by Sharon Hoyer | September 1, 2026Motivations to Obey Ginger Krebs brings “Protected By Invisible Fence” to the MCA.
by Sharon Hoyer | August 11, 2026Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project Honors Legacy Bearers in Dancing the Archive at the Harris Theater "We’ve been through this before. We've been through erasure. We’re asking the legacy bearers how they got through it."
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 Sharon Hoyer | May 19, 2026The Next Generation of Dance Artists Bloom in “Persistent Spring” “These Gen Z artists have a lot to say. And they’re really funny."
by Sharon Hoyer | May 5, 2026The Evolution of Chicago Danztheatre’s “Architecture of Memory” In conversation with Ellyzabeth Adler on the evening-length work, premiering at Chicago Danztheatre’s space in Andersonville's Ebenezer Lutheran Church this month.
by Sharon Hoyer | April 14, 2026In Extremis: Para.Mar Dance Theatre Explores The Many Faces Women Wear in “Mujeres” Long championing the creative power of Latina women, the company's evening-length work is inspired by Chilean poet, journalist and diplomat Gabriela Mistral.
by Sharon Hoyer | March 24, 2026La Femme Dance Festival Puts Black Women Choreographers Center Stage Through the Festival and year-round at Red Clay's studio, Vershawn Sanders-Ward celebrates and nurtures the creativity of Black female artists.
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.
by Sharon Hoyer | September 16, 2025On Grief and Healing: Chicago Performs Come Back to the MCA Three performances by Chicago artists this weekend grow joy and find ways through grief via the body, music, ritual and remembrance.
by Sharon Hoyer | September 10, 2025A Force Of Movement: The Joffrey Ballet’s Seventy Years of Pushing Boundaries
by Sharon Hoyer | August 19, 2025Creating From Truth: A Preview of “Unbound: Shattered Frames, Endless Visions” at the Harris Theater
by Sharon Hoyer | June 17, 2025Complementary Styles: A Preview of Darvin Dances’ “A Gallery of Dances” at Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
by Sharon Hoyer | June 2, 2025Love in Action: A Preview of Chicago Tap Theatre’s “For All We Know” at the Edge Theater
by Madison Mora | May 20, 2025Checkmate: A Preview of Chicago Dance Crash’s “LXIV (six.four)” at Ann Barzel Theater
