Big Changes at the Dance Center for 2015-16
Lauren Warnecke The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago announced its 42nd presenting season last Tuesday, and at first glance nothing looks especially different. Many of the usual suspects are present as…
Giordano Dance Chicago
Giordano Dance Chicago ignites the Harris Theater (Review)
Ok, maybe it’s too soon for a pun about fire at the Harris, but in the last moments of the electrifying Sabroso I swear I saw smoke coming from the…
Giordano Promises Passion, Energy, Unbridled Enthusiasm – and Delivers
If he was still here today, Gus Giordano would have been exceedingly proud of his company’s 51st season opener. In a one-night-only repertory offering of full company pieces titled Escape…
Lizzie MacKenzie Pontarelli voted Chicago’s Top Dance Teacher!
Happy National Dance Week! I have a big week planned on the blog in celebration of National Dance Week and the close of Chicago Dance Month. A few weeks ago…
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…