Category: Chicago
In/Motion Festival elevates dance, on and off screen
CHICAGO — A line of men struggled to shift along the walls of a cell, backs turned and elbows struggling to fit in and out…
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…
RE|dance group’s bookish Victorian beauties transform Hamlin Park in ‘Mysterious Disappearance’
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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