Shaping Sound at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance (Review)

To borrow a question from Kyle MacMillan in yesterday’s Sun Times: Can the mass appeal of television dance shows transfer to the stage? Sure it…

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Chicago Shows Up at Spring to Dance

Last night at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center did not suck. Though not solely responsible for the brilliant performances last night, Chicago certainly…

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Watching Brief: Cookies, Clouds, and Crowd Psychology (Review)

Having recently moved in from the Cleveland area, MegLouise Dance closed  their newest performance Watching Brief last Sunday at Links Hall.  Little did I know…

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Jazz Hands + Tamales = Winning

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance may be trying to reinvent itself in its Eat to the Beat, a series of casual, lunchtime performances…

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Diablo Gives Ballet a Reboot

Ever since the Dance/USA conference I’ve seen Diablo Ballet all over the internet.  This relatively small-scale ballet company out of Walnut Creek, CA would likely be…

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Lizzie Leopold on how dancers are people. and so are audience members.

Ok, so, you might notice some changes around here… I'm in the middle of a massive re-build of the website!  Unfortunately, that means that we're is…

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PRODUCE: Reality TV and Lauren’s Goals for the Series…

Produce.                             Or is it Produce?            …

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