In/Motion Festival elevates dance, on and off screen
Guest Contributors CHICAGO — A line of men struggled to shift along the walls of a cell, backs turned and elbows struggling to fit in and out of the spaces between the…
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A tidy dance concert by Cattywampus Dance does not live up to its name
CHICAGO — It’s been a while since I’ve seen a dance concert. Truthfully, I can’t remember the last time I saw a single company perform eight different pieces in an…
RE|dance group’s bookish Victorian beauties transform Hamlin Park in ‘Mysterious Disappearance’
Lauren Warnecke CHICAGO — Walking in for RE|dance group’s The Mysterious Disappearance of the Second Younger Sister, Thursday and Friday, the dark, deep Hamlin Park Theater was adorned with a writer’s desk…
Same Planet Performance Project’s curious ‘Lie Through My Skin’ boasts excellent dancing in an excellent space
CHICAGO — Dancers, choreographers, and performance makers: Did you know that Joanna Read’s studio, Dovetail Studios (on the north side), transforms into a large, crisp, black box performance space complete…
Film festival highlights multi-media dance artists committed to social justice issues
CHICAGO — Five days, 10 events, 24 guest artists. Chicago’s In/Motion International Dance Film Festival brings a distinct group of artists together March 21-25 for dance on film, and social…
Review: ‘As the Crow Flies’ looks to the Midwest for inspired improv
CHICAGO — What makes dance “midwestern”? I don’t know, really, other than the unapologetic determination of midwesterners to do it. Call me biased, but there’s great dance happening in the…
Review: ‘Just Another Recent Grad Show’ is unpretentious, packed with potential
CHICAGO — What do you do when a broken skull and a scheduling conflict throw a wrench in your dancemaking? Anna Rodimtseva and Karen Yatsko asked themselves this very question…
Review: Corey Smith’s “New Prairie School” examines the Midwest with humor, nonchalance
CHICAGO — The New Prairie School, an evening-length performance by composer, writer, and performer, Corey Smith, along with fellow performers and collaborators Ethan T. Parcell and Claire Saxe, debuted last…
Review: Lather.Rinse.Repeat | Fall.Climb.Release.
CHICAGO — The vibe was phenomenally good at Links Hall last weekend for Catalyst Movmnt’s first production, Lather.Rinse.Repeat | Fall. Climb. Release. The curatorial project spearheaded by recent Columbia College…
Review: ‘The Making’ exerts power over Pulaski Park
CHICAGO — Last Saturday marked the final performance of The Seldoms’ world premiere of The Making, an evening-length work for the company’s seven ensemble members, three visual artists and one…