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Review: Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker Is a Sparkling Tradition for a Chicago Christmas

Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • December 9, 2024
    • Dance , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: New Dance Adaptation of Hamlet Moves Beyond Melancholy with Heightened Expression in Movement

    Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and beyond. […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • November 25, 2024
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    Review: Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Builds a Legacy with an Impeccable Performance

    We want to hear from you! Take our brief reader survey now and share your feedback on what you love at Third Coast Review—and what we could be doing better! Plus, everyone […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • November 19, 2024
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    Review: Racism Remembered as Edgar Arceneaux Revisits Ben Vereen’s Performance for Reagan’s 1981 Inauguration

    The Museum of Contemporary Art hosted a 50-minute performance of Edgar Arceneaux’s Until, Until, Until… for three performances in October. The LA-based writer/director/producer/performer devised the production 10 years ago to […]

  • Karin McKie
  • October 27, 2024
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: Joffrey Ballet Stages a Literary Masterpiece with Marston’s Atonement, Adapted from Ian McEwan’s Novel

    I’ve often said that a film retelling will destroy a brilliant literary work and a mediocre book can make a great film. My example [of the latter] is Mario Puzo’s […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • October 20, 2024
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    Review: PARA.MAR Dance Theatre Gives Life to Loss and Passion in Anthology

    Choreographer Stephanie Martinez founded PARA.MAR Dance Theatre in 2020 as an antidote to the pandemic’s despair, loss, and isolation. Anthology is a curated selection of six dances by Martinez and […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • September 23, 2024
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: Dance for Life Fills the Auditorium Theatre with Exuberance, Love and Life

    Summer weekends are always an adventure in Chicago. Last weekend was the Air and Water Show, Bud Billiken Parade, White Sox vs the Cubs, and several neighborhood festivals. The best […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • August 14, 2024
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: Erin Kilmurray’s The Function Vibrates High Energy in Deconstructed Dance

    Something told me that The Function would be a scene when I pulled up to a warehouse space in East Garfield Park. Fortunately, the people I am around most gave […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 29, 2024
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Brings Exquisite Craft and Depth to Of Joy

    Hubbard Street Dance Chicago closed out season 46 with a program titled Of Joy. Passion, joy, and dancers in peak performance mode were on display much to the audience’s pleasure. […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 19, 2024
    • Classical , Dance , Music , Stages

    Feature: Chicago Humanities Festival Elevates Black Chamber Music and Black Ballerinas

    Paging Ava DuVernay—the Chicago Humanities Festival has two future film ideas for you. On Saturday, April 27, the vibrant cultural series presented two Lincoln Park events to highlight Black excellence […]

  • Karin McKie
  • May 2, 2024
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: A Midsummer Journey to the Subconscious with the Joffrey Ballet

    I was not exactly expecting Puck and the other fairies when I sat down to watch the new production by the Joffrey Ballet. This Midsummer Night’s Dream is Sweden’s celebration […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • April 27, 2024
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Dazzles with New Work and Treasured Classics

    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is the platinum standard of Black culture in dance. A production from Alvin Ailey captures many facets of art and is much more than a […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • April 22, 2024
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