Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Delight defines Mark Morris' "Dido and Aeneas." Delight in sex, in music, in pathos, in mischief and even evil. Delight despite the ancient tragic story of love betrayed, and despite the his…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:28PMDelight defines Mark Morris' "Dido and Aeneas." Delight in sex, in music, in pathos, in mischief and even evil. Delight despite the ancient tragic story of love betrayed, and despite the his…
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What happens when hip-hop meets butoh? In broad terms, it's a meeting that promises to be more of a car crash: Hip-hop is superfast, butoh superslow; hip-hop wows the crowd, inward-focused b…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:08PMCultures collide but don't ignite in "Flash" What happens when hip-hop meets butoh? In broad terms, it's a meeting that promises to be more of a car crash: Hip-hop is superfast, butoh supers…
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Bad guys go way back, of course — but they don't often turn up in dance, especially contemporary dance. That changes with Brock Clawson's new "Sneaky Pete" for Giordano Dance Chicago's spr…
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Lucy Riner is an adventurous soul — not your straight-up purveyor of straightforward technique or the well-made dance. Even she was challenged, however, when a lightning bolt of disaster t…
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Lucas Crandall's "Imprint," created for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's spring program, felt ominous, vaguely threatening, as a rehearsal run-through began. Menacing ambient music by Czech in…
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Strong and talented, Margi Cole has always been quick to open the door to other dancer-choreographers, often younger. She's also invited mentoring for herself from older artists, like Debora…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:14PMStrong and talented, Margi Cole has always been quick to open the door to other dancer-choreographers, often younger. She's also invited mentoring for herself from older artists, like Debora…
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With an adrenaline-fueled rush, Robert Battle's "Awakening" ushers in a new era for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. But while it feels like a departure for both Battle as choreographer a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:01PMWith an adrenaline-fueled rush, Robert Battle's "Awakening" ushers in a new era for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. But while it feels like a departure for both Battle as choreographer a…
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Chicago Repertory Ballet's synergistic treatment of the most shivery of Shakespeare plays, "Macbeth," unites animated projections, music and dance to excellent effect, suggesting both the us…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:52PMChicago Repertory Ballet's synergistic treatment of the most shivery of Shakespeare plays, "Macbeth," unites animated projections, music and dance to excellent effect, suggesting both the us…
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Immensely likable and entertaining, Lucky Plush Productions' "Trip the Light Fantastic: The Making of SuperStrip" has a lot going for it — and a lot going on. Video projections; fast-paced…
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Robert Battle, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since 2011, is hesitant to admit that his first new work for the company, "Awakening," might be just a tiny bit autobio…
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Gang rape, sexy virgins, spousal abuse, a racist parody of the love between Othello and Desdemona, a Babel of voices and cultures suggesting the dangers of miscegenation: John Neumeier's bal…
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Aiming for your work to be understood is natural, maybe especially in dance. But aiming too hard for understanding, rather than leaving room for the imagination, gives the audience little to…
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Aiming for your work to be understood is natural, maybe especially in dance. But aiming too hard for understanding, rather than leaving room for the imagination, gives the audience little to…
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Who would want to be 11 again? The cusp of puberty feels like drowning. But that tidal wave of out-of-control change also arguably merely distills, intensifies, the essential mysteries and t…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:09PMWho would want to be 11 again? The cusp of puberty feels like drowning. But that tidal wave of out-of-control change also arguably merely distills, intensifies, the essential mysteries and t…
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The Joffrey Ballet announced its 2016-17 season Thursday, highlighting the results attained over the last nine years by artistic director Ashley Wheater in his ongoing quest to create a "wor…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:09AMThe Joffrey Ballet announced its 2016-17 season Thursday, highlighting the results attained over the last nine years by artistic director Ashley Wheater in his ongoing quest to create a "wor…
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"Dance is a living art," proclaims Hamburg Ballet artistic director John Neumeier. "If I make a ballet, it's not like I paint a picture and hang it on the wall, or write a book and keep it o…
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First my coat and purse were taken. Then the boots had to come off. Finally, I was asked not to haul my pad of paper and pen around but instead to have the true "immersive experience." No no…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:19PMFirst my coat and purse were taken. Then the boots had to come off. Finally, I was asked not to haul my pad of paper and pen around but instead to have the true "immersive experience." No no…
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At its best, dance is the most perfect of stage arts, sculpting entire worlds through the most ineffable means: color, light, music, human movement. "Bold Moves" offers three especially dema…
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"Music is my main passion," says British choreographer Ashley Page. "I think it always has been. From quite young I've listened to what you'd call 'difficult' music."
Taking risks has defin…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:40PM"Music is my main passion," says British choreographer Ashley Page. "I think it always has been. From quite young I've listened to what you'd call 'difficult' music." Taking risks has define…
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Data overflowing the banks of a storage site doesn't sound a promising premise for a dance. It becomes a suggestive metaphor, however, in Ginger Krebs' world premiere "Buffer Overrun," a stu…
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Dancers, like other living creatures, get old. So what? As the aMID Festival begins its final week at Links Hall, it's clear that talented people remain talented, though they might approach …
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