SUMMIT: THROUGH HER RISE is a movement summit that has commissioned five female identifying choreographers to share their creative works and wisdom with U-M students and the public at large with FREE workshops happening October 27-28 and a FREE performance on October 28th at 7pm. All events are hosted by U-M’s Dance Department located at 1000 Baits Drive, Ann Arbor Michigan 48105. SUMMIT is a platform where underrepresented artists can come together to present their work at U-M, an R1 university, with the goal of introducing excellent and thought provoking pieces to the Ann Arbor community. This platform aims to create new opportunities to network, share resources and expand U-Ms impact to the broader artistic landscape. Conceived, curated and produced by Associate Professor of Dance, Shannon Gillen, SUMMIT positions itself as a celebratory opportunity for women makers to unite and share their visions broadly. SUMMIT received generous funding through Arts and Resistance, a cross-campus partnership between the U-M Museum of Art, the U-M Arts Initiative, and the College of LSA.