Chicago Dance Crash performs as part of Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s “Rhythm World” in Millennium Park/Photo: A. Deran
1 Physical Theater Festival Chicago Artists from across the globe come to Chicago to tell stories via the body in space in a week of performances at Theater Wit, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center and Nichols Park. July 8-16
2 Rhythm World Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s annual international festival of American tap dance includes performances around the city, culminating in a free show featuring five rhythmic dance companies in Millennium Park. July 14-23
3 Death’s Door Dance Festival (Door County, Wisconsin) Former Chicagoan and festival founder Kelly Anderson’s “Jacob’s Pillow of the Midwest” features free performances by artists and companies from Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and beyond—one more reason to explore beautiful northern Wisconsin this summer. July 27-30
4 Inclined to Decline (The Rooted Space) Fledgling Darvin Dances takes inspiration from rejection in a new evening-length work about life’s most character-building inevitabilities. July 14-15
5 Wave Wall Moves (Navy Pier) A series of free performances on the Wave Wall Platform features different Chicago companies and student ensembles each week. Saturdays through September 2
