Saturday, 19 October 2019 18:37
From Page to Stage: Joffrey Ballet’s 'Jane Eyre'
Written by CJ Burroughs
It seems to me the Joffrey Ballet’s been picking literary shows as of late based on books I either never finished or don’t remember. Last season, they presented Anna Karenina, which I admit I never read all the way through, but which delighted me in its transformation to the Auditorium…
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Wednesday, 13 March 2019 13:23
Joffrey's 9th Annual Winning Works yet another beautiful celebration of art
Written by Mariah Sulaiman
It is no wonder that the 9th Annual Winning Works, presented by the Joffrey Academy of Dance Chicago, has been a sold out show since its opening on March 9th through the 10th. With its talented selection of winning choreographers and their eclectic styles, they brought a show that brings…
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Tuesday, 12 March 2019 14:07
Sweet Tap Chicago Gets Its Groove On at Chicago City Winery
Written by Bill Esler
For those who love tap dance (and even those who don't know if they like it), the second annual Sweet Tap Chicago performance at City Winery was heaven on earth. It’s a mix of jazz, classic pop, and blues. And it features a dollop of rap, whose wordplay blends beautifully…
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Friday, 15 February 2019 19:41
Light and Shadow: Joffrey Premieres 'Anna Karenina'
Written by CJ Burroughs
All apologies to the teachers and professors who groomed me to be a ceaseless reader and sporadic writer — I never finished Anna Karenina. But while I never plowed through all 900 pages of Tolstoy’s novel, moments from the book have stayed with me. One of them is just a…
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Monday, 22 October 2018 19:10
'Flamenco Passion' at MacIninch Art Center: A passion-filled event
Written by Ron Reis
I’m going to admit, this was not exactly what I expected. I heard flamenco and, me being a guitarist and passionate for the instrument, I thought…hmmm…Flamenco guitar music. That fact that the show would feature the degree of dancing it did never even occurred to me. So, I got the…
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Saturday, 20 October 2018 18:38
Joffrey’s return of the Swan Lake is pure perfection
Written by Vika Lvova
The Joffrey Ballet opens 2018-2019 season with the return of choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s modern re-telling of Swan Lake to the Auditorium Theatre four years after its first premiere in Chicago in 2014. Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875-77, it was originally a ballet in two acts, named The Lake…
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Saturday, 09 June 2018 17:45
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Summer Series features Ohad Naharin’s moody DecaDance/Chicago
Written by Vika Lvova
The renowned Israeli choreographer and director of Batsheva Dance Company, Ohad Naharin, is the spotlight of this year’s Hubbard’s Summer Series, 40th Season at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. The program features DecaDance, a reimagining of Naharin’s most celebrated pieces and recreated every 10 years. Deca Dance/ Chicago…
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Sunday, 29 April 2018 23:39
A Midsummer Night’s Trip: Joffrey’s newest ballet a masterpiece
Written by Kendall Royzen
Forget everything you know about A Midsummer Night's Dream. Don't recall images of the classical ballet, or lines from Shakespeare's play, and definitely don't think about how often the singular possessive noun is used incorrectly by putting the possessive on the wrong word. A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Joffrey…
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Monday, 26 March 2018 17:55
Hubbard Street Dance Takes On The Nature of Consciousness
Written by Vika Lvova
Returning to the Auditorium Theatre after a long 20-year absence is Hubbard Street Dance Chicago with its 40th Anniversary Spring Series. This edition spotlights Spanish born Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo, who joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2005, and was named Choreographic Fellow in 2008 and became the company’s first…
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Got to admit I was floored to arrive to find Sweet Tap Chicago, a tap dancing show, was packed for its Sunday matinee at Chicago’s City Winery. The promise that had lured me - jazz and tap dancing together – was borne largely out of curiosity. In fact, the show…
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As the era of streaming entertainment and sweatpants-clad binge watching continues, you have to applaud those who attend the performing arts. It’s certainly not an easier medium to consume, but some would argue it’s much more rewarding. Unfortunately, ballet and opera are struggling to attract a millennial audience. The Joffrey…
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Saturday, 03 February 2018 19:35
Brodsky/Baryshnikov at Harris theater: Poetry in Motion in the Truest Sense
Written by Mariah Sulaiman
In association with the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, The Cherry Orchard Festival, a leading presenter of international artists, theater companies and orchestras, presented the Chicago premiere of “Brodsky/Baryshnikov,” this past weekend. Chicago is one of three limited engagements of this production, including stops in Boston and Toronto earlier…
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Monday, 11 December 2017 22:10
Chicago's Tap Theatre's "Tidings of Tap" brightens the holidays
Written by Mariah Sulaiman
For those who may have missed this one time show on December 10th, The return of Tidings of Tap, was filled with joy and the love of dance for the 2017 Holiday Season for families, friends and tap lovers of all ages. Celebrating their 15th Anniversary, Chicago Tap Theatre presents…
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