“Arts In The Dark Parade” Celebrates Halloween As The “Artists’ Holiday
LUMA8 proudly announces the 9th Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, a family-friendly happening featuring unique floats, spectacle puppets, and
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Dance
The Joffrey Ballet Performs Liam Scarlett’s “Frankenstein”
The Joffrey Ballet opens its 68th season with the anticipated Chicago premiere of Liam Scarlett’s critically acclaimed interpretation of Mary
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Joffrey Academy of Dance 14th Annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition
The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, is seeking ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native
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LINES Ballet Celebrates Over 40 Years of Groundbreaking Contemporary Dance
Since 1982, Alonzo King LINES Ballet has been celebrated as a ground-breaking contemporary ballet company, guided by the artistic vision of the acclaimed choreographer for which it is named. Collaborating with noted composers, musicians, writers and visual artists from across the globe, King draws on a diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions, imbuing classical ballet with new expressive potential. He has been heralded as a visionary and thought leader on topics that reach well beyond dance, receiving numerous accolades such as a 2020 Dance Magazine Award. The company brings new works of illuminating beauty to Bay Area audiences in bi-annual home seasons. LINES Ballet’s national and international tours allow the company to share its vision of transformative, revelatory dance through performances worldwide. LINES Ballet has demonstrated a dedication to training the next generation of artists through its pre-professional Summer Program, Training Program, Teens Program (Teens at LINES), and Bachelor of Fine Arts Program with Dominican University of California.
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Giordano Dance’s Michael McStraw Stepping Down as Executive Director
Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) recently announced that the company’s executive director, Michael McStraw, will step down from his post at
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PARA.MAR Dance Returns This Spring with “PIVOTAL”
The Chicago-based contemporary ballet company PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, returns for their third annual Spring Season Series “PIVOTAL” with three performances at the Epiphany Arts Center, 201 S. Ashland, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 14 and 2 and 7:30 p.m. April 15.
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Joffrey Ballet Mounts Chicago Premiere of John Neumeier’s “The Little Mermaid”
Chicago dance enthusiasts have an embarrassment of riches in the wealth of world renowned dance companies gracing our city’s stages.
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Joffrey Academy of Dance to Present New Slate of “Winning Works”
The Joffrey Academy of Dance, School of The Joffrey Ballet, will present four world premieres in the culmination of Joffrey’s national call for ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab and Native American) artists to submit applications for their Winning Works Choreographic Competition. This year’s Competition winners—Natasha Adorlee, Christian D’Ariano, Kameron N. Saunders, and Mike Tyus (Recipient of the Zach Lazar Winning Works Fellowship)—each have choreographed an original work created for the Joffrey Academy Trainees and Studio Company to a commissioned score by a chosen composer collaborator. An additional performance has been added to the program this year due to popular demand.
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Coming Home: Alvin Ailey Returns to the Auditorum Theatre This Spring
If ever there was a “cultural ambassador” Chicago could call our own, it’s the beloved Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The world renowned and resplendently talented company of diversely gifted dancers has performed for an estimated 25 million people in 71 countries on 6 continents—as well as millions more through television broadcasts, film screenings, and online platforms—promoting the uniqueness of the African American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance tradition.
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Legacy Unveiled: Giordano Dance Celebrate 60 Years of Stellar Artistry
There’s something pretty compelling about a legacy. After all, the very nature of a legacy is that it lasts. And art that creates a lasting impact speaks succinctly to the very power of that art.
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