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Dance in the Parks director Katie McCann, front, watches as dancers Irina Goldman, from right, Katy Fedrigon and Natalie Tursi rehearse for the first performance of Dance in the Parks.

Dance in the Parks may be first time you’ve seen modern dance — so ‘it has to be good’

May 22, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

Eleven years ago, a 20-minute phone call between Katie McCann and Krista Bryski-Richard resulted in Dance in the Parks, a nonprofit organization whose mission is pretty simple: They dance in...

Tap Theatre’s fun diva spectacle needs rehearsal, and maybe a diva

May 22, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

The always daring Chicago Tap Theatre premiered its first rock spectacular in 2016 — an extravaganza blending tap dance with the music of Queen for a summer tribute to LGBT...

Ensemble Espanol pushing Spanish dance into the 21st century

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

Ensemble Espanol ends each season — of which there have now been 42 — with “Flamenco Passion,” the main attraction of the annual American Spanish Dance & Music Festival at...

"Banner For Willy J," is on display as part of the Charles White exhibition running through Sept. 3 at the Art Institute of Chicago.

It’s a homecoming for artist Charles White at the Art Institute

May 22, 2026 at 8:20 p.m.

It’s a kind of homecoming for artist, activist and educator Charles White (1918-1979), whose work is now hanging in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. Running through...

Dancers from the Hyde Park School of Dance rehearse for their upcoming production, "Amira."

A modern ‘Cinderella’ tale debuts in Hyde Park

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

This weekend, the Hyde Park School of Dance celebrates its 25th anniversary with four performances of “Amira: A Chicago Cinderella Story.” This world premiere, a modern, abbreviated take on the...

Yo-Yo Ma speaks before playing during Sunday's Concert for Peace at Saint Sabina Church. The concert honored the victims of gun violence and their families.

Second ‘Concert for Peace’ brings Yo-Yo Ma back ‘home’ to the South Side

June 11, 2018 at 1:43 p.m.

The pews of St. Sabina Church were overflowing Sunday for the second “Concert for Peace,” a joint effort between the Rev. Michael Pfleger and internationally renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma that...

Joel Hall, founder of Joel Hall Dancers, with Jacqueline Sinclair, who will take over the role of artistic director, at their dance studio.

Joel Hall steps down from namesake dance company; Jacqueline Sinclair named new director

May 9, 2020 at 8:17 p.m.

At age 69, Joel Hall is preparing for the next phase of his career, officially naming Jacqueline Sinclair as heir apparent to the Joel Hall Dancers & Center. Sinclair has...

78 Things to Do in Chicago in June and July

July 2, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

Giordano Dance Photo: Gorman Cook May 31–June 3 Festival Maifest Lincoln Square Chicago’s summer street fests are best enjoyed early in the season, before they become inescapable, and festival fatigue...

Stomping Grounds: Free evening of percussive dance in beautiful Garfield Park — what’s not to like?

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

Since April, the Chicago Human Rhythm Project has been traversing the city, bringing percussive dance into neighborhoods far and wide as part of a two-month festival called Stomping Grounds. The...

Rolling Meadows native Michael Novak named successor to modern dance pioneer Paul Taylor

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Jose Limon, Erick Hawkins and Paul Taylor. This is a short list of pioneers who shaped and transformed 20th century modern dance in America. Taylor started...

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