Preview: 12345/Same Planet Different World

Photo: Analia Alegre Femenias

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One of Chicago’s most eclectic and crowd-pleasing contemporary dance companies presents a collection of works by five different choreographers for—as you may have guessed—one, two, three, four and five dancers. The program features revivals of pieces by Ashleigh Leite, Eduardo Vilaro (former artistic director of Luna Negra Dance Theater) and Same Planet Different World artistic director Joanna Rosenthal, along with world premieres by Liz Burritt and Paige Cunningham. The program is a short anthology of gems by Chicago’s current masters, presented in the friendly intimacy of Links Hall—a not-to-be-missed sampling of the new and innovative in contemporary choreography. (Sharon Hoyer)

At Links Hall, 3435 N. Sheffield, (773)281-0824. November 19-November 21, 8pm. $15 advance, $20 at the door.

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