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May 16, 2016
Salvador Dali, Craft Beer Week, Carol Burnett, and more things to do in Chicago this week
A Gospel Fest preview, photographer Lynsey Addario, author Gemma Correll, and more happenings from May 16-19
By Brianna Wellen
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Aguijón Theater gives Federico García Lorca's masterpiece a dreamlike staging that's worth the trek.
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Aug 13, 2014
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It's standing room only at the Chicago Dancing Festival
Tickets are long gone, but you can still watch for free.
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Mar 21, 2014
More thoughts on Resnais,
Breaking Bad
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Considering the influence of 20s and 30s surrealism on more recent film and television
By Ben Sachs
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Oct 9, 2012
Video
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Lessons on half-conscious thoughts from Salvador Dali and Bill Callahan
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Sep 30, 2012
The Weekly Top Five: Debuts
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Jan 6, 2000
Artificial Intelligence/Steppenwolf Strikes a Nerve
Media columnist Mike Miner on Y2K and Steppenwolf's 1999 production of
Hysteria
, a dark farce that raised the issue of "trigger warnings" before the term had come into use
By Michael Miner
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Michele Volansky
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Theater Review
Dec 9, 1999
Final Analysis
Albert Williams reviews Steppenwolf Theatre's 1999 production of
Hysteria
, by British playwright Terry Johnson
By Albert Williams
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