Dance Top 5: October 2017

Unwinding by Mandala South Asian Performing Arts/Photo: John Gutierrez Photography

1
CITIZEN
(Dance Center of Columbia College)
Reggie Wilson/Fist + Heel Performance Group explore the trappings of group identity.
October 12-14

2
Unwinding
(Fine Arts Building/Studebaker Theater)
Pranita (Jain) Nayar and the Mandala South Asian Performing Arts group deconstruct and reimagine Bharatanatyam, the classical Indian dance form into a contemporary movement style.
October 6

3
Elevate Chicago Dance
(various venues)
Ten venues host forty dance artists from Chicago and across the country for a weekend of performances and studio showings in a broad swath of dance styles.
October 19-21

4
/peh-LO-tah/
(MCA Stage)
Marc Bamuthi Joseph/The Living Word Project explores the global politics, economics and folklore of soccer in dance, music and spoken word on the MCA Stage.
October 5-7

5
Giselle
(Auditorium Theatre)
The Joffrey Ballet premieres Lola de Ávila’s staging of the iconic tale of heartbreak, madness and sacrifice.
October 18-29