Saturday, July 1, 2017
Chicago Tap Theatre's "Changes," now at Stage 773, is a full-length narrative tap dance set to the music of David Bowie. There's not nearly enough space on Stage 773's tiny Pro Theater for a…
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Flamenco is a quintessential element of Spanish culture: the women’s long, ruffled skirts, the men’s machismo, the fans, the scarves and the ferociously fast rhythms of Spanish dancers�…
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There's a running joke at Side Street Studio Arts that every time Erin Rehberg hears a good idea, Elgin gets a new arts festival. Rehberg, an Elgin native, opened Side Street Studio Arts wit…
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For two weeks in June, the Pivot Arts Festival presents artists of all disciplines in unconventional spaces throughout the North Side. Director Julieanne Ehre created the festival to bring a…
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Friday marked the conclusion of Chicago Human Rhythm Project's two-month-long rhythmic dance festival called Stomping Grounds. A celebratory performance at the newly renovated Studebaker The…
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An annual dance festival called Spring to Dance celebrated its 10th anniversary this Memorial Day weekend. St. Louisans flocked to the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Mis…
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"Control versus chaos — that formula came to define my Russian experience. My journey to Russia turned up all of the stereotypes — onion domes, stacking dolls, hammers and sickles, exasp…
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Concluding its 10th season, Nomi Dance Company presents "Ten Yeared" for one night only Saturday at the Athenaeum Theatre. On the program is "Fyrsta Decad," an abstraction of Nomi's 10-year …
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Called "Threepieces," Elements Contemporary Ballet's one-nighter at the beautifully renovated Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building was simply that: three pieces. Though Elements has …
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New York-based choreographer Jessica Lang returned to the Harris Theater on Wednesday for a one-night-only performance of her 2014 work, "The Wanderer." "The Wanderer" is a one-act ballet se…
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The main curtain at the Auditorium Theatre was already lifted as guests filed in for the Joffrey Ballet's last big event of the season. Titled "Global Visionaries," the program highlights th…
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When the Stephen Petronio Company visited from New York in October 2015 to open the season at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, it performed the first episode in a dance series P…
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Visceral Dance Chicago's Saturday one-nighter at the Harris Theater marked the end of its fourth season, highlighting the group's capacity to shift seamlessly between ballet and contemporary…
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New York choreographer Liz Gerring presents the 2015 work "Horizon" for her Chicago debut at the Dance Center of Columbia College through Saturday. "Horizon" is a continuous hour of dancing …
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With more than 200 dance companies in Chicago, those of us who are immersed in the scene can feel easily overwhelmed by the volume of dance in our city, and the depth and breadth of artists …
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Friday and Saturday at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Giordano Dance Chicago's spring series displays a wide range of possibilities in American jazz dance. While some of the newer w…
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Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino founded a dance company together in 1956. In the beginning, Arpino caravaned around the country with a small group of dancers while Joffrey stayed back, mana…
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Through Sunday, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns for its annual Chicago engagement, the company's 47th time at the Auditorium Theatre. Though each of the programs (four in all) has…
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On a recent edition of his WXRT radio spot "Lin's Bin," host Lin Brehmer defined what it means to be a classic: "A classic is a survivor. A classic transcends the winds of change. We see its…
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There were a few notable changes to the seventh edition of the Joffrey Ballet's Winning Works Choreographic Competition: There are four winners this year (previously three), and a change of …
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March is a busy month for dance in Chicago; here are four events to watch for. Thodos Dance Chicago presents "Full Circle": When Thodos Dance Chicago formed (as Melissa Thodos & Dancers) in …
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When I was a kid I used to wake up on Sunday mornings for my favorite television show: "Breakfast With the Arts" (yes, I was that kid). I would wait on the edge of my seat as Elliott Forrest…
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The Joffrey Ballet's first program of 2017 is called "Game Changers," highlighting three of ballet's most in-vogue choreographers: Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor and Justin Peck. Each …
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About a half-decade ago, author and critic Jennifer Homans made a bold claim in the epilogue of her book "Apollo's Angels": Ballet is dying. Whether she was right has been a topic of debate …
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Many Americans' first thought when they hear the words "kung fu" is Jackie Chan. Well, maybe it's actually that line in the first "Matrix" movie when Keanu Reeves famously utters, "I know ku…
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After an eight year absence, the highly anticipated return of Batsheva Dance Company of Israel and esteemed artistic director and choreographer Ohad Naharin resulted in sold-out houses at th…
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