217 stories by "Irene Hsiao"
A community townhall reaffirms the need for communication and representation.
On January 7, one day after Georgia's runoff election resulted in its first Black s…
In a year of loss, artists found momentum and took care.
The view is divided by screens and mirrors in Jane Jerardi's delicate hold. Fragmentation by the frame c…
A new recorded site-specific production meets the challenges of this COVID year.
Every winter it comes: the tunes, the tinsel, the toys"and the tale of Clara, a …
The company's new dance film project captures the "sea change" of precarious times.
Jacqueline Burnett, statuesque, iconic. She stands, as if chiseled into the a…
The trials of being hapa in America get the callout treatment in this new digital play.
"You and I both know that if you leave here and talk shit about this play…
The Uruguayan-born choreographer and visual artist connects with undocumented women in Pilsen and Little Village for a new work.
In a year of minimal mobility, …
Community, inclusion, and diversity form the connective tissue for Nick Pupillo's vision.
"My dream was to have a company. My dream was to create a space that wa…
The 'tragic Asian' love story disappears in this new gay rom-com.
Zac Efron: two-time winner of the MTV Movie Award for "best shirtless performance," four-time n…
The company celebrates "possibilities for renewal" in an anniversary concert.
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT), founded in 1995, has been transitioning for ove…
Going online opens more opportunities in this year's festival.
"I've been a dancer all my life," says CounterBalance founder Ginger Lane. Trained primarily in ba…
Rigoberto Saura's new piece for Hedwig Dances documents our current disorientation.
"I woke up"I took my costume, I took a bath. That day we were ready.…
Theatre Y turns Young Jean Lee's play into an elliptical but moving film project.
There's a video of Young Jean Lee performing her 2011 play We're Gonna Die on V…
A livestreamed multidisciplinary festival crosses a wishlist with a treasure hunt.
Along with every other performance venue in town, Links Hall went dark in Marc…
Jenn Freeman (aka Po'Chop) probes femininity, gender, rage, and history in a five-part dance film.
Small-town girl finds adventure, fame, and love in the big cit…
In an industry decimated by distancing, dancers discover steps forward.
When theaters closed their doors for COVID-19 in March, it looked like curtains for perf…
The company offers an online 'retrospectacular' of four previous shows.
"The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a b…
Chicago's 21c Museum Hotel reopens with "This We Believe."
A stone's throw from the kitsch and luxe of the Magnificent Mile, in a north-facing window on Ontario…
Social distancing can't stop the beat for this beloved Chicago festival.
Summer in the city usually means sultry nights of outdoor picnics, plays and concerts ga…
Space, perspective, and introversion feature thematically in new online dance pieces.
On March 12, the dancers of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago were onstage prepa…
Dancing Under Quarantine honors resilience and creativity.
Founded five years ago and recipient of a 2019 Ruth Page Award, the Chicago Dance History Project has …
Two Reader critics talk about digital dance and theater"and other COVID-19 challenges.
On April 8, several organizations came together for a "Chicago Performing …
Dancers figure out how to create in isolation.
Dances are made in time and space, a minute or an hour in a dancer's life never to be seen again. Dances do not la…
Hubbard Street's management blames COVID-19, but Conte and others raise questions.
A studio, in its essence, is nothing more than an empty room.…
Tennessee Williams's oft-revised story delivers to arresting effect with Theatre L'Acadie.
"Having the necessary arrogance to assume that a failed production of …
Gift Theatre brings a dark fable to life.
Once upon a time, in a room that looked like a fifth-grade classroom after a firebombing followed by an era of mildew, …
