Dorothée Munyaneza in “Unwanted”/Photo: Christophe Raynaud De Lage
1 Elevate Chicago Dance (Chicago Cultural Center) More than forty Chicago-based dance artists and companies take over the Cultural Center for a day of free performances, workshops and discussions around the theme “Intersections between Dance, Space, Race and Place.” October 21
2 Unwanted (MCA Stage) Rwandan performance artist Dorothée Munyaneza shares the testimony of female survivors of the Tutsi genocide through choreography and original song. October 3-7
3 Tere O’Connor Dance (Dance Center of Columbia College) O’Connor’s New York-based company returns to the Dance Center with “Long Run,” a new work that pushes the performers to physical and emotional extremes. October 18-20
4 THE END IS HERE and that’s ok. (Links Hall) Kelly Anderson Dance Theatre evaluates the circumstances leading up to Armageddon with the aid of Sharpies, giant Post-its and a celebrity personal assistant guiding the company through a brainstorming session on the creation of a new world order. October 12-14
5 Swan Lake (Auditorium Theatre) The Joffrey Ballet presents Christopher Wheeldon’s reenvisioning of the iconic ballet as a dance-within-a-dance, a journey down the rabbit hole with a Method-dedicated Siegfried in which the line between preparation for a role and surrender to it blur. October 17-28
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