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Ruth Page Center for the Arts

1016 N Dearborn Street
Chicago 60610

Upcoming Shows

How the Light Gets In: dances for these times

Oct 24 – Oct 25, 2026

Winifred Haun & Dancers opens its season with two world premieres and the return of Trashed. Artistic Director Winifred Haun premieres The Middle of Forever, a new work for eight dancers exploring the longing to perceive what lies just beyond reach. Chicago choreographer Regina...

FIRST DRAFT 2027: New Works by Chicago Area Dancemakers

Mar 6 – Mar 7, 2027

Returning for its ninth season, FIRST DRAFT showcases nearly completed new works by twelve diverse Chicago-area choreographers. The program serves as a creative springboard, giving choreographers and dancers the opportunity to create and refine new work while offering audiences...

Inaugural New Voices Festival

Mar 25, 2027

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre launches a second festival to meet the Chicago community's needs for more paid opportunities for emerging artists to develop their work. A diverse pool of three artists will be selected through an open call to share their work with audiences in a...

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre 2027 Spring Concert Series

Apr 29 – May 1, 2027

The capstone of CRDT's season, this is the only opportunity all year to see the full company perform the year's new work in full production alongside repertoire favorites. The season features resident choreographers Sherry Zunker and Omar Roman de Jesus, who will create new...

Persistent Spring 2027

May 28, 2027

Winifred Haun & Dancers joins the Chicago Movement Collective for the fourth annual Persistent Spring, celebrating the accomplishments of emerging professional dancers from Winifred Haun & Dancers' training program, 3rd Coast Contemporary Dance, and CMC's Claire Bataille Legacy...

Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Kokandy Productions

Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Kokandy Productions

by Rachel Weinberg · August 31, 2026

It was a bold choice for Kokandy’s artistic director Derek Van Barham to stage such a huge musical in the tiny cabaret space at the Chopin Theater. Fortunately, Sondheim’s brilliant score and lyrics are gorgeously delivered in Kokandy’s version.…

Review: BUDDY THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Review: BUDDY THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL

by Tina St. Angelo · August 28, 2026

The current production at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace is Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story. It was the first of the jukebox musicals premiering in 1989.  It was conceived and written in England. It ran in London’s West End for 12 years. An interesting fact: Paul McCartney holds the copy…

Review: THE NOTEBOOK Presented by Broadway In Chicago

Review: THE NOTEBOOK Presented by Broadway In Chicago

by Angela Lin · August 6, 2026

The Notebook’s company does their best with the material they’re given, but without the impactful soundtrack to accompany it, the show ultimately falls short of delivering the emotional depth you might expect or desire from a generational love story.…

Review: MARBLE at The Gift Theatre

Review: MARBLE at The Gift Theatre

by Emily Werner · August 5, 2026

The Gift Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary 'Homecoming Season' with the Chicago premiere of Marble. First performed at Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 2009, the play was inspired by a conversation between Irish playwright Marina Carr and actor Fiona Shaw, and Giorgio de Chirico's painting 'Mystery an…

Review: IN THE CONTINUUM at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Review: IN THE CONTINUUM at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

by Angela Lin · August 2, 2026

In The Continuum is an unapologetic show about the way Black women are forced to navigate the world — and how our experiences are all connected, even, or especially, when we feel isolated and alone.  …

Past Shows

20 total · showing 1–10

Season Kickoff Celebration

Aug 29

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre's debut as a resident company at the historic Ruth Page Center for the Arts, featuring this year's dancers, including a new class of CRDT II. The event includes performance of excerpts from and behind-the-scenes info about this year's new works, and...

Ruth Page Center for the Arts August Open House

Ruth Page Center for the Arts August Open House

Aug 2

Ruth Page Center for the Arts hosts its semi-annual Fall Open House, Sunday, August 2 from 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., 1016 N. Dearborn St. This event offers free dance classes, led by Ruth Page Center’s esteemed faculty, for those who wish to experience the wide variety of dance...

expo/sd

Jul 24 – Jul 25, 2026

Chicago Dance Crash presents expo/sd, a world-premiere repertory concert curated by Artistic Director KC Bevis. The evening features three new works choreographed by Annie Franklin, Cameron McKinney, and resident choreographer Elijah Motley. Franklin's piece investigates street...

Under the Big Top

Under the Big Top

Jun 13

Ruth Page Center of the Arts’ School of Dance presents their end of season spring show, “Under the Big Top,” Saturday, June 13 at 1 and 5 p.m., at the Ruth Page Center, 1016 Dearborn St. Ruth Page School of Dance invites audiences to enjoy the wonder and delight of dance in this...

Professional Dance Training Program’s Performance Showcase

Professional Dance Training Program’s Performance Showcase

Jun 12

Ruth Page Center for the Arts’ 2026 Professional Dance Training Program (PDTP) dancers present their end of season performance showcase, Friday, June 12, 7 p.m. at the Ruth Page Center, 1016 Dearborn St. The 2026 roster of dancers will perform brand new works by guest...

Persistent Spring 2026

May 22

Chicago Movement Collective and Winifred Haun & Dancers present Persistent Spring 2026, the third annual showcase of early career and pre-professional dance artists from their two training programs. The evening features new works choreographed by Faith Balderrama, Imani English...

Ruth Page Legacy Gala

Ruth Page Legacy Gala

May 8

Ruth Page Center for the Arts is proud to announce its annual Ruth Page Legacy Gala, Friday, May 8 at 6 p.m., beginning at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St. and continued at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St. Celebrating the continuing legacy of...

Adult Spring Open House

Adult Spring Open House

Apr 26

Ruth Page Center for the Arts hosts its semi-annual Adult Spring Open House commemorating International Day of Dance, Sunday, April 26 from 9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., 1016 N. Dearborn St. This event offers free dance classes, led by Ruth Page Center’s esteemed faculty, for those who...

Concentration

Concentration

Apr 11 – Apr 12, 2026

Young poet in a WWII death camp shares his experience through 50 short poems voiced by four actors, a response to real yet unthinkable events.

Center Stage at Ruth Page

Center Stage at Ruth Page

Mar 20 – Mar 21, 2026

Ruth Page Center is proud to present its annual celebration of its founder and dance icon Ruth Page’s birth (1899 – 1991), Center Stage at Ruth Page, Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 at 7 p.m., at Ruth Page Center for the Arts Theater, 1016 N. Dearborn St. Each night...

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