Dance Top 5 | Newcity Stage

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STOMPING GROUNDS/Chicago Human Rhythm Project
This annual series of free performances at various venues celebrates a tapestry of cultural traditions in our city.
April 3-June 2

2
Global Visionaries/Joffrey Ballet
A program of works by contemporary masters includes a world premiere from the ingenious Alexander Ekman.
April 26-May 7

3
Battles:SS3 Post-Butoh Festival/Butoh Chicago
Performances, lectures and workshops take place throughout the month by local and international artists.
April 5-29

4
Beyond the Box at Links Hall
This performance series created by curatorial resident Rika Lin, challenges the gender boundaries of Japanese classical dance.
April 21-June 10

5
Spring Series/Giordano Dance Chicago
Chicago’s preeminent jazz dance company presents repertory pieces new and old at the Harris, including a piece by former River North Dance artistic director Frank Chaves.
March 31-April 1

Dance Top 5 April 2017

The Seldoms Stretch Point of View in “All at Once” "I find that compelling: In an effort to reveal something, what you’ve done is actually bury it within all these different representations."

Always Broke, Never Boring: Remembering the Glory Days of the Organic Theater A new book gives a time-Warp! tour of the gonzo troupe that was in the vanguard of the storefront movement. Founder Stuart Gordon “was always trying to make miracles happen on a $1.98 budget.”

“Dead Girl’s Quinceañera” Is a Teenage Search Party Goodman Theatre hosts this ambitious work by playwright Phanésia Pharel, about three best friends who search for their missing friend following her quinceañera.

The Diamond of the Halloween Season Tap into your inner Alfred Hitchcock with Oil Lamp Theater's exquisite "Dial M for Murder."

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