Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Ellen Chenoweth, director of the Dance Presenting Series at Columbia College, talks about how she and the entire Dance Center faculty and staff reimagined the Fall season, looking for abunda…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:38PMTuesday, July 28, 2020
The Dancers' Fund has played a crucial role in the health of Chicago's dance community for almost three decades.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, July 21, 2020
Making it work in the midst of a shutdown is no small feat but that's exactly what Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre has done.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, July 7, 2020
The yearlong program is designed to build resiliency against the virus through physical, mental and spiritual health services.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, June 30, 2020
Donald Byrd’s urgent piece deserves a spot on the lists of must-read/must-watch resources about racism, white supremacy and police violence in America.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, June 9, 2020
CDHP has conducted over 130 video interviews and conversations, and currently has over 120 edited clips available on their website.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, June 2, 2020
A few small, nimble organizations have found creative ways to shift online and hold modified, virtual versions of the live festivals planned for June.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, May 6, 2020
In our living rooms and kitchens, we’re liberated from the tyranny of the mirror.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMTuesday, April 28, 2020
Give Netflix a break with videos of past performances and live streamed living room shows by Chicago artists and companies.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMWednesday, April 15, 2020
The Seldoms' founding artistic director wants to get you talking more about climate change.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMWednesday, April 1, 2020
"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 05:30PMWednesday, March 11, 2020
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 09:00AMTuesday, March 3, 2020
March is a month for big-name companies and a wealth of fresh new work.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMWednesday, February 12, 2020
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 09:00AMWednesday, February 5, 2020
Ballet, Irish Dance, Modern, Contemporary, Tap: five more reasons to get out of the house this February.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMSaturday, February 1, 2020
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 01:32PMFriday, January 31, 2020
Ligia Lewis' lush nightmare finds the relationship between authority, willful resistance and punishment a source of terror.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:15PMTuesday, December 31, 2019
Aura CuriAtlas blends dance and acrobatics to tell stories without words, from everyday situations to abstract flights of fancy.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00AMSpirituality and survival are at the heart of dance and performance art this January.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMWednesday, December 11, 2019
The show features percussive dance backed by a five-piece jazz band.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMTuesday, December 3, 2019
How an intimate piece found newness in a full-fledged stage production...and back again.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:38PMMonday, November 25, 2019
Lucy Vurusic Riner’s evening-length dance explored shifting moods and emotions drawn by the phases of the moon.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:30PMWednesday, November 20, 2019
December dance brings both big holiday spectacles and thought-provoking pieces in Steppenwolf's black box theater.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMWednesday, November 6, 2019
The new commission from the MacArthur "genus" awardee is infused with delicious moments of melodrama and humor.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:45PMThe roller rink is one of those special little universes with all the necessary ingredients for building a vibrant culture.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMWednesday, October 30, 2019
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Khecari's new evening-length dance performance builds a dreamlike world of female tenderness, menace and transcendent intimacy.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:20PMMonday, October 14, 2019
Cathy Marston's translation of the gothic romance opens the Joffrey's final season on the Auditorium Theatre stage.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:05PMFriday, October 4, 2019
"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 11:00AMWednesday, October 2, 2019
Our top picks among a bounteous harvest of dance and performance this month.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00AM 
