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Spring to Dance fest makes St. Louis a dance destination
An annual dance festival called Spring to Dance celebrated its 10th anniversary this Memorial Day weekend. St. Louisans flocked to the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri's...
Review: High drama of the ballet ‘Red Giselle’ returns at the right time
"Control versus chaos — that formula came to define my Russian experience. My journey to Russia turned up all of the stereotypes — onion domes, stacking dolls, hammers and sickles,...
Nomi Dance’s ‘Ten Yeared’ includes ‘Kim,’ for every woman
Concluding its 10th season, Nomi Dance Company presents "Ten Yeared" for one night only Saturday at the Athenaeum Theatre. On the program is "Fyrsta Decad," an abstraction of Nomi's 10-year...
In ‘Threepieces,’ Elements Ballet shows skill, but lacks something essential
Called "Threepieces," Elements Contemporary Ballet's one-nighter at the beautifully renovated Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building was simply that: three pieces. Though Elements has lately opted for smart double...
‘The Wanderer’ a simple story ballet about the girl who gets away
New York-based choreographer Jessica Lang returned to the Harris Theater on Wednesday for a one-night-only performance of her 2014 work, "The Wanderer." "The Wanderer" is a one-act ballet set to...
68 Things to Do in Chicago in May
Polish Constitution Day Parade Photo: Anthony Souffle/baiduhai Through May 21 Art Whistler’s Mother: An American Icon Returns to Chicago Loop It’s your last chance to catch one of the...
‘Mandarin’ a puzzle, but those stilettos come through joyful and clear in Joffrey’s ‘Global Visionaries’
The main curtain at the Auditorium Theatre was already lifted as guests filed in for the Joffrey Ballet's last big event of the season. Titled "Global Visionaries," the program highlights...
Remembering Trisha Brown and the mark she made on Chicago
When the Stephen Petronio Company visited from New York in October 2015 to open the season at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, it performed the first episode in...
‘Synapse’ the crowd-pleasing highlight of Visceral Dance’s spring show
Visceral Dance Chicago's Saturday one-nighter at the Harris Theater marked the end of its fourth season, highlighting the group's capacity to shift seamlessly between ballet and contemporary. The young company...