Ginger Krebs’ Soft Parade works hard, plays hard

The day after Giordano Dance Chicago closed its spring season, I went to a studio showing of Ginger Krebs’ Soft Parade, premiering this weekend in…

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Diane Rawlinson to receive the 2014 Ruth Page Award

order tramadol on-line xanax express delivery Since 1986, the Ruth Page Foundation has awarded passionate and influential members of the dance community with the Ruth Page…

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Cloud Gate approaches….

In what may be the most comprehensive marketing campaign I’ve ever seen, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s visit to Chicago next week might be…

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Chicago

Twenty-five years after his death, the legacy and impact of Alvin Ailey on American contemporary dance cannot be disputed. His dances are ones that never…

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Joffrey tests its boundaries in ‘Contemporary Choreographers’ (preview)

“Choreography is where dance makes sense to me,” says Chicago-based choreographer Brock Clawson. Amidst the polar vortex, Clawson joined the Joffrey Ballet for a few…

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Visions of Sugar Plums (2013 Nutcracker Preview)

The Joffrey Ballet has been delighting audiences with its Nutcracker for 26 years. I remember seeing it about ten years ago and remarking on what…

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‘La Bayadère:’ the greatest ballet you’ve never seen

CHICAGO — La Bayadère premiered in St. Petersburg in 1877, and is lumped together in that one question about naming all the classical ballets on…

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The Fall Dance Season Commences with Joffrey’s “Russian Masters” (review)

CHICAGO—I suspect the public’s reaction to the premiere of Le Sacre du Printemps in Paris was probably similar to our reaction to Miley Cyrus twerking…

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Big Discounts on Big Shows! See Dance for Life and Hubbard Street for Half Price

Dance for Life is a great tradition in Chicago Dance that I’ve never been to. I’m all for a good cause, but when even the…

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… and then there was that time I ate lunch with Lin Hwai-min.

When I think of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, the first image that comes to mind is golden colored rice pouring out of the…

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