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A scene from Hannah Ma's "Onda," on view at the 23rd JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience. (Handout/courtesy Hannahmadance)

Can we scream in the undertow? Navigating the waves in Hannah Ma’s 'ONDA'

Carmen Gorsuch | Sep 4, 2021

A scene from Hannah Ma's "Onda," on view at the 23rd JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience. (Handout/courtesy Hannahmadance)

Dualities anchor 'Onda,' a dance film dangling between analog and digital mediums

Jennifer Passios | Sep 4, 2021

A still from Swedish company Cullberg's dance film "On Earth I'm Done: Mountains" (Handout)

Collisions of nature and culture in Cullberg's 'On Earth I'm Done'

Angelina DiFranco | Sep 3, 2021

Chicago Dance Crash performing on the rooftop of Lakeshore Sport & Fitness (Handout)

Crash returns to live in Chicago with a show so energy-packed you can literally feel it

Lauren Warnecke | Sep 2, 2021

A scene from Marcel Gbeffa's "In my mind," a short dance film part of the "African Crossings" platform in the 2021 JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience. (Handout)

African Crossings: Where vulnerability and resilience meet

Sophie Allen | Sep 1, 2021

Phyllis Wills with accompanist Mrs. Sloan

Remembering Miss Wills: "The good, the true, the beautiful"

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Sep 1, 2021

Robert Ssempijia in a scene from his dance film, "Alienation." The premiere is part of the "African Crossings" platform on the 23rd JOMBA! Contermporary Dance Experience. (Handout)

JOMBA! 'African Crossings' poses questions best left for dance to answer

Morgan Rondinelli | Sep 1, 2021

Sizakele Mdi in a screen shot from the dance film "Dust to Dust," presented as part of the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience

Man vs. self or man vs. nature: JOMBA! South African 'Crossings' embarks on two distinct journeys of discovery

Catherine Meredith | Aug 31, 2021

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On Location: JOMBA! Open Horizons short films uncover importance of place

Jennifer Passios | Aug 31, 2021

Garage Dance Ensemble in ”Gat innie Grond, Wond in My Siel (Hole in the Ground, Wound in my Soul)” by choreographer Byron Klassen. (Handout)

Like dust in the wind, a South African village faces its ephemerality in Garage Dance Ensemble's latest film

Joel Solari | Aug 29, 2021

Limon Dance Company rehearsing at Kaatsbaan. Photo by Kelly Puleio.

Then-and-Now: An exploration of the Limón Dance Company’s social activism through performance

Emma Elsmo | Aug 27, 2021

The piece "TEN," by Birmingham-based ACE Music and Dance, was presented on the second day of the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience. (Handout)

José Agudo’s ‘TEN' a ritualistic gaze at internal and external demons

Rachel Schmidt | Aug 26, 2021

Jay Pather is the 2021 JOMBA! legacy artist. A retrospective of his body of work was presented on the opening night of the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience. Photo by Val Adamson.

Crossing borders from the convenience of a couch

Catherine Meredith | Aug 26, 2021

Siwela Sonka Dance Theatre. Photo by Val Adamson.

On feeling Jay Pather’s body of work for the first time

D. S. Knowlton | Aug 26, 2021

Dance for Life will take place on Aug. 26 in Millennium Park. Photo credit Todd Rosenberg.

Thirty years in, Dance for Life embraces the new with fresh faces and a broad mission

Lynn Colburn Shapiro | Aug 24, 2021

Deeply Rooted Dancers in "Goshen," part of "Roots & Wings" at the Auditorium Theatre. Photo by Ken Carl

How we heal: Deeply Rooted's 'Goshen' is based on the Exodus story—a metaphor for these times

Vicki Crain | Aug 23, 2021

A scene from Cecil McDonald, Jr.'s "Pieta for America," screened as part of See Chicago Dance's monthly Screendance Club

‘Pieta for America’ recognizes our quiet and timeless protests

D'onminique Boyd-Riley | Aug 22, 2021

In their first performance, Contretemps Contemporary Ballet used the parking lot and surrounding architecture at the Drucker Center. Photo by Michelle Reid.

Contretemps debut 'Heat Lightning' relies on, and ignores, its unusual locale.

Tristan Bruns | Aug 16, 2021

A still from "The Spirit Dance with Me," a dance film by Antoine Hunter

Access and Art: Virtual dance a lingering pandemic gift

Sydney Erlikh | Aug 9, 2021

Chicago Dance Crash presents "The Final $tage" on the rooftop of Lakeshore Sport and Fitness. Photo courtesy of Chicago Dance Crash

Dancing al fresco: Chicago takes performance outdoors in August

Lauren Warnecke | Aug 9, 2021

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