598 stories by "Sharon Hoyer"
RECOMMENDED This shared program between hometown Hedwig Dances and DanzAbierta from Havana, Cuba marks the beginning of an extended collaboration and cultural exchange. The two companies are…
And not just sex: elation, camaraderie, play and, of course, mindlessness, frustration and blind rage. The herds explored in BONEdanse's "bully.punk.riot." are unquestionably aggressive ones…
RECOMMENDED Thank heaven for Links Hall. The organization (now housed at the new Constellation space, formerly the Viaduct Theater on Western) provides the kind of support for new and off-Lo…
RECOMMENDED Hubbard Street presents their annual showcase of new works by emerging choreographic talent within the company. Some of the pieces may even make it into Hubbard Street's regular …
RECOMMENDED The Dance Center of Columbia College partners with Links Hall for this celebration of cutting-edge, unscripted dance. Artists from across the country gather to perform, teach wor…
Annie Beserra and Striding Lion Performance Group present an hour-long dance theater piece inspired by the work of German expressionist performer Valeska Gert. Gert was a provocateur, a rene…
RECOMMENDED Boris Eifman is the writer's choreographer; his muse is the figure of the artist, the genius, the madman. His theatrical ballets have emerged from the real and imagined psyches o…
RECOMMENDED NEXT is an annual showcase of new works by recipients of the Mordine & Co choreographic mentorship"a long-standing tradition of the forty-four-year-old company. This year's p…
RECOMMENDED One of the most diverse dance programs this year will take place in the Loop, on the stage of the Auditorium Theatre. The Movement + Music Showcase is a collection of all new pie…
RECOMMENDED There’s no better home for Michael Estanich and Lucy Riner’s “Homeland” than the Old Town School of Folk Music. The creative partnership behind RE|Da…
RECOMMENDED The Joffrey reprises Lar Lubovitch's evening-length interpretation of the famous tale"a theme of Chicago stages this year; the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Lyric Opera are als…
By Sharon Hoyer Since the advent of the nuclear family and the relegation of our nation's elderly to nursing homes, we rarely see multiple generations in the same room, much less on the same…
RECOMMENDED Detroit's leading contemporary dance company visits the Auditorium Theatre for the first time, representing D-town through the music that made the city famous. "Motown in Motion"…
RECOMMENDED Frank Chaves was born in Cuba, but left as a very young child, well before he could form distinct memories of his birthplace. When Chaves, founder and artistic director of River …
RECOMMENDED During the intemperate months, the stage of the Pritzker Pavilion is protected from the elements by massive windows spanning the entire proscenium. It allows park visitors to gaz…
RECOMMENDED The MCA Stage invites back Montreal-based Compagnie Marie Chouinard to perform two pieces: Chouinard's 1993 version of "Rite of Spring" and "Henri Michaux: Mouvements," a piece s…
RECOMMENDED It's a big year for Giordano: a golden anniversary, a move to the beautiful new American Rhythm Center in the Loop, and the March cover story in Dance Magazine. How better to cel…
RECOMMENDED Two extraordinary companies"San Francisco's Alonzo King LINES Ballet (ethereal, neoclassical) and Chicago's own Hubbard Street (grounded, contemporary)"merge into a supergroup of…
RECOMMENDED The world-renowned Ailey company will stop in Chicago for a rigorous week-and-a-half of performances, allotting them time to showcase old and new, American and European, contempo…
RECOMMENDED Two Spanish choreographers fill the Luna Negra Spring program with passionate dancing and theatrical sets: Fernando Hernando Magadan, who treated us to his elegant, athletic and …
RECOMMENDED Stephen Petronio's subterranean revel begins with a cinematic prologue: a descent into the underworld, intercut with black-and-white video of crumbling buildings and other signs …
Which dance forms are prioritized, most visible and access more of the pool"or rather puddle"of arts funding is bound up in our national narrative of race and culture. What are the colors of…
RECOMMENDED Wife-husband team Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey use a visually lush blend of choreography and video to explore the spaces between: before/after, action/reaction, conscious/uncon…
RECOMMENDED The Joffrey Ballet winter program features work by four American choreographers, representing three generations and four decades of repertory. The company revives Jerome Robbins'…
By Sharon Hoyer Miguel Gutierrez is a Brooklyn-based dance theater artist whose new work, "And lose the name of action," comes to the MCA next weekend. Gutierrez spoke with me about the crea…
