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Columns & Opinion
,
On Culture
Dec 21, 2016
Ten surprising stories from the year in Chicago culture
From Theater on the Lake to spaceship on the park, 2016 was a weird time in the city.
By Deanna Isaacs
Tags:
On Culture
,
Year in Review 2016
,
year in culture
,
Theater on the Lake
,
John Wrenn
,
Eileen Mitchell
,
Lakefront Hospitality Group
,
Northwestern University
,
Jacqueline Stevens
,
Peter Doig
,
Peter Bartlow
,
George Lucas
,
Friends of the Parks
,
Lucas Museum
,
Michelle Boone
,
DCASE
,
Lois Weisberg
,
Commissioner of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
,
Navy Pier
,
Mark Kelly
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Jay Franke
,
Lar Lubovitch
,
Helmut Jahn
,
Thompson Center
,
Bruce Rauner
,
Theater Historical Society of America
,
Heinz History Center
,
Pittsburgh
,
Greg Allen
,
Neo-Futurists
,
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
,
Cape Cod Room
,
Benjamin Marshall
,
Drake Hotel
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 23, 2016
The Chicago Dancing Festival is fully booked, but there are still free shows to see
Tickets for the free performances have been snapped up, but shows at Navy Pier and Pritzker Pavilion don't require advance reservations.
By Matt de la Peña
Tags:
Dance
,
Free Shit
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Lar Lubovitch
,
Jay Franke
,
Harris Theater
,
Planet Chicago
,
Navy Pier
,
Pritzker Pavilion
,
Millennium Park
,
Dancing Under the Stars
,
Forward Momentum Chicago
,
gumboot dance
,
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
,
Natya Dance Theatre
,
Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
,
Randy Duncan
,
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
,
Joffrey Ballet
,
An Evening of Dance With MacArthur Fellows
,
Merce Cunningham
,
Mark Morris
,
Kyle Abraham
,
Susan Marshall
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 22, 2016
Chicago Dancing Festival,
Purple Rain
, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Unelectable You
, Chicago Dancing Festival, and more happenings from August 22-25.
By Anna Waters
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Arts
,
Do This
,
Olympics
,
Jonathan Biss
,
Ravinia
,
Prince
,
Purple Rain
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Millennium Park
,
Great Love Debate
,
Chicago Turkish Festival
,
John Jodzio
,
Unelectable You
,
Second City
,
Slate
Arts & Culture
,
Summer Guide
May 20, 2016
The best things to do in Chicago for August 2016
August's top events include Bud Billiken Parade, Wizard World Comic Con, the McDonald's biopic
The Founder
, and more
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,
Chicago Hot Dog Fest
,
Photo Show
,
The Founder
,
Martin Luther King 1,000 Mile March
,
Case/Lang/Veirs
,
Chicago Comedy Nerd Festival
,
Ginza Holiday
,
Florence Foster Jenkins
,
Bud Billiken Parad
,
MCA Talk: Michelle Grabner and Angel Otero
,
Wizard World Comic Con
,
War Dogs
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Arcade Video Game and Game Room Expo
Arts & Culture
,
Feature
Apr 21, 2016
The archival ambitions of the Chicago Dance History Project
How a group of local dance advocates and scholars are amassing as much material as possible about the art form's relationship to Chicago
By Matt de la Peña
Tags:
Feature
,
Chicago Dance History Project
,
dance
,
Joffrey Ballet
,
Newberry Library
,
Ann Barzel
,
Susan Manning
,
Sybil Shearer
,
Jenai Cutcher West
,
Charles Grass
,
Bob Fosse
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Lar Lubovitch
,
Carlton Wilborn
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 28, 2015
Chicago Dancing Festival opened with a snapped suspender and a nightmare
And it wraps up on Saturday with a free show at Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion.
By Deanna Isaacs
Tags:
Arts
,
Dance
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Lar Lubovitch
,
Pam Tanowitz
,
Justin Peck
,
Servy Gallardo
,
Stars of American Ballet
,
Daniel Ulbricht
,
Ballet Hispanico
,
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
,
Mucuy Bolles
,
Reid Bartelme
,
Barton Cowperthwaite
,
The Black Rose
,
Harris Theater
Arts & Culture
,
Summer Guide
Aug 3, 2015
Ten cool things to do in Chicago in August
Summer's almost over, but there's still plenty to do between now and Labor Day.
By
Reader
staff
Tags:
Summer Guide
,
summer guide 2015
,
Justin Townes Earle
,
Black Harvest Film Festival
,
Brooklyn Brewery Mash Tour
,
Beer Shark Mice
,
Kafkapalooza
,
Great American Lobster Fest
,
Wizard World Comic Con
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Billy Joel
,
Bucktown Arts Fest
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 20, 2014
Reader
's Agenda Wed 8/20: Chicago Dancing Festival, Glitter Creeps, and Coco Montoya
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Wednesday, August 20
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Millennium Park
,
Joffrey Ballet
,
Hubbard Street Dance
,
Martha Graham
,
Kyle Abraham
,
Glitter Creeps
,
Donnie Moore
,
Madison Moore
,
Absolutely Not!
,
Whiskey Trust Tavern and Distillery
,
Coco Montoya
,
SPACE
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Review
Aug 13, 2014
Recommended
It's standing room only at the Chicago Dancing Festival
Tickets are long gone, but you can still watch for free.
By Jena Cutie
Tags:
Performing Arts Review
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
,
Museum of Contemporary Art
,
Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
,
Dances for 2
,
Ron De Jesus
,
Transition Zone
,
Nexus Project
,
Benjamin Wardell
,
Michel Rodriguez Cintra
,
Salvador Dali
,
Celebration of Dance
,
Joffrey Ballet
,
Twyla Tharp
,
Nine Sinatra Songs
,
Hubbard Street
,
Falling Angels
,
Third Coast Percussion
,
Cyclic Connections
,
After School Matters
,
Recommended
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 24, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Sat 8/24: Free dance at Pritzker, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, and a Trapped in the Closet marathon
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Saturday, August 24
By Tosten Burks
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Jay Pritzker Pavillion
,
Joffrey Ballet
,
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
,
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
,
Bash on Wabash
,
Truckfighters
,
Lydia Loveless
,
R. Kelly
,
Trapped in the Closet
,
Music Box Theatre
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 23, 2013
There's a lot of Chicago in this year's Chicago Dancing Festival
Chicago dance is looking great in this year's Chicago Dancing Festival.
By Deanna Isaacs
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Dance
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Joffrey Ballet
,
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
,
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
,
Giordano Dance Chicago
,
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
,
Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater
,
Philadanco
,
Natya Dance Theatre
,
Alexander Ekman
,
Mats Ek
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 20, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Tue 8/20: Chicago Dancing Festival, Hunters, and Story Club Chicago
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Tuesday, August 20
By Tosten Burks
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Joffrey Ballet
,
the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
,
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
,
Hunters
,
Hunx & His Punx
,
Subterranean
,
Story Club Chicago
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Review
Aug 14, 2013
Chicago Dancing Festival: Dance wants to be free
See dozens of dancers from a dozen companies at this seventh annual blowout.
By Laura Molzahn
Tags:
Performing Arts Review
,
Joffrey Ballet
,
Alexander Ekman
,
Episode 31
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Juilliard
,
Nijinsky
,
Rite of Spring
,
Brian Brooks
,
I'm Going to Explode
,
Philadanco
,
Wake Up
,
Rennie Harris
,
Natya Dance Theatre and Ensemble Español
,
Bril Barrett
,
Lane Alexander
Arts & Culture
,
Dance Critic's Choice
Nov 14, 2012
New blood on the dance floor
Young choreographers give River North Dance Chicago a transfusion
By Laura Molzahn
Tags:
Dance Critic's Choice
,
Adam Barruch
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Sweeney Todd
,
Frank Chaves
,
Olafur Arnalds
,
Nejla Yatkin
,
Jessica Wolfrum
,
Robert Battle
,
Ashley Roland
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 24, 2011
Lunchtime today: Chicago Dancing Festival
Chicago Dancing Festival lunchtime program — free, today
By Deanna Isaacs
Tags:
Free Shit
,
Dance
,
Swag
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Harris Theatre
,
River North Dance Chicago
,
Adam Barruch
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Sidebar
Aug 18, 2011
The
Chicago Dancing Festival
grows by leaps and bounds
By Laura Molzahn
Tags:
Performing Arts Sidebar
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Adam Barruch
,
Martha Graham Dance Company
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jul 18, 2011
Quick: Chicago Dancing Festival's ticket giveaway
Chicago Dancing Festival's free tickets available starting July 19.
By Deanna Isaacs
Tags:
Dance
,
Free Shit
,
Swag
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
Arts & Culture
,
Calendar
May 27, 2010
Summer Guide 2010: Fairs & Festivals
Street fairs, art fairs, neighborhood fests, and much more
By
Reader
staff
Tags:
Calendar
,
Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest
,
Chicago Gaelic Park
,
International Mr. Leather
,
Hyatt Regency
,
Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival
,
Randolph Street Market Festival
,
Chicago Antique Market
,
Indie Designer Market
,
Bike the Drive
,
Mayfest Chicago
,
Beer Hoptacular
,
Aragon Ballroom
,
Eastside Millennium Art Festival
,
57th Street Art Fair
,
June Jam
,
Constructor Craft Fair
,
Fitzgerald's
,
Sketchbook
,
Chopin Theatre
,
Taste of Bryn Mawr
,
Party at St. Mike's
,
Old Town Art Fair
,
Saint Michael's Church
,
Andersonville Midsommarfest
,
Chicago Botanic Garden Wine Festival
,
Drinking & Writing Festival
,
Hopleaf
,
Humboldt Park Art Fair
,
Humboldt Park Boat House
,
Wells Street Art Fair
,
Chi-Town Kruze
,
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
,
Cook County Forest Preserve
,
Fiestas Puertorriquenas
,
Puerto Rican Day Parade
,
Humboldt Park
,
Grant Park Music Festival
,
Millennium Park
,
Just for Laughs
,
the Vic
,
Park West
,
Chicago Theatre
,
Bronzeville Cultural Festival
,
Film Row Cinema
,
Columbia College
,
SummerDance
,
Festa!Pasta!Vino! Italian Street Festival
,
Midsummer Festival
,
Scottish Festival & Highland Games
,
Oak Brook Polo Grounds
,
Cantigny Art Festival
,
Cantigny Park
,
Custer's Last Stand
,
Latino Theatre Festival
,
Goodman Theatre
,
Latin Street Salsa Congreso 2010
,
Bloomington Gold Corvette Show
,
Chicago Arabesque
,
Pheasant Run Resort
,
Cans Music Fest
,
Cans Bar and Canteen
,
Chicago Pride Fest
,
Chicago Caribbean Jerkfest
,
Stateway Gardens
,
Chicago Dyke March
,
Chicago Summerfest
,
Fountain Square Art Festival
,
Tour de Fat
,
Palmer Square
,
Pride Parade
,
Naperville Ribfest
,
Bastille Day 5K Run, Walk, and Block Party
,
Lincoln Park
,
BenFest
,
Saint Benedict Church
,
Boulevard Bash
,
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
,
Great Performers of Illinois
,
Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party
,
Jeff Fest
,
Rock Around the Block
,
Roscoe Village Burger Fest
,
Halsted Tastes Better
,
Festival of the Lakes
,
Windy City Ribfest
,
Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival
,
Sheffield Garden Walk
,
Southside Neighborhood Gospel Festival
,
Ogden Park
,
Taste of River North
,
Chinatown Summer Fair
,
Dearborn Garden Walk
,
Edgebrook Festival
,
Pierogi Fest
,
Celebrate Clark Street
,
Taste of Lincoln Avenue
,
Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club Family Fest
,
Fiesta del Sol
,
Chicago Luxury Ice Cream Festival
,
Ghanafest
,
Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival
,
Serbfest
,
Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
,
Taylor Street Festa Italiana
,
Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival
,
Northalsted Market Days
,
Retro on Roscoe
,
Veggie Fest
,
World of Faeries Festival
,
Augustfest
,
Ginza Holiday
,
Chicago Air & Water Show
,
Wrigleyville Summerfest
,
Riverfest Express
,
Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival
,
Gold Coast Art Fair
,
Northside Summerfest
,
Windy City Rodeo
,
Chicago Carifete
,
Ukrainian Festival
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
,
Bucktown Arts Fest
,
Taste of Greece
,
Italian Village Ferrari Festival
,
Bash on Wabash
,
Festival de la Villita
,
German American Fest
,
Windy City Wine Festival
,
Auburn-Gresham 79th Street Renaissance Festival
,
Lakeview East Festival of the Arts
,
Lincoln Park Art Faire
,
Renegade Craft Fair
,
Wells Street Fall Fest
,
Graue Mill's Cornfest
,
Lebowski Fest
,
Naperville Wine Festival
,
Guiness Oyster Festival
,
Oktoberfest Chicago
,
Chicago Gourmet
,
Edgewater GRalley
,
Eli's Cheesecake Festival
,
Hyde Park Arts & Crafts
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 28, 2009
Why Lar Lubovitch's Dance Company Was Missing From His Own Festival
By Deanna Isaacs
Tags:
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Arts
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Lar Lubovitch
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,
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Bleader
Jun 17, 2009
Forget about tickets for the Chicago Dancing Festival
By Tony Adler
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Pritzker Pavilion
,
Museum of Contemporary Art
,
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
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Bleader
Jun 12, 2009
Forget about tickets for the Chicago Dancing Festival
If you blinked, you missed your chance to get tickets for the Chicago Dancing Festival.
By Deanna Isaacs
Tags:
Onstage
,
Performing Arts
,
Arts
,
MCA
,
Pritzker Pavilion
,
Museum of Contemporary Art
,
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
,
Chicago Dancing Festival
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