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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

Summer Smith (left) and Grant Hill, of Winifred Haun & Dancers, in "Steps in the Garden" at Oak Park's Cheney Mansion. Photo courtesy of the artists.

Gorgeous grounds set the stage for Winifred Haun's 'Steps in the Garden'

Emma Elsmo | Oct 5, 2020

Para.Mar dancer Ching Ching Wong (foreground) in the new company's inaugural performance in Avondale. Photo by Michelle Reid.

New company Para.Mar is more than just good dance in a parking lot

D'onminique Boyd-Riley | Oct 5, 2020

Introducing... the See Chicago Dance signature cocktail!

Celebrate Joel and Gail with our SCD signature cocktail!

Emily Loar | Oct 2, 2020

Veteran dancer and choreographer Stephanie Martinez (background, right) leading rehearsals for her new company, Para.Mar. Photo courtesy of the artists.

Stephanie Martinez on starting a dance company during a pandemic: "I felt in my bones it was the right thing to do”

Vicki Crain | Oct 1, 2020

Starinah Dixon (left) and M.A.D.D. Rhythms artistic director Bril Barrett (right) are just two of the all-star faculty teaching master classes at the Chicago Tap Summit. The festival includes a panel discussion, online tap jam and virtual performance.

Chicago Tap Summit connects the dots between past and present in a virtual year

Lauren Warnecke | Sep 30, 2020

A screen shot from ABT corps dancer Eric Tramm's one-man dance film "Le Tré Cortegé," created at his rural New Jersey home. It's part of ABT's first dance film festival, airing Wednesday and Thursday on YouTube.

With no home season or national tour, ABT is coming to your living rooms and laptops instead.

Vicki Crain | Sep 29, 2020

Hedwig dancer Jacob Buerger in a screen shot from "KAOS." The dance film is part of the company's 35th anniversary season

Hedwig forges new forms in 'KAOS'

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Sep 28, 2020

In their first in-person show since the pandemic arrived in the U.S., Mandala South Asian Performing Arts presented "With Rumi" to small audiences seated behind a glass barrier. Photo courtesy of the artists

Reading between the lines: Mandala's "With Rumi" celebrates Persian poetry and calligraphy through Indian dance

D'onminique Boyd-Riley | Sep 27, 2020

Julianna Hom performing her solo "AMERICANIZATION" in a parking garage. Screen shot courtesy of the artist

Regional feature: How four recent graduates are entering the professional dance world during a pandemic

Maureen Janson | Sep 20, 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.

Fall Dance Preview: Behind glass, in parking lots and on screens, Chicago's dancemakers make do to keep making dance

Lauren Warnecke | Sep 19, 2020

SCD Critical Writing Fellow D'onminique Boyd reflects on the 22nd annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, a digital festival for the first time. Poster image provided by JOMBA!

The Ubuntu of JOMBA!

D'onminique Boyd-Riley | Sep 16, 2020

SCD editor Lauren Warnecke (background) watching a master class led by Moving into Dance Mophatong with Adrienne Sichel in Durban, South Africa (2018). Photo by Val Adamson.

Think Global, Act Local: How a South African festival changed this American dance writer

Lauren Warnecke | Sep 14, 2020

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