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Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) hosted its annual Giordano Legacy Ball gala at the Ravenswood Event Center, 4021 N. Ravenswood, Thursday, June 2, 7-11 p.m. The evening provided attendees the chance to enjoy pop-up performances by the GDC dancers and Hiplet Ballerinas, plus eat, drink and dance the night away surrounded by vintage cars, neon signs, and music spun by world-renowned DJ Madrid Perry.
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The Joffrey Ballet will present the world premiere of Rita Finds Home, a family-friendly program and collaborative project between the Joffrey and Miami City Ballet, which will make its debut at the Navy Pier Lake Stage, July 9–10, 2022. Rita Finds Home is conceived by a nationally recognized, women-led creative team including Amy Hall Garner, a featured choreographer of the Joffrey’s Winning Works Choreographic Competition in 2011; Karla Estela Rivera, the Chicago-based author and executive director of Free Street Theater (West Town); as well as award-winning children’s book author Elisa Chavarri, and will be danced by the Joffrey Studio Company and Academy Trainees of the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet.
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The Board of Directors of Broken Nose Theatre recently announced artistic director E.M. Davis and managing director Rose Hamill will step down from their leadership roles effective September 1, 2022. The Board, in conjunction with the staff and ensemble, announced it will conduct an extensive search for new leadership in the coming months.
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The City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) recently announced an abundant lineup of free film, music, and art programming, along with tours, lectures, and more taking place this summer and fall throughout the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E Washington St).
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The festival presents a diverse selection of over 100 artists and craftworkers, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass, textile, metal, print, mixed media and functional art
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On May 18, the Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago announced that Deeply Rooted Dance Theater is one of two organizations joining the Accelerator’s 2022/2023 nonprofit cohort at the Core level.
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Chicago Children’s Choir will present its signature concert Paint the Town Red for the first time since 2019 at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Thursday, May 26.
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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.
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This spring Steppenwolf Theatre opens its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell, the centerpiece of the theater company’s recently unveiled Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center.
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The Joffrey Ballet has announced the world premiere of Rita Finds Home, a family-friendly program and collaborative project between the Joffrey and Miami City Ballet, which will make its debut at the Navy Pier Lake Stage this July.
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