Wednesday, November 20, 2024
This wordless “Hamlet” makes its debut in the States at the Harris Theater November 23 and 24, the first stop in its North American tour.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, November 13, 2024
Nicole Clarke-Springer is an inspiring example of creative power in the face of seemingly insurmountable circumstances—something we all need, especially now.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, November 6, 2024
Nicole Fosse, founder and artistic director of the Verdon Fosse Legacy, has been looking for a concert dance company to house her parents’ iconic work. Bob Fosse is perhaps the best-known …
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, October 30, 2024
Many premieres, mix rep programs and dance series for November!
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, October 23, 2024
This weekend, Red Clay Dance will do something a little unusual for the company: present a mixed repertory concert.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, October 16, 2024
Since stepping down as a principal dancer after three decades with the New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan has stepped up as associate artistic director of the company and stepped out to expl…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, October 2, 2024
“3320,” playing October 25-November 3, will loosely be about experienced choreographers given space to play. Read invited veteran dance and performance makers to create short pieces for …
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, September 25, 2024
Dance flourishes in October, from the Joffrey's latest epic to the exciting new mini-festival 3320 and so much more between.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, September 18, 2024
How are powerful women celebrated? Who defines what that power should look like? These are just a couple of the many questions Mythili Prakash explores in her evening-length dance "She's Aus…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, September 11, 2024
Touted as the largest free performing arts festival in the Midwest, "Chicago Live!" is back, taking over Navy Pier September 21 and 22 with performances by over 110 artists and organizations.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMAvant-garde tinged, international and Fosse, all in one season.
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From the first roll of a snare drum to the Liberty Bell sounding the final signature on the Declaration, the Marriott Theatre absolutely nails "1776."
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, September 4, 2024
Lights, curtains and a seated audience are the trappings of the trade, but Para.Maris putting up its first ever evening-length show in a traditional venue. It’s an unusual path for this to…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, August 28, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Chicagoans will get a sampling of what makes Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project so unique this Saturday, when all ten companies in the current cohort present a small sampling of their work a…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, August 14, 2024
It began with Robyn Mineko Williams wanting to learn more about her grandmother. Her grandmother's home is the setting for Williams’ “Hisako’s House," a deeply personal dance performan…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, August 7, 2024
Jonathan Alsberry is choreographing the finale for this year’s “Dance for Life,” an annual fundraiser to alleviate the cost of health care for dance professionals. Danced by artists ac…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, July 31, 2024
"I feel my creative voice comes out more clearly when we’re in a space where you can’t control all the elements. You can’t control the little kid running up and grabbing your leg or th…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, July 24, 2024
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
"This is a ritual that occurs in an unknowable space, between two coalescences: death and birth. But it could be as uncomplicated as your mind going somewhere else when you’re in the midst…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, July 3, 2024
Two decades in, Jaiani continues to dance at an ever-higher top of her game.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, June 26, 2024
Dance abounds this July and, in the great Chicago tradition, much of it outdoors and free.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, June 12, 2024
Long-standing member and associate director of Chicago Tap Theatre, Molly Smith's show, made in collaboration with the CTT ensemble, honors queer artistry in tap dance and jazz music through…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, June 5, 2024
Gustavo Ramirez Sansano’s evening-length dance that both honors and stylistically upends the famous Spanish story and French opera standby returns to its hometown.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, May 29, 2024
Whether it's communal experiences or intimate performances you seek, June dance has you covered.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, May 22, 2024
PARA.MAR founder and artistic director Stephanie Martinez picked the name to upend it, pushing back on broad-stroke conceptions of Latin culture.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, May 15, 2024
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s spring series at the Harris Theater, entitled “Of Joy,” features several remounts. There will be one piece new to Chicago eyeballs: the company premiere …
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, May 8, 2024
The collection of short works promises to showcase the versatility, skill and heart of this ambitious company.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, May 1, 2024
CRDT has a unique structure, pairing choreographers with jazz composers to develop pieces over a long period—often years—and inspired by the personal stories of the artists and their com…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, April 30, 2024
A fevered take on the summer solstice celebrations of Alexander Ekman’s native Sweden, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” has nothing to do with Shakespeare’s comedy. It does however contai…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, April 24, 2024
May dance highlights include Chicago stalwarts Hubbard Street, Cerqua Rivera, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Lucky Plush, and Winifred Haun & Dancers and the Chicago Movement Collective.
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