Kyle Abraham’s short solo “Show Pony" is the choreographer at his best, delivered by a dancer at the pinnacle of her career. And I could watch “Busk” again and again.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:46PMThis is the New York-based company's annual pilgrimage to Chicago, a tradition that stems back 55 years. Chicago is woven into its fabric.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:07PMOn arriving at the Lyric Opera House, Joffrey Ballet audiences encountered about 50 protesters standing beneath the Lyric’s portico on Wednesday, forming a circle around the lobby doors.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:11PM"Some of the best tap dance that’s ever been tap danced is being tap danced right now," said Mark Yonally, artistic director of CTT.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:45AMAszure Barton’s appointment follows a long vacancy after resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo’s departure in 2018.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:09PMHighlights include shows by Step Afrika!, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo and Hamburg Ballet’s “The Glass Menagerie.”
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:45AMThe results of his efforts are not simply an organization spared by the pandemic, but one that emerged stronger than ever, revitalized and ready for the next 60 years.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:40AMHighlights include Pina Bausch’s “Rite of Spring” and Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo in “common ground[s]."
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:15AM“The Nutcracker” is so much more than a series of steps. It’s about the dancing, sure. It’s also children dressed in their holiday finest seeing ballet for the first time.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:30PMIf your seasonal favorites run to classics like “A Christmas Carol” and “Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins” or something more like 93XRT’S Holiday Jam, we've got your list.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:45AMChoreographers Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Cathy Marston headline this Joffrey Ballet and Chicago Symphony Orchestra collaboration.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:45AMIn a way, the evening is about cultural exchange, as dancers from 14 African nations perform a German choreographer’s dance about a Russian pagan ritual.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:25PMThis longtime Chicago company's fall program is specifically curated to highlight works from the past two decades.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00AMThe theme is not about physical borders. Rather, the creative voices here are thought to be boundary-breakers.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:55PMIf you’re a Hubbard Street fan you’ll notice more new faces than familiar ones — just five of the 15 dancers on the roster have more than a season under their belt.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:10PMKyiv City Ballet from Ukraine is coming to the Auditorium this fall, the Joffrey plans some stunning revivals and Giordano celebrates a big 60 years in Chicago.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:45AMThe Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project will present a free night of dance with standout companies including Muntu Dance Theatre, Red Clay and Deeply Rooted.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00AMThis fall, approximately 10 dancers will be the first cohort of contemporary ballet trainees with the Joffrey Ballet.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AMChicago Dancers United's Dance for Life is back at the Auditorium Theatre, raising money to help Chicago's dance community stay healthy.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:30AMChicago has long been a breeding ground for tap dance, and the city’s flagship summer festival, Rhythm World, is back.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:45AMEnsemble Español is preparing for “Flamenco Passion,” part of a week-long Spanish dance and music festival.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00AMIt took a while to get here, but this wonderfully gaudy ballet is finally open and getting its due.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PMDanceAfrica returns, plus Rhythm World, Dance for Life and a new Joffrey ballet on Navy Pier.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00AMKia Smith's South Chicago Dance Theatre celebrates its fifth anniversary with five world premieres at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:15AMBoth dating to the Great Depression, “Serenade” is still a curious overture for “Of Mice and Men,” British choreographer Cathy Marston’s story ballet based on the John Steinbeck no…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PMThroughout the piece, the dancers wrestle with this unwieldy, unforgiving object, their bodies enclosed by a tangle of wires and barbs.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:40AMTroup Bingo’s mantra is to leave the worries of the war outside the circus tent, focusing first on what is often a very dangerous job.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00AMThe dancer and choreographer who, even more than Robert Joffrey, was responsible for the role the Joffrey Ballet has in Chicago today will be the subject of a multi-year national celebration.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:01AM“EXit4″ was so loved in the seasons following its premiere that it was nearly performed to death. But time and a new context reaffirm how good this piece really is.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:33AMThe Joffrey Ballet has an ambitious season in store, returning to normal operations — and then some — for the 2022-23 season at the Lyric Opera House.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:15PMArtistic director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell said her vision is focused on “reconnecting with Hubbard Street’s audiences.”
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