Review: Wired by Kinetic Light Smashes Barriers and Demonstrates Equitable Artistic Access
Projections of light traced the movements of the dancers on the floor, shadows of them spinning and bouncing in their…
Review: West Side Story at Marriott Lincolnshire Features a Formidable Cast and a Few Missteps
I love a good evening out at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. For years now, they’ve put on top notch…
Review: Controlled Burn–Raks Inferno Makes a Safe but Sizzling Return to In Person Shows
It’s been a long while since things were “normal.” And the last time we set foot in the Newport Theater,…
Review: Dance, Film and History Intertwine Beautifully in Cunningham
Merce Cunningham died in 2009 at the age of 90, and in his decades-long career as a dancer and choreographer,…
Review: ionnalee Takes the Bottom Lounge on a Galactic Journey
Swedish singer and songwriter, ionnalee, brought an out of this world performance to the Bottom Lounge Sunday evening on her…
Review: Unknown Mortal Orchestra Had House of Vans Dancing All Night
How does House of Vans do what they do? I thought to myself as I watched concertgoers flood into…
Album Review: Kill Scenes’ In Dreams Creatively Soundtrack Imaginary Films
Kill Scenes’ latest release, In Dreams could itself be the soundtrack to a dream, which is appropriate for a project that…
12 Fun in the Sun Father’s Day Activities in Chicago
We’re quickly coming up on Father’s Day weekend, and it looks to be a beautiful (if steamy) few days in…
Finding Love with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
In celebration of February’s Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater presents an exploration of love during…
Zephyr Dance Combines Dance and Architecture for Valise 13
What happens when you combine dance and architecture, marrying movement and structure? How does an audience, empowered to choose its…
Joffrey Ballet’s Cinderella Sparkles and Stuns at the Auditorium Theatre
We all know the story; Cinderella, bound to cleaning the house and being excluded from all the privileges her…
Asymptote Journal: A Five-Year Anniversary Celebration
Experimental Japanese translations. Interviews with National Book Award finalists. Mexican Twitter fiction. Ancient Babylonian texts and contemporary underground Uyghur poetry. These are…
