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    Image Captions and Credits: Darling Shear in Ayako Kato’s “LUCA/Res Communis ETHOS Episode III” at Elevate Chicago Dance 2022, pc Ricardo E Adame | June 2023 DanceChance participants (image featuring Dion “iCrisis” Randle, Benji Hart, and Karina J. Rivera) at the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities – Central West Center, pc Janice Cho | Sara Zalek, pc William Frederking | DanceChance January 2024 at the Chicago Cultural Center, pc Kristie Kahns