Each January, the (especially cold and) windy city attracts hundreds of the finest puppeteers in the world to perform in what has become the biggest festival of its kind on this continent.
Frederking has been capturing lightning in a bottle for over three decades, portraying, as he puts it, "dance artists at the moments when they are fully present with the energy of live perfo…
To draw together Chicago's diverse and at times fractious tap community, Mark Yonally of Chicago Tap Theatre and M.A.D.D. Rhythms founder Bril Barrett created the Chicago Tap Allstars"an umb…
The winter wonderland is here with the holiday spirit and a lot of Nutcrackers!
This wordless "Hamlet" makes its debut in the States at the Harris Theater November 23 and 24, the first stop in its North American tour.
Nicole Clarke-Springer is an inspiring example of creative power in the face of seemingly insurmountable circumstances"something we all need, especially now.
Nicole Fosse, founder and artistic director of the Verdon Fosse Legacy, has been looking for a concert dance company to house her parents' iconic work. Bob Fosse is perhaps the best-known ch…
Many premieres, mix rep programs and dance series for November!
This weekend, Red Clay Dance will do something a little unusual for the company: present a mixed repertory concert.
Since stepping down as a principal dancer after three decades with the New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan has stepped up as associate artistic director of the company and stepped out to expl…
"3320," playing October 25-November 3, will loosely be about experienced choreographers given space to play. Read invited veteran dance and performance makers to create short pieces for a tw…
Dance flourishes in October, from the Joffrey's latest epic to the exciting new mini-festival 3320 and so much more between.
How are powerful women celebrated? Who defines what that power should look like? These are just a couple of the many questions Mythili Prakash explores in her evening-length dance "She's Aus…
Touted as the largest free performing arts festival in the Midwest, "Chicago Live!" is back, taking over Navy Pier September 21 and 22 with performances by over 110 artists and organizations.
Avant-garde tinged, international and Fosse, all in one season.
From the first roll of a snare drum to the Liberty Bell sounding the final signature on the Declaration, the Marriott Theatre absolutely nails "1776."
Lights, curtains and a seated audience are the trappings of the trade, but Para.Maris putting up its first ever evening-length show in a traditional venue. It's an unusual path for this top-…
Festivals, puppets and Brendan Fernandes, bigger than ever.
Chicagoans will get a sampling of what makes Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project so unique this Saturday, when all ten companies in the current cohort present a small sampling of their work a…
It began with Robyn Mineko Williams wanting to learn more about her grandmother. Her grandmother's home is the setting for Williams' "Hisako's House," a deeply personal dance performance Wil…
Jonathan Alsberry is choreographing the finale for this year's "Dance for Life," an annual fundraiser to alleviate the cost of health care for dance professionals. Danced by artists across c…
"I feel my creative voice comes out more clearly when we're in a space where you can't control all the elements. You can't control the little kid running up and grabbing your leg or the guy …
Embrace Chicago's dance communities this summer!
"This is a ritual that occurs in an unknowable space, between two coalescences: death and birth. But it could be as uncomplicated as your mind going somewhere else when you're in the midst o…
Two decades in, Jaiani continues to dance at an ever-higher top of her game.