Movement Matters: The Uses of Vulgarity
Guest Contributors CHICAGO —I’ve been told by lay dancers many a time that I shouldn’t call myself a choreographer, that they respect that word too much to use it in such a…
Museum of Contemporary Art
CDF 15th anniversary highlights include SHareOUT at the MCA, second Elevate
Lauren Warnecke CHICAGO — Two upcoming weekends at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) highlight former Chicago Dancemakers Forum (CDF) Lab Artists in a mini-festival called SHareOUT. For 15 years, CDF…
Making Visible: An interview with Okwui Okpokwasili
NEW YORK / CHICAGO — I saw Okwui Okpokwasili’s piece Poor People’s TV Room when it premiered at New York Lives Arts last spring and was struck by its richly…
JUBA! Surprises and Delights (review)
CHICAGO — Last weekend’s JUBA! puts a cap on the 26th annual Rhythm World: Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP)’s month-long tap festival including classes, workshops and performances. For more than…
Chicago Dancing Festival Celebrates ‘Modern Women’
The Chicago Dancing Festival‘s annual engagement at the Museum for Contemporary Art has explored a variety of themes throughout its nine year history, most with a focus on maximizing the…
JUBA! serves haute cuisine of tap dance on Chinet plates (review)
Wednesday’s curtain speech for JUBA! was a tag team of Peter Taub and Lane Alexander (of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) and Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), respectfully) recognizing…
Highlights to look for in 2014-15 (and tickets on the cheap)
Season announcements for the big venues have been trickling into my inbox, and this is actually the time to think about loading your dance calendar. Why? Tickets are cheap! Here…