Preview
Chicago Tap Theatre’s Love Letter to Tap Dancing Marks A Return to Live Performance
Feb 16, 2022 | By Lynn Colburn ShapiroEiko Otake’s “The Duet Project: Distance is Malleable” examines how people deal with life, death, race, age and gender.
Feb 11, 2022 | By Tristan BrunsWhatever you think you are going to see at an Eiko Otake performance, forget it. Prepare yourself to be surprised, or startled, or experience unbearable intimacy. Expect a never-ending stream of papers with words like “stone” and “I will not” to be scattered in heaps across the stage. Expect raging gods and monsters, or the ghosts of distant relatives, who live in the brushstrokes of colossal paintings projected against the wall. Anything is possible! If Otake’s long history of work is any indication, expect something special, thought-provoking and deeply personal.
Trinity Irish Dance Company Returns To The Stage With Cross-Cultural Innovation
Feb 3, 2022 | By Lynn Colburn ShapiroVisions of sugar plums dance on for Joffrey 'Nutcracker' children's cast
Dec 1, 2021 | By Emma ElsmoFor countless people around the world, “The Nutcracker” is synonymous with the holiday season. Be it the tale of Marie or Clara and Fritz or Franz, the story has been choreographed and re-choreographed, told in myriad ways. The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago’s 2016 iteration transports spectators young and old back to the World’s Fair, circa 1893. Christopher Wheeldon may swap the Sugar Plum Fairy for a Golden Statue and Russian Trepak for Buffalo Bill, but the essence of this holiday ballet remains the same.
Four shows ya gotta see this December
Nov 30, 2021 | By See Chicago DanceThe Shows Ya Gotta see is a monthly series highlighting "must-see" performances curated by See Chicago Dance critics.
How about something spontaneous, fanciful and fun?
Ya gotta book a Holiday Dance Carol before Dec. 19
Critical Context: Ragamala Dance Company explores life, death and rebirth at the Harris
Nov 30, 2021 | By Tristan BrunsThe below piece is part of Critical Context, a paid writing residency created in partnership with the Harris Theater. The initiative engages past SCD Critical Dance Writing Fellows in a three- to six-month residency in mentorship, research, and deep exploration of Harris Theater Presents dance programming.
Critical Context: Prometheus is in the building
Nov 12, 2021 | By Lauren WarneckeThe below piece is part of Critical Context, a paid writing residency created in partnership with the Harris Theater. The initiative engages past SCD Critical Dance Writing Fellows in a three- to six-month residency in mentorship, research, and deep exploration of Harris Theater Presents dance programming.
Language of dance transcends cultural borders in South Chicago Dance Theatre’s third annual festival
Nov 5, 2021 | By Lynn Colburn ShapiroShe speaks no Korean, he speaks little English, but the language of dance transcends all cultural barriers in the collaboration at the center of the third annual South Chicago Dance Festival. Sponsored by South Chicago Dance Theatre (SCDT), the festival’s mission is to foster cultural diplomacy through movement, a language that needs no translation.
Six shows ya gotta see this November
Oct 25, 2021 | By See Chicago DanceThe Shows Ya Gotta see is a monthly series highlighting "must-see" performances curated by See Chicago Dance critics.
If you’re in need of something wacky, whimsical and weird…
Ya gotta see Poonie’s Cabaret on Nov. 1