Tag: Links Hall
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: 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…
Carefully crafted, contained Salty Lark splits a bill with Philly’s Naked Stark
CHICAGO —This past weekend Madeleine Reber and her company Salty Lark Dance shared a split bill called 664 Miles with Philadelphia-based choreographer Katherine Kiefer Stark’s…
Review: Anna Martine Whitehead’s S P R E A D at Links Hall
CHICAGO — Few dancers in Chicago have broken out as distinctly as Anna Martine Whitehead did in her LinkUP residency-ending performance at Links Hall March…
Nora Sharp and Haydee Souffrant: seeking syncronicity
CHICAGO — Links Hall’s white space was packed to the gills Sept. 18 for the last of three performances of “Belonging,” as is usually the…
dropshift dance looks to the feminine for ‘FloatBrilliance’
CHICAGO — FloatBrilliance, premiering this weekend at Links Hall, is the third installment of what Artistic Director Andrea Cerniglia calls the Imposter Series, a multi-year…
Synapse returns to roots in ‘Openwork’
CHICAGO — A decade ago, Rachel Damon sat in a tree knitting a long red scarf. Her fledgling company performed many works like these — site-specific installations…
Robyn Mineko Williams goes UNDER(cover) at Links
CHICAGO — Robyn Mineko Williams, fast becoming one of the most recognizable names in Chicago dance, premieres a new episode of UNDER(cover) this weekend at…
The Dance COLEctive Celebrates 20 Years with ‘Revelry’
Margi Cole has long been known as a teacher, at the Dance Center of Columbia College and across the globe, bringing her “Margi-isms” and wacky metaphors…