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Dance Top 5: May 2017

by Sharon Hoyer | April 27, 2017

by Sharon Hoyer
April 27, 2017April 14, 2017Filed under:
  • Dance
  • Recommended Dance Shows
  • Top 5 Lists


1

Red Giselle/Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg
Boris Eifman’s spectacular adaptation, performed at the Auditorium Theatre,  is based on the life of a real ballerina in revolutionary Russia who grappled the same demons as the famous title character.
May 19-21

2
RHAW: Rennie Harris Awe-Inspiring Works
Philadelphia-based Rennie Harris Puremovement visits the Harris for an afternoon program aimed at inspiring the next generation of hip-hop dancers.
May 13

3

danc(e)volve: New Works Festival/Hubbard Street Dance
New works by four Chicago choreographers are presented on the MCA Stage.
May 10-14

4
Ethereal Abandonment/Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and RE|dance group
Two companies team up to tell a tale of an abandoned theater and the past making itself felt in the present.
May 12-20

5
KTF: A Night of Villains/Chicago Dance Crash
The all-styles, audience-voted dance battle returns after a year hiatus. Breakers, ballerinas, belly dancers… who will win? You decide.
May 27

Tagged:
  • Chicago Dance Crash
  • Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
  • Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg
  • Hubbard Street Dance
  • Rennie Harris Puremovement
  • RE|Dance

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