You like theater and you think Physical Festival Chicago might be something for you and your friends, but you’re not sure how to prepare for it. Will you need to bring a […]
Four Ways to Prep for Physical Festival
Kim Campbell
Ascend—Actors Gymnasium Circus Training Program Showcase Takes Off
The eight graduates of the Actors Gymnasium’s first circus training program might have been keyed up about their showcase performance, but the audience wouldn’t have known it because their training at Actors […]
Cirque de la Symphonie opens Chicago Philharmonic Residency @ Harris Theater
Five classical circus performers visited the Chicago Philharmonic this past Saturday night to ring in the orchestra’s new tenure at Harris Theater. The performances blended the music of Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky among […]
Cosmic Convergence Ends the Season with a Bang @ Chicago Symphony Center
The Chicago Sinfonietta wrapped up its 2016 season Monday night with a heartfelt homage to its founder and shaper, Paul Freeman, who died this past summer. Freeman was a beloved leader and […]
The Tastemakers of Chicago Weigh in Before the James Beard Awards
Last Sunday was the night before the James Beard awards iconic first hosting in Chicago, and a panel of three well known Chicago restaurateurs and chefs (and one from New York) came […]
Cooking the Books with Christina Bello
As tax season fades from our memories for another 360 days, it was perhaps apt that I had a chance to speak with the founder of the Cooking the Books book club, […]
Your 3CR Guide to a Better May
Stages Seedfolks @ Chicago Children’s Theatre CCT presents Seedfolks, a play about the people who develop an urban garden in a gritty Cleveland neighborhood. One woman plays all 14 parts. Suitable for ages […]
Kombucha Experiment with Nathan Wyse–Continued
Part Two, continued from April21st post. Around us were three huge tanks of kombucha in various states of completeness. We walked over to look at the mother scoby on top […]
Kombucha Experiment with Nathan Wyse–the Brewer at Arize
The history Kombucha is an ancient fermented tea drink from Russia (or possibly China) which contains probiotics and a powerful punch to one’s tastebuds. After a brief kombucha brewing experiment of my […]
The Queen Mary of Ukrainian Village: A Time-Traveling Tavern
It was a cold spring afternoon and we were headed downtown to the theater via Division Street, that razor’s edge between Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village. The boundary used to matter, because on […]
Heels Over Head—a Physical Variety Show & a Refreshing Spectacle
It was a night full of improv, clowning, circus, puppetry, satire, buffoonery and even a bit of burlesque at IO on Tuesday night. And the best thing is, it happens every month. […]
A Number Really Does One on Us @ Royal George
On the surface, playwright Caryl Churchill has written a timely play about a controversial topic, cloning. But underneath that, there is a deep dive into more timeless concerns, such as what does it […]
