“Vancouver”

1
Pivot Arts Festival
(multiple venues and online)
This annual festival of cutting-edge performance gems returns with live and online dance, music, plays and puppetry under the theme “Reimagining Utopia.” 
May 21-June 6

2
Vancouver
(Ma-Yi Theater Company with the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival)
New York-based Ma-Yi Theater Company and Chicago-based puppeteer Tom Lee collaborate on a filmed play about a mixed-race family who relocate from Japan to the Pacific Northwest in search of acceptance and a stable home.
Streaming debut April 30

3
I, Cinna (the poet)
(Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
Director Tyrone Phillips places the poet and bit-part character in “Julius Caesar” at the center of a story about artistry and the power of language.
Streaming on demand through May 2

4
Solus
(Chop Shop)
Visceral Dance Chicago presents an evening of solos created by ten Chicago choreographers.
May 6-8

5
Distinguished Villa
(Ghostlight Ensemble)
Director Elizabeth Lovelady finds contemporary resonance in Irish playwright Kate O’Brien’s 1926 play about the trappings of middle-class life, gender norms and female desire.
Streaming through May 9