Tag: Links Hall
Cross-country collaboration culminates in ‘Birdlady’
Vivian Maier lived in Chicago most of her life, working as a nanny, with a serious photography hobby. She captured American life in the 1950’s…
Striding Lion examines the American Dream
Striding Lion Performance Group’s latest endeavor, American Me, is an immersive look at the sometimes hilarious, sometimes profound, sometimes disturbing state of self-reliance and the…
Dropshift dance aims to immerse and interact, and wins
Upon first glance, one might consider Andrea Cerniglia’s four woman troupe dropshift dance (intentionally uncapitalized) to be a spin off of Zephyr Dance. Cerniglia is a…
Review: Esoteric Dance Project’s Shift/ed at Links Hall
CHICAGO — Husband and wife team Christopher Tucker and Brenna Pierson-Tucker created Esoteric Dance Project in 2010, and with a group of strong dancers in…
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…
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…
Lucky Plush Productions’ Fall Double Feature at Links Hall (review)
Cinderbox 2.0 is just as good the second time around… The newish Links Hall is still a work in progress. The old Viaduct seats are…
Preview: Midwest Nexus Kicks Off with Synapse’s ‘Swath’
I’ve known Rachel Damon for about 10 years, and I feel like I know her work pretty well. A Damon dance is grounded, dark, and…
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…
Kate Corby Crosses The Border (Again)
“Most results come from dogged persistence” says the Madison-based Artistic Director of Kate Corby & Dancers to her students in the dance department at the…
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