598 stories by "Sharon Hoyer"
RECOMMENDED If one had to select the work of a single twentieth-century playwright for translation from spoken language to dance, Tennessee Williams would likely top the list. Brooding, s…
RECOMMENDED Independent choreographer Peter Carpenter teams with Margi Cole and her company The Dance COLEctive to write the fourteenth chapter in his ongoing dance serial that puts a critic…
Soft-spoken and self-effacing, Nicolas Blanc sits in a folding chair in a sunny studio room of the Joffrey tower, gently cueing the entrances and changes for five dancers in his short ballet…
RECOMMENDED We usually have to wait till June and bus, bike or train down to the Loop to see great free performances but, thanks to the Chicago Human Rhythm Project"that mighty advocate o…
Hanna Brictson grew up in River North Dance Chicago, first as a student, starting at the age of twelve, then as a company member straight out of high school, eventually working her way up…
RECOMMENDED Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, inspired by her upbringing in an African-American neighborhood of Kansas City, founded her all-female company to give voice to the disenfranchised, partic…
By Sharon Hoyer Whether addressing climate crisis, as in the 2012 "Exit Disclaimer: Science and Fiction Ahead," the economic meltdown and Keynesian theory, as in the 2011 "Stupormarket," or …
RECOMMENDED The name Gustavo Ramirez Sansano can bring pangs to those who were busy developing an addiction to his work at the helm of Luna Negra Dance Theater, both as artistic director"int…
RECOMMENDED Thodos Dance's winter concert at the Harris gathers short rep pieces from a half dozen Chicago-based choreographers, including a new work by founder Melissa Thodos. The program i…
RECOMMENDED Michael Estanich's newest creation for RE|Dance glides on gentle waves of sweet nostalgia and romance, ruffled at points by eddies of humor and the chop of desire. Dancers c…
RECOMMENDED The power, reedy elegance and remarkable precision of LINES Ballet returns to the Harris in two weeknight programs. On Wednesday, the San Francisco-based company participates in …
RECOMMENDED Brazil's Grupo Corpo visits Chicago for the first time, adding some welcome fire to our cold winter months. The brothers Rodrigo and Paulo Pederneiras have created a muscular mov…
RECOMMENDED “Unique Voices,” at the Auditorium Theatre, adds three strong contemporary pieces to the Joffrey rep in a program that strikes a gratifying balance between classicism…
RECOMMENDED In David Roussève's tender new work, the fragmented, abbreviated language of texting becomes the building material of a story that is at once funny, sad and deeply humane. The h…
RECOMMENDED The Auditorium Theatre's "Made in Chicago" series"part of the programing for the 125th anniversary season"has opened the historic, gold-rimmed stage to a couple hometown companie…
RECOMMENDED As a dance form based on the most subtle, understated, imperceptibly small communication between lead and follow, Argentine tango doesn’t necessarily lend itself to perf…
Erica Mott's love for performance blossomed from her work in international development and foreign diplomacy. "I was working on microeconomics and microlending in Latin America," she says. "…
RECOMMENDED When asked how Nexus Project performances are structured, Ben Wardell pulls a stack of little, hand-torn slips of paper from his pocket. On the floor of the rehearsal studio, he …
RECOMMENDED Two years ago, in an extended interview with Alejandro Cerrudo about the premiere of his first evening-length work, the conversation momentarily turned to a side project he had b…
Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak's ongoing "Stamina of Curiosity" project dives deep into the underwater caves that form when one person performs for another, and her curiosity uncovers phenomena at …
RECOMMENDED The Seldoms share the bill for two weekends at Links Hall, presenting the first chapter of a new work by the company's intellectually driven artistic director Carrie Hanson. "Roc…
RECOMMENDED The Joffrey presents five programs throughout their season, showing works by about a dozen leading choreographers of past and present, but there’s one show that keeps the l…
RECOMMENDED Princess Grace Awards are distributed each year to emerging artists of formidable talent in the fields of dance, film and theater (one measure of Chicago's strong and growing dan…
RECOMMENDED Adler and Sullivan's dazzling landmark Auditorium Theatre turns 125 this year, and part of the celebratory programming is a welcome "Made in Chicago" music and dance series. M…
RECOMMENDED The collaboration between dancer Cristina Tadeo and sound designer Nicholas Davio openly discusses the invisible hand in the arts that dictates whose work is seen, where and b…
