1 Hair & Other Stories (The Dance Center Columbia College) Urban Bush Women return with an evening-length performance incorporating music, storytelling, humor and dance to address issues of race and identity through the theme of African American women’s hair. February 28-March 2
2 STATE and Diorama (MCA Stage and Cloud Gate in Millennium Park) Choreographer Ingri Fiksdal, director Jonas Corell Petersen, noise metal artist Lasse Marhaug and avant-fashion designer Henrik Vibskov collaborate on two performances presented in conversation that examine the role of ritual in social life. February 7-13
3 Power Ouch! (Links Hall) Ten dance and movement artists, over the course of four nights, explore violence, resistance and empowerment against oppression through dance, performance art and installation. February 14-17
4 Anna Karenina (Auditorium Theatre) The Joffrey Ballet premieres Yuri Possokhov’s rendition of the ill-fated love story, featuring a first-time collaboration with The Australian Ballet. February 13-24
5 Getting Old Sucks (Ebenezer Lutheran Church) Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble looks at the highs and lows of the human life cycle, from childhood games to pricing a coffin. February 22-March 3
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