Broadway in Chicago’s 42nd Street a Rollicking Good Time
When the lights dim, the curtain at the Cadillac Palace Theatre rises slowly, exposing forty pairs of feet dancing perfectly in sync. The curtain pauses at knee-height, focusing your eyes […]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Mixes Gospel Old and Spacey New
The glorious athletic dancers and ever-innovative choreographers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are having a short run at the Auditorium Theatre this week – get your creaky sitz […]
“Trip the Light Fantastic”– Daring but Disappointing
Trip the Light Fantastic: The Making of SuperStrip, the new dance-theater work from Lucky Plush Productions, defies categorization. Commissioned by the Harris Theater, the show revolves around a group of […]
The Dance COLEctive Celebrates 20 Years With Live Stream
If you celebrate the first anniversary with paper and the fifth anniversary with wood, is digital the new 20th anniversary gift? On March 8, Chicago’s The Dance COLEctive will broadcast […]
Danztheatre’s Bindis Has Heart in Right Place
Bindis and Bruises, Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble’s latest offering in their 15th season, aims to shed light on issues of domestic and dating violence, with a specific focus on the Indian-American community. […]
“Winning Works” Showcases Emerging Talent
This weekend marks the sixth annual Joffrey Ballet Winning Works program, which recognizing African, Latino, Asian, Arab and Native American emerging choreographers. This year, Jeffrey Cirio, Christian Denice and Mariana […]
Urban Bush Women Wow with “Walking with ‘Trane”
This past weekend, the New York-based Urban Bush Women dance company went on an explorative journey through the music, spirit and life of John Coltrane-and took Chicago audiences along for […]
Joffrey Ballet Brings Boldness to Winter Program
The Joffrey Ballet is adopting a contemporary flair for its winter engagement. The show, Bold Moves, takes place at the Auditorium Theatre and features three contemporary ballets, anchored by the […]
aMID Festival a Celebration of Movement
Performers threw themselves against the wall, stood nearly motionless practically balanced on their heads for minutes on end, carried each other across the stage and moved deeply and intricately. […]
Hedwig Dances Finds New Home in the New Year
Hedwig Dances kicked off the new year with a move to the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Headed by founder and artistic director Jan Bartoszek, Hedwig Dances becomes one of […]
Thodos Dance Chicago premieres piece chronicling life of Sono Osato
This January, Thodos Dance Chicago will give audiences a deeper look inside the life of Japanese-American dancer Sono Osato. The full-company piece, choreographed by Thodos Dance Chicago Founder and Artistic […]
Zephyr Dance’s aMID festival highlights aging choreographers
This January, Zephyr Dance is shining the spotlight on mid-career performers and choreographers with the aMID festival. While maturing dancers and choreographers performing their own work rarely find themselves in […]