All stories by Sharon Hoyer on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Keeping What You Need: Red Clay Dance Shifts the Celebration Online and Finds New Inspiration by Sharon Hoyer

"It’s good to reflect back and look at everything and see if we’re at the root and purpose. Now we have a lot of time for planning and to interrogate some things."

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:30PM
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The Material, The Technological, The Spiritual, The Ancestral: Disciplines Unite in the Vision of Qudus Onikeku by Sharon Hoyer

The Nigerian-based choreographer makes his U.S. debut at the Dance Center of Columbia College, considering problems from both physical and spiritual planes.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Dance Top 5: March 2020 by Sharon Hoyer

March is a month for big-name companies and a wealth of fresh new work.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Whole and Connected: The Joffrey Ballet presents Justin Peck’s “The Times Are Racing” by Sharon Hoyer

Youth culture is at the heart of Peck’s ballet, which is danced in sneakers and streetwear to the second half of electronic musician Dan Deacon’s “America” album.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Dance Top 5: February 2020 by Sharon Hoyer

Ballet, Irish Dance, Modern, Contemporary, Tap: five more reasons to get out of the house this February.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, February 1, 2020

Inspiration From the Archive: Over Two Dozen Artists Respond to Performance Art Relics in “What Remains” at Defibrillator Gallery by Sharon Hoyer

Netherlands-based ieke Trinks sent an international call to respond to Joseph Ravens' collection. Their responses open DFBRL8R's tenth anniversary season.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:32PM
Friday, January 31, 2020

In Oppression, Horror: A Preview of “Water Will (in Melody)” at the MCA by Sharon Hoyer

Ligia Lewis' lush nightmare finds the relationship between authority, willful resistance and punishment a source of terror.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:15PM
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The Body Eclectic: Aura CuriAtlas Physical Theatre Performs Dreams and The Tarot at Steppenwolf 1700 by Sharon Hoyer

Aura CuriAtlas blends dance and acrobatics to tell stories without words, from everyday situations to abstract flights of fancy.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00AM

Dance Top 5: January 2020 by Sharon Hoyer

Spirituality and survival are at the heart of dance and performance art this January.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Fresh Story, Old Favorites: Chicago Tap Theatre Celebrates the Season with Tidings of Tap! by Sharon Hoyer

The show features percussive dance backed by a five-piece jazz band.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Echoes Forward: Robyn Mineko Williams brings an Evolving New Work to the Harris Theater by Sharon Hoyer

How an intimate piece found newness in a full-fledged stage production...and back again.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:38PM
Monday, November 25, 2019

Dancing in the Moonlight: A Review of RE|Dance Group’s “What The Moon Pulls” at Filament Theatre by Sharon Hoyer

Lucy Vurusic Riner’s evening-length dance explored shifting moods and emotions drawn by the phases of the moon.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:30PM
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Dance Top 5: December 2019 by Sharon Hoyer

December dance brings both big holiday spectacles and thought-provoking pieces in Steppenwolf's black box theater.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Mystery and Intrigue: Hubbard Street Premieres a New Work by Kyle Abraham in “Forge Forward” at the Harris Theater by Sharon Hoyer

The new commission from the MacArthur "genus" awardee is infused with delicious moments of melodrama and humor.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:45PM

Holding Each Other Up: Lucky Plush Celebrates the Joy of Skate Culture in “Rink Life” by Sharon Hoyer

The roller rink is one of those special little universes with all the necessary ingredients for building a vibrant culture.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Dance Top 5: November 2019 by Sharon Hoyer

Dance offerings for November.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, October 26, 2019

Femaleness Without Borders: A Review of Marginalia at Links Hall by Sharon Hoyer

Khecari's new evening-length dance performance builds a dreamlike world of female tenderness, menace and transcendent intimacy.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:20PM
Monday, October 14, 2019

From Words, Movement: The Joffrey Ballet Brings Cathy Marston’s “Jane Eyre” to Chicago by Sharon Hoyer

Cathy Marston's translation of the gothic romance opens the Joffrey's final season on the Auditorium Theatre stage.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:05PM
Friday, October 4, 2019

Finding the Edges: Architecture Leads the Dance in “On Notice” at SITE/less by Sharon Hoyer

"On Notice" is built upon ideas that tie together statements about representation imposed by mass media, ideas first put forth in the 1980s New York art scene.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00AM
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Dance Top 5: October 2019 by Sharon Hoyer

Our top picks among a bounteous harvest of dance and performance this month.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00AM
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Fall Arts Preview 2019: This is What America Looks Like: Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre digs deep into identity and the immigrant experience by Sharon Hoyer

With extensive research and expansive collaboration for the program, choreography is the fourth or fifth layer on top of what's come before.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, September 4, 2019

A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That: Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival Provides a Sampling of Indie Work from Across the Country by Sharon Hoyer

This festival's sampler-style short performances make it an un-intimidating point of entry for folks unfamiliar with contemporary dance and the many things that can mean.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PM

Dance Top 5: September 2019 by Sharon Hoyer

September brings so many reasons to dance.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00AM

Fall Arts Preview 2019: Can’t-Miss Fall Dance Events by Sharon Hoyer

A few of the most anticipated dance events of the fall.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Sunday, August 18, 2019

What You Need: A Review of The Fly Honey Show by Sharon Hoyer

Erin Kilmurray's queer feminist cabaret/variety show extravaganza, celebrating its 10th season, is a raucous, righteous balm for the weary soul.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:30PM
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Dance Top 5: August 2019 by Sharon Hoyer

Some of the summer dance highlights for August.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, July 20, 2019

The Time-Honored and the Experimental: A Preview of Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s Rhythm World Festival by Sharon Hoyer

The annual event series sets the example of how a festival can evolve alongside its art form.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 06:30PM
Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Green Space, Dance Space: Dance in the Parks Brings Professional and Youth Performances to Your Backyard by Sharon Hoyer

The annual free series of dance performances in neighborhood parks makes the long-awaited fair weather all the sweeter.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Dance Top 5: July 2019 by Sharon Hoyer

We greet summer with daily outdoor dance events...and a few in the comfort of AC.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM
Monday, June 3, 2019

A Present-Tense Art Form: Brian Brooks Returns to Hubbard Street Dance by Sharon Hoyer

New York-based Brian Brooks writes a coda to his Harris Theater residency with a revisioning of his chaotic and complex "Terrain."

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:00PM
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Innovative, Entertaining: Pivot Arts Festival Seeks to Bring Genre-Defying Work Center Stage by Sharon Hoyer

Ten days of innovative dance, music and theater by local and international artists. Curator Julieanne Ehre's recommendation: see it all.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:00PM

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