Tag: dance festivals
Dance for Life 2015 is in the books
To quote Miley Cyrus, “It’s our party, we can do what we want…” …and at Dance for Life 2015, we sure did. I took a…
Dance Shelter: Raw, unfiltered, unreasonably long
In Chicago Moving Company’s first performance since the death of Chicago dance guru and CMC founder Nana Shineflug, Dance Shelter maintained all her goodness and unbridled…
An exclusive peek at RivNo’s world premiere “the frost that binds”
This Saturday, March 28 River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) will be presenting two world premiere performances as part of the closing performance of the company’s…
Summerdance Meets Science
I’ve been keeping my eye on Dr. David Marquez, who keeps his office across campus from me at UIC. Marquez is conducting some interesting research…
The Chicago Dancing Festival closes in grandiose style
Hours before the grand finale to the Chicago Dancing Festival in Millennium Park, a storm rolled through so big it nearly washed away the Pritzker…
Duets on the menu for Friday’s CDF
The Chicago Dancing Festival opened last night and I’m still buzzing from the excitement. Walking past a line of hopeful dance patrons in a standby line…
Kyle Abraham’s ‘Counterpoint’ set to premiere at Chicago Dancing Festival
It’s been a fruitful summer for dance in Chicago – and I’m not just talking about PRODUCE. Tonight, Dance for Life will see two world…
JUBA! serves haute cuisine of tap dance on Chinet plates (review)
Wednesday’s curtain speech for JUBA! was a tag team of Peter Taub and Lane Alexander (of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) and Chicago Human…
D49: growing dance on fertile grounds (Review)
Hamlin Park Fieldhouse: the home of Chicago Moving Company (CMC), a typical haunt for developing choreographers to show work, and a sometimes hot bed for…
That’s (not just) Entertainment: Dance as a tool for cultural dialogue and social change
In 2013, Chicago-based Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT) became the first American dance company to appear in the 15th annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience in Durban, South…