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Chicago Riverwalk 2022 Sumer Season Announced

July 4, 2022 Fred Cummings Chicago Riverwalk, DCASE

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) spotlight a slate of engaging summer arts and recreational programming taking place on the Chicago Riverwalk, a magnificenturban space located on the south bank of the Chicago River. The award-winning, pedestrian-friendly Chicago Riverwalk stretches 1.25 miles from Lake Michigan to Lake Street offering restaurants, wineries and bars, live music and performances, public art, urban recreation and more.

Dance Summer 2024

Giordano Dance Performs 21st Century Program at Auditorium Theatre

May 25, 2022 Fred Cummings Giordano Dance Chicago

The Auditorium Theatre (50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive) will complete its popular Made in Chicago 2021-22 Dance Series with the return of Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) performing its annual summer engagement for one night only, Saturday, June 11.

Ballet Dance

Ballet Hispánico Presents “Doña Perón” at Auditorium Theatre March 26 & 27

March 23, 2022 Fred Cummings

The Auditorium Theatre (50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive) will present the long-awaited return of Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s renowned Latinx dance organization, with the Chicago Premiere of Doña Perón.

Ballet Dance Winter 2022

Alvin Ailey to Mark Triumphant Return to Chicago

February 12, 2022 Fred Cummings Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Auditorium Theatre

Much like the leaves that begin to bud on the trees in Millennium Park and the post-work sunsets commuters enjoy along the Eisenhower, Alvin Ailey’s yearly residency in the historic Auditorium Theater is like one of nature’s reminders that spring has sprung here in Chicago. But for the first time in half a century, in 2021, the elegance of Alvin Ailey dancers did not grace the Auditorium’s stage and audiences have felt the absence. The pandemic has caused us to miss a log of the culture we take for granted in this great city. But for many, it has also caused them to appreciate it all the more.

Ballet Dance

Joffrey Ballet Announces 2022 Winning Works Choreographers

December 7, 2021 Fred Cummings Joffrey Academy of Dance, Joffrey Ballet

offrey Academy of Dance has announced the recipients of the 12th annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition: Audrey Ipapo Baran, Joffrey Company Artist Edson Barbosa, Taylor Carrasco, and Derick McKoy. This announcement follows a national call for ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab and Native American) artists to submit applications, which began in June. The choreographers’ world premiere works will be showcased by the dancers of the Joffrey Studio Company and the Joffrey Academy Trainee Program in four performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago from March 18 – 20, 2022.

Ballet Dance

Joffrey Ballet Announces Return of Possokhov’s Don Quixote

December 3, 2021 Fred Cummings Don Quixote, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera of Chicago

The Joffrey Ballet is kicking off off 2022 with the remount of Yuri Possokhov’s fresh interpretation of Don Quixote, the classic story written by Miguel De Cervantes, presented during the Joffrey’s first-ever season at the historic Lyric Opera House in downtown Chicago at 20 North Upper Wacker Drive, in 10 performance only, February 16–27, 2022.

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Chicago Children’s Choir Reviving Holiday Tradition with Songs of the Season

December 3, 2021 Fred Cummings Holiday Concert

Chicago Children’s Choir (CCC), a nonprofit organization that empowers and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to become global leaders through music, is thrilled to announce the return of its beloved concert Songs of the Season, taking place on Saturday, December 18 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the iconic Epiphany Center for the Arts (201 S. Ashland Ave). This decades-old tradition will unite the entire CCC family in celebration of the Choir’s 65th anniversary season, bringing together singers from years past with today’s youth to perform alongside CCC’s world-renowned Voice of Chicago ensemble and Hyde Park Neighborhood Choir.

Music

Genre-Defying Time for Three to Make Return to Music Institute

December 3, 2021 Fred Cummings Music Institute of Chicago

The Music Institute of Chicago will present the boundary-shattering musical trio Time for Three, with its uncommon blend of instruments and vocals, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 19 at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. The performance also will be available via livestream.

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Classical Music Music

CSO Violinist David Taylor to Join New Philharmonic in Concert Featuring Sarasate’s “Fantasy on Bizet’s ‘Carmen'”

October 26, 2021 Fred Cummings CSO, New Philharmonic

New Philharmonic, the professional orchestra in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), continues its 2021-2022 45th Anniversary Season with Dvořák’s New World, featuring his Symphony No. 9 in E-minor on Saturday and Sunday, November 13 & 14, 2021. The program includes Pablo de Sarasate’s (1844-1908) Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen featuring guest violinist David Taylor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster. The piece is commonly regarded as one of the most challenging pieces for violin.

Ballet Dance

Joffrey Ballet Welcomes Four New Dancers from Across the Globe

September 16, 2021 Fred Cummings Joffrey Ballet

The Joffrey Ballet’s Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director and Greg Cameron, President and CEO have announced the addition of four dancers to the Joffrey roster for the 2021-22 season: Brian Bennett (Lanham, Maryland), Blake Kessler (Jacksonville, Florida), Yuchan Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Miranda Silveira (Barcelona, Spain). With these new company members, The Joffrey Ballet has expanded to 43 dancers representing 13 countries.