Touted as the largest free performing arts festival in the Midwest, "Chicago Live!" is back, taking over Navy Pier September 21 and 22 with performances by over 110 artists and organizations.
Avant-garde tinged, international and Fosse, all in one season.
From the first roll of a snare drum to the Liberty Bell sounding the final signature on the Declaration, the Marriott Theatre absolutely nails "1776."
Lights, curtains and a seated audience are the trappings of the trade, but Para.Maris putting up its first ever evening-length show in a traditional venue. It's an unusual path for this top-…
Festivals, puppets and Brendan Fernandes, bigger than ever.
Chicagoans will get a sampling of what makes Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project so unique this Saturday, when all ten companies in the current cohort present a small sampling of their work a…
It began with Robyn Mineko Williams wanting to learn more about her grandmother. Her grandmother's home is the setting for Williams' "Hisako's House," a deeply personal dance performance Wil…
Jonathan Alsberry is choreographing the finale for this year's "Dance for Life," an annual fundraiser to alleviate the cost of health care for dance professionals. Danced by artists across c…
"I feel my creative voice comes out more clearly when we're in a space where you can't control all the elements. You can't control the little kid running up and grabbing your leg or the guy …
Embrace Chicago's dance communities this summer!
"This is a ritual that occurs in an unknowable space, between two coalescences: death and birth. But it could be as uncomplicated as your mind going somewhere else when you're in the midst o…
Two decades in, Jaiani continues to dance at an ever-higher top of her game.
Dance abounds this July and, in the great Chicago tradition, much of it outdoors and free.
Long-standing member and associate director of Chicago Tap Theatre, Molly Smith's show, made in collaboration with the CTT ensemble, honors queer artistry in tap dance and jazz music through…
Gustavo Ramirez Sansano's evening-length dance that both honors and stylistically upends the famous Spanish story and French opera standby returns to its hometown.
Whether it's communal experiences or intimate performances you seek, June dance has you covered.
PARA.MAR founder and artistic director Stephanie Martinez picked the name to upend it, pushing back on broad-stroke conceptions of Latin culture.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's spring series at the Harris Theater, entitled "Of Joy," features several remounts. There will be one piece new to Chicago eyeballs: the company premiere of Joh…
The collection of short works promises to showcase the versatility, skill and heart of this ambitious company.
CRDT has a unique structure, pairing choreographers with jazz composers to develop pieces over a long period"often years"and inspired by the personal stories of the artists and their communi…
A fevered take on the summer solstice celebrations of Alexander Ekman's native Sweden, "Midsummer Night's Dream" has nothing to do with Shakespeare's comedy. It does however contain plentifu…
May dance highlights include Chicago stalwarts Hubbard Street, Cerqua Rivera, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Lucky Plush, and Winifred Haun & Dancers and the Chicago Movement Collective.
Artistic director Julianna Rubio Slager spoke with Newcity about the premiere of "Lost Women of Juarez" and three other new works on the upcoming program.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre's fifty-fifth annual stop at the Auditorium Theatre features three distinct programs over five days. So clear your calendar.
As part of its fiftieth season, the Dance Center of Columbia College is showcasing works by local choreographers in its new Chicago Artist Spotlight Festival. Some of the most memorable perf…