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Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jun 8, 2018
Tiresias Was a Weatherman is an Antigone for our age of extreme weather and constant medication

Organic Theater Company tackles climate change, Big Pharma, family dysfunction, the evils of the media machine, and too much else for one play.
- By Dmitry Samarov
- Tags: Theater Review, tiresias, greek, antigone, jaime mire, annabelle, organic theater company, greenhouse theater center, rain, wind, sun, thunder, big pharma, josh anderson

Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 10, 2018
Prometheus Bound remains inert

The eponymous Prometheus is seen not so much as standing for anything as he is standing, basta.
- By Max Maller
- Tags: Theater Review, prometheus bound, prometheus, Vitruvian, Nicholas Rudall, Terry McCabe, greek, City Lit Theater, Mark Pracht, Dragon Ball Z, terry gilliam, MIDI, Von Orthal Puppets, hermes, Oceanids

Music, Music Feature Mar 15, 2018
Video
Chicago saxophonist Dave Rempis builds an intentional community in jazz

By organizing concerts, mentoring young musicians, and connecting players from across the States and abroad, he models the commitment and generosity that keep the scene viable.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, Dave Rempis, saxophone, jazz, free jazz, improvised music, Ken Vandermark, Vandermark 5, Fred Anderson, Velvet Lounge, Anthony Davis, gospel, Rempis Percussion Quartet, Triage, Engines, Ballister, Lattice, Aerophonic Records, Paul Giallorenzo, Exposure Series, Steve Baczkowski, Brandon Lopez, Luke Stewart, Rhizome, Michael Foster, Molly Jones, Tashi Dorji, Elastic, Elastic Arts, Hungry Brain, Experimental Sound Studio, May Chapel, Rosehill Cemetery, Nervous Center, Bop Shop, Green Mill, 3030, HotHouse, Empty Bottle, Northwestern University, University of Ghana, Accra, International Centre for African Music and Dance, Wellesley, Boston, Greek, Paul Berliner, ethnomusicology, anthropology, Lunar Cabaret, Mars Williams, Territory Band, Resonance Ensemble, Audio One, John Corbett, Mike Reed, AACM, Elastic Revolution Productions, Drastic Elastic Foundation, Tim Daisy, Jason Ajemian, Umbrella Music, Josh Berman, Hideout, European Jazz Meets Chicago, Tony Malaby, Silke Eberhard, Pitchfork Music Festival, Tushar Samant, Now Is, Dave Zuchowski, Seth Tisue, Malachi Ritscher, Video

News & Politics, Feature Jul 23, 2009
Pass the Helmet: Bringing Opera to a Bar, Church, or Cabaret Near You

A new crop of scrappy troupes is making opera accessible--for both audiences and aspiring singers.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Feature, opera, Chicago, Opera on Tap, Da Corneto, Chicago Opera Vanguard, Chicago Folks Operetta, Erin Thompson, Lyric Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre, Cloclo, No Exit, Faust, Kelli Finn, Alvaro Ramirez, Alfred Glasser, Eric Reda, Philip Dawkins, Greek, Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen, Hersh Glagov, Angelo's, Northern Illinois Children's Choir

Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2009
Why I live in a city pt. something

Two things you should note: Chicago Opera Vanguard, and the new Web site Chicago Classical Review.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Greek, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Chicago Classical Review, Chicago Opera Vanguard

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