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 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 Sharon Hoyer | June 9, 2026After the Boys of Summer Have Gone: The Joffrey Ballet’s “Eugene Onegin” Plumbs Depths of Feeling Possokhov’s ballet brings nuanced emotions to the stage in a fully realized marriage of dance, music and visual design.
by Sharon Hoyer | December 9, 2025Maximalism and Magic at the Joffrey Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” The Chicago-centric version of the holiday classic, set the winter before the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, turns ten.
by Sharon Hoyer | November 19, 2025Marimba and Mic Drops: A Review of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at Steppenwolf Theatre The skill of the company is on full display in a stacked program of mic-drop numbers, old and new.
by Sharon Hoyer | September 23, 2025The Smoke-Filled Ballet Aura of Joffrey’s “Carmen” Liam Scarlett’s adaptation of the Georges Bizet opera feels timeless in the vein of Hollywood’s golden era.
by Sharon Hoyer | January 22, 2025Reaching for Revelation: A Review of “A Glimpse Through the Walls Where We Might Find God” at Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
by Hugh Iglarsh | December 11, 2024Glittering Dreamworld: A Review of the Joffrey Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” at the Lyric Opera House
by Hugh Iglarsh | October 22, 2024Postmodern Tearjerker: A Review of the Joffrey Ballet’s “Atonement” at the Lyric Opera House
by Sharon Hoyer | April 30, 2024Sugar Rush: A Review of Joffrey Ballet’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Lyric Opera House
by Sharon Hoyer | March 13, 2024Soft Focus: A Review of RE|dance’s “A Delicate Hand” at Hamlin Park Fieldhouse
by Hugh Iglarsh | February 21, 2024Modern-Day Rhapsody: A Review of the Joffrey Ballet’s “Studies in Blue” at the Lyric Opera House
by Sharon Hoyer | May 24, 2023Through Grief and Frustration, Joy: A Review of Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
