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Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, former choreographer for Luna Negra.

Hubbard Street commissions Luna Negra choreographer

May 22, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.

The shutdown of Luna Negra Dance Theater in spring 2013, after nearly 15 years in operation, felt abrupt despite the rumblings that preceded its disappearance. Gustavo Ramirez Sansano had directed...

The next wave for Hubbard Street 2

May 22, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.

"It's a pleasure to bring these new voices into the studio, get the right people in the room, then watch the magic happen," says Terence Marling, former Hubbard Street performer...

DANCE REVIEW: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the MCA Stage

May 22, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.

Proximity to the stage is an often-unacknowledged factor in performance. Those main stage seats cost more for a reason: The action is up close and personal. As much of a...

REVIEW: ‘Dances for the Underground’ at Links Hall

May 22, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.

Dancers move, right? They don't talk. Yet Chicago is home to a generous handful of choreographers whose funny, pointed text-laced works not only entertain but instruct, generally without any agenda...

REVIEW: Joffrey’s ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Auditorium

May 22, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.

Let's face it: However lovely as holiday confectionery, "The Nutcracker" is sadly lacking in drama. The Act II divertissements are just the most obvious and official of the ballet's many,...

Dancers from Ballet Chicago perform during the Dance-Along Nutcracker at the Chicago Cultural Center in 2013.

Assorted ‘Nutcrackers’: Our list of 11 productions

May 22, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.

So, you want to take the family to "The Nutcracker." If you have little dancers of your own, your choice is probably made. But if not, or if you want...

REVIEW: Uplifting return by Dance Theatre of Harlem

May 22, 2019 at 9:45 a.m.

Dance Theatre of Harlem has risen from the dead with stunning aplomb and force. It's not a miracle, though, except perhaps of perseverance and hard work. When the company announced...

School to company, Visceral Dance is at Harris Theater this weekend

May 22, 2019 at 9:40 a.m.

If you build it, they will come: That's the hope of many dance artists. But choreographer/entrepreneur Nick Pupillo has proved especially adept at making his wish come true. "I always...

DANCE REVIEW: ‘Sun King’ by Elements Contemporary Ballet

May 22, 2019 at 9:40 a.m.

It's an ingenious idea: Create an evening-length ballet about the progenitor of ballet, Louis XIV, and his most frequent collaborator, composer Jean-Baptiste Lully. And there was a certain magic to...

Dancers perform during a performance of 'Oubliette' by the dance company Khecari at Indian Boundary Park in Chicago.

REVIEW: ‘Oubliette’ by Khecari Dance

May 22, 2019 at 9:40 a.m.

Applause seemed a trivial response to an experience as profoundly disturbing as Khecari's "Oubliette," Jonathan Meyer's Beckettian exercise in the elemental and the empathic. Thoughtful, beautifully crafted, it's nevertheless no...

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