Wednesday, 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.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThursday, September 5, 2024
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.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, April 17, 2024
Artistic director Julianna Rubio Slager spoke with Newcity about the premiere of "Lost Women of Juarez" and three other new works on the upcoming program.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, April 10, 2024
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre’s fifty-fifth annual stop at the Auditorium Theatre features three distinct programs over five days. So clear your calendar.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, April 3, 2024
As part of its fiftieth season, the Dance Center of Columbia College is showcasing works by local choreographers in its new Chicago Artist Spotlight Festival. Some of the most memorable perf…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, March 27, 2024
April dance is in full bloom with large-scale productions on big stages.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, March 20, 2024
For its seventy-fifth anniversary, the legendary New York City Ballet, founded by George Balanchine, performs its first appearance in Chicago in eighteen years. Three programs offer a sampli…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, March 13, 2024
The first delicacy one notices in RE|dance Group’s new work is the quality of the light. Illuminated rectangles of varying dimensions are scattered across the black floor, casting a soft g…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, March 6, 2024
The past, present and future of dance will get you on your feet.
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