Opposites attract in Hedwig’s ‘Sea Level’ at Ruth Page
Lauren Warnecke CHICAGO — The two pieces which make up Hedwig Dances’s spring series are positioned as opposites. The evening, called Sea Level: Above and Below, boasts world premieres by company members…
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A tidy dance concert by Cattywampus Dance does not live up to its name
Guest Contributors CHICAGO — It’s been a while since I’ve seen a dance concert. Truthfully, I can’t remember the last time I saw a single company perform eight different pieces in an…
A Mixed Bag at Winifred Haun’s ‘First Draft’
CHICAGO — “You are really going to love this show,” said Winifred Haun onstage at the Ruth Page Center for the Performing Arts, “especially if you love chairs.” Indeed, chairs…
Ruth Page Civic Ballet: 50 Years of Nutcracker (review)
Most Chicagoans familiar with dance know the names Robert Joffrey and Ruth Page, but before the Joffrey Ballet relocated to Chicago in 1995, Ruth Page was one of the only…
At the Harvest Fest, Less is More
The 6th installment of the Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival (HCCDF) is trying a new format, with two programs rather than three, spread out over two weekends. The result is…
RE|Dance celebrates five years with ‘The Long and Forgotten Winter’
If you’re friends with Lucy Riner on Facebook, then you’ve heard about this show. With Riner and co-Artistic Director Michael Estanich at the helm, RE|Dance is taking an “all-in” approach…
Thodos Celebrates 14 Years of New Dances
Meeting Thodos Dance Chicago (TDC) company member Diana Winfree in the art room at the Menomonee Club for Boys and Girls, she apologized about the noisy kids in the hallway…
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater’s Emerging Choreographer / Artist Showcase (review)
CHICAGO — There are plenty of dance companies who fuse Western and non-Western dance. Ballet is blended with modern, modern with African Diaspora, but rare is the dance company who…
2014 Summer Intensive Auditions Approach
Lots of auditions. Lots and lots of auditions. Ok, so it’s possible that my choice for waiting out the Chiberia polar vortex was to watch old reruns of the X-Files…
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…