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Hubbard Street Dance back on the stage with 'RE/TURN'
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) will present Fall Series: RE/TURN to herald its return to the stage at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph St. The program will feature new premieres as well as audience favorites ...
MOVIES 'Bolshoi Ballet' series to start locally Nov. 7
- The "2021-2022 Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema" series is set to begin Sunday, Nov. 7 with Bolshoi Ballet: Spartacus LIVE. Spartacus is considered a ballet tour de force, set to Aram Khachaturian's score. Bolshoi Ballet: Spartacus LIVE is set t ...
Visceral Dance Chicago bringing world premieres to Athenaeum Theatre
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--From a press release
- CHICAGO, Oct. 5, 2021 Visceral Dance Chicago a contemporary company committed to the progression of diverse artists, programs and community collaborations announced its Fall Engagement 2021 program. The dance company returns ...
Joffrey's Nutcracker returns for the holidays
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--From a press release
- (Chicago) — The Joffrey Ballet's reimagined holiday classic, The Nutcracker, by Tony Award®-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, returns to Chicago during the Joffrey's first-ever season at the historic Lyric Opera House ...
DANCE Hubbard Street presenting drive-in edition of 'Inside/Out' Oct. 2
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will hold its annual "Inside/Out" choreographic workshop, "Drive-In(side Out)," on Saturday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. at ChiTown Movies, 2343 S. Throop St., preceded by a welcome party and DJ starting at ...
Chicago Dance History Project moving to Ruth Page Center
- Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP)which investigates, documents and presents the individual and institutional past of Chicago danceplans to move into The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., as an artist in residence. ...
Joffrey welcomes four dancers from South Korea, Spain and the U.S.
- The Joffrey Ballet's Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater MBE, The and President and CEO Greg Cameron announced the addition of four dancers to the Joffrey roster for the 2021-22 season: Brian Bennett (Lanham, Maryland), ...
DANCE Ensemble Espanol to open Auditorium Theatre season Oct. 16
- Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater, in residence at Northeastern Illinois University, will return to the Auditorium Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The company will mark the finale performance of its 45th-anniversary "Zafiro Flamenco ...
Footwork dancers to be featured Sept. 10 in Art on theMART event
- "Dance Down by The River"an evening of Chicago dance and musicis coming to the Riverwalk in conjunction with Art on theMART thanks to a Chicago Presents grant awarded by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and ...
TV 'Dancing with the Stars' to feature first same-sex partnership
- ABC's Dancing With the Stars will be breaking new ground in the upcoming 30th seasonwith its first same-sex partnership. According to Deadline, on Aug. 26, host Tyra Banks and executive producer Andrew Llinares revealed that the ...
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Joffrey Ballet's "Home: a Celebration" opens inaugural season at Lyric Opera House
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--From a press release
- August 18, 2021 (Chicago) The Joffrey Ballet opens its inaugural season at the Lyric Opera House and marks its return to live performances with Home: a Celebration, a triumphant mixed repertory program that spotlights original ...
Winifred Haun & Dancers announces 2021-22 season, return to live performances
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--From a press release
- Chicago & Oak Park, IL Winifred Haun & Dancers will return to in person theater events and live programming for the upcoming 2021|22 Season. The Company will be presented at the Pritzker Pavilion, Ruth Page ...
DANCE Deeply Rooted named to INFLUENCERS Cohort
- Chicago's Deeply Rooted Dance Theater is one of five dance companies (and the only Midwestern one) named to the International Association of Blacks in Dance's (IABD's) INFLUENCERS Cohort for the 2021 COHI/MOVE program. The five ...
Dance for Life to present 10 companies, world-premiere finale
- Chicago Dancers United (CDU), which supports the health and wellness of Chicago's professional dance community, announced an expanded lineup and program for the 30th anniversary of its annual fundraiser, Dance for Life, which takes place in ...
AIDS ballet movie coming to Chicago on July 16
- The movie Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters will open Friday, July 16, in virtual cinemas in Chicago at Gene Siskel Film Center and Music Box Theatre. "Can You Bring It"co-directed by Rosalynde LeBlanc and ...
Move your body! "House City" music series starts Sunday
- "House City" (kicking off July 4) is a new, 10-part series of free events popping up throughout the summer in the neighborhoods that helped create the House music genre over 35 years ago. DJ Jes, El ...
DANCE Deeply Rooted to perform in person July 16-17
- Deeply Rooted Dance Theater's Summer Dance Intensive (SDI) which takes place in a hybrid format combining in-person and virtual instruction this year will culminate with in-person performances of new works Friday and ...
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's Season 43: A Virtual Homecoming June 24
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--From a press release
- CHICAGO CHICAGO Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's (HSDC) Season 43: A Virtual Homecoming will conclude with the world premiere of Greener Grass, a full-company work choreographed and directed by former HSDC company dancer Jie-Hung Connie S ...
DANCE Joffrey Academy seeking submissions from minority applicants for competition
- The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, has announced a national call for ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab and Native American) artists to submit applications for The Joffrey Academy's Twelfth Annual Winning ...
DANCE Joffrey Ballet expands to South Loop
- The Joffrey Ballet announced the establishment of new studio space and training facilities at 1920 S.Wabash Ave. (formerly the Chicago Dance Academy studios)expanding the Joffrey's reach to the South Loop and beyond, and marking a major ...
Dance for Life to take place in person (and for free) Aug. 26
- Chicago Dancers United (CDU)which supports the health and wellness of Chicago's professional dance communityannounced that its primary annual fundraiser, Dance for Life, will take place live and in person Thursday ...
DANCE Hubbard Street's 'Half of Us' debuting May 20
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's (HSDC) 43rd season will be completed with the virtual world premiere of new work by choreographer/director Robyn Mineko Williams entitled "Half of Us," on Thursday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. The 16-minute ...
Joffrey Ballet presents world premiere of Nicolas Blanc's "Under the Trees' Voices"
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--From a press release
- THE JOFFREY BALLET PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF NICOLAS BLANC'S UNDER THE TREES' VOICES World Premiere streamed online: April 30 at 7:00 PM CST Audiences are invited to experience a rehearsal via livestream TODAY: April 7 at ...
See Chicago Dance Open Call: Dance For Life 2021
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--From a press release
- Chicago Dancers United is a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve the lives of Chicago-area dance professionals by cultivating pathways to holistic wellness of the body, mind, and spirit. Our primary annual fundraiser, Dance for ...
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre announces revised 2020-2021 season
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--From a press release
- Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre is a multicultural company that creates new dance and music to explore strong personal narratives. We build partnerships across Chicagoland to engage a diverse audience: sparking ...
DANCE Hubbard Street season to resume with 'In Any Event'
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's (HSDC's) 43rd season will resume Thursday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. with a virtual world premiere of new work by choreographer and former HSDC dancer Penny Saunders. The piece will also be ...
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago names new artistic director
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) announced that former company member Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell has been named artistic director of the contemporary dance company, effective March 1. A native of Baltimore, Fisher-Harrell ...
Joffrey Ballet artists create video installation
- The Joffrey Ballet announced that a dynamic video installation featuring members of the company will animate the acclaimed 150 Media Stream public art exhibition at 150 N. Riverside Plaza as the inaugural output of Action Lines. ...
Chicago Dancemakers Forum announces the 2021 Digital Dance Grantees
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--From a press release
- CHICAGO, IL, 2/1/2021 To support the growth of local Chicago dancemakers in the era of COVID-19, Chicago Dancemakers Forum is pleased to grant $10,000 each to ten dance creators and their collaborators for the development ...
Joffrey Ballet announces Feb. 12 world premiere of 'Bolero'
- The Joffrey Ballet announced the world premiere of Bolero named after the acclaimed orchestral piece by composer Maurice Ravel and choreographed by Joffrey company artist Yoshihisa Arai on Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. Bolero, to be performed by ...
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