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Chicago Dance History Project's Interview Marathon on Jan. 31
- Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) has confirmed the lineup and schedule for its Interview Marathon on Sunday, Jan. 31, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Interviewees will appear live from international locations and ...
New Joffrey Studio Series offers interactive virtual season
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--From a press release
- The Joffrey Ballet is pleased to introduce the Joffrey Studio Series, a comprehensive roster of virtual programming from livestream performances and company rehearsals to ...
Joffrey Ballet to offer virtual Nutcracker
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--From a press release
- CHICAGO With the cancellation of The Joffrey Ballet's annual engagement of Christopher Wheeldon's critically acclaimed version of The Nutcracker in 2020, the Joffrey is pleased to announce a myriad ...
Hubbard Street piece to examine Chicago's racial disparities
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's (HSDC) 43rd season (2020-21) will begin Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. with a virtual premiere presentation of new work from former Hubbard Street dancer and acclaimed choreographer Rena Butler. The piece ...
Joffrey Ballet halts season, launches digital series, '25 FOR 25' initiative
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- The Joffrey Ballet announced the cancellation of all remaining performances for the 2020-21 season, including the world premiere of Cathy Marston's Of Mice and Men and the Joffrey premiere of George Balanchine's ...
Cerqua Rivera revises 2020 schedule
- Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre has unveiled a restructured performance schedule for 2020. A livestreamed benefit performance honoring longtime friend of the company Sandra McNaughton will take place Sunday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The show will ...
PASSAGES Computer programmer/Chi-Town Squares member Bill Klein passes away
- Longtime Chi-Town Squares member and COBOL computer programmer William "Bill" Michael Klein died Sept. 5 due to health complications after he fell down in his home a few days prior. He was 70. Klein was born ...
SHOWBIZ #ReadOutProud, Mj Rodriguez, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lopez
- Non-profit organization Pride and Less Prejudice (PLP) has launched a #ReadOutProud fundraising campaign video with LGBTQ celebrities including Adam Rippon, Nicole Maines, Darryl Stephens, Patrik-Ian Polk, Theo Germaine, Nikki Blonsky ...
Dance for Life exceeds fundraising goal
- Chicago Dancers United (CDU) announced that "Dance for Life 2020: United as One," which took place Aug. 10—15, exceeded its financial goal, raising more than $170,000 in contributions from nearly 700 donors. Dance for Life 2020: ...
Deeply Rooted launches 25th-anniversary season
- Deeply Rooted Dance Theater which diversifies the aesthetics of contemporary dance by uniting modern, classical, U.S. and African-American traditions in dance and storytelling announced initial plans for Deeply 25: Beyond Dance ...
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Dining Out for Life Chicago on Sept. 24
- Dining Out for Life Chicago will take place Thursday, Sept. 24. People can dine in, order takeout or delivery from your favorite restaurants to support TPAN's mission to serve people affected by HIV. This year's co-chairs ...
Cerqua Rivera Dance unveils new schedule
- After some restructuring, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre has announced its plans to develop work in this time, about this time. Cerqua Rivera's 2020 new work creatively responds to and utilizes social distancing. Work will be created ...
Cerqua Rivera Dance unveils new schedule
- After some restructuring, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre has announced its plans to develop work in this time, about this time. Cerqua Rivera's 2020 new work creatively responds to and utilizes social distancing. Work will be created ...
COVID-19 Joffrey cancels shows through remainder of 2020
- The Joffrey Ballet announced the cancellation of all performances for the remainder of 2020, a response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. Cancelled productions include Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Manon ...
Dance for Life going digital Aug. 10-15
- Chicago Dancers United (CDU)which works to improve the lives of dance professionals through holistic wellness programs and provide financial support to those diagnosed with critical health needsannounced that Dance for ...
Chita: A Legendary Celebration to stream May 29
- Chita: A Legendary Celebration , Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' one-night-only evening of song and dance celebrating the legendary Chita Rivera , returns this Friday, May 29, 2020, in an exclusive stream benefiting Broadway Cares and its ...
Chicago dancer discusses battle with COVID-19
- When Joseph Huttoa Chicago dancer who performs locally under the stage name Ben D. Manngot sick in late March, he assumed that he had somehow contracted food poisoning. "I couldn't figure out what this was, because ...
Bolshoi cancels June performances
- The Bolshoi Ballet's performances of Swan Lake at the Auditorium Theatre, originally scheduled for June 10-14, have been postponed as a result of COVID-19. The Auditorium Theatre is working closely with the company to schedule new ...
Bolshoi Ballet June performance at Auditorium Theatre postponed
- The Bolshoi Ballet's performances of Swan Lake at the Auditorium Theatre, originally scheduled for June 10-14, have been postponed as a result of COVID-19. The Auditorium Theatre is working closely with the company to schedule new ...
Hyde Park's 'Amira' March 28-29
- Hyde Park School of Dance (HPSD) celebrates its home base and its hometown of Chicago with the return of its original work Amira: A Chicago Cinderella Story. Performances are March 28-29 at Mandel Hall on the ...
Cerqua Rivera Dance holding sneak preview April 16
- Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre is building on the momentum from its 20th anniversary (in 2019) by launching three brand new art works and engaging with audiences across Chicago. The company will kick off its season at ...
NUNN ON ONE DANCE James B. Whiteside on drag, ballet and being with Milk
- American Ballet Theatre is returning to the Auditorium Theatre to celebrate an 80th anniversary. One of the pieces brought to life is Twyla Tharp's Deuce Coupe that was first performed by ABT in 2019 and now ...
Rebuild Foundation to collaborate with Po'Chop
- CHICAGO — Rebuild Foundation, the arts, education and cultural development organization committed to transforming urban communities, announced today that Jenn Freeman, acclaimed Chicago-based performance artist otherwise known as Po'Chop, will ...
Joffrey Ballet announces 2020-2021 season
- February 18, 2020 (Chicago) Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, proudly announces the Company's 2020-2021 inaugural season at Lyric Opera House, featuring a ...
About Face Theatre to host Wonka Ball: Silver and Gold May 30 UPDATE
- UPDATE Postponed. See http:// . CHICAGO (February 10, 2020) Dress up to get down at Wonka Ball, About Face Theatre's annual benefit gala and Chicago's most glamorous party. ...
Joffrey's 'Racing' Feb. 12-23
- For its winter engagement, The Joffrey Ballet will present The Times Are Racing, a mixed repertory program featuring choreography from four artists. There will be the Chicago premiere of Justin Peck's 2017 ballet for which the ...
The Queer Landscape, Chicago Danztheatre presents performance on LGBTQ+ identity
- CHICAGO (January 6th, 2020) - Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble is pleased to announce the third installment of its 2019-20 Art & Activism Performance Series, THE QUEER LANDSCAPE, an evening of live performance, art, and poetry centered around ...
Alvin Ailey company in Chicago in March
- The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Dr., on March 4-8, featuring Midwest premieres and Ailey classics. Among other items, the company will perform the Midwest ...
Joffrey Presents 'The Times Are Racing,' A Mixed Rep Program
- January 9, 2020 (Chicago) — For its winter engagement, The Joffrey Ballet presents The Times Are Racing, a mixed repertory program featuring choreography from four of the most influential artists working today ...
Chicago LGBTQ icon/dance group co-founder Troy Winston dies
- By Carrie Maxwell Imported Taste dance group co-founder and LGBTQ icon Troy Winston died Dec. 26, 2019 due to congestive heart failure. He was 56. Winston was born June 15, 1963, on the South Side of ...
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