SUMMER NIGHTS 2025
EVENT LINEUP
Master Class: Scene Study (Remy Bumppo Theatre)
Monday, 16 & Tuesday, 17 JUNE: A scene study class designed for the working professional actor. This class provides the opportunity to work with Chicago directors on a variety of materials. Monday and Tuesday sessions available.
OPEN REHEARSAL: GLOBAL HIVE LABS AND PIVOT ARTS
Thursday, 24 JULY: Performance and Active Translation development lab with Pivot Arts Festival and Global Hive Labs in Chicago, Illinois.
Generative artists, interpreters and collaborators are invited to join Global Hive Labs at PIVOT ARTS for an open rehearsal.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS: GLOBAL HIVE LABS AND PIVOT ARTS
Two public sharings at Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts, in culmiation of a Performance and Active Translation development lab with Pivot Arts Festival and Global Hive Labs.
Backstage Pass: FROM THE WORKSHOP SUNSET 60 MINUTES
Wednesday, 16 JULY: Performance art research in Emilia-Romagna at Teatro di Grazzano Visconti with Global Hive Labs and ChezActors company, culminating in a public sharing of material from Sunset: 60 minutes. (Italy)
Public Presentation: Night Diaries, a new translation of Giornale Notturno (1978–2012)
Tuesday, 22 JULY: Stage Center Theatre
Giornale Notturno (1978–2012) is an active translation of Belgian dramatist Jan Fabre’s original Night Diaries and texts. Edoardo Callegari curated a selection of these writings, which were then translated by acclaimed Italian artist Carolina Migli Bateson.
Public Presentation: Night Diaries, a new translation of Giornale Notturno (1978–2012)
Saturday, 26 JULY: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Giornale Notturno (1978–2012) is an active translation of Belgian dramatist Jan Fabre’s original Night Diaries and texts. Edoardo Callegari curated a selection of these writings, which were then translated by acclaimed Italian artist Carolina Migli Bateson.
PUBLIC PRESENTATION: FROM THE WORKSHOP SUNSET 60 MINUTES
Friday, 18 JULY: A public sharing of material from Sunset 60 Minutes
Developed in Emilia-Romagna at Teatro di Grazzano Visconti with Global Hive Labs and ChezActors company
LUNAR SALON
Friday 25 JULY: Immersive late night event at Cedillo’s Fresh Produce (urban farm, Englewood Chicago) incorporating site specific performances of Night Diaries and material developed during Denise’s Summer Nights (USA).
Public Presentation: Night Diaries, a new translation of Giornale Notturno (1978–2012)
Saturday, 2 AUGUST: The Flea
Giornale Notturno (1978–2012) is an active translation of Belgian dramatist Jan Fabre’s original Night Diaries and texts. Edoardo Callegari curated a selection of these writings, which were then translated by acclaimed Italian artist Carolina Migli Bateson.