Monday, October 21, 2013
By Sharon Hoyer Chance is the incubator for discovery in Bill T. Jones' 2011 "Story/Time." Inspired by John Cage's "Indeterminacy," in which Cage read one-minute stories to his audience, cho…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Monday, October 7, 2013
RECOMMENDED Between Aspen Sante Fe Ballet and Hubbard Street's fall program, audiences have the opportunity to see not one but two Chicago premieres from Alejandro Cerrudo, Hubbard Street's …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, October 5, 2013
RECOMMENDED You have but one night to see the virtuosic Aspen Santa Fe Ballet in their first Chicago appearance since they breezed through for an evening in 2011. Aspen Santa Fe specializes …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 3, 2013
Before moving to Salt Lake City to take the helm of Ballet West, Adam Sklute spent twenty-three years with the Joffrey Ballet, as dancer, Ballet Master, and Associate Artistic Director. Sklu…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 1, 2013
By Sharon Hoyer Julia Rhoads and her thoughtful dance theater company Lucky Plush have been on the road and in residency for the last two years, revising and rebuilding two evening-length pi…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Monday, September 23, 2013
It's been proven that people are more inclined to sort out their recyclables and throw less in the garbage if the can is labeled not "trash," but "landfill." One word powerfully evokes a rea…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 17, 2013
RECOMMENDED Since the advent of MTV, music videos have been the primary source for our common dance language and YouTube just made it easier for audiences to gain fluency. Now one could lear…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 11, 2013
RECOMMENDED The Joffrey calls upon all their considerable resources to stage massive, demanding works by three Russian greats. The centerpiece of the evening is the company's authoritative r…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 03:27PM[SHARE]Monday, August 19, 2013
RECOMMENDED The free, weeklong festival that has made Chicago a national dance destination even in the off-season now "sells out" its three indoor events in minutes. But don't worry; tickets…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, August 2, 2013
RECOMMENDED This publication has categorized performances by Marc Bamuthi Joseph (this is the third I've had the pleasure to preview) as "dance." Bamuthi Joseph is a dancer and movement is a…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 26, 2013
RECOMMENDED Although the performances are just about to open, CHRP's Rhythm World festivities have been in full swing for more than a week. The event is a global magnet for students and teac…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:21PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 17, 2013
RECOMMENDED One of the most surprising and diverse Chicago dance events happens each summer, when Melissa Thodos provides an in-house choreographic incubator to her company members, giving t…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 20, 2013
RECOMMENDED This shared program between hometown Hedwig Dances and DanzAbierta from Havana, Cuba marks the beginning of an extended collaboration and cultural exchange. The two companies are…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 18, 2013
And not just sex: elation, camaraderie, play and, of course, mindlessness, frustration and blind rage. The herds explored in BONEdanse's "bully.punk.riot." are unquestionably aggressive ones…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 5, 2013
RECOMMENDED Thank heaven for Links Hall. The organization (now housed at the new Constellation space, formerly the Viaduct Theater on Western) provides the kind of support for new and off-Lo…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 4, 2013
RECOMMENDED Hubbard Street presents their annual showcase of new works by emerging choreographic talent within the company. Some of the pieces may even make it into Hubbard Street's regular …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 31, 2013
RECOMMENDED The Dance Center of Columbia College partners with Links Hall for this celebration of cutting-edge, unscripted dance. Artists from across the country gather to perform, teach wor…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Annie Beserra and Striding Lion Performance Group present an hour-long dance theater piece inspired by the work of German expressionist performer Valeska Gert. Gert was a provocateur, a rene…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 16, 2013
RECOMMENDED Boris Eifman is the writer's choreographer; his muse is the figure of the artist, the genius, the madman. His theatrical ballets have emerged from the real and imagined psyches o…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 14, 2013
RECOMMENDED NEXT is an annual showcase of new works by recipients of the Mordine & Co choreographic mentorship"a long-standing tradition of the forty-four-year-old company. This year's p…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 10, 2013
RECOMMENDED One of the most diverse dance programs this year will take place in the Loop, on the stage of the Auditorium Theatre. The Movement + Music Showcase is a collection of all new pie…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 2, 2013
RECOMMENDED There’s no better home for Michael Estanich and Lucy Riner’s “Homeland” than the Old Town School of Folk Music. The creative partnership behind RE|Da…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 06:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 23, 2013
RECOMMENDED The Joffrey reprises Lar Lubovitch's evening-length interpretation of the famous tale"a theme of Chicago stages this year; the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Lyric Opera are als…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 17, 2013
By Sharon Hoyer Since the advent of the nuclear family and the relegation of our nation's elderly to nursing homes, we rarely see multiple generations in the same room, much less on the same…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 12, 2013
RECOMMENDED Detroit's leading contemporary dance company visits the Auditorium Theatre for the first time, representing D-town through the music that made the city famous. "Motown in Motion"…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 11, 2013
RECOMMENDED Frank Chaves was born in Cuba, but left as a very young child, well before he could form distinct memories of his birthplace. When Chaves, founder and artistic director of River …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 9, 2013
RECOMMENDED During the intemperate months, the stage of the Pritzker Pavilion is protected from the elements by massive windows spanning the entire proscenium. It allows park visitors to gaz…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 19, 2013
RECOMMENDED The MCA Stage invites back Montreal-based Compagnie Marie Chouinard to perform two pieces: Chouinard's 1993 version of "Rite of Spring" and "Henri Michaux: Mouvements," a piece s…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:15AM[SHARE]RECOMMENDED It's a big year for Giordano: a golden anniversary, a move to the beautiful new American Rhythm Center in the Loop, and the March cover story in Dance Magazine. How better to cel…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AM[SHARE]Monday, March 11, 2013
RECOMMENDED Two extraordinary companies"San Francisco's Alonzo King LINES Ballet (ethereal, neoclassical) and Chicago's own Hubbard Street (grounded, contemporary)"merge into a supergroup of…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 7, 2013
RECOMMENDED The world-renowned Ailey company will stop in Chicago for a rigorous week-and-a-half of performances, allotting them time to showcase old and new, American and European, contempo…
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