Interviews, Stages, Talk show

Dialogs: The Law, Quantum Computing, and Sarajevo Fiction Highlight CHF’s Spring Lecture Series

Illinois is the first state to end book bans, and the Chicago Humanities Festival is the city’s premiere forum for promoting authors on the vanguard and their timely and riveting […]

Karin McKie /
Interviews, Lit, Stages

Dialogs: Ayad Akhtar’s Homeland Elegies Reflects on Dreams of American Identity

Ayad Akhtar’s new novel, Homeland Elegies, begins like a memoir. Written in the first person, it’s about the narrator’s Pakistani immigrant father who believes in the American dream. Father was […]

Nancy S Bishop /
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 /
Circus, Interviews, Stages

Interview: Kevin Beverly Comes Home in Cast of Volta, Cirque du Soleil’s Street Arts Circus Show

In some ways Cirque du Soleil really is the circus of the sun. It rotates its shows around the globe each year (there are currently over 20 active productions, 12 […]

Kim Campbell /
Interviews, Stages, Theater Festival

Chicago and Paris Band Together for Cabaret: An Interview with Claudia Hommel

Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion is a week-long festival running October 28 through November 4 that brings together cabaret performers from the U.S. and France to explore the artistry and history behind […]

Kim Campbell /
Circus, Interviews, Stages

Brave Space, Chicago’s New Circus Show, Opens October 6

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Chicago, the incubator for the arts, hosts many interesting and experimental productions, hatching seasoned comedians from its thriving Improv scene, and Hollywood actors from its storefront theaters. But a lesser […]

Kim Campbell /
Interviews, Stages, Theater

Horror is Healing: A Conversation with Hilary Williams of WildClaw Theatre’s Second Skin

Hilary Williams loves horror. In the dim light of the bar at the Den Theatre (where she is performing in Wildclaw Theatre’s production of Second Skin) her eyes grow wide when […]

Matthew Nerber /
Beyond, Interviews, Stages

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Grants Us Her Wisdom at the Auditorium Theatre

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the hero of most every woman, young or old. Hearing her speak on September 11, the anniversary of America’s great tragedy, went a long way […]

Sarah Brooks /
Circus, Dance, Interviews, Stages

This Week at Harris Theater: SEA–Interview with Director Streb

I interviewed director Elizabeth Streb about her upcoming show SEA (Singular Extreme Actions) at Harris Theater. Streb’s work as a choreographer is groundbreaking (sometimes literally). I asked her what distinguishes […]

Kim Campbell /
Interviews, Stages, Theater

SoloChicago: A Theater Startup in a City of Theaters: An Interview

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  It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to start a new theater company in a city that might be considered saturated with storefronts. But Ron Keaton and Kurt Johns […]

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