Wednesday, 16 April 2025 13:32
THE LOVE OF THREE KINGS Returns and Kicks Off the Opera Festival of Chicago, May 9 and 11
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The Opera Festival of Chicago announces the cast and creative team for The Love of Three Kings (L’Amore dei tre Re), with music by Italo Montemezzi, a libretto by Sam Benelli, directed by Sasha Gerritson, conducted by Uff. Emanuele Andrizzi with a cast of more than 40 performers and an orchestra of 39 musicians. Performances are Friday, May 9 at…
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Wednesday, 16 April 2025 13:29
See Chicago Dance Announces the Return of Chicago Dance Month, May 31 - June 28, 2025
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See Chicago Dance, the dance industry's nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month, will return May 31 - June 28. Now in its 12th year, Chicago Dance Month provides numerous opportunities for artists and companies to celebrate the myriad talents…
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Monday, 07 April 2025 12:19
GDC Spring Program Eloquently Distills the Vagaries and Splendor of Life Through Dance
Written by Mitchell Oldham
Dance performances can often be moving events but rarely do they hold the density, breadth and depth of emotions Giordano Dance Chicago’s (GDC) Spring engagement encompassed Friday night at the Harris Theater. Part tribute, part commemoration of a milestone, and a total celebration of life, Soaring: Life, Light and Legacy…
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Monday, 31 March 2025 15:56
IDENTITY PERFORMING ARTS: Spring Concert 2025 - 'Instinct' at Ann Barzel Theater (April 26-27)
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IDENTITY PERFORMING ARTS Presents Spring Concert 2025 “Instinct” A captivating performance of four distinct works on April 26 & 27 Ann Barzel Theater Visceral Dance Center, 3121 N Rockwell St, Chicago IL 60619 Tickets $30 Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 at 7 pm Tickets…
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Friday, 21 February 2025 12:37
CERQUA RIVERA DANCE THEATRE PROUDLY ANNOUNCES ITS SPRING 2025 SEASON
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Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT) has leaped forward from its 25th Anniversary season with an undimmed commitment to its art and artists. New this year is CRDT II, the inaugural class of the organization's second company - expanding training opportunities for young professional dancers in a professional multicultural company and expanding…
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Tuesday, 11 March 2025 10:34
The Auditorium proudly presents Parsons Dance One Night Only: Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 PM
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The Auditorium (Chicago’s Landmark Stage® at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive) proudly presents 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. This performance will mark the company’s first in Chicago…
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Monday, 10 March 2025 20:22
Red Clay Dance Company’s 16 centers perseverance and legacy in Vershawn Sanders-Ward Revival and Bebe Miller Premiere
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The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago announces 16 by Red Clay Dance Company for three performances only, April 17-19, 2025, featuring Founding Artistic Director and CEO Vershawn Sanders-Ward (‘02)’s new staging of Written on the Flesh and a premiere by Bebe Miller—commissioned and set on Red Clay Dance Company dancers including Columbia alumni Amaya Arroyo (‘23) and Celeste Brace (‘23). For…
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Saturday, 08 March 2025 00:41
Auditorium Theatre’s Presentation of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company Soars and Astounds
Written by Lauren Katz
Two dancers stand center stage. The traditional, spiritual music begins to play as they start to move. Very much in unison, and slowly in time with the rhythm. We are in the first segment of Revelations - “Pilgrim of Sorrow.” The first two segments were larger group numbers, but this…
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Wednesday, 26 February 2025 10:45
See Chicago Dances Launches New Website March 10
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See Chicago Dance (SCD), celebrating 20 years as the most comprehensive resource for dance information in Chicago and one of the largest websites in the United States dedicated to the art form, is proud to announce the launch of its new website, SeeChicagoDance.com, Monday, March 10 at 12 p.m., in partnership with Photon…
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Monday, 24 February 2025 11:38
Ryan Opera Center celebrates 50th anniversary in concert, Apr 25
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The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, Lyric Opera of Chicago's renowned artist-development program, will present its annual Rising Stars in Concert on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lyric Opera House. Serving as the culmination of the 2024/25 Ensemble's season, the concert highlights their…
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Monday, 24 February 2025 11:36
The Joffrey Ballet Announces 2025-26 Season at Lyric Opera House
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Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, today announces the Joffrey's 2025-2026 season at Lyric Opera House, featuring U.S. and Chicago premieres by Liam Scarlett and Yuri Possokhov, and a celebration of dance legends Martha Graham, Glen Tetley, and The Joffrey Ballet co-founders Robert Joffrey…
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Tuesday, 18 February 2025 15:29
Celebrating 15th Anniversary of Joffrey Ballet's Winning Works at the MCA from March 14-23
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The Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet celebrates the 15th Anniversary of its choreographic competition, Winning Works, with five world premieres over two weekends in March. This year's competition winners—Karley Childress, Roderick George (Recipient of the Zach Lazar Winning Works Fellowship), Shota Miyoshi, Alejandro Perez, and Keelan Whitmore—each will present an original work created for…
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Friday, 10 January 2025 13:07
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to The Auditorium March 7-9
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world's most popular dance companies, returns to The Auditorium, Chicago's landmark stage at 50 E Ida B. Wells Drive, in four performances only, Friday-Sunday, March 7-9, 2025 as part of a coast-to-coast 2025 United States tour in a season celebrating the life and legacy of…
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