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Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Liz Gerring Dance’s ‘Horizon’ a carefully calculated kind of random

May 22, 2019 at 9:53 a.m.

New York choreographer Liz Gerring presents the 2015 work "Horizon" for her Chicago debut at the Dance Center of Columbia College through Saturday. "Horizon" is a continuous hour of dancing...

In Chicago Dance Month, free shows and a ‘peek behind the curtain’

May 22, 2019 at 9:53 a.m.

With more than 200 dance companies in Chicago, those of us who are immersed in the scene can feel easily overwhelmed by the volume of dance in our city, and...

Review: Revivals rule in Giordano Dance Chicago’s spring series

May 22, 2019 at 9:53 a.m.

Friday and Saturday at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Giordano Dance Chicago's spring series displays a wide range of possibilities in American jazz dance. While some of the...

67 Things to Do in Chicago in April

July 2, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

Through Apr. 1: Baconfest Chicago Photo: Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai Through Apr. 1 Festival Baconfest Chicago University Village All-you-can-eat bacon creations from more than 150 chefs and artistic odes to...

Joffrey Ballet left New York in 1995 and hasn’t been back … until now

May 22, 2019 at 9:53 a.m.

Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino founded a dance company together in 1956. In the beginning, Arpino caravaned around the country with a small group of dancers while Joffrey stayed back,...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater tries out some new moves at the Auditorium

June 5, 2018 at 11:36 a.m.

Through Sunday, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns for its annual Chicago engagement, the company's 47th time at the Auditorium Theatre. Though each of the programs (four in all) has...

Every Alvin Ailey Dance visit to Chicago ends with ‘Revelations’ — here’s why

May 22, 2019 at 9:53 a.m.

On a recent edition of his WXRT radio spot "Lin's Bin," host Lin Brehmer defined what it means to be a classic: "A classic is a survivor. A classic transcends...

The Aerial Dance Show Trashed Spins Junk into Art

July 2, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

A new production by Winifred Haun and Emma Serjeant, exploring hoarding and material excess, premieres this month.

Joffrey Ballet’s Winning Works is scattered but still brings a smile

May 22, 2019 at 9:53 a.m.

There were a few notable changes to the seventh edition of the Joffrey Ballet's Winning Works Choreographic Competition: There are four winners this year (previously three), and a change of...

Final bow for Thodos Dance and a visit from Cuba: 4 dance events in March

May 22, 2019 at 9:52 a.m.

March is a busy month for dance in Chicago; here are four events to watch for. Thodos Dance Chicago presents "Full Circle": When Thodos Dance Chicago formed (as Melissa Thodos...

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