Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Launches “Season 47 Fall Series” from November 15 – November 24, 2024
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) recently announced that tickets for the Season 47 Fall Series are now on sale.
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GDC Premieres “Red & Black” in “Soaring” New Season
Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC), America’s original jazz dance company, enters their 62nd season with an exhilarating program at the Harris
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Time to Dance Hosts 3rd Annual “Tea Time to Dance” Fundraiser
The Board of Time to Dance and co-founders Dr. Chervony Belsky and Lisa Gold will host a celebration of the
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Joffrey Ballet Receives $5M Gift from The Grainger Foundation
The Gift will Endow and Rename The Joffrey Academy of Dance The Joffrey Ballet has received a historic $5 million
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Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl Returns to the MAC
Coinciding with Hispanic Heritage Month, the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) welcomes back Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, the internationally renowned, Aurora-based Mexican
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“AMERICA’S GOT TALENT” Golden Buzzer Winner MALVEO Returns to The MAC in Time for Hispanic Heritage Month
The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) presents the spellbinding, Argentinian male dance group MALEVO at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. A Golden Buzzer winner on Season 11 of the hit TV Show “America’s Got Talent,” MALEVO’s high energy, percussive performance style based on the traditional Malambo folk dance associated with gauchos, has been compared to the thrill of STOMP! and RIVERDANCE. This MAC engagement of MALEVO coincides with Hispanic Heritage month, is part of the company’s fall tour featuring 19 performances locations across the U.S.A free MAC Chat will begin one hour prior to the performance.
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The Auditorium Opens New Season with Return of Award-Winning Step Afrika! in the Chicago Premiere of “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence”
The Auditorium, Chicago’s National Historic Landmark stage (50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive), proudly opens its 2024-25 season with the return of Washington, DC-based Step Afrika!, in the Chicago premiere of its signature, full-evening length production, The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence, for one performance only, Saturday, October 19, at 7:30pm.
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Dance for Life Raises Nearly $350,000 to Support Medical Needs of Chicago Dance Professionals
Chicago Dance Health Fund, welcomed nearly 1,600 people to the 33rd annual Dance for Life, its primary fundraiser, Saturday, August 10 at the Auditorium Theatre.
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The Joffrey Ballet Mounts North American Premiere of Cathy Marston’s Atonement this Fall
The Joffrey Ballet opens its 69th season with the North American premiere of Cathy Marston’s poignant interpretation of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned-Academy Award®-winning film Atonement. The full-length narrative ballet follows Briony Tallis, revealed in the book as its author and now portrayed as a celebrated choreographer, as she grapples with the haunting echoes of her past through a breathtaking dance of redemption. Atonement will be presented at the historic Lyric Opera House, in ten performances only, from October 17–27, 2024. Tickets are on sale starting August 1.
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Dozens of Chicago Arts Organizations Boosted by over $500,000 in Cash Reserve Grants from Donnelley Foundation
The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation—which supports land conservation, artistic vitality, and regional collections for the people of the Chicago metro area and the Lowcountry region of South Carolina—has announced it has expanded its commitment to Chicago’s small arts organizations by offering Cash Reserve Challenge Grants of $10,000-$25,000 to eligible arts grantees across the city, increasing the sector’s financial stability and sustainability.
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