Balance in the Labyrinth: A Review of Malaga (or the Inner Ear) at Theatre Y
Theatre Y presents the English-language premiere of this disquieting exploration of sacrifice and parenting.
Breathing Together: A preview of EKILI MUNDA/What Lies Within at the Dance Center of Columbia College
The collaboration between Chicago’s Red Clay Dance and Kampala-based Keiga Dance Company explores how personal and cultural history rest in the body.
All Star, All Power: A Review of Women of Soul at Black Ensemble Theater
Black Ensemble Theater pulls out all the stops in this tribute to the most iconic women in the history of modern music.
No Holiday: A Review of Lady in Denmark at the Goodman Theatre
The Goodman Theatre stages the world premiere of this bland and meandering reflection on the life of an artist who was anything but.
From Darkness to Light: A Review of Visceral Dance’s TAKE at The Space at Rockwell
A showcase for the talents of a gifted ensemble, but also of an experimental spirit, a willingness to place dancers who perform on the Harris stage in more raw contexts.
All Eyes On He: A Review of Hooded, Or Being Black for Dummies at First Floor Theater
A complex story of identity conjugation at First Floor Theater.
Sea What They Did There? A Review of Moby Dick! The Musical at The Cuckoo’s Theater Project
The Cuckoo’s Theater Project goes fishing for laughs and comes up big.
The Value of the Body: A Preview of I am (not) this body at the Studebaker Theater
Like so many performances, the idea came out of conversation…
That’s Too Long for a Play: A Review of Love’s Labour’s Lost at Invictus Theatre Company
At nearly three hours, this production from Invictus Theatre Company desperately needs shaking up.
A Call for Change : A Review of Small Mouth Sounds at A Red Orchid Theatre
Silence speaks where words fail in this Chicago premiere from Bess Wohl at A Red Orchid Theatre.
