A trio of dance works exploring memory, grief, healing and personal histories are on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art this month as part of the museum’s Chicago Performs platform reserved for local performing artists.

Red Clay Dance, Robyn Mineko Williams and Helen Lee each premiere works in the four-day festival, running Sept. 18-21 at the MCA. By design, Chicago Performs gives a lot of artistic license to present pieces in any stage of development. Red Clay and Williams have opted for staged productions in the museum’s 300-seat Edlis Neeson Theater, while Lee presents more of a guided, progressive tour leading audience members a few blocks to Lake Michigan.

Williams is preparing a soft premiere of “To Leave You,” a danced kind of curio cabinet with tidbits and memories she wants

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