Dorrance Dance Doubles Down in Chicago

Nov 11, 2016 | By Lauren Warnecke

As a 2015 MacArthur Fellow, tap dancer and choreographer Michelle Dorrance earned the title of “Genius,” but the mad scientist behind her latest creation “ETM Double Down,” presented by the Chicago Human Rhythm Project and the Chicago Humanities Festival for a weekend at the Museum of Contemporary Art, is Nicholas Young. Young, a Bessie Award winner and founding member of Dorrance Dance, created specialized instruments responding to touch. Essentially, Young created a series of synthesizable drum pads, whose sounds can be altered by a computer.

The Nutcracker - Ballet Legere's 32nd Annual Production

Presenting Ballet Legere's 32nd Annual Production of THE NUTCRACKER.  The longest running in the Chicagoland area, this exciting ballet is filled with lavish costumes and scenery, and many special effects.  With a cast of over 100 dancers including children, adults, and professionals all dancing in this fabulous work of art.  It's the perfect holiday treat for families and children of all ages.

November’s Bountiful Dance Buffet

Oct 25, 2016 | By Lynn Colburn Shapiro

 

 

Chicago audiences have lots to be thankful for in November, with a bountiful buffet of dance styles to choose from. Whatever your favorite flavor of dance may be, here's a great opportunity  to expand your dance palette with a taste of something new, from electrified tap to mixed media, ballet, Cuban, Appalachian step dance, modern, and off-the-grid experimental. .

 

NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS:

 

SpinOff Series:: blue fish III - reveal - by Ayako Kato/Art Union Humanscape & To Be Two by Megan Young | MegLouise

In this split bill, two artists present works-in-progress at a special evening on the closed-door stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. With the help of the audience, Ayako Kato performs bluefish part III –reveal-, tracing the eroding, yet transformative relationship between humans and nature. Megan Young | MegLouise considers the boundaries and binaries of intimate relationships in To Be Two, and immersive movement experience constructed by the audience with the performer. Reservations are not necessary for this event.

Moving Dialogs: Women in the Director's Chair

Moving Dialogs: Women in the Director’s Chair 
Wednesday, November 2 
Conversation: 6-7:30pm 
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St
4th Floor Garland Room
Chicago, IL 60602
FREE: $5.00 Suggested Donation 

RSVP HERE

Artists:

Nejla Yatkin: Choreographer, Dancer, and Artistic Director of NY2Dance 

JoAnna Mendl Shaw: Choreographer, Dance Educator, and Artistic Director of The Equus Projects