Dance Top 5: February 2023

Hamburg Ballet in “The Glass Managerie”/Photo: Kiran West

1
Anna Karenina
(Lyric Opera House)
The Joffrey Ballet remounts Yuri Possokhov’s award-winning story ballet that hews closely to Tolstoy’s novel. With original score by Ilya Demutsky, played live by the Lyric Opera Orchestra.
February 15-26

2
ON GO ING
(Links Hall)
Links Hall co-founder Bob Eisen returns to romp in the playroom with Meida McNeal, Jennifer Monson and Zachary Nicol. Also featuring Joanne Barrett, Patrick Burns and Ayako Kato.
February 10-11

3
Visceral Dance Chicago
(Visceral Dance Center)
Visceral’s winter engagement features short repertory pieces by Mark Godden, Danielle Agami and company founder and artistic director Nick Pupillo.
February 17-26

4
Work Around
(Steppenwolf 1700)
Dance artists Kara Brody and Amanda Maraist curate a two-week series of works-in-progress by Cat Mahari, Tuli Bera and Drew Lewis as part of Steppenwolf 1700’s LookOut series.
February 4-12

5
The Glass Menagerie
(Harris Theater)
Hamburg Ballet performs John Neumeier’s story ballet adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play, with music by American composers Charles Ives, Philip Glass and Ned Rorem.
February 23-25