Stories of Chicago at Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble

Chicago Theatres Celebrate Women's History Month In March With A Wide Selection Of Productions

February 29, 2024

Celebrate Women's History Month with Chicago Theatres featuring a variety of productions honoring the vital role of women in American history.

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Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Continues Its 20th Anniversary Celebration With The Return Of THIS IS NOT A PIPE 

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. “Performances will be held Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., November 5 – 20, in the Auditorium at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster Ave.

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Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Will End 19th Season With Devised Performance On The Immigrant Experience

February 24, 2020

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble has announced the final performance of its 2019-20 Art & Activism Performance Series, WHAT WE CARRIED, a documentary-style danztheatre work created by ensemble-members that brings to life the voices, stories, and struggles of asylum-seekers, featuring text pulled from interviews with local immigrants. The performance is also a collaboration with sculptural artist Jean Parisi, serving as both devised performance and immersive exhibition of her work. WHAT WE CARRIED will play May 8-16, 2020 at Chicago Danztheatre's permanent home, Ebenezer Lutheran Church Auditorium, 1650 W. Foster Ave. in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at danztheatre.org.

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Babes With Blades Announces 22nd Season: Take Control. Take Action. Make History.

June 18, 2019

Babes With Blades Theatre Company (BWBTC) announces its 22nd Anniversary Season, "Take Control. Take Action. Make History.," consisting of two full productions and three developing scripts as part of the Fighting Words Festival 2020, all reflecting how women take ownership of their circumstances and how they manage to prevail.

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GETTING OLD SUCKS Opens Today

February 22, 2019

Getting Old Sucks, devised and directed by CDE Ensemble Members, Scott Dare and Michele Stine, explores the aging process through individual experiences. Don't let the title fool you. Getting Old Sucks chases stories from all walks of life, diving deep into moments from pain and satisfaction to despair and elation. When did you last play hide-and-seek? Do you know how much a coffin costs? This production prods at the absurdity in the monotony of our trek through this timeline called, life. Aging may have its challenges, but it is also filled with precious moments that last a lifetime.

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GETTING OLD SUCKS Opens February 22

February 20, 2019

Getting Old Sucks, devised and directed by CDE Ensemble Members, Scott Dare and Michele Stine, explores the aging process through individual experiences. Don't let the title fool you. Getting Old Sucks chases stories from all walks of life, diving deep into moments from pain and satisfaction to despair and elation. When did you last play hide-and-seek? Do you know how much a coffin costs? This production prods at the absurdity in the monotony of our trek through this timeline called, life. Aging may have its challenges, but it is also filled with precious moments that last a lifetime.

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GETTING OLD SUCKS Opens February 22

January 10, 2019

Getting Old Sucks, devised and directed by CDE Ensemble Members, Scott Dare and Michele Stine, explores the aging process through individual experiences. Don't let the title fool you. Getting Old Sucks chases stories from all walks of life, diving deep into moments from pain and satisfaction to despair and elation. When did you last play hide-and-seek? Do you know how much a coffin costs? This production prods at the absurdity in the monotony of our trek through this timeline called, life. Aging may have its challenges, but it is also filled with precious moments that last a lifetime.

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