Chicago Dancing Festival Tickets Released July 16, 17 and 18
Lauren Warnecke The Chicago Dancing Festival is a REALLY good idea. Concerts are free, the venues are top notch, and so is the dancing. If you can get tickets. Each venue begins…
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Hubbard Street 2’s Terence Marling and the Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop (Preview)
“You make the road as you go…” Terence Marling The Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop is the annual chance for Hubbard Street’s dancers to strut their stuff as choreographers. Among a slew…
Chicago Shows Up at Spring to Dance
Last night at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center did not suck. Though not solely responsible for the brilliant performances last night, Chicago certainly showed up and demonstrated its…
A Conversation with Michael Uthoff
ST. LOUIS, MO — When Michael Uthoff first arrived in St. Louis, MO, he was asked what he thought of the local dance scene. “I think it’s shit,” he said.…
Nominate Chicago’s Best Dance Teachers
With all the great performances going on during Chicago Dance Month, it’s hard not to notice the wealth of good dance and dancers available in our city. But where did…
April is Chicago Dance Month!
In spite of an exciting month ahead, things might be a little quieter around here. I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be contributing to SeeChicagoDance.com to help cover the…
Jazz Hands + Tamales = Winning
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance may be trying to reinvent itself in its Eat to the Beat, a series of casual, lunchtime performances featuring some of our best…
A New Order in How Dances are Made
Kingsley Irons and Bryan Koch have turned the traditional dance festival on its head. photo of Claudia Anata Hubiak by Summer Wilson Inspired by our desperate needs to find fresh…
Spring to Dance a strategy for butts in St. Louis dance seats
ST. LOUIS, MO — On my final day in St. Louis I spent a sweaty afternoon downtown and cooled off with two excellent shows at the Spring to Dance festival.…
Spring to Dance the place to be for Memorial Day in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, MO — Apparently the Touhill Performing Arts Center is the place to be on Memorial Day weekend in St. Louis. I expected a pretty good line-up of mostly…