Lauren Warnecke

Best in Chicago dance in 2019: Stunning performances in a year of transition

December 18, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

For dance, 2019 was a year of transition. New leaders were installed at Chicago Dancers United, Links Hall and the Auditorium Theatre. The Joffrey Ballet kicked off its final season...

Review: ‘Echo Mine’ at Harris Theater is a cathartic, sometimes hypnotic tribute to Hubbard Street dance icon Claire Bataille

December 8, 2019 at 1:15 p.m.

When a loved one dies, at first, it feels like your memories of that person are seared in your brain. You might try really hard to imprint those recollections, but...

Three Questions for Robyn Mineko Williams

July 2, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

Photo: Chloe Hamilton The choreographer and former Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performer had originally intended Echo Mine, which has its one-night premiere on December 7 at the Harris Theater, as...

The Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ has long been about inclusion, especially in that party scene

December 3, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

As a dancer with the Joffrey Ballet from 1991 to 2010, Suzanne Lopez performed Robert Joffrey's "Nutcracker" every year for two decades. Joffrey completed his version of the holiday favorite...

Bangarra Dance Theatre comes to Chicago, bringing the dance of indigenous Australians and expanding horizons at the Harris

November 18, 2019 at 12:43 p.m.

At the tail end of a five-city Canadian tour celebrating its 30th anniversary, Australia's Bangarra Dance Theatre is stopping in Chicago for the first time. Among the leading indigenous performing...

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Best in Chicago dance in 2019: Stunning performances in a year of transition

Review: ‘Echo Mine’ at Harris Theater is a cathartic, sometimes hypnotic tribute to Hubbard Street dance icon Claire Bataille

Three Questions for Robyn Mineko Williams

The Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ has long been about inclusion, especially in that party scene

Bangarra Dance Theatre comes to Chicago, bringing the dance of indigenous Australians and expanding horizons at the Harris

Review: Lucky Plush gets its mojo back with ‘Rink Life’ and a disco ode to roller skating

CSO review: Tucked among Beethoven celebrations, Muti offers a peek at successors Wagner, Brahms and Schumann

Review: Natya Dance’s world premiere ‘Inai’ asks, what if there were no differences, racial or otherwise?

Review: Murder mysteries and a few bright moments in Hubbard Street Dance’s fall series

Giordano Dance owns jazz dance for Chicago, with a new debut and ‘Can’t Take This Away’