• Comment: This one's marginal, but IMHO the information should be located on that article since most of the sources here are not primarily about Hackman. Mach61 (talk) 15:36, 12 January 2024 (UTC)


Mark Hackman
Mark Hackman at a 2022 production gala
Mark Hackman at a 2022 production gala
Born (1979-12-14) December 14, 1979 (age 44)
Greensboro, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Writer, stage producer
Years active2002–present

John Mark Hackman (born December 14th, 1979) is an American choreographer, writer and stage producer. An executive director of street dance company Chicago Dance Crash, Hackman's work is recognized for a live production style of storytelling that combines dance with recorded narration, dialogue and spoken stage directions beginning in the early 2000s.[1] This concept has been seen in Hackman's writings for nationally-touring productions of Booms Day,[2] Tribulation and the Demolition Squad,[3] Gotham City[4] and The Bricklayers of Oz.[5] among others.

A graduate of Illinois State University,[6] Hackman has worked with stage artists including Jessica Deahr, Harrison McEldowney, Amirah Sackett, David Cromer and Nicholas Leichter.[7][8][9] As a dancer, Hackman performed as an ensemble member of performance company Instruments of Movement which operated until 2009 under the artistic direction of James Morrow, of which Hackman tributes a great deal of his creative inspiration from regarding the "fusion" of concert and street dance styles in his choreography and writing.[10][11]

He resigned from Chicago Dance Crash as CEO in 2022, appointing Jessica Leyva as his successor.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ Molzahn, Laura (June 24, 2005). "An Epic Narrative Dance Work by 25-year-old Choreographer Mark Hackman is Packed with Visceral Thrills" (PDF). Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Weiss, Hedy. "A Pair of Spirit-Raising Performances". WTTW News. PBS Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Kahns, Kristi (June 17, 2005). "Tribulation and the Demolition Squad". DanceMagazine.com. Dance Magazine. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Various. "Gotham City Reviews (Aggregate)". theatreinchicago.com. Theater in Chicago. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Weiss, Hedy (August 6, 2017). "Repaving the Yellow Brick Road in ingenious 'Bricklayers of Oz'". chicago.suntimes.com. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Warnecke, Lauren. "Dance Crash lets loose after 15 years of edgy fusion fun". digitaledition.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  7. ^ Nevin, Johnny. "4PHOTOS (really 5): Chicago Dance Crash's Mark Hackman and Crash Year 15". dancermusic.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  8. ^ Lahr, John (October 1, 2012). "Dixie Delirium". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Kopeny, Michelle. "Chicago Dance Crash Ventures Into The Future". chicagoist.com. The Chicagoist. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  10. ^ Smith, Sid (August 6, 2010). "Bad-boy break dancer meets a ballerina". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  11. ^ Hieggelke, Brian (December 22, 2009). "At Zeroes End: Dance in 2000-2009". newcitystage.com. Newcity Magazine. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  12. ^ Bruns, Tristan. "It's the End of an Era and a Bright New Beginning". SeeChicagoDance.com. SeeChicagoDance. Retrieved December 3, 2023.