606 stories by "Sharon Hoyer"
Election month performances live stream commentary on our current world, and imagine a better one.
The dancer/writer's short films respond to art about a rapidly changing Beijing with echoes of nostalgia for performances that never were.
Winifred Haun & Dancers site-specific work is steeped in the beauty of the locale and the grace of bodies in motion.
Hedwig Dance uses interactions of the body and the video technology in a reflection on the effects of months of quarantine amidst socio-political upheaval.
October proves Chicago performers will find powerful ways to speak to the moment, with or without traditional stages.
Links Hall 96 Hours: Links Hall throws performance in the pressure cooker with a competitive cooking show approach to making new work.
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…
Three great events to kick off the fall season.
The Dancers' Fund has played a crucial role in the health of Chicago's dance community for almost three decades.
Making it work in the midst of a shutdown is no small feat but that's exactly what Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre has done.
The yearlong program is designed to build resiliency against the virus through physical, mental and spiritual health services.
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.
CDHP has conducted over 130 video interviews and conversations, and currently has over 120 edited clips available on their website.
A few small, nimble organizations have found creative ways to shift online and hold modified, virtual versions of the live festivals planned for June.
In our living rooms and kitchens, we're liberated from the tyranny of the mirror.
Give Netflix a break with videos of past performances and live streamed living room shows by Chicago artists and companies.
The Seldoms' founding artistic director wants to get you talking more about climate change.
"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."
The Nigerian-based choreographer makes his U.S. debut at the Dance Center of Columbia College, considering problems from both physical and spiritual planes.
March is a month for big-name companies and a wealth of fresh new work.
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.
Ballet, Irish Dance, Modern, Contemporary, Tap: five more reasons to get out of the house this February.
Netherlands-based ieke Trinks sent an international call to respond to Joseph Ravens' collection. Their responses open DFBRL8R's tenth anniversary season.
Ligia Lewis' lush nightmare finds the relationship between authority, willful resistance and punishment a source of terror.
Aura CuriAtlas blends dance and acrobatics to tell stories without words, from everyday situations to abstract flights of fancy.
