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- Arts & Culture, Dance Jan 28, 2020
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Bridging the spiritual and political divide in I Hunger for You
Kimberly Bartosik/daela make their Chicago debut.
- Music, Music Feature Apr 4, 2019
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John Cage’s treasures are hiding in plain sight
The influential experimental composer’s largest archive lives in a library at Northwestern—and it goes a lot deeper than its famous Beatles lyric sheets.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 8, 2019
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Rap duo Free Snacks celebrate their funky, sample-heavy debut
Plus: CabinFever’s site-specific Merce Cunningham tribute becomes an album, and experimental rock duo Comfort Food play a farewell show.
- Arts & Culture, Dance Nov 8, 2017
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Faye Driscoll gives a welcome flip of the bird to all things stuffy
Expect to have fun at Thank You for Coming: Play.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 23, 2017
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The multidisciplinary Tesseract explores queer identity through the lens of science fiction
Dance and video—both 3-D and real-time—combine in this MCA show featuring veterans of Merce Cunningham Dance.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Feb 22, 2017
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The MCA’s Merce Cunningham retrospective spotlights the art of collaboration
“Merce Cunninghman: Common Time” considers one of the 20th century’s most significant choreographers.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 16, 2016
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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.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 23, 2016
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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.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 21, 2016
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Amid Fest shows midlife dancers getting not only older but better
The Links Hall festival featuring dancers Deborah Hay, Bob Eisen, and Bebe Miller, among others, runs through January 31.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 14, 2014
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This week in experimental cinema: John Smith in person, dance films at the MCA, and more
The city is full of avant-garde film screenings over the next six days.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Feb 12, 2014
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V-Day Issue: A duo that met on the dance floor
Aay Preston-Myint and Colin Dickson's first date "didn't just have a third wheel, it had 20."
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Mar 4, 2010
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The Disembodied Body
Four collectives reveal a virtual universe of form and movement.
- Arts & Culture, Dance Apr 19, 2007
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Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak