Dance Top 5: September 2022

Alejandro Cerrudo’s “It Starts Now.” /Photo: Daniel Rae Srivastava.

1
Kyiv City Ballet
(Auditorium Theatre)
In the midst of devastating war, Ukraine’s premiere ballet company are global ambassadors, visiting Chicago for the very first time with a mixed-rep program.
September 24-25

2
It Starts Now
(Harris Theater)
Charlotte Ballet artistic director, Pacific Northwest Ballet (and former Hubbard Street) resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo returns to Chicago with his first independent project, a contemplation on the nonlinear nature of time.
September 8

3
Refraction
(Harris Theater)
Hubbard Street’s forty-fifth season kicks off with new company members and a new work by Randy Duncan, with pieces by Darrell Grand Moultrie and Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado.
September 29-October 2

4
Jamboree
(Harris Theater)
Muntu Dance Theater was forced to postpone their fiftieth-anniversary-season programming with the exception of this family-friendly, high-energy concert. All the more reason to grab a ticket for this one-night show.
September 25

5
Chicago Performs
(MCA)
New works by local artists Erin Kilmurray, Bimbola Akinbola and Derek McPhatter are showcased in this debut festival at the MCA.
September 15-16