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Arts & Culture, Dance Jan 25, 2021
Chicago Dance History Project's Interview Marathon talks up a storm

Local and international luminaries provide a "microcosm" of CDHP's archival mission.
- By Irene Hsiao
- Tags: Dance, Chicago Dance History Project Interview Marathon, Mark Kelly, Jenai Cutcher, Carmela Greco, John Neumeier, River North Dance Chicago, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Harris Theater, Auditorium Theatre, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cristin Carol

Arts & Culture, Dance Dec 17, 2019
No one is alone: the year in dance

The best moments in dance in 2019 focused on the power of community.
- By Irene Hsiao
- Tags: Dance, Year in Review 2019 Akram Khan, Giselle, English National Ballet, Harris Theater, Porchlight Music Theatre, The Quiet Hours, Dovetail, Lucky Plush, Rink Life, Bronks, Us/Them, Chicago Shakespeare, Oedipus Rex, Court Theatre, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Lookingglass Theatre, year in review 2019

Arts & Culture, Dance Nov 19, 2019
Bangarra Dance Theatre brings its distinctive language to Chicago

Based in Australia, the company fuses contemporary dance with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions.
- By Irene Hsiao
- Tags: Dance, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Harris Theater, Stephen Page, Carole Johnson, Nyapanyapa Yunupingu

Arts & Culture, Dance Nov 6, 2019
This, That, and the Third breaks down code-switching

Rena Butler explores otherness and adaptation to new spaces in her contribution to Hubbard Street's Forge Forward program.
- By Irene Hsiao
- Tags: Dance, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Harris Theater, Forge Forward, This, That, and the Third, Rena Butler, Kyle Abraham

Blogs, Bleader Feb 2, 2018
Colin Quinn at Thalia Hall and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Brodsky/Baryshnikov at Harris Theater and more goings-on February 2-4
- By Rachel Yang
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Colin Quinn, Myq Kaplan, Mac Blackout, Sick Fisher, Moon Man Walk, James Ijames, Urban Livestock Expo, We Still Like You, Puppy Bowl Viewing Party, Joseph Brodsky, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Philippe Van Leeuw, In Syria, thalia hall, harris theater, park & field, collaboraction

Blogs, Bleader Nov 13, 2017
Kellye Howard records a live album, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

Free admission to the Adler Planetarium, "Saturday Night Live: the Experience," and more goings-on November 13-16
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Kellye Howard, Steppenwolf Theater, Adler Planetarium, Rooming House, Theater Oobleck, Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, MusicNow, Harris Theater, Vijay Iyer, Saturday Night Live, Rey Andújar, Jean Carlos Claudio, Barrie Cole, David Isaacson, David Kodeski, Diana Slickman, Edward Thomas-Herrera, Museum of Broadcast Communications

Blogs, Bleader Jun 2, 2017
Pop-Up Magazine, Pug Party, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

A dog film festival, a comedic roast of Wonder Woman, and more events June 2-4
- By Emily Wasielewski
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Taste of Little Village, Flavors of Mexico, Kevin Coval, A People's History of Chicago, Fresh Ayers, Bill Ayers, Seminary Co-op Book Store, Hugh Ragin, Constellation, Ernest Dawkins, Junius Paul, Vincent Davis, Red Clay, The Art of Resilience, the Logan Center for the Arts, Paint the Town Red, Pug Party, Park Tavern, Milwaukee Pug Rescue, Pop-Up Magazine, Pop-Up Magazine: A Night of Live Stories, Harris Theater, Jon Ronson, This American Life, Karen Duffin, Robin Amer, The Roast of Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman, Character Assassination, the Laugh Factory, Andy Fleming, Danny Maupin, Tyler Jackson, Diet Cig, Subterranean, Sports, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, dog film festival, new york dog festival

Blogs, Bleader Apr 10, 2017
Ai Weiwei’s solo Chicago debut, the Reader’s Book Swap, and more things to do this week

Scott Simon discusses his book My Cubs, Pop Culture Happy Hour, and more happenings from April 10-13
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Anne Lammot, Peoples Church, Martha Kelly, North Bar, Taco Tuesday Mashup, Revival Food Hall, Untitled (Just Kidding), Jesse Malmed, Museum of Contemporary Art, Scott Simon, Seminary Co-op, Patricia Smith, Terrance Hayes, Poetry Foundation, Pop Culture Happy Hour, Harris Theater, Chicago Reader Book Swap, Old Town School of Folk Music, Spread, Hideout, Ai Weiwei, Museum of Contemporary Photography

Blogs, Bleader Apr 10, 2017
NPR’s pop-culture experts talk Kanye West, the Chicago Cubs, and Dick Wolf before their midwest debut

The host and panelists of Pop Culture Happy Hour bring their live show to Chicago for the first time.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Media, Onstage, Pop Culture Happy Hour, Harris Theater, NPR, Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon, Sam Sanders, W. Kamau Bell, Chicago Cubs, Kanye West, Dick Wolf, While You Were Sleeping

Blogs, Bleader Mar 3, 2017
Chiditarod XII, the Air Sex World Championships, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

Chicago's 180th Birthday, Dapper Ball, and more happenings from March 3-5
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Funny Ha Ha, Hideout, House Of Laughs, Inspiration Kitchens, Chicago Access Realty, Durand Jones, Empty Bottle, Chicago's 180th Birthday, Chicago History Museum, Chiditarod, Kevin Coval, A People's History of Chicago, Harold Washington Library, Dapper Ball, Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago WingFest, UIC Pavilion, The Dream, Harris Theater, Air Sex World Championships, Subterranean

Blogs, Bleader Feb 8, 2017
Opera news: Mitisek out at COT, Jesus in at Lyric

Chicago Opera Theater announces the departure of artistic director Andreas Mitisek; Lyric Opera announces a season that'll include Jesus Christ Superstar and Fellow Travelers.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Arts, Music, Opera, Performing Arts, Chicago Opera Theater, Andreas Mitisek, Douglas Clayton, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Amber Wagner, Fellow Travelers, The Invention of Morel, Anthony Freud, Renee Fleming, Gregory Spears, Greg Pierce, Henry Fogel, John Neumeier, Harris Theater, Studebaker Theater, Athenaeum Theatre, Thomas Mallon

Blogs, Bleader Oct 28, 2016
Things to do in Chicago on Halloween 2016 weekend

Day of the Dead Chicago, Little Bash of Horrors, and more happenings from October 28-30
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Little Bash of Horrors, Bottom Lounge, Whores of Horror, Uptown Underground, Giordano Dance Chicago, Fall Series, Harris Theater, Malika Ameen, Read It & Eat, 203 Fear Street: All Saints + Souls, Commons Club, Bowie Night 2: Son of Bowie, Crown Liquors, Bric-a-Brac's Halloween Brunch, Empty Bottle, Andersonville Dessert Crawl, Day of the Dead Chicago, National Museum of Mexican Art

Blogs, Bleader Oct 17, 2016
Chicago Ideas Week, Jacqueline Woodson, and more things to do in Chicago this week

Lincoln Square Ravenswood Restaurant Week, Seinfeld Trivia, and more happenings from October 17-20.
- By Isabel Ochoa Gold
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Lincoln Square Ravenswood Restaurant Week, Chicago Ideas Week, Chicago International Film Festival, Insatiable: The Homaru Cantu Story, Drink N Draw, Emporium Arcade Bar, Jacqueline Woodson, Women and Children First, Emerson Quartet, Béla Bartók, Harris Theater, Ann Hatchett, First Evangelical Free Church, Nerdette, Seinfeld Trivia Night, Reed's Local

Music, Music Feature Oct 4, 2016
The Ear Taxi Festival tours Chicago’s rich contemporary classical scene

Composer Anthony Cheung recommends five of the more than 80 new works at this six-day extravaganza.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, Ear Taxi, Ear Taxi Festival, Augusta Read Thomas, Stephen Burns, Fulcrum Point, Fulcrum Point New Music Project, Harris Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Rockefeller Chapel, Constellation, Daley Plaza, nthony Cheung, Assumed Roles, Alex Mincek, Pendulum II: Yap Yaw Yawp, Spektral Quartet, Ensemble dal Niente, MusicNow, Katherine Young, Austin Wulliman, Drew Baker, NOX, The Moss Glows and the Water Is Black, Diligence Is to Magic as Progress Is to Flight, Anthony Braxton, John Luther Adams, Igor Santos, Etudes, Winston Choi, Project Incubator, University of Chicago, George Lewis, String Quartet 1.5: Experiments in Living, Wet Ink, Sam Pluta

Blogs, Bleader Sep 16, 2016
An Evening of Dance With MacArthur Fellows puts genius onstage

In honor of the 35th anniversary of the MacArthur Fellowships, a free performance featuring five fellows from the dance world.
- By Matt de la Peña
- Tags: MacArthur Fellowship, genius grant, An Evening of Dance With MacArthur Fellows, Kyle Abraham, Abraham.in.Motion, Dearest Home, Michelle Dorrance, Dorrance Dance, tap, Nicholas Young, Boards and Chains, EDM, ETM: Double Down, MCASusan Marshall, Kiss, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Harris Theater, Merce Cunningham, Springweather and People, Erin Dowd, Forrest Hersey, Mark Morris, Pacific, Mark Morris Dance Group

Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 2, 2016
Five best bets for fall dance 2016

The Seldoms, the Joffrey Ballet, and more
- By Matt de la Peña
- Tags: Fall Preview, The Seldoms, The Fifth, Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare 400 Chicago, Krystoff Pastor, Silvio Berlusconi, Auditorium Theatre, Zephyr Dance, Valice 13, Defibrillator Gallery, Michelle Kranicke, Molly Strom, David Sundry, Dorrance Dance, ETM: Double Down, Michelle Dorrance, tap dancing, Chicago Humanities Festival, Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie, EDM, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Alejandro Cerrudo, Brian Brooks, Fall Series, Harris Theater, Alejandro Cerrudo, Sarabande, Falling Angels, Jiři Kylián, Steve Reich

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 Jun 6, 2016
Second City and Hubbard Street collaboration The Art of Falling returns

The hybrid performance is back in Chicago for a longer run.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Comedy, Dance, Do This, Second City, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Harris Theater, Jessica Tong, The Art of Falling

Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2016
Abra Berens's Homegrown Cookbook dinner, the Reader's Book Swap, and more things to do in Chicago this week

Author Thomas Frank, Welcome to Night Vale live, and more happenings from April 11-14
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Peep Show, Links Hall, ABC Project, Michael Hernandez de Luna, Carl Hammer Gallery, Philatelic Adventures, New Belgium Beer Dinner, Schubas Tavern, Slurring Bee, Quenchers Saloon, Thomas Frank, Hideout, Listen Liberal: Or, Whatever Happened to the Party of the People?, Chicago Reader Book Swap, Old Town School of Folk Music, The Chicago Homegrown Cookbook, Read It and Eat, Abra Berens, Harris Theater, Welcome to Night Vale

Blogs, Bleader Apr 1, 2016
The Chicago Pizza Summit, Tom Hanks Day, and more things to do this weekend

River North Donut Fest, the Shamrock Shuffle, and more happenings from April 1-3
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Mark Bazar, Interview Show, Hideout, spring series, Giordano Dance Chicago, Harris Theater, River North Donut Fest, Moe's Cantina, Tom Hanks Day, Lincoln Hall, Wham City Comedy, Shamrock Shuffle, Grant Park, Chicago Pizza Summit, Chop Shop, Andrew W.K.

Blogs, Bleader Dec 21, 2015
Pinball wizards gather at Emporium, Christkindlmarket wraps up, and more things to do this week

Do-It-Yourself Messiah, Festivus Eve, and other happenings in Chicago from December 21-24
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Do-It-Yourself Messiah, Harris Theater, 12 Comics of Christmas, Junior Stopka, North Bar, Festivus Eve, Renaissance Hotel, IFPA Pinball Tournament, Emporium Arcade Bar, Supply and Demand, Laugh Factory, Dave Helem, Jeff Arcuri, Drew Frees, Christkindlmarket, Daley Plaza

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

Blogs, Bleader Jan 15, 2015
Video
Iconic ballerina Wendy Whelan continues her journey at 47

Retired from the New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan is developing her own works and bringing one to Chicago.
- By Francesca Gattuso
- Tags: Arts, Dance, wendy whelan, harris theater, restless creature, new york city ballet, alejandro cerrudo, swan lake, ballet, dance, hubbard street dance, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 17, 2014
Hubbard Street and Second City are a match made in theatrical heaven

The companies collaborate on the innovative performance The Art of Falling.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Comedy, Dance, Second City, Hubbard Street, Harris Theater, dance, comedy

Blogs, Bleader Sep 17, 2014
Tonight: COT's heated, in-your-face Macbeth

There's a big role for video in Chicago Opera Theater's heated production of Ernest Bloch's Macbeth.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Opera, Theater, Arts, Music, Chicago Opera Theater, Ernest Bloch, Macbeth, Nmon Ford, Suzan Hanson, Francesco Milioto, Andeas Mitisek, Sean T. Cawelti, Harris Theater

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