An Encore of One Thousand Pieces (review)
Lauren Warnecke CHICAGO — If you haven’t already seen Alejandro Cerrudo’s One Thousand Pieces, now is the time to do it. If you’ve already seen Alejandro Cerrudo’s One Thousand Pieces, go see…
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Chicago’s T-Day parade turns 80
CHICAGO — This year marks the 80th anniversary of the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Second only to the Macy’s parade in NYC, Chicago knows how to throw a party. Through…
Visceral Dance Company is Born (review)
Thursday night saw the debut performance of Visceral Dance Chicago at the surprisingly half full Harris Theater for Music and Dance. In an short performance of three world premieres and…
Winifred Haun & Dancers Brings Work to Confluence of Graham Dancers in Madison (preview)
On the heels of a wildly successful run at Ruth Page Center for the Arts earlier this fall, Winifred Haun is hitting the road for a similar Graham-inspired evening hosted…
CHRP to Present Argentina’s Che Malambo in the 9th Annual Global Rhythms (preview)
If it’s dance and makes noise, it’s fair game to the Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP). Rising from the traditional Argentinian Gauchos, Malambo is a compelling dance form that is…
Opposites Attract in Paige Caldarella’s ‘Off Center’
CHICAGO — Can different genres of dance co-exist in a performance space? The question isn’t new, but each attempt at an answer produces widely different results. In her final outing…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater and Natya Back-to-Back at the Harris (preview)
On my visit to the studios of Ballet Chicago yesterday, looking out from the 19th floor over the ballet barres at our beautiful skyline, I kept thinking that this is…
Giordano Promises Passion, Energy, Unbridled Enthusiasm – and Delivers
If he was still here today, Gus Giordano would have been exceedingly proud of his company’s 51st season opener. In a one-night-only repertory offering of full company pieces titled Escape…
Bill T. Jones Returns to the Dance Center with “Story/Time” (preview)
70 stories in 70 minutes. Bill T. Jones’ 2012 dance score is strikingly reminiscent of the late Merce Cunningham. Jones attributes the inspiration of Story/Time to Cunningham’s musical counterpart John…
filthy/mockingbird Plays with Meaning, Interpretation, and a Pile of Clothing (review)
“When the viewer doesn’t “get it”, we treat the subjectivity of art as an imperfection in communication that we must accept… In life we make our own meaning. We take…