Madison Ballet to close season with “Rise,” artistic director W. Earle Smith’s final program with the company

MADISON, WI — Madison Ballet’s Rise will mark the end of the company’s season and the end of an era as artistic director W. Earle…

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Changes afoot at the Auditorium Theatre

CHICAGO – Tania Castroverde Moskalenko officially took the helm as the new CEO of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University at a press luncheon onstage…

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Letter to the Editor: Harris Theater Announces Choreographer-in-Residence Brian Brooks

Note: The following is an anonymous response to a recent announcement by Chicago’s Harris Theater for Music and Dance granting $600,000 over the course of…

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Frank Chaves’ Swan Song

Even on the heels of a highly successful 25th anniversary season, the announcement of Frank Chaves’ retirement as Artistic Director of River North Dance Chicago (RNDC)…

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Dancer/Choreographer Paul Christiano dies at age 39

“A few years ago, Paulie was directing a production conceived and choreographed entirely by him from the ground up. Early on in the creation process…

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UPDATE: More Change in Store at the Dance Center

A few months after an inconspicuous note tucked in the season announcement that Bonnie Brooks would be curating its presenting series, the Dance Center of Columbia College…

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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…

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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…

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Chicago Dancing Festival founders receive Public Humanities Award

Every once in awhile, we are reminded that dance is about more than just dance. Each year since 1984, the Illinois Humanities Council has awarded…

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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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