Sunday, 03 December 2023 13:52
Review: Joffrey Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' at Lyric Opera House
Written by John Accrocco
What would the holidays be without “The Nutcracker”? No matter where you are in the world, chances are you don’t have to go far to catch a production of the yearly tradition. Joffrey Ballet pays homage to Chicago with their unique version staged by Christopher Wheeldon. This striking version remains…
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Tuesday, 21 November 2023 12:59
Dance Lovers Will Be Delighted by Identity Performing Arts Sensual Premiere of 'Enliven'!
Written by Kimberly Katz
It was such a pleasure to see a Chicago not for profit dance company, Identity Performing Arts, now in its seventh season, meet such high levels of ballet and modern dance! With several choreographed pieces by Founder and Artistic Director Ginny Ching-Yin Lo under her belt, the premiere of Enliven…
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Tuesday, 14 November 2023 15:56
'ENLIVEN' by Identity Performing Arts a unique and uplifting multi-media experience!
Sarz Maxwell
This show, performed at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, was promoted in Buzz Center Stage (www.buzzcenterstage.com) last month as an upcoming event, and here’s the skinny on the actual performance. Spoiler alert! It was terrific – but let me share some details. We were greeted at the door…
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Sunday, 05 November 2023 15:21
Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre at Auditorium Theatre - A Celebration of Community
Sarz Maxwell
It’s hard to find words to describe DEEPLY ROOTED DANCE THEATRE’s performance. Phenomenal … wondrous … magnificent … incredible – all these and more apply but even all together they’re insufficient to the task. DEEPLY ROOTED DANCE THEATRE, a Chicago-based dance company, has been expressing the transformative power of art…
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Sunday, 15 October 2023 11:23
Joffrey’s Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus Reimagined
Written by CJ Burroughs
In the two hundred (and five) years since Mary Shelley jolted to life her eponymous mad scientist and his monster and set them loose, Frankenstein has invaded just about every cross-section of culture. Motion pictures, of course. And literature. Sitcoms and cereal. And, based on the late Liam Scarlett’s production…
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Friday, 21 April 2023 15:41
Joffrey Ballet's 'The Little Mermaid' is Magnificent from Beginning to End
Written by Kimberly Katz
The Little Mermaid at Lyric Opera House is an incredibly beautiful and massive production that holds the audience spellbound from the moment it begins until the final magnificent scene of love transcendent. This ballet created by John Neumeier for the Royal Danish Ballet in 2005 was way ahead of its time in that…
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Saturday, 15 April 2023 12:46
American Ballet at Auditorium Theatre Very Highly Recommended!
Sarz Maxwell
It’s hard to go wrong with ballet. From a toddlers’ class giggling nervously through Swan Lake to the zaniest comic piece by Los Trocoderos, ballet excites, inspires, and delights us. All these occurred at the American Ballet Theatre performance April 14 at the Auditorium Theatre. I was very much…
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Sunday, 02 April 2023 12:38
CATCH THE LIGHT, FEEL THE RADIANCE, 'CELEBRATE GIORDANO' A GALA CELEBRATION OF GDC’S 60-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Sarz Maxwell
Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) has been an integral part of Chicago’s performing arts community for 60 years – more than a half century of bringing groundbreaking commissions, instruction, outreach and (most of all) performances to Chicago and audiences worldwide. This year they are celebrating that 60th anniversary with Season 60:…
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Tuesday, 14 February 2023 23:55
All-Male Ballerinas a Hoot: Les BALLETS TROCKADERO de Monte Carlo
Sarz Maxwell
You’ve never heard of Les Ballets Trockadero?? Les Ballets Trockadero (affectionately, ‘the Trocks’) is the ‘the World’s foremost all-male comic ballet company, and they’re playing at the Auditorium Theatre … wait, no … they played at the Aud on Saturday night, 2/11/23 – a one-night run But the Trocks are…
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Monday, 24 October 2022 15:25
Giordano Dance Chicago's 'Catch the Light' A spectacular 60th Anniversary Celebration at the Harris Theatre!
Sarz Maxwell
Nan Giordano, Giordano Dance Chicago’s Artistic Director and daughter of founder Gus Giordano, credits its devoted Board of Directors for GDC’s survival through ‘the dark years’ of the pandemic: “Beauty, Energy, Unity and Community are abundant.” Lockdown lifted just in time for the company’s 60th anniversary show, fittingly named CATCH…
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Friday, 14 February 2020 19:52
Joffrey’s 'The Times Are Racing' is an energy and grace filled bliss
Written by Vika Lvova
Each season Joffrey Ballet Company presents a show comprised of works of various influential artists; this winter’s repertoire is a worldly combination of five works by four contemporary choreographers: British-born Christopher Wheeldon’s Commedia, Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili’s Mono Lisa and The Sofa, Chicago’s Stephanie Martinez’ Bliss!, and Chicago premiere of…
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Wednesday, 05 February 2020 14:06
Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show is a spectacular feel-good production!
Written by Kimberly Katz
I have seen Riverdance productions in the past and have always enjoyed them, but the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, currently being performed at Cadillac Place Theatre, really ramped up the production value and left me breathless. With new soundtrack additions by original composer Bill Whelan, and amazing 3D projections in…
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 15:19
Tragically, Ukrainian ballet 'Romeo and Juliet' lacks spark
Written by Vika Lvova
A tragic Shakespearian tale of Romeo and Juliet set to the music of a Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev is brought to Chicago Harris theatre by The National Ballet Theatre of Odessa (Ukraine). A ballet in two acts, it starts out rather slow. Dancers are mostly standing around, and a sense…
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