Wednesday, 30 September 2026 14:38
Ballets Jazz Montréal Makes Chicago debut at THE AUDITORIUM Saturday, November 7th
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The Auditorium (Chicago's landmark stage at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive) continues its 2026-27 Dance Season titled North American Dance with the Chicago debut of the internationally renowned Canadian company Ballets Jazz Montréal (BJM). BJM will perform an evening length tribute to the artistry of fellow Montrealer, singer-songwriter Leonard…
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Friday, 18 September 2026 17:15
Layered, Lovely, and Lasting; The Joffrey Ballet's Liliom Lights up The Lyric Opera
Written by Kendall Royzen
Sometimes when we reach into the past to resurrect or revive an old story, we find it doesn’t age well. The subject matter could be problematic, the material divisive, the cultural context lost through the fabric of time. Without proper context we tend to view these historical pieces through a…
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Monday, 14 September 2026 16:37
Identity Performing Arts Celebrates 5 Years with Gala Performance at MCA's Edlis Neeson Theater October 18th
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Identity Performing Arts celebrates five years as a dance company embracing artistic innovation, collaboration and community at their Fifth Anniversary Gala at MCA Chicago's Edlis Neeson Theater, 220 E. Chicago Ave., 3-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. The event will begin with a performance at 3 p.m. followed by an onsite reception from 5-7:30…
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Thursday, 10 September 2026 11:04
GDC Premieres New Work by Al Blackstone in "untamed passion" at the North Shore Center November 6th and 7th
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Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC), America's original jazz dance company, returns to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday Nov. 7. The engagement, part of GDC's 64th season, features the world premiere of "Caravan" by GDC Resident Choreographer Al Blackstone, a rework of…
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Thursday, 10 September 2026 10:39
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to Chicago for first time in 10 years at The Auditorium October 17th
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The Auditorium (Chicago's landmark stage at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive) begins its 2026-27 Dance Season titled North American Dance with a highly anticipated performance by the acclaimed American ballet company Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH). The evening marks the company's first return to Chicago since 2016. Dance Theatre of Harlem will…
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Tuesday, 01 September 2026 13:55
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project Gala: Radiant & Sumptuous at the Harris
Written by Mitchell Oldham
The first thing you notice about the meticulously curated Black dance performance held at the Harris Theater over the weekend is language. The eloquence and weight of the words used to explain why the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project (CBDLP) exists and what it hopes to achieve. Organized in 2019,…
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Tuesday, 01 September 2026 10:14
GDC Hosts 19th Anniversary “Dancing With The Giordano Stars” Ballroom Dance Competition October 8th
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Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) hosts its highly anticipated 19th Anniversary "Dancing With The Giordano Stars" ballroom dance competition 7-11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 at Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave. This popular annual event, patterned after the hit ABC series "Dancing With The Stars," benefits GDC's transformative initiatives through the GDC Youth Arts…
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Sunday, 23 August 2026 16:37
35th Annual Dance for Life Saturated with Excellence
Written by Mitchell Oldham
From its beginning in 1992 on the tiny stage of a modest theater, Dance for Life (DFL) has grown and grown over the decades into something glorious. Its purpose over the last 35 years, as conceived by DFL’s creator, Keith Elliott, then with the Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre, has…
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Monday, 10 August 2026 17:42
Red Clay Dance Company announces Season 18 programming
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Red Clay Dance Company, Chicago's premier Afro-contemporary dance company, proudly announces its exciting Season 18: Spectrum programming, including Founding Artistic Director and CEO Vershawn Sanders-Ward's powerful evening-length work Freedom Square: The Black Girlhood Altar at Northwestern University's Wirtz Center in Evanston in October 2026, and a spring concert featuring work by Sanders-Ward alongside Rena Butler, Beatrice Capote and Bebe…
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Friday, 24 July 2026 13:44
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre Announces 2026-2027 Season
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Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT), the Chicago-based dance company, is proud to announce its 2026 - 2027 season. In the coming year, CRDT will join the historic Ruth Page Center for the Arts as an in-resident company. The season will also include welcoming back Chicago dance icon Sherry Zunker for the first…
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Saturday, 09 May 2026 12:33
Chicago Danztheatre's Architecture of Memory Turns Personal Reflection Into Collective Catharsis
Written by Wesley David
At first glance, the performance space for Architecture of Memory feels less like a theater and more like a living museum of human experience. Before a single performer moves, the audience is invited into an art installation featuring the work of three artists whose visions quietly prepare us for the…
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Monday, 13 April 2026 11:52
Giordano’s Ignite the Soul Dance Concert a Study in Topflight Versatility
Written by Mitchell Oldham
It’s no secret every new dance season is filled with its own undercurrent of anticipation. Regardless of the company, audiences who follow them silently wonder what will be the prevailing theme that will dominate a troupe’s next major performance. What attributes will signal growth and maturity. What kind of insights…
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Friday, 13 March 2026 20:57
A Winning Combination: Winning Works at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Written by Kendall Royzen
It was the flippant statement heard round the humanities. An errant comment, a sweeping generalization, and another dismissive remark towards the arts. While the internet might have lambasted the commentator, the commentary at its core is the erroneous belief or misunderstanding that the arts are a relic of a bygone…
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