Chicago Dance Month Brings Laughter and Legacy to the Joel Hall Dance Center

May 2, 2015 | By Lauren Warnecke

The past few years have not been easy for the Joel Hall Dancers and Center. The company moved its studios, moved locations from a pricey second floor studio in the heart of Andersonville to its current home occupying a storefront on the 5900 block of north Clark Street, and while this move led to the designation of Honorary Joel Hall Way by 48th Alderman Harry Osterman, it also meant less foot traffic and chronically empty storefronts for neighbors.

May Newsletter: A Merry Month

Apr 30, 2015 | By Lynn Colburn Shapiro

How are you going to celebrate May Day this Friday, May 1st? With traditions across many cultures dating back to ancient Rome, you have all kinds of wild options. Go crazy dancing around a Maypole, if you can find one, or clog with friends in a Morris Dance across the Chicago River.

An Inaside Aside

Apr 30, 2015 | By Lauren Warnecke

In the twelve years since its founding, Inaside Chicago Dance has yet to really break out from alongside other companies of its size and stature, filling about half of the main floor at the Atheneaum last Saturday evening - mostly with tweens and their parents. The makeup of Saturday’s audience is a true testimony to the strength of Inaside’s educational programs, and the importance of fostering dance patrons into the next generation.

Joffrey’s ‘New Works’ in a New Location

Apr 24, 2015 | By Lauren Warnecke

The Joffrey Ballet caps its 20th anniversary season in Chicago with two weekends of  “New Works” at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. With the NFL draft taking place in Joffrey’s home at the Auditorium Theatre, the company relocated to the Palace for a spring series that, though called “New Works,” contained no world premieres. The program featured one from the rep alongside three company premieres (two of which are on loan from New York City Ballet (NYCB)).

Dreams and Nightmares

Apr 21, 2015 | By Matt De La Pena

 

 

There are dreams and there are nightmares. The Minneapolis-based troupe Ananya Dance Theatre has gamely tried to digest the two in its 90-minute work, “Neel: Blutopias of Radical Dreaming,” often with curious results. The company concluded its performances of “Neel” on Sunday at Links Hall.

Confidential

You're invited to a night of DANCING, DECEPTION and DEATH.  Inspired by the board game CLUE,  CONFIDENTIAL explores a mysterious murder.  Collect the evidence and solve the case for yourself.