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Loyola dancer Naomi Alvarado in a screen shot from "Mic Check 1.2," a film by dance and biology major Masha Bandouil. The film premieres as part of the University's fall virtual dance concert.

Loyola's 'Spectral Heartbeats' aims for human connection in a virtual dance space

Vicki Crain | Nov 19, 2020

A screen shot from "Collage," part three of a five-part digital release called "Litany" by multi-media performance artist and burlesque phenom Jenn "Po'Chop" Freeman.

Five minutes of pure joy: 'Collage' is the latest of Po'Chop's magical 'Litany' films

Felicia Holman | Nov 14, 2020

Irene Hsiao, above, performs in her solo piece "Transformation" as part of the 2020 Bridge Dance Festival curated by Rika Lin

Bridge Dance Fest: Hypnotic, cross-cultural livestream brings performers from Chicago and Japan together at Links Hall

Emma Elsmo | Nov 14, 2020

South Chicago Dance Theatre dancer Kim Davis, pictured, will perform as part of the South Chicago Dance Festival. Photo credit Thomas Mohr Photography.

With virtual South Chicago Dance Festival, Kia Smith is dancing cultural diplomacy

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Nov 12, 2020

Chicago Dance Crash performing at Navy Pier, one of few public performances after the pandemic brought dance to a halt. The company created a documentary film about how COVID-19 changed everything.

With the usual charisma and a little less fandangle, documentary 'The Last First' is Chicago Dance Crash's solution to pandemic performance

Tristan Bruns | Nov 12, 2020

A screen shot of Jenn "Po'Chop" Freeman in "Collage." The dance film is the third in a series of five called "Litany," accompanied by a digital blogzine called "The Brown Pages."

Po'Chop's 'The Brown Pages' and 'Litany' say her name, resurrect her spirit

D'onminique Boyd | Nov 10, 2020

A screen shot from "The Other Witch," a dance film by Nejla Yatkin (above) screened across three weekends as part of the Dance Center's fall season.

Far from Oz, Nejla Yatkin's 'Other Witch' an enigmatic seductress that transcends time

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Nov 10, 2020

A collage of images from writer-at-large Gregory King (pictured, left), who had three days to move to online instruction last spring. King talks with colleagues in the academy about being a Black dance professor in the time of COVID-19.

Being a Black professor comes with challenges. Being a Black dance professor in 2020 amplifies them—and presents opportunities

Gregory King | Nov 10, 2020

Nick Pupillo stands in what will become the new Visceral Dance Center. The planned move to Avondale triples the footprint of their original Logan Square space, opened in 2007. Photo by KT Miller Photography

What's with all these new dance studios?

Lauren Warnecke | Nov 9, 2020

A screen shot from "Purple Skin," a new dance film by Stephanie Martinez and Dean Berdusis. "Purple Skin" premiered Nov. 5 as part of the SKETCH series produced by Amy Seiwert's Imagery.

Stephanie Martinez’ ‘Purple Skin’: Five minutes of dance in the middle of a pandemic election

Lauren Warnecke | Nov 7, 2020

Jumaane Taylor's newest work combines two iconic scores—one jazz, one orchestral—in his newest dissection of rhythm. Titled "Ugly Flavors," the work-in-progress streams Nov. 7. Photo: Kristie Kahns

Jumaane Taylor re-writes the rules of rhythm, serving up 'Ugly Flavors' at the Dance Center's 'buffet'

Tristan Bruns | Nov 2, 2020

Cerqua Rivera dancers Briana Arthur and Fernando Rodriguez performing Wilfredo Rivera's "American Catracho" in 2019, excerpted for a live-streamed fall series that continues next month (photo provided).

Cerqua Rivera’s 'America/Americans' a near-normal evening for abnormal times

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Oct 26, 2020

Performer Devynn Emory (above) is part of "Last Audience," an interdisciplinary project developed by NYC-based choreographer Yanira Castro. Photo by Maria Baranova

The MCA experiments with DIY art in 'Last Audience,' a dialogic, at-home performance on reckoning and remembrance

Gregory King | Oct 26, 2020

A screen shot from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's season opener, "A Tale of Two," created by former company member Rena Butler and filmmaker Talia Koylass.

Hubbard Street's powerful 'Tale of Two' a testament to Black activism and artistry

Felicia Holman | Oct 23, 2020

American Ballet Theatre’s newly released children’s book B Is for Ballet: A Dance Alphabet will launch on ABTKids, a family-friendly program streamed for free on ABT’s YouTube Channel. "B is for Ballet" illustrations (including above) by Rachel Dean

Infusing at-home pandemic education with dance books for kids

Vicki Crain | Oct 19, 2020

A screen shot from "The Other Witch," a dance film by Nejla Yatkin (above) screened across three weekends as part of the Dance Center's fall season.

'The Other Witch' explores socio-political and personal parallels between two modern dance phenoms—a century apart

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Oct 19, 2020

Julia Mayer (above) culminates her decades-long presence in Chicago's dance community as a performer and arts administrator in her newest role as SCD executive director. Photo courtesy of Kier Briscoe Photography.

Introducing our new executive director: Julia Mayer

Lauren Warnecke | Oct 19, 2020

Deeply Rooted dancers performing "Heaven," part of a celebratory gala marking the company's 25th anniversary. Photo by Michelle Reid

Deeply Rooted at 25: "This is where I have to be"

Vicki Crain | Oct 14, 2020

Dancer/choreographer Darling Squire (above) will present "Back to Me" in the 2020 Peacebook festival, a dance film that pays homage to the music of her youth.

Trio of dance films to be featured at Peacebook—an online version of the arts-meets-social justice annual festival

Felicia Holman | Oct 13, 2020

A screen shot from "Street Staged," part of a compilation of short dance films shown as part of the 10th anniversary of Momenta's CounterBalance inclusive dance festival

New works at CounterBalance prove inclusive dance is still challenging perception

Tristan Bruns | Oct 13, 2020

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