Dance Top 5: January 2018

“If Left Unchecked” at Links Hall

1
If Left Unchecked
(Links Hall)
A project that explores cultural repression of female anger and its effect on womens’ bodies. Right when we need it most.
January 25-27

2
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.| Fall. Climb. Release.
(Links Hall)
Three black women examine their personal journeys through trauma and healing, crafting a movement style from the African diaspora.
January 5 & 6

3
Sleeping Beauty
(Harris Theater)
The State Ballet Theatre of Russia presents Maurius Petipa’s classic rendition of the Grimm fairytale, set to Tchaikovsky’s score.
January 21

4
RUMOURS: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
(Links Hall)
Innervation Dance Cooperative teams up with Chicago band Movies About Animals for a fresh take on Fleetwood Mac’s iconic album.
January 18-21

5
Eclipsing: the politics of the night, the politics of the light
(Links Hall)
A multimedia performance festival celebrating the creativity and resistance to oppression to be found in darkness—literally and metaphorically—during the first lunar eclipse of the year.
January 31-February 4