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Review: Water Will (in Melody) by Ligia Lewis–Dance and Theater (That Confronts)

It begins with storytelling, a dark fairytale to set the tone—one from the Brothers Grimm about a defiant little girl who doesn’t know her place– so God kills her. This […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • February 3, 2020
    • Dance , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Jump and Jive for Joy at Porchlight’s Sophisticated Ladies

    Can there be a show stopper when the show never stops? Porchlight Music Theatre’s production of Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies sings, dances and plays its way through the king of all’s […]

  • Bob Benenson
  • January 31, 2020
    • Dance , Interviews , Stages

    Creativity Examined: How Hubbard Street Dance Constructs a Dynamic Program

    Hubbard Street Dance, Chicago’s world-renowned contemporary dance company, opened its 2019-20 season on November 7 at the Harris Theater. It was the first of three performances of a program, titled […]

  • Bob Benenson
  • December 5, 2019
    • Dance , Preview , Stages

    Preview: Inspired by the Ballet Russe, A&A Ballet Stages The Art Deco Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker season has officially begun. All over Chicagoland for the past several months, phalanxes of slipper-clad dancers have been working on battered marley floors, steaming up windows as they rehearse […]

  • Angela Allyn
  • December 3, 2019
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: 65,000 Years of Human Movement at the Harris with Bangarra Dance Theatre Australia

    For those who fought through the crowds from the Millenium Park tree lighting, an invigorating evening awaited at the Harris Theater this weekend: Bangarra Dance Theater Australia made an all […]

  • Angela Allyn
  • November 25, 2019
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: Jane Eyre at the Joffrey Tells an Old Story

    To open its final season in the glittering 130-year-old Auditorium Theatre before it moves across town to the Lyric Opera digs, the Joffrey Ballet doubled down on its recent commitment […]

  • Angela Allyn
  • October 18, 2019
    • Dance , Stages , Theater

    Review: Drury Lane’s Mamma Mia Knocks It Out of the Park

    What can I say about Mamma Mia that hasn’t already been said? It’s an international phenomenon, with a Broadway run that spanned 14 years, has been adapted into two movies, with all […]

  • James Brod
  • February 28, 2019
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: Joffrey World Premiere of Anna Karenina Shines Through Its Darkness

    Opulent lifestyles, unbridled passion, and endless joy…all the while a thread of darkness and deceit lurks underneath. Such is the tale of Leo Tolstoy’s 1878 novel masterpiece, Anna Karenina, adapted into […]

  • Sarah Brooks
  • February 16, 2019
    • Beyond , Dance , Event , Stages

    Review: Raks Inferno is a Lot of Fiery Passion in an Intimate Space

    If you’ve been around the performing arts scene in Chicago enough, you might have heard tales of a bellydancing Wookiee. We certainly had, and found ourselves mesmerized by the fun […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • January 11, 2019
    • Dance , Stages

    Review: Joffrey Ballet’s The Nutcracker Continues Its Chicago 1893 Focus

    The bottom line is this: if you find yourself in any seat at the Joffrey’s production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, it is a good seat. Being in the room for this […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • December 5, 2018
    • Beyond , Circus , Comedy , Dance , Event , Stages

    Review: Sixth Annual Nerd Comedy Fest Remains Full of Heart

    It’s been about a week since the sixth annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival. In its sixth year at Stage 773, this festival has always been an intimate favorite, truer to […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • May 26, 2018
    • Beyond , Circus , Comedy , Dance , Event , Stages

    Review: Acrobatica Infiniti is Nerdy and Amazing After Dark, With No Pants

    Tana Karo started Acrobatica Infiniti, billed as the world’s first “nerd circus” back in the era of Gaper’s Block. It was 2015, and “nerd culture” was on the rise, as was the […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • May 24, 2018
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