, dancers, musicians, singers, actors, photographers, artists, graphic designers, poets and more.

Fear No Art auditions/submission times Jan. 30:

• 5:30 to 6 p.m. for visual artists. Bring samples of work: paintings, pencil, animation, etc. Completed works are not needed by the submission date.
• 6 to 7:30 p.m. for musicians/poets/actors/other artists. Be prepared to sing, play, speak or play a recording. A piano will be available.
• 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. for dancers. Come dressed and ready to dance. No prepared dance necessary.

Note that dance rehearsals have a minimum commitment of two hours a week for one piece. Rehearsal days and times vary and depend on the choreographer ad dancers’ availability.

All other artists may work at their own pace with mentoring.

Fear No Art Festival performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, on the JLC mainstage.

For more information, contact Valerie Alpert at valpert@clcillinois.edu or 847-543-2432.

Follow the College of Lake County Dance Department on Facebook and Instagram @collegeoflakecountydance. Visit clcdance.blogspot.com for information on performances, events and classes.