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May Newsletter: Five Takes on Summer Intensives

Apr 25, 2014 | By Lynn Colburn Shapiro

If you showed up for Monday morning ballet class mid-July with a lobster-red face and sunburned arms, Walter Camryn thought it was the height of humor to ask if you got “burned on your weak end.” 

Ah, the summer intensive!  It was a special time, when dancing all day long every day for six-weeks, and the blissful absence of distractions like school, often resulted in markedly accelerated progress, sometimes with extraordinary breakthroughs for serious dance students. 

March Newsletter: The Alchemy of Live Dance and Music

Mar 3, 2014 | By Lynn Colburn Shapiro

March is that transitional month when we lose winter--we hope!--and usher in Chicago’s so-called spring. This year, March is a tra nsitional month for SeeChicagoDance as well, with a new look, a new slant to the newsletter, and a new editor--me! So, hello! You may already recognize me as a frequent contributor to these pages. In addition to calling our readers’ attention to the many wonderful dance events on the calendar each month, we will be highlighting noteworthy aspects of select events with critical insights and commentary. 

February Newsletter

Jan 29, 2014 | By Vicki Crain

While we’re dealing with the snow and freezing temps of the Polar Vortex part deux, the Chicago dance scene is heating up with its own storm…a performance vortex, if you will, with over 40 performances from companies big and small, local and international, classic and avant garde and everything in between.

January Newsletter

Dec 30, 2013 | By Vicki Crain

IN THE LIMELIGHT: 

2014 Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival | January 6-12, 2014 | Experience genre-defying national & international circus for daringly moving full-length contemporary circus shows, late-night cabaret & more. Shows at the Athenaeum & Links Hall. Tickets for all shows available through the Athenaeum box office 773-935-6875 or online.

JANUARY NEWSLETTER

By Vicki Crain

December Newsletter

Dec 9, 2013 | By Vicki Crain

IN THE LIMELIGHT

Chicago Tap Theater presents Tidings of Tap | December 13-15, 2013 | UIC Theater

Tired of the same old holiday entertainment? Then check out Chicago Tap Theatre’s Tidings of Tap! - a rhythmic celebration of Christmas, Chanukah and the Winter Season featuring all-live music.

 

By Vicki Crain

November Newsletter: Part Two

Nov 11, 2013 | By Vicki Crain

More News:

KTF: Battling with the Stars lands at the Mayne Stage again where b-boys, contemporary dancers and ballerinas battle it out for the "Keeper of the Floor" title. This year, competitors get to "tag" a guest performer of their choice.

Constellation (Link's Hall) continues its Dimensions and Extensions series featuring Ayako Kato and Benjamin Law in a mix-and-match performance with dancers and musicians.

November Newsletter

Oct 30, 2013 | By Vicki Crain

IN THE LIMELIGHT
Nomi Dance Company |November 30, 2013 | Athenaeum Theatre

“One Act, One Night…Infinite Possibilities” will mark Nomi’s first all female show performed and choreographed by  company members and Artistic Director Laura Kariotis. A collaboration between dance and technology highlighting the strength and prowess of the women of Nomi.

 

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
By Vicki Crain

October Newsletter

Oct 2, 2013 | By Vicki Crain

IN THE LIMELIGHT: The Auditorium Theatre presents Ballet West
The Sleeping Beauty: October 4 & 5, 2013 | Mixed Rep: October 6, 2013
Ballet West presents the Chicago premiere of The Sleeping Beauty and a mixed repertory including George Balachine’s Rubies, the pas de deux from Diamonds, and the Midwest premiere of The Lottery.

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
By Vicki Crain

September Newsletter

Aug 30, 2013 | By Laura Molzahn

IN THE LIMELIGHT: The Auditorium Theatre presents Ballet West
The Sleeping Beauty: October 4 & 5, 2013 | Mixed Rep: October 6, 2013

Ballet West presents the Chicago premiere of The Sleeping Beauty and a mixed repertory including George Balanchine's Rubies, the pas de deux from Diamonds, and the Midwest premiere of The Lottery. 

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER
By Laura Molzahn