CHICAGO DANCE NEWS COVERAGE

Red Clay Dance Company has announced programming for its 17th season, featuring a world premiere at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the return of its celebrated La Femme Dance Festival at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. ...

The Joffrey Ballet concludes its 69th season with two-time Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's enchanting and family-friendly Alice's Adventures in Wonderland....

The Auditorium to present Chicago's own Hiplet Ballerinas in the company's first solo performance at the venue. Titled Dipped in Versatility, the mixed repertory program is presented one night only Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 PM....

The Auditorium will welcome back the eclectic energy of hometown favorite South Chicago Dance Theatre (SCDT) with IN/WITHIN, a mixed repertory program in one performance only Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 PM. ...

The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago has announced 16 by Red Clay Dance Company for three performances only, April 17-19, 2025, featuring Founding Artistic Director and CEO Vershawn Sanders-Ward....

The Auditorium will present a special evening with Parsons Dance, the New York-based contemporary American dance company founded in 1985, and internationally renowned for its athletic ensemble work, boundary-pushing artistry and life-affirming joy....

Thanks to an $792K award from the Chicago Department of Planning and Development, bolstered by more than $350K in private funds, Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) will make critical improvements and expand its community cultural center, the Mayfair Arts Center (MAC), to support arts education prog...

The Joffrey’s 2025-2026 season at Lyric Opera House has been revealed, featuring U.S. and Chicago premieres by Liam Scarlett and Yuri Possokhov, and a celebration of dance legends Martha Graham, Glen Tetley and more. Learn more!...

See Chicago Dance has announced its calendar of events and happenings in 2025 including its new podcast series, Hear Chicago Dance, new board of directors members, the return of Chicago Dance Month in June and its 2025 Community Celebration this fall....

This winter, The Joffrey Ballet will present Golden Hour, a radiant mixed repertoire program featuring world premieres by Yuri Possokhov and Dani Rowe, the return of Cathy Marston, and an audience favorite by Nicolas Blanc....

Cirque du Soleil plots its return to Moline with CRYSTAL – a one-of-a-kind production that brings the circus arts to the ice and has toured to over 135 cities in countries around the globe. ...

This winter, Chicago-based dance artists Erin Kilmurray and Kara Brody will present the World Premiere of their ever-morphing, cinematic duet, Knockout as part of Steppenwolf's LookOut Spring 2025 Series. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

The Auditorium will present the return of New York-based Complexions Contemporary Ballet in February. Learn more about the upcoming performance and see how to purchase tickets....

Raue Center For The Arts will welcome Engage Dance Theatre for a co-production as they present “The Nutcracker”. Learn more about the upcoming performances and see how to purchase tickets....

Trinity Irish Dance Company will celebrate its 35th anniversary with performances at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art in May 2025, featuring the world premiere of 'The Sash' and more events nationwide. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

CHICAGO HUMAN RHYTHM PROJECT has announced a holiday show featuring a blend of tap dance and live jazz. ...

The Ruth Page Center for the Arts will present its annual live production of “Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker” featuring original choreography by Ruth Page....

Chicago Tap Allstars, a collective of Tap dance artists and organizations brought together by M.A.D.D. Rhythms and Chicago Tap Theatre, has announced the return of “Winter Wonderland,” Saturday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. at the Harold Washington Cultural Center, 4701 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. ...

Joel Hall Dancers & Center has named William Gill as Artistic Director and Joseph Pindelski as Executive Director of the iconic Chicago dance company founded by Joel Hall in 1974. Learn more about the leadership changes....

The Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) has announced its upcoming 2024-25 season, a dramatic exploration of tap and percussive dance through an blistering array of events and initiatives including Holiday Rhythms, We All Got Rhythm, Rhythm World's 35th anniversary, Stomping Grounds and economic dev...

What did our critic think of ATONEMENT at The Joffrey Ballet? Read the review. ...

Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC), America's original jazz dance company enters their 62nd season SOARING! with an exhilarating program at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26....

The Joffrey Ballet has received a historic $5 million gift from Lake Forest-based Grainger Foundation to support the next generation of ballet and endow and rename the Joffrey Academy of Dance, the Official School of The Joffrey Ballet; announced today by The Joffrey Ballet Board of Directors. Effec...

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater will open its 29th season with a one-night-only performance at The Auditorium in Chicago, featuring a mix of premieres and classic repertory pieces. Learn more about Deeply Rooted and see how to purchase tickets to its season opening. ...

Winifred Haun & Dancers have announced the premiere of ABSENT MOON, set for October. ...

Step Afrika! announced the Chicago premiere of their work 'Migration' for a one-night-only performance on October 19. The event will take place at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance....

Composer Dr. Michael Karasis and the Orchestra of From the Classic to the Celtic, featuring the Judith Svalander Dance Theatre, will perform at Harper College's Performing Arts Center on September 28 at 3 PM....

Joffrey Ballet has announced its 2024-25 season, featuring the US premiere of Cathy Marston's ATONEMENT....

M.A.D.D. Rhythms announced the return of the Chicago Tap Summit this October, featuring the world premiere of 'To Love You All Ways' by Andrew Carr on October 5 at 7:30 p.m., along with additional events....