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Chris McCray and Ken Gasch at Links Hall in Chicago. The two curated the Return of Poonie's Cabaret coming June 24.

Calling all dance experimenters, improvisors, LGBTQ artists and those unafraid to fail — Poonie’s Cabaret is back

June 18, 2019 at 12:41 p.m.

In the summer of 2002, I remember improvising with my Columbia College classmates at Links Hall. We were dressed in black jazz pants and white T-shirts — in hindsight, white...

‘Internal Geometry’ by Natya Dance Theatre is hardly radical but has women telling the story

June 15, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

Perhaps I'll start at the end. In the post-performance Q&A for "The Internal Geometry," a world premiere by Natya Dance Theatre at Links Hall, artistic director Hema Rajagopalan spoke about...

Chicago Tap’s ambitious ‘Saving the World’ is a sassy step into politics

June 9, 2019 at 10:05 a.m.

If Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) is known for one thing outside the dance world, it's probably their Pride-themed extravaganzas. Tap dancing, beloved LGBT arts organizations like the Chicago Gay Men's...

Brian Brooks Saved One More Dance for Chicago

July 2, 2026 at 2:26 p.m.

Harris Theater's first-ever choreographer-in-residence prepares to wrap up his tenure.

Concert Dance Inc. at Ravinia is exemplary dance, if an uneven production

June 2, 2019 at 12:31 p.m.

Dance offerings at Ravinia are not nearly as robust as they used to be, but the festival's long-standing kinship with Chicago legend Ruth Page and her legacy remains, 93 years...

Members of the Joffrey Ballet perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall in Chicago on Thursday.

Stravinsky and Ravel shine in an otherwise clunky first-time collaboration between the Joffrey and CSO

May 31, 2019 at 11:53 a.m.

This was no ordinary night at the CSO. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has invited dancers to the stage at Orchestra Hall on a handful of occasions, but surprisingly, a collaborative...

‘Stravinsky & Joffrey Ballet’ will be a first-ever collaboration between the Joffrey and CSO

May 23, 2019 at 4:12 p.m.

Choreographer Stephanie Martinez is a chameleon. She spent much of her performance career at River North Dance Chicago, and upon retirement began creating dances for contemporary and hip-hop companies like...

Eifman Ballet’s ‘Pygmalion Effect’ is a baffling ballet with brilliant dancing

May 22, 2019 at 9:59 a.m.

If, like me, your only knowledge of Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg is the company's 2017 trip to Chicago for "Red Giselle," the North American premiere of artistic director Boris...

Shirley Mordine instructs dancers during a rehearsal at Indian Boundary Cultural Center in Chicago in 2019. (Erin Hooley / baiduhai)

Mordine & Co. — the reason we have modern dance in Chicago — celebrates its 50th birthday

May 22, 2019 at 9:59 a.m.

"Considering this city's black thumb when applied to grass roots dance companies, I feel a compulsion to fly some zeppelin blimp over the Dance Troupe's home at 1725 N. Wells...

Chicago's A&A Ballet Company in rehearsals for its upcoming ballet of "Sleeping Beauty" at the Studebaker Theatre.

For ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ a Chicago school puts on a full-length ballet, with teen dancers as the princess

May 22, 2019 at 9:59 a.m.

In the summer of 2016, Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik formed A&A Ballet. The husband and wife team, originally from Russia, had just lost their positions as directors at the...

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