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Vertical Slideshow's "Giselle," photo by Greg Bell

Vertical Slideshow's "Giselle," photo by Greg Bell

Vertical Sideshow reimagines Giselle–as perhaps the story should now be told

Brianna Alexis Heath | Feb 9, 2019

Eclipsing Day 2, performer Rashayla Marie Brown. Photography credit, Ally Almore, courtesy of ECLIPSING Festival.

Eclipsing Day 2, performer Rashayla Marie Brown. Photography credit, Ally Almore, courtesy of ECLIPSING Festival.

Eclipsing Festival: Black woman-led festival calls for healing and transformation in Chicago

Brianna Alexis Heath | Feb 6, 2019

Ingri Fiksdal: STATE, Photo by Anders Lindén, courtesy of the MCA

Ingri Fiksdal: STATE, Photo by Anders Lindén, courtesy of the MCA

Every three years, 'In>Time' reminds us what was great about Goat Island. This year's no exception.

Joanna Furnans | Feb 6, 2019

Photo courtesy of the Dance Center and Spectrum Dance Theater

Photo courtesy of the Dance Center and Spectrum Dance Theater

Donald Byrd and Spectrum Dance Theater return to Chicago with notes for native sons

Brianna Alexis Heath | Feb 2, 2019

Interdisciplinary artist Jared Brown with performer Dedrick Gray. Returning after performing in the 2018 Eclipsing Festival, Brown collaborated with J’Sun Howard in a performance that premiered on Jan 25.

Interdisciplinary artist Jared Brown with performer Dedrick Gray. Returning after performing in the 2018 Eclipsing Festival, Brown collaborated with J’Sun Howard in a performance that premiered on Jan 25.

In second year, Eclipsing Festival aims to reclaim darkness

Jordan Kunkel | Jan 28, 2019

Trinity Irish Dance Company, photo by C. Hoy Photography courtesy of Auditorium Theatre

Trinity Irish Dance Company, photo by C. Hoy Photography courtesy of Auditorium Theatre

Trinity Irish Dance Company: Making ancient roots matter today

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Jan 27, 2019

English National Ballet in Akram Khan’s 'Giselle,' photo by Laurent Liotardo

English National Ballet in Akram Khan’s 'Giselle,' photo by Laurent Liotardo

Akram Khan's "Giselle" is not the only exciting thing this February, an unprecedented month for dance

Lauren Warnecke | Jan 25, 2019

Gare Central and Une Compagnie in "Axis: The Importance of Human Sacrifice in the 21st Century," Gare Central and Une Compagnie use comedy and satire in their puppet theater to comment on bourgeois society and crimes against humanity in Europe.

Gare Central and Une Compagnie in "Axis: The Importance of Human Sacrifice in the 21st Century." Gare Central and Une Compagnie use comedy and satire in their puppet theater to comment on bourgeois society and crimes against humanity in Europe.

Chicago International Puppet festival returns, where inanimate storytellers show the 'larger truths of daily life'

Jordan Kunkel | Jan 14, 2019

Cocodaco Dance Project, photo by Ren Picco Freeman

Cocodaco Dance Project, photo by Ren Picco Freeman

In North Shore Center debut, Cocodaco goes Gaga

Lauren Warnecke | Jan 13, 2019

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RE|dance group, photo by Matthew Gregory Hollis

RE|dance turns 10, with a call to action and dancing in a cloud

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Jan 6, 2019

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Ragamala Dance Company, photo by Grant Halverson

A 2019 resolution that’s easy to keep: see Chicago dance

Lauren Warnecke | Dec 29, 2018

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Hyde Park School of Dance's "Nutcracker"

Hyde Park School of Dance’s “Nutcracker” Changing With Times

Lauren Warnecke | Dec 11, 2018

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Hubbard Street in Rena Butler's "III. Third" (All photos by Cheryl Mann)

HUBBARD STREET SEASON 41: Personal Evolution

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Dec 9, 2018

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The Joffrey Ballet's "Nutcracker" (photo: Cheryl Mann)

December Dance Chock Full of Nutcrackers!

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Nov 27, 2018

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"Waitlisted"

New Works at Dovetail Aim to Get Off the ‘Waitlist’

Lauren Warnecke | Nov 24, 2018

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The Seldoms’ RockCitizen: Excess and Activism in Tumultuous Times

Lauren Warnecke | Nov 15, 2018

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Wall Dance--Rough Cuts

VIDEO CORPO Shifts Lens on Dance in Film

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Nov 14, 2018

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Julia Rhoads and Adrian Danzig in "The Better Half" (photo: William Frederking)

Lucky Plush Brings Back Best With “Better Half”

Lauren Warnecke | Nov 8, 2018

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Ishmael Houston Jones, Ralph Lemon, and Bebe Miller in "Relations"

The Joy Comes From Anticipation in History-Making ‘Relations’

Lauren Warnecke | Nov 3, 2018

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Hedwig Dances "Futura" photo by William Frederking

At the Dance Center, Hedwig Dances’ Bauhaus-Inspired “Futura” follows Function By Using Form

Lauren Warnecke | Nov 2, 2018

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