Black Love is…by heart, on fire, telling the truth, cellular, quiet, bass, thick, messy, deep, moisturized, intentional, album books, chicken and dumplings, soft, hardworking, past, present and forever.

Praize Productions, Inc. is here to remind us of our expansive and enduring love with their latest theatrical production, entitled “Black Love Reigns Supreme.” On May 3rd and 4th at the Logan Center for the arts, we will expand our sometimes limited perspective with vivid and palpable imagery, inspiring us to enliven and recall the spirit that is undeniably blacklove.

Thrown into the pages of a comic book, two femme superhero-like characters deliver punches and land blows to a sound score of WHACKs and THWAPs. The wind-sweeping battle turns into a playful catfight, which morphs into a fiercely sensual duet that is entangled with desire, temptation and resistance. It oozes with extraordinary power through both physical strength and sexuality. The competition in Erin Kilmurray & Kara Brody’s “Knockout” is cutthroat, but it’s the attraction that may be fatal…

Identity Performing Arts electrified audiences with their performance of “Muted,” running April 27-28 at the Ann Barzel Theater. The performance featured the return of “Enliven” (2023) and the premiere of “Muted,” both choreographed by founder and artistic director Ginny Ching-Yin Lo.

What does it mean to dream? How does dreaming help reshape our perspective? And in what ways can dreaming help recenter oneself? Alluvion Dance Chicago uses these questions to explore the liminal space that dreams provide in their performance of “we'redreaming.” Premiered at the Edge Theater on April 19, the program presents four new experimental works choreographed by Kayla Castellon, Morgan Cutler, Johnny Huntoon and Sarah Sterling.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been entertaining Chicagoans for generations, and their impact has inspired countless of our dancers; in fact, some even go on to join the ensemble.

Veteran company member, Vernard Gilmore, and recent inductee, Isaiah Day, are both Chicago South Side natives whose talents were fostered by some of the city’s most prominent artists and institutions. In an interview with See Chicago Dance, these hometown heroes share what it’s like to be a dancer in one of the country’s most prestigious dance companies.

Creating a platform for artistic development from scratch is a monumental task requiring earned respect and trust from your community. To gain that esteem takes hard work and dedication, and there is no better organization in the Chicago dance community to do so than Trifecta Dance Collective. 

Chicago is fortunate to have a vast dance scene, with various companies encompassing a wide variety of genres that audiences can enjoy. However, this access to professional dance is not a universal experience. Boykin Dance Project is trying to bridge this gap between a city-centric dance world and rural areas not yet acquainted with the true potential of live professional dance.

Have you ever watched a dance performance and wondered how the dancers learned the steps?  Maybe you were curious about what inspired the piece?  Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT) pulls back the curtain in their recurring Inside/Out performance series. The company performs works in progress, gives a glimpse into the rehearsal process, and allows for the audience to input their own ideas and observations.