In the program notes for RE|Dance Group’s new evening-length performance, Michael Estanich says that spiritual themes are “long-lasting” through his work for the company, citing severa…
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SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMFrederking has been capturing lightning in a bottle for over three decades, portraying, as he puts it, “dance artists at the moments when they are fully present with the energy of live per…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTo draw together Chicago’s diverse and at times fractious tap community, Mark Yonally of Chicago Tap Theatre and M.A.D.D. Rhythms founder Bril Barrett created the Chicago Tap Allstars—an…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe winter wonderland is here with the holiday spirit and a lot of Nutcrackers!
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThis wordless “Hamlet” makes its debut in the States at the Harris Theater November 23 and 24, the first stop in its North American tour.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMNicole Clarke-Springer is an inspiring example of creative power in the face of seemingly insurmountable circumstances—something we all need, especially now.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMNicole Fosse, founder and artistic director of the Verdon Fosse Legacy, has been looking for a concert dance company to house her parents’ iconic work. Bob Fosse is perhaps the best-known …
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SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThis weekend, Red Clay Dance will do something a little unusual for the company: present a mixed repertory concert.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMSince stepping down as a principal dancer after three decades with the New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan has stepped up as associate artistic director of the company and stepped out to expl…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“3320,” playing October 25-November 3, will loosely be about experienced choreographers given space to play. Read invited veteran dance and performance makers to create short pieces for …
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMDance flourishes in October, from the Joffrey's latest epic to the exciting new mini-festival 3320 and so much more between.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMHow are powerful women celebrated? Who defines what that power should look like? These are just a couple of the many questions Mythili Prakash explores in her evening-length dance "She's Aus…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTouted as the largest free performing arts festival in the Midwest, "Chicago Live!" is back, taking over Navy Pier September 21 and 22 with performances by over 110 artists and organizations.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMAvant-garde tinged, international and Fosse, all in one season.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMFrom the first roll of a snare drum to the Liberty Bell sounding the final signature on the Declaration, the Marriott Theatre absolutely nails "1776."
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMLights, curtains and a seated audience are the trappings of the trade, but Para.Maris putting up its first ever evening-length show in a traditional venue. It’s an unusual path for this to…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMFestivals, puppets and Brendan Fernandes, bigger than ever.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMChicagoans will get a sampling of what makes Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project so unique this Saturday, when all ten companies in the current cohort present a small sampling of their work a…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMIt began with Robyn Mineko Williams wanting to learn more about her grandmother. Her grandmother's home is the setting for Williams’ “Hisako’s House," a deeply personal dance performan…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMJonathan Alsberry is choreographing the finale for this year’s “Dance for Life,” an annual fundraiser to alleviate the cost of health care for dance professionals. Danced by artists ac…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM"I feel my creative voice comes out more clearly when we’re in a space where you can’t control all the elements. You can’t control the little kid running up and grabbing your leg or th…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMEmbrace Chicago's dance communities this summer!
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM"This is a ritual that occurs in an unknowable space, between two coalescences: death and birth. But it could be as uncomplicated as your mind going somewhere else when you’re in the midst…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTwo decades in, Jaiani continues to dance at an ever-higher top of her game.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMDance abounds this July and, in the great Chicago tradition, much of it outdoors and free.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMLong-standing member and associate director of Chicago Tap Theatre, Molly Smith's show, made in collaboration with the CTT ensemble, honors queer artistry in tap dance and jazz music through…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMGustavo Ramirez Sansano’s evening-length dance that both honors and stylistically upends the famous Spanish story and French opera standby returns to its hometown.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWhether it's communal experiences or intimate performances you seek, June dance has you covered.
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