by Eileen B. Fisher | September 22, 2026The Joffrey Ballet’s Otherworldly and Cinematic “Liliom” at the Lyric Opera House John Neumeier's ballet quickly pulls us into the colorful yet tawdry landscape of a Depression-era carnival with top-notch dancing from Joffrey.
by Eileen B. Fisher | July 21, 2026Annie Franklin Weaves Fluidity and Attack with Chicago Dance Crash in “Six Ways to Fall” In Franklin's new piece, little chapters explore various ways people experience vulnerability, relating to physical, emotional, social, relational and existential challenges, and to identity.
by Eileen B. Fisher | July 14, 2026Irene Hsiao’s “Guardians of the Earth and Sky” Offers a Garden of Delights Now in its third year, Hsiao's walking outdoor performance in Chicago Parks is a summertime must for all ages.
by Eileen B. Fisher | July 7, 2026Exercises in Trust: “between us and everyone here” at the Neo-Futurists Come to understand dance as a series of actions—actions that sit closer to everyday experience than you may have thought.
by Eileen B. Fisher | April 21, 2026Leslie Cuyjet Probes the Value of Black Lives — and Deaths — in “For All Your Life” at the MCA "Leslie uses her own body—quite bravely—to narrate the horror (and horrific normalization) of human commodification."
by Eileen B. Fisher | February 17, 2026Trinity Irish Dance Company Brings Rhythm and Roots to the Auditorium Trinity founder Mark Howard challenges tap dancer Michelle Dorrance to "create a piece that’s a rhythmic tour de force, that is difficult, that could not be performed by any other company in the world."
by Eileen B. Fisher | November 3, 2025Leading the Way: Chanel DaSilva, the First Black Woman to Choreograph for Joffrey Mainstage, Celebrates Chicago in Her Latest "Wabash & You" is based on DaSilva’s own brief but memorable romance that began during her third stay in Chicago, beneath the shadow of the El.
