OCTOBER
Lucky Plush
Lucky Plush
After two years of touring and collecting awards, Lucky Plush returns home with an extended-run double feature: “The Better Half,” an exploration of relationships by way of the film “Gaslight,” and “Cinderbox 2.0” a reworking of their surreal take on media voyeurism. October 3-13 at Links Hall
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Hubbard Street’s Fall program includes new works by resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo and Robyn Mineko Williams, as well as favorites by masters Mats Ek and Ohad Naharin. October 10-13 at the Harris Theater
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago/Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Ballet West
Salt Lake City’s premiere ballet company celebrates its golden anniversary with two performances of “The Sleeping Beauty” and an afternoon of contemporary mixed rep. October 4-6 at the Auditorium Theatre
Same Planet Different World/Peter Carpenter
Carpenter and SPDW dance together in a new work by NY-based Netta Yerulshamy and separately in their own new works: “Whiteout” from Joanna Rosenthal and SPDW, and the next installment of Carpenter’s sociopolitical dance theater cycle “Rituals of Abundance for Lean Times.” October 10-12 at the Dance Center of Columbia College
Dance: A Moving Canvas
This original project from the dance advocacy nonprofit Audience Architects cultivates a group of interested audience members, then brings them into dialogue with dance and visual artists, providing feedback that is responded to and incorporated on the spot. October 16 at the Chicago Artists Coalition Gallery
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
Bill T. Jones returns to Chicago with “Story/Time,” a series of layered, one-minute stories that range from humorous to poetic to philosophical to surreal. October 24-26 at the Dance Center of Columbia College
Giordano Dance Chicago
Giordano’s Fall concert includes new works by resident choreographer Autumn Eckman and Philadelphia-based guest choreographer Roni Koresh. October 25-26 at the Harris Theater
