- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, May 21, 2013
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Striding Lion rediscovers a German avant-gardist in Dada Gert
Eventually blacklisted, Valeska Gert fused dance and theater in the Weimar era.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 14, 2013
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RIP Luna Negra Dance Theater
The Latino dance troupe announced it's closing its doors.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, May 8, 2013
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Music + Movement Showcase rocks the Auditorium
Six dance troupes boogie to live music.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Apr 30, 2013
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Emily Stein conducts Secret Experiments in Ballet #2
A ballet mistress turns mad scientist.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 29, 2013
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Artistic director Gustavo Ramirez Sansano leaves Luna Negra Dance Theater
On the cusp of its 15th season, and in the midst of "financial restructuring," the Chicago troupe loses another key member.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Apr 23, 2013
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DanceWorks Chicago throws young dancers in the deep end
And they come out strong.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 23, 2013
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Don't fear the reaper: Geezer dance breaks down ageist barriers
Shows from Agree Performance, Perceptual Motion, and Ginny Sykes show that old people can still shake it.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Apr 18, 2013
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Untitled Feminist Show: Leave your head at home
In Young Jean Lee's newest piece for the stage, six performers revel in "raw body-ness."
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Apr 8, 2013
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The assorted bonbons of the Seldoms' "Mix With Six"
Dancers become choreographers in a DIY showcase.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Apr 1, 2013
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New dance collective FlySpace tests its wings in Millennium Park
Four established troupes join forces to inaugurate a downtown indoor/outdoor dance space.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Mar 19, 2013
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Marie Chouinard adapts the page to the stage
Her dance Mouvements was inspired by a book of figurative drawings by the poet-artist Henri Michaux.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Mar 12, 2013
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater goes global
In a Chicago showcase, the company wants to get everyone in the same room—and get them dancing.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Mar 4, 2013
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Stephen Petronio Company finds a little light in Underland
Stephen Petronio's dance piece rises from the post-9/11 darkness.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Feb 26, 2013
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Mordine & Company dances the Internet
"All at Once" explores the blessings and horrors of digital media.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Feb 19, 2013
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Anjal Chande gets small
A classically trained dancer stretches the limits of bharatanatyam with her "mini scale" concert series.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Feb 12, 2013
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Zoe | Juniper’s A Crack in Everything visits the point of no return
Seattle-based choreographer/visual designer duo makes its Chicago debut.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Feb 5, 2013
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It ain’t heavy, it’s the Joffrey
The Joffrey Ballet takes an upbeat tack for its "American Legends" program.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Jan 29, 2013
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The Hamburg Ballet makes its Chicago debut
And it's a two-and-a-half hour look at the great, mad Vaslav Nijinsky.
- Performing Arts, Theater Review, Jan 23, 2013
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The 2013 Rhinofest roundup
Reviews of shows from the opening weekend of the six-week fringe festival.
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Jan 15, 2013
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The Dance COLEctive under pressure
In "Free/Bound," Margi Cole and company deal with difficulties formal, emotional, and environmental.
