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Preview: Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Kicks Off Made in Chicago Series November 3 at the Auditorium Theatre

Chicago is an arts town and home to some of the finest dance companies in the world. Deeply Rooted Dance Theater was co-founded by Kevin Iega Jeff and Gary Abbott […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • October 25, 2023
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: The Joffrey Ballet Flawlessly Dances the Frankenstein Story

    I am still in awe from watching the Joffrey Ballet’s Frankenstein at the Lyric Opera House. Choreographer Liam Scarlett stayed closer to Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein or Modern Prometheus than […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • October 15, 2023
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: Joffrey Ballet Celebrates Life in Dance with the Arpino Chicago Centennial Celebration

    The Joffrey Ballet took up residence in Chicago in 1996. After nearly four decades in New York and the death of Robert Joffrey, Gerald Arpino, his partner in life and […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • September 27, 2023
    • Dance , Jazz , Stages

    Review: Memoirs of Jazz in the Alley Is a Powerful Tribute to the South Side, Then and Now

    Memoirs of Jazz in the Alley is a tribute to a decade-plus of people jamming in a garage near 50th and Champlain, created by artistic director and choreographer Kia S. […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 13, 2023
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: The Memory Place at Pivot Arts Looks at Life Through Different Cultures in a Promenade Performance

    The Memory Place is a multidisciplinary collection of vignettes that begins in the lobby of the Edge Theater. The audience is welcomed, asked to turn off their phones, and most […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 7, 2023
    • Dance , Stages , Theater

    Review: Eloquent Blend of Words, Music and Movement Tells the Story in Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a Son at Goodman Theatre

    Antonio Edwards Suarez tells the story of his Latino/Black/Irish family in 80 poetic and emotional minutes of story and dance. The one-man play—Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • May 10, 2023
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: Visceral Dance Chicago Portrays Eroticism, Power, and Celebration in SPRINGTEN

    SPRINGTEN is the tenth-anniversary celebration for Visceral Dance Chicago. Under the tutelage and artistic vision of founder Nick Pupillo, Visceral has reached an international audience with stunning choreography. The beautiful […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 1, 2023
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: Ballet 5:8 Presents Myths, Faith, and Post-Apocalyptic Love in the Premiere of BareFace at the Harris Theater

    BareFace is a new ballet from Ballet 5:8, created by artistic director Juliana Rubio Slager. It is an intriguing blend of myths from the Greeks, Romans, and the blended classical […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • April 25, 2023
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: American Ballet Theatre Serves Up a Legacy of Longing and Nostalgia at the Auditorium Theatre

    The American Ballet Theatre is a venerable institution also known as America’s National Ballet Company. Their stop through Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre proves that it is a title well-earned […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • April 15, 2023
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: En Pointe and En Travesti With Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo  

    Brave drag queens and cowardly Russian oligarchs dominate the news these days. These fabulous queens are often incorrectly labeled as subversive while the Slavic autocrats aren’t receiving enough comeuppance for […]

  • Karin McKie
  • February 15, 2023
    • Dance , Preview , Stages

    Preview: Mary—A Holiday Dansical by Erin Barnett and Black Girls Dance Ensemble

    The story goes that almost anybody Black from the South Side of Chicago either went to Mayfair Academy or knew someone who went there. The academy closed in 2021 after […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • December 13, 2022
    • Dance , Preview , Stages

    Preview: A Fresh and Fun Nutcracker Is Coming to Hyde Park

    I have always loved the Hyde Park neighborhood for its vivacity and artistic sensibilities. So I was really pumped about getting to preview the Hyde Park School of Dance (HPSD) […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • December 7, 2022
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