Stephanie Martinez Shakes Up the Joffrey
The South Loop–based choreographer's Bliss! examines Stravinsky through the prism of hip-hop.
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Review: ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ by the CSO is opera express — short but no less hair-raising and exquisite
Even the most seasoned orchestra-goer can sometimes be wary of the opera, a multi-sensory experience that requires picking your battles between the singing, the dancing, the subtitles and the synopsis....
Something different at the Joffrey? How about sneakers instead of pointe shoes for upcoming ‘Times Are Racing’
Ah, the contemporary program. Like most big ballet companies, the Joffrey Ballet reserves the post-"Nutcracker" wintertime for a mixed-rep production (with some exceptions, like last February's "Anna Karenina"). Many ballet...
Kimberly Bartosik brings a work about faith, as well as her young daughter, to the Dance Center. Plus Harris announces season.
On Wednesday, Kimberly Bartosik's daughter will fly on an airplane by herself for the first time. Dahlia Bartosik-Murray, an 8th grader at the New Voices School of Academic & Creative...
Review: Good intentions are not enough in Danztheatre’s ‘Stories’ about race and Chicago
There's a version of Chicago that we vehemently defend to our out-of-town friends and relatives. We're more than deep dish pizza, Michigan Avenue and the mob. We're Midwestern and metropolitan,...
Links Hall, a dance survivor in Chicago, is put to the test again with loss of founder and turnover in staff
Change is the status quo for Links Hall, the anything-goes dance and performance art venue founded in 1978 when a group of dance artists — Bob Eisen, Carol Bobrow and...
Top 10 dance for early 2020: Alvin Ailey, cirque and Joffrey goes Gaga
Looking ahead, the Auditorium and Harris theaters are about to be filled with dance. But there's also plenty to see in small, more intimate spaces. Here are the events I'm...
Dance Chicagoans of the Year: Jorge Perez and Irma Suárez Ruiz lead Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater forward
Dame Libby Komaiko found Spanish dance by happenstance, auditioning for José Greco on a whim in the 1960s. The Evanstonian wasn't Spanish, yet she paved the way for one of...
It’s inspired by ‘Dance Moms,’ but ‘Dance Nation’ at Steppenwolf Theatre is all about the kids. And the adults they become.
Dance and reality TV converged in about 2005, with the side-by-side premieres of "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Dancing with the Stars." "Dance Moms" didn't show up until...
Review: Deeply Rooted Dance’s fall series has strong new works and refreshed and timeless revivals
"There aren't too many more firsts for me," said Nicole Clarke-Springer, reflecting on a career with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater that began in 1996. Ironically, Friday was full of firsts...