324 stories by "Laura Molzahn"
"Repetition is good," Oren Laor says. "It makes you, and the viewers, go deeper."
Well, yes and no. The question of how much repetition is the right amount " closely tied to the question of…
"Repetition is good," Oren Laor says. "It makes you, and the viewers, go deeper." Well, yes and no. The question of how much repetition is the right amount " closely tied to the question of …
A harrowing journey to an uncertain mythical destination is the task set by Khecari's new "The Cronus Land." Running through Nov. 13 in the former ballroom of the former Shoreland Hotel, "Cr…
"With Natya Dance Theatre, being contemporary is our tradition," says artistic director Hema Rajagopalan. "Bharatanatyam doesn't need to be a museum piece that only people of knowledge can e…
"With Natya Dance Theatre, being contemporary is our tradition," says artistic director Hema Rajagopalan. "Bharatanatyam doesn't need to be a museum piece that only people of knowledge can e…
Who decreed that dance must be serious? Dance artists, ignoring comedy at their own peril, need to lighten up sometimes. Yet comic dance is rare.
Admittedly, it's hard to pull off. At the s…
Who decreed that dance must be serious? Dance artists, ignoring comedy at their own peril, need to lighten up sometimes. Yet comic dance is rare. Admittedly, it's hard to pull off. At the sa…
Choreographer John Neumeier certainly set himself a task with "Sylvia," combining a 16th-century pastoral drama, complete with rustics and gods, with a well-loved 19th-century score (created…
Choreographer John Neumeier certainly set himself a task with "Sylvia," combining a 16th-century pastoral drama, complete with rustics and gods, with a well-loved 19th-century score (created…
Picture 14 dancers vaulting or sliding over (or under) 20 steel tables, set close together in a 4-by-5 table grid. The sound design resembles the sporadic bursts of action-flick noise " grin…
Picture 14 dancers vaulting or sliding over (or under) 20 steel tables, set close together in a 4-by-5 foot grid. The sound design resembles the sporadic bursts of action-flick noise " grind…
The face of the future, Visceral Dance Chicago is young, brave, ambitious, tasteful. Founded just two years ago by Nick Pupillo, the company was good to go right out of the box, boasting sop…
It's mind-bending just to contemplate the logistics of "AYA, An Aerial Ballet," much less to wrangle the planning, rehearsals, and performances, coming up Saturday and Oct. 17 at the Athenae…
"My career has been ushered in by Merce and Trisha and the experimental groundbreaking they did," says New York-based choreographer Stephen Petronio. "I owe a great debt to them."
Petronio …
"My career has been ushered in by Merce and Trisha and the experimental groundbreaking they did," says New York-based choreographer Stephen Petronio. "I owe a great debt to them." Petronio i…
The evening began and ended with a party. But two more distinctive parties couldn't be imagined. While the first was a tea ceremony, the last was an audience-friendly dance bash, complete wi…
Reverence for cultural and family history has always propelled Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, founded by Amalia Hernandez in 1952 to preserve the folk dances of her native country and now dire…
Reverence for cultural and family history has always propelled Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, founded by Amalia Hernandez in 1952 to preserve the folk dances of her native country and now dire…
Nicole Gifford and Melissa Mallinson, the producer-curators of the Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival, have come up with a winning sixth incarnation, at least for the first of its t…
Nicole Gifford and Melissa Mallinson, the producer-curators of the Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival, have come up with a winning sixth incarnation, at least for the first of its t…
The Joffrey Ballet steps up with the ambitious "Millennials" program, challenging its ensemble - now 10 new members stronger - with two brand-new works and a company premiere. Though all are…
The Joffrey Ballet steps up with the ambitious "Millennials" program, challenging its ensemble " now 10 new members stronger " with two brand-new works and a company premiere. Though all are…
Think terrifying and wonderful, as in one pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small. But no pills were involved in the dizzying shifts in audience perspective of Jonathan Meyer's "O…
Contemporary dance - that smooth (or chunky) blend of ballet and modern, with various optional admixtures - is huge this fall. Look too for the occasional detour into Mexico, Spain or Israel…
"I've been traveling a lot lately," says choreographer Myles Thatcher, "which is great but also plucks you out of your comfortable environment - strips away all the little things that ground…
