CHICAGO DANCE NEWS COVERAGE

The latest news on performances of Dance in Chicago.

Red Clay Dance Presents REST. RISE. MOVE. NOURISH. HEAL. by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2023

Red Clay Dance Company will close out its 14th Season with the world premiere of its newest work, 'Rest.Rise.Move.Nourish.Heal.,' which audiences will have the opportunity to experience on June 8-10, 2023....

Deeply Rooted Hosts Dance Education Spring Showcase At Logan Center For The Arts This May  by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2023

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, one of Chicago's premier professional dance companies for more than 25 years, hosts its Annual Dance Education Spring Showcase, this year honoring the legacy of Co-Founders Kevin Iega Jeff and Gary Abbott....

Winifred Haun & Dancers Presents THE LIGHT IN SPRING At Unity Temple by A.A. Cristi - March 17, 2023

Winifred Haun & Dancers returns to Unity Temple on May 5 & 6 to present The Light in Spring: Dance & Music at Unity Temple. This will be the Company's third appearance at Frank Lloyd Wright's celebrated architectural masterpiece....

Joffrey Ballet Mounts Chicago Premiere Of John Neumeier's THE LITTLE MERMAID by A.A. Cristi - March 16, 2023

The Joffrey Ballet closes its 67th season with the long-awaited Chicago premiere of John Neumeier's beautifully haunting interpretation of The Little Mermaid. A gripping tableau of shadows and colors, Neumeier's world-renowned production of Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 tragic folktale follows the ...

Zephyr Dance And Collaborators To Stage Cunningham-Inspired Premiere S45 in October by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 10, 2023

Zephyr Dance has announced an unprecedented collaborative choreography project that combines Suite for Five by seminal 20th century American choreographer Merce Cunningham and new choreography that springs from that work created by a diverse group of choreographers....

Chicago's Harris Theater for Music and Dance Announces 20th Anniversary Season by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 08, 2023

The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance has announced its 20th anniversary season, bringing pioneering artists from around the globe to Chicago and continuing to champion the world-class ensembles and arts organizations that call the city home. ...

Joffrey Ballet to Presents Chicago Premiere of John Neumeier's THE LITTLE MERMAID by Blair Ingenthron - February 17, 2023

The Joffrey Ballet will close its 67th season with the long-awaited Chicago premiere of John Neumeier's hauntingly beautiful interpretation of The Little Mermaid....

Chicago's Joffrey Ballet Faces Backlash Over Russian Ballet Programming by Team BWW - February 13, 2023

In March 2022, The Joffrey Ballet announced their 2022/2023 season, which included Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, choreographed by Russia's Yuri Possokov. The production is scheduled to run from February 15th through 26th, 2023....

Alvin Ailey American Dance Returns For Six Performances Only March 8-12 At Auditorium Theatre by A.A. Cristi - January 26, 2023

The Auditorium Theatre (50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive) will welcome the return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, America's beloved cultural ambassador to the world, for six performances only, March 8-12, 2023, during their 22-city North American tour.  ...

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Names Internationally-Celebrated Choreographer Aszure Barton As Resident Artist by A.A. Cristi - January 26, 2023

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell and Executive Director David McDermott have announced that award-winning, critically-acclaimed choreographer Aszure Barton will serve as the company's Resident Artist for the next three years, embarking upon a process-...

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Announces SPRING SERIES: ELEMENTS by A.A. Cristi - January 26, 2023

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) will present the second programs of its 45th anniversary season: Elements, featuring several World and Company Premieres and acclaimed revivals. The 2022/23 Season 45: Sapphire Season continues with HSDC's Spring Series at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (2...

Visceral Dance Chicago Announces Winter Engagement by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2023

Visceral Dance has announced its winter engagement featuring performances at Visceral's Ann Barzel Theater. ...

All-Male Ballet Company Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo Return To The Auditorium Theatre by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2023

The Auditorium Theatre (Chicago's landmark stage at 50 E Ida B. Wells Drive) presents Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo, known by their fans as “The Trocks,” in a one night only performance Saturday February 11, 2023 at 7:30 PM....

Step Dance Sensation STEP AFRIKA! to Make Step Auditorium Theatre Debut in January by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 07, 2022

Step right up as the Auditorium Theatre presents Step Afrika! in its Auditorium Theatre debut for a one-night-only performance, Saturday January 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM....

SYREN Modern Dance Announce 20-City Tour For 20th Anniversary by A.A. Cristi - November 30, 2022

SYREN Modern Dance, New York City based company co-founded by Lynn Peterson and Kate Sutter, will share a split bill with kamrDANCE on December 2, 2022 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm at Arts on Site, Studio 3R, 12 St. Mark's Place, NYC....

SYREN Modern Dance to Present Collaborative Piece TICKTOCK at Stony Brook University's Staller Center by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2022

SYREN Modern Dance, New York City based company co-founded by Lynn Peterson and Kate Sutter, will present a performance of Ticktock on November 30, 2022 at 7:30pm at Stony Brook University's Staller Center....

Chicago Tap Theatre Announces 20th Anniversary Season Featuring National Performances & More by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 09, 2022

Chicago Tap Theatre has announced its 20th Anniversary Season including two productions of new and classic works, its 20th Anniversary Gala, national performances, a celebration of National Tap Dance Day and more....

Joffrey Ballet Celebrates The Return Of Christopher Wheeldon's Chicago-set THE NUTCRACKER by A.A. Cristi - November 04, 2022

The Joffrey Ballet's critically-acclaimed reimagined classic, The Nutcracker by Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, returns to the Lyric Opera House, 20 North Upper Wacker Drive, in 25 performances, December 3 – 27, 2022. Set in Chicago's World's Fair in 1893, Wheeldon's The Nutcr...

Engage Dance Theatre to Present THE NUTCRACKER at Raue Center for the Arts by Blair Ingenthron - October 31, 2022

Raue Center for the Arts will welcome Engage Dance Theatre for a co-production of “The Nutcracker” on December 17 & 18, 2022....

Photos: See Chicago Dance Honors Chicago's Dance Community At Community Celebration by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 20, 2022

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry's nonprofit service organization, held its annual Awards Presentation & Community Celebration, Tuesday, Oct. 11. Check out photos from the event here!...

Chicago Children's Theatre To Throw A Walkie Talkie Dancey Party At Unity Park's Pumpkinfest by A.A. Cristi - October 13, 2022

Pop in your earbuds and lace up your kicks, because Chicago Children's Theatre is teaming with the Unity Park Advisory Council to throw a Walkie Talkie Dancey Party as part of Unity Park Pumpkinfest. ...

Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project & 150 Media Stream Present COLOR IN MOTION An Activation and Installation by A.A. Cristi - October 13, 2022

​​​​​​​The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project at The University of Chicago's Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and 150 Media Stream present Color in Motion, a dance film featuring Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, on view through November 16, 2022 at 150 N Riverside Plaza, a commercial space that ...

Joffrey Ballet Celebrates Return Of THE NUTCRACKER, December 3-27 by A.A. Cristi - October 06, 2022

This holiday season, The Joffrey Ballet celebrates the return of Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's magical production of The Nutcracker. ...

The Mark Morris Dance Group 2022-2023 Tour Season To Feature THE LOOK OF LOVE and More by Blair Ingenthron - October 06, 2022

The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) will resume national touring for its 2022-2023 season, with ten confirmed nationwide stops from October 2021 to June 2022. The touring season centers on Mark Morris's BOLD new creation, The Look of Love....

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Continues Its 20th Anniversary Celebration With The Return Of THIS IS NOT A PIPE  by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2022

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble will launch the company's 2022 - 2023 season and the continuation of their two-year 20th Anniversary with the live remount of its 2006 production “This is Not a Pipe,” choreographed and directed by Executive Artistic Director Ellyzabeth Adler, with the company. “Performa...

Mandala to Present DIWALI: THE STORY OF RAM in October by Blair Ingenthron - September 18, 2022

In celebration of the Indian holiday festival of Diwali, Mandala South Asian Performing Arts, which connects audiences and students with the vibrancy, flavors, and colors of the performing arts traditions of South Asia, will present a family-friendly performance program combining dance, music, and t...

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre Performs Chicago Debut Of 13 TONGUES At Auditorium Theatre by A.A. Cristi - September 15, 2022

The Auditorium Theatre continues its  2022-23 season of global dance presentations with Asia's leading contemporary dance theater, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, performing its bold and breath-taking evening length work, 13 Tongues for two nights only, Friday and Saturday, October 14 & 15 at 7:...

Engage Dance Theatre Brings Dazzling Production Of THE NUTCRACKER To Raue Center For The Arts by A.A. Cristi - September 14, 2022

Raue Center For The Arts will welcome Engage Dance Theatre for a co-production as they present “The Nutcracker” on December 17 & 18, 2022. Building on the success of last year's new interpretation of this holiday classic, which featured the exciting addition of new characters, the audience can antic...

Joffrey Ballet Kicks Off 2022-23 Season With BEYOND BORDERS by A.A. Cristi - September 14, 2022

The Joffrey Ballet has launched its 2022-23 season with Beyond Borders, a mixed repertory program that pays tribute to the Joffrey's maverick legacy with works by artists of its past and present. ...

Deeply Rooted Performs At Navy Pier, September 25 by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2022

In September, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater performs free at Navy Pier and launches its fall roster of Dance Education programs. ...




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