Sid Smith

Detroit often conjures up grim thoughts now, but it's wise to remember it is still a great American city, and great American cities mean art. A taste of it came...

Hailed for her "thrilling power of momentum," Maria Tallchief, was one of the 20th century's greatest ballerinas, key player in the art of George Balanchine and later a force in...

The problem with "Resonancias" is one of inconsistency. Parts of this program of seven short works--a collection celebrating the 20th-anniversary season of Mexico's Delfos Danza Contemporanea and on view through...

The practical challenges of a small modern dance company are ever formidable: a struggle to finance productions and attract an often elusive audience. Whining gets you nowhere, while action talks....

It could be argued that Links Hall, the venerable dance organization housed for decades on the second floor of a walk-up building in Wrigleyville, is a state of mind as...

"La Belleza de Cuba," Liz Imperio's new work for Giordano Dance Chicago, is an irresistible confection, a sunny injection of island zest and perfect antidote to our lingering cold weather....

Words like unique are dangerous and ill-advised--call something unprecedented, and some helpful soul will point to an earlier exception you missed. But, in the dance world, the current collaboration involving...