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 | 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 | August 19, 2025Creating From Truth: A Preview of “Unbound: Shattered Frames, Endless Visions” at the Harris Theater
by Charlie Kolodziej | May 13, 2025Everything is in the Soup! A Preview of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Spring Series at Harris Theater
by Sharon Hoyer | November 20, 2024The Ballet’s The Thing: A Preview of “The Tragedy of Hamlet—Prince of Denmark” at the Harris Theater
