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Dancing with the Queer Stars in Chicago June 8
- Lanita Davis Dance Theatre's annual dance camp will be funded by the 3rd annual Dancing With The Queer Stars fundraiser June 8, 2215 S. Michigan Ave. The event, and the free camp is the brainchild of the artistic director, LaNita Joseph. Dancing With The Queer Stars is a diverse ballroom dance competition where local queer stars team up to compete ...
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Steve Nasshan's passion shows on the dance floor
- Steve Nasshan celebrated in April the one-year anniversary of Get on the Floor (GTF) Dance Company, which he owns and operates in Chicago's North Center neighborhood—and more than a decade in the ballroom dance industry. "I got my start with the Arthur Murray franchise, then taught for the Fred Astaire franchise, and finally ended up at a privately-owned studio in ...
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Joffrey's Mauro Villanueva comes full circle
- DANCIN' FEATS - "I just think it's time," he said. After 13 seasons dancing with the Joffrey Ballet, Mauro Villanueva, 31, has decided to leave the company. "I've always wanted, in a selfish way, to go out on top. I feel like I'm doing pretty well dancing-wise, so why not go out leaving people talking and wanting more." At the end of a ...
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Baton marks 44th anniversary
- Jim Flint's Baton Show Lounge marked its 44th anniversary in style March 20. The performers included Ginger Grant, Chilli Pepper, Sheri Payne, Mimi Marks, Maya Douglas, Victoria La Paige and Regine Phillips. Mykul Valentine was special guest performer. See http://www.thebatonshowlounge.com for upcoming contests and events. Additional photo spread at the link under the image. Photos by Hal Baim. ...
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SPRING THEATER PREVIEW Diversity of dance
- Dance lovers can delight in a Spring packed full of diverse dance performances across the city. After wrapping up a packed month of March performances, Chicago just doesn't slow down. The historic Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University has launched the new Music + Movement Festival running through May. For tickets, call 800-982-2787. For more information, visit www.auditoriumtheatre.org/musicandmovement. Some highlights from ...
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Joshua Blake Carter on jazz dance, milestones
- DANCIN' FEATS - The name Gus Giordano, especially in Chicago, is synonymous with jazz dance. His namesake company, now run by daughter Nan Giordano, celebrates its 50th-anniversary engagement at the Harris Theater later this month. A few tweaks and changes—it officially dropped the "jazz" from its title and now goes by Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC); a new logo; and a move from Evanston ...
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FLYSPACE, new sharing paradigm for small arts companies
- Four Female-led dance companies Join in building audiences - From a news release CHICAGO — February 19, 2013 — Four leading Chicago contemporary dance companies, each helmed by a female artistic director — The Dance COLEctive, Hedwig Dances, Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre and Zephyr Dance — announce a new and unique strategic partnership to connect and engage audiences in the intimacy, excitement and accessibility of contemporary ...
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Gary Chryst reflects on his life's journey
- DANCIN' FEATS - Biracial, gay, sextogenarian, California native … Gary Chryst is all of these things, but first and foremost, he's a dancin' man. From ballet to Broadway, from New York to The Hague, he has literally danced around the world for decades. Chryst, 63, is in town working with Thodos Dance Chicago (TDC) putting the finishing touches on the centerpiece of the ...
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Moved and BeMoved: Sherry Zunker talks dance and fitness
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Transforming complicated dance moves into simple steps and exercise into fun, out choreographer/director Sherry Zunker uses her expert dance background to lead BeMoved Dance Fitness. The dance fitness experience geared for all ages and experience levels features 16 genres; offers its Series One DVD, Bollywood; and has classes taking place at 45 locations across the United States and Canada. Zunker, ...
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Alvin Ailey returns to Chicago March 8-17
- The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to Chicago with a March 8-17 stand at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. The program will include such pieces as the world premiere of Kyle Abraham's "Another Night" and the classic "Revelations." Tickets ($32-$92) are on sale now and available online at www.ticketmaster.com/auditorium; at 800-982-ARTS (2787); or ...
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Dance and theater shorts
- Goodman names 'Teddy Ferrara' cast members Goodman Theatre has announced casting for the world-premiere production of Teddy Ferrara by Pulitzer Prize finalist Christopher Shinn. According to a press release, the production "explores what happens when a tragedy sparks a movement—and the truth gets lost along the way." The cast includes Liam Benzvi (Gabe), Patrick Clear (University President), Rashaad Hall ...
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A wonderful winter of dance
- WINTER THEATER SPECIAL - After a brief break from The Nutcracker madness that is December, we're off and running with a slew of dance performances around the city. With world and city premieres, revivals, collaborations and visiting companies, the 2013 winter dance season has something for everyone. January is jumpin': Lucy Riner and Michael Estanich of RE|Dance Group presents the second weekend of the ...
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DANCIN' FEATS Jill of all trades
- Student, teacher, dancer, choreographer, writer, curator, tech crewmember: She's all of those things and more. Lauren Warnecke is a jill of all trades. This busy lady teaches group exercise at the University of Illinois at Chicago, works on the tech crew for shows at The Dance Center of Columbia College and writes for numerous publications, and enjoys traveling, cooking and ...
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DANCIN' FEATS Looking back at 2012
- Chicago's dance scene had a great year. Milestone anniversaries, first-time visits from international touring companies, world-renowned guest choreographers, a very famous piece of music and world premieres from some very talented locals made 2012 downright delightful for dance lovers. Here are some standout pieces and performances—in no particular order—from the past 12 months. New York-based American Ballet Theatre came to ...
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DANCIN' FEATS Joffrey dancers reflect on 'Nutcracker'
- "Every time I do it, it gets easier," said veteran Joffrey Ballet dancer Derrick Agnoletti, 31, referring to dancing the beloved ballet The Nutcracker playing through Dec. 27 at The Auditorium Theater. "I would never say it is easy, but you learn to pace yourself and take things one at a time." Fellow dancer Michael Smith, 30, agreed. This year ...
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SPOTLIGHT Teatro Luna's show, Putas!
- In a small space on North Clark Street, you are sure to be transported to Latin America by the women of El Teatro Luna, Chicago's first and only all-Latina theatre. Now in its 12th season, the theater was born from a growing concern that many of the few parts written for Latina women were often given to non-Latina actresses. Combating ...
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(Joel) Hall of fame
- If you're familiar at all with dance in Chicago, you know his name. Over the last four decades he's taught thousands of students, grooming them to be the best they can be, watching them bloom into artists. Joel Hall has a number of things he's passionate about, but first and foremost is jazz dance. Hall, 63, grew up in Cabrini-Green ...
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Joffrey holds 'Couture & Cocktails'
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Joffrey Ballet held its annual "Couture & Cocktails" recently at the McGrath Acura, 1301 N. Elston Ave. The event featured internationally known fashion designer and Joffrey women's board member Pamella Roland DeVos and a dramatic full-runway fashion show that Neiman Marcus Michigan Avenue co-presented. In addition, the Joffrey partnered with Luxury Garage Sale for a silent auction. Photos by ...
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Hubbard Streetturns 35
- DANCIN' FEATS - In 1977, dancer/choreographer Lou Conte (who was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 2009) ran a small dance studio downtown located at LaSalle and Hubbard streets. He started taking four of his students out to perform shows locally, and the company now known as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago was born. That same year, Russian-French artist ...
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FALL DANCE SPECIAL Autumnal abundance
- Chicago's fall dance season officially kicked off last weekend with performances at Links Hall, The Dance Center, The Drucker Center and Defibrillator Gallery. While every new season offers the promise of great dance, this fall is extremely lush. From anniversaries (Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 35, Giordano Dance Chicago 50) to revivals (Joffrey Ballet presenting Kurt Jooss' 1967 The Green Table) ...
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Joffrey Ballet's 'Landscapes' at Roosevelt in Oct.
- The Joffrey Ballet's 2012-2013 season will start with the mixed-repertory program "Human Landscapes," which will feature three choreographers exploring principles of the human spirit through dance. Ten performances will take place Oct. 17-28 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. The Joffrey brings James Kudelka's Pretty BALLET as well as Jirà Kylian's rarely seen work Forgotten ...
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River North Dance Chicago rolls out new season
- From a news release - CHICAGO, IL — The critically acclaimed River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) embarks on an electrifying 2012 — 2013 Season as they celebrate Artistic Director Frank Chaves's 20th Anniversary with the company. RNDC will introduce new work to Chicago audiences at three home engagements including their Fall Performance at the Harris Theatre (November 16 — 17), a spring performance at North ...
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SIDEBAR Sperling strikes a pose in video
- After 20 years, Shaun Sperling is getting his 15 minutes of fame—plus some. Sperling is the now-grown-up dancing sensation who, on March 14, 1992, strutted into the party for his bar mitzvah and went vogue. He showcased Madonna in front of family and friends—and now in front of the world. The video was posted on Perez Hilton's website this week ...
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Joffrey seeks choreographers of color for award
- The Joffrey Academy of Dance—the official school of The Joffrey Ballet—has announced a national call for artists to submit applications for the Joffrey's Third Annual Choreographers of Color Award. The deadline for application is Sept. 1; winners will be notified by Oct. 1. Three selected choreographers will be given a minimum of 30 rehearsal hours to set their pieces with ...
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Dance For Life
- Follow the link below the image for more photos - Dance for Life founder Keith Elliott began the evening of Aug. 18 by informing the crowd that "Dance for Life is legal to drink!" Indeed, since 1992, Dance for Life has raised money for various HIV and AIDS-related causes and, if the most recent event is any indication, is still a rousing success, this year raising almost $400,000. Hundreds of ...
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Dance for Life and the Chicago Dancing Festival
- In numerous speeches since taking office in May 2011, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has declared his desire to make Chicago "an international destination for dance." With two highly anticipated major dance events this month, we're 'off to a great start. Dance For Life, an annual dance concert that brings local companies together on the same stage for a one-night-only show to ...
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All-male burlesque group takes off with Liza Minnelli
- PERFORMANCE: NEW YORK - All-Male Burlesque group The Stage Door Johnnies have been heating up Chicago stages since 2009. Come August, members Bazuka Joe, Ray Gunn and Jett Adore will be taking it off for their biggest gig yet: a one-night-only show at Fire Island's Ice Palace nightclub in New York alongside gay icons Alan Cumming and Liza Minnelli. Windy City Times sat down ...
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Male exotic dancers talk about their lives
- The recently released movie Magic Mike has shed new light onto stripping, mostly showing off Channing Tatum's (and friend's) main assets and what life outside of the industry looks like. Missing from the movie, though, is the gay-dancing scene: a massive market where gay and straight (and in-between) work side by side, often blurring identity lines and assumptions in the ...
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DIY dance
- DANCIN' FEATS - Local dance troupe Thodos Dance Chicago (TDC) has had a whirlwind of a year. TDC kicked off its 20th-anniversary season with the revival of its 2011 hit The White City: Chicago's Columbia Exposition of 1893, a story ballet choreographed by artistic director Melissa Thodos and Broadway legend Ann Reinking. The ballet was also featured in a PBS documentary by Chicago-area ...
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'Queer Stars' dance, dance, dance
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times. Click below image for photospread - "Dancing with the Queer Stars Chicago 2012" took place July 7 at the Provision Theatre The annual event raises funds for the Anita Davis Dance Theatre's annual dance camp. Dancers included Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame inductee Jackie Anderson, physician Robert Garofalo, transgender activist KOKUMO and activist David Dodd, among others. C.C. Carter and Brandee "Starra" Young co-hosted. ...
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Dance for Life Aug. 18
- From a news release - Experience the best dance Chicago has to offer as six of the city's top dance companies join together for one spectacular night on stage in this year's Dance for Life Saturday, Aug. 18. With electrifying and poignant choreography, Dance for Life is the Midwest's largest performing arts fundraiser for HIV/AIDS, having raised more than $4 million to support care, education, ...
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Dance for Life holds launch party
- by Elyssa Czynski - Dance for Life held its annual launch party in the Auditorium Theatre's Katten Landau studio June 13. Intended to kick-start ticket sales for the Aug. 18 HIV/AIDS fundraiser, the launch also raised money for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, the Dancers' Fund and Chicago Women's AIDS Project. "We have a wonderful, huge group of corporate sponsors, but of course, it's ...
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'Dancing with the Queer Stars' July 7
- "Dancing with the Queer Stars Chicago 2012" will take place Saturday, July 7, at the Provision Theatre, 1001 W. Roosevelt Rd. The reception will be at 7 p.m., with the show at 8 p.m. Dancers will include Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame inductee Jackie Anderson, actress Basha Evans, transgender activist KOKUMO and activist David Dodd, among others. C.C. ...
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East meets West
- DANCIN' FEATS - Ten years is a big deal. Chicago modern dance group The Seldoms' 10th anniversary season started with a unique program at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance last fall. "This Is Not A Dance Concert" deconstructed an evening of concert dance by dividing the dancers and the audience into groups so that each person and performer had a different ...
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David Hernandez: Dancing king
- NUNN ON ONE: THEATER Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - There's a new "Dancing Queen" in town—at the Riverfront Theater. This show goes back in time, with some of ABBA's greatest hits as well as the music of Saturday Night Fever and '70s disco queens. Let the polyester rain down as headliner and American Idol alumnus David Hernandez leads the cast that will have the audience dancing in the aisles. ...
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'Dancing with the Queer Stars' July 7
- "Dancing with the Queer Stars Chicago 2012" will take place Saturday, July 7, at the Provision Theatre, 1001 W. Roosevelt Rd. The reception will be at 7 p.m., with the show at 8 p.m. The event raises funds for the Anita Davis Dance Theatre's annual dance camp. General admission is $20; VIP entry is $25 (with includes unlimited wine); tickets ...
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International flair
- SUMMER DANCE ROUNDUP - Dance in Chicago goes global this summer with performances representing France, China, Japan, Africa, Argentina and Spain. The Paris Opéra Ballet takes the Harris Theater stage with three performances of the classic ballet Giselle created for them in 1841, plus three repertory shows. A live simulcast of the Wed., June 27, Giselle performance will be shown in Millennium Park. 205 ...
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Joffrey dancer gets Annenberg grant
- From a news release - CHICAGO — May 30, 2012 — The Joffrey Ballet is pleased to announce that dancer Jeraldine Mendoza has received an award of $50,000 from the prestigious national Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund in the Performing and Visual Arts. This marks the first time that the Annenberg Fellowship grant has been given to a performing artist in Chicago since the grant's inception ...
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Chicago dance troupes unite to support AIDS services Aug. 18
- From a news release - WHAT: Experience the best dance Chicago has to offer as six of the city's top dance companies join together for one spectacular night on stage in this year's Dance for Life. With electrifying and poignant choreography, Dance for Life is the Midwest's largest performing arts fundraiser for HIV/AIDS, having raised more than $4 million to support care, education, and prevention ...
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Dancing With The Queer Stars event and free camp planned
- From a news release - Chicago, IL May 23, 2012. After the several deaths of Chicago Public School children through out the year, south side families see a ray of hope coming from Anita Davis Dance Theatre's annual dance camp funded by the 2nd annual fundraiser, Dancing With The Queer Stars. The event, and the free camp is the brainchild of the artistic director of ...
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Dancin' up a 'joy storm'
- By Vicki Crain - Critically acclaimed contemporary dance company Hubbard Street Dance Chicago closes its 34th season later this month with three works from internationally renowned choreographers in the summer series at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Known for pushing the envelope by commissioning work from emerging choreographers as well as obtaining the rights to perform well-known work from master choreographers, Hubbard ...
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Legacy Project hosts Alvin Ailey performance
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Legacy Project hosted a benefit performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre April 12. The lobby featured a display of Ailey's plaque on the project's full-size pylon replica, plus mounted posters describing The Legacy Walk and its mission. The endorsement letters from Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn were also on ...
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DANCIN' FEATS: Fab collab(oration)
- Collaboration, by definition, means to work together with others on a project or endeavor; to cooperate for a mutual cause or end. Dance, by nature, is a collaboration between artists—at its base is choreographer and dancer. The relationship between the choreographer and the dancer varies with every work. Some choreographers set steps on the dancer, telling them what to do ...
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Joffrey women's board's gala May 6
- The women's board of the Joffrey Ballet will present its 10th-anniversary gala Sunday, May 6, which coincides with the last performance of the company's 2011-2012 season. The "evening attire" event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., with a performance. Trolleys will transport the guests to the Palmer House Hilton Ballroom, ...
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The Rock & The Ripe project targets bullying problem
- From a news release - Chicago, IL ( March 26, 2012 ) — Links Hall and Emerging Artist, Mark Blane, are proud to launch the opening of The Rock & The Ripe, a play, book, and movement, created to give others insight into the relentless anti-gay bullying that children are enduring daily from students, teachers, and greater society. Based on the true stories of a ...
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Joffrey Ballet caps season with 'Spring Desire'
- From a news release - The Joffrey Ballet's season concludes with a spring mixed repertory program of three sensual, neo-classical works in "Spring Desire," presented in ten performances only at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 East Congress Parkway, April 25 — May 6. With this beautiful program, the Joffrey Ballet heralds the return of Edwaard Liang's critically acclaimed and highly successful 2008 world ...
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Dance, dance, dance
- SPRING DANCE PREVIEW - There is a ton of dance happening this spring, so let's get to it. Here are some of the performances—in order of appearance. March goes out like a lion with four major shows this weekend. American Ballet Theatre comes to town for five performances of Giselle at the Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. Live accompaniment is ...
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Gypsies, tramps and thieves
- DANCIN' FEATS - A feisty gypsy girl enchants a soldier. Smitten, he helps her escape incarceration and is forced to desert the military and join a band of smugglers. The gypsy eventually breaks his heart, leaving him for a celebrated bullfighter. In a jealous rage, the soldier kills the gypsy. That, in a nutshell, is the story of Carmen, the famed opera and ...
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Luna Negra presents Carmen.maquia
- From a news release - CHICAGO — February 14, 2012 — Luna Negra Dance Theater continues its season this spring with a World Premiere by Artistic Director Gustavo RamÃrez Sansano titled CARMEN.maquia, a Picasso-inspired, contemporary take on the famous, fiery and flirtatious Spanish gypsy, Carmen. This work marks Luna Negra's first-ever full evening-length production and is a creative collaboration between three prize-winning artists: choreographer Sansano, ...
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Dancin' Feats: Making a pointe
- Making a pointe The Joffrey Ballet brings the heat with 10 performances at The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. This triple bill showcases three of the hottest contemporary ballet choreographers. Winter Fire performances are Wed.-Sunday, Feb. 15-26—with evening shows at 7:30 p.m. and weekend matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25-$149; call 800-982-2787 or visit www.joffrey.org. ...
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River North Dance Chicago presents "Love is Celebration" Valentine's weekend
- From a news release - CHICAGO— River North Dance Chicago, critically acclaimed for their athletic, sensual and dynamic repertoire, unveils two world premieres and invites audiences to discover what "Love is…" at the company's Valentine's Weekend Engagement at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Dr., Feb. 10 — 12. Following the Saturday evening performance RNDC will host the first ever "Love is…Celebration," a special post-show ...
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Alvin Ailey in Chicago April 11-15
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University April 11-15. The eclectic program features brand-new pieces added to the Ailey repertoire, including hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris' "Home," set to a score of gospel-house music and inspired by people living with or affected by HIV; Artistic Director Robert Battle's solo work "Takademe;" "Arden Court," the ...
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'The Wall' burlesque tribute opens Feb. 9
- Hot & Heavy Burlesque will present, for its third year, the Burlesque Tribute To Pink Floyd's The Wall. The 2012 production has moved to a new venue at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave., and also features new acts, sets and projections. Audiences will see a rock opera-inspired adventure that incorporates a visual journey. The show runs Thursday, Feb. 9, ...
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Grigorovich Ballet performs at Arie Crown Theater
- From a news release - The internationally acclaimed Grigorovich Ballet, led by Yuri Grigorovich, one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century ballet, brings two of his most celebrated works, "Spartacus" (February 24) and "Legends of Russian Ballet" (February 25) and to the Arie CrownTheater. Tickets, ($20 - $250), are on sale now and can be purchased at the Arie Crown Theater Box ...
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Dance fever: Wim Wenders talks Pina Bausch
- MOVIES - High atop a cliff, a man dances madly about, his steps bringing him dangerously close to the edge. Behind him stands a steep hill. He dances from one to the other—the intensity of his movements suggest someone in deep anguish. He dances before a three-dimensional (3-D) film camera. As he moves closer to the cliff, the breathtaking 3-D visuals underscores ...
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'Come Fly' with dancer Julius Anthony Rubio
- WINTER THEATER SPECIAL - The song "Come Fly with Me" was written for Frank Sinatra back in 1957. Who knew all these years later people would still be dancing to it? Tony Award winner Twyla Tharp created, directed and choreographed the show Come Fly with Me—currently in Chicago—that shows that Ol' Blue Eyes is back. We tracked down one of the dancers, Julius Anthony ...
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Winter dance preview
- The weather outside may be chilly, but temperatures are bound to rise indoors if you catch performances by any one of the local and visiting dance companies this winter season. There's plenty of ballet, contemporary and even participatory dance events for you to get the blood flowing. Ballet: On your toes If you want laugh with your classical dance, then ...
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'The Wall' burlesque tribute opens Feb. 9
- Hot & Heavy Burlesque will present, for its third year, the Burlesque Tribute To Pink Floyd's The Wall. The 2012 production has moved to a new venue at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave., and also features new acts, sets and projections. Audiences will see a rock opera-inspired adventure that incorporates a visual journey. The show runs Thursday, Feb. 9, ...
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'The Wall' burlesque tribute opens Feb. 9
- Hot & Heavy Burlesque will present, for its third year, the Burlesque Tribute To Pink Floyd's The Wall. The 2012 production has moved to a new venue at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave., and also features new acts, sets and projections. Audiences will see a rock opera-inspired adventure that incorporates a visual journey. The show runs Thursday, Feb. 9, ...
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Joffrey hosting African dance class for MLK
- In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Academy of Dance—the official school of the Joffrey Ballet—is hosting an African dance master class with Andrea Vinson. Students learn a variety of traditional African dance steps accompanied by live drummers. The class takes place on the third floor of Joffrey Tower, 10 E. Randolph St., on the official Martin Luther ...
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Numerous 'Nutcrackers'
- DANCIN' FEATS - It's inevitable that whenever December rolls around in the United States, The Nutcracker takes over the schedules of dance companies big and small. Indeed, this December there are more than a dozen dance companies in and around Chicago presenting their versions of The Nutcracker. Although some may tire of this odd sugary dance confection famed for its battle between toy ...
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Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band: Suite of Old American Dances today, Nov. 19
- From a news release - Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band presents Suite of Old American Dances, written by Broadway orchestrator and arranger Robert Russell Bennett. Be prepared for the next themed episode of Dancing with the Stars by hearing this collection of familiar dance tunes: Cake Walk, Schottische, Western One-Step, Wallflower Waltz, Rag. A selection from Stravinsky's passionate Firebird, Grainger's interpretation of Molly on the Shore, ...
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American Masters on Bill T. Jones's creative process
- From a news release - Bill T. Jones: A Good Man premieres Friday, Nov. 11 on PBS as part of the first PBS Arts Fall Festival American Masters continues its 25th anniversary season with Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, premiering nationally Friday, November 11 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on PBS (check local listings). The 90-minute film chronicles the intense creative journey of Bill T. ...
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Dancin' Feats
- Before the holiday dance perennial of The Nutcracker starts sugaring up Chicago-area stages next month, Windy City dance fans can feast on a variety of new modern dance creations and classics this month. This main-course nourishment of modern dance comes in both home-grown and imported varieties. Visiting troupes The Merce Cunningham Dance Company is going, going and soon to ...
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Merce Cunningham Dance Company
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GLAAD highlights transgender Americans as Chaz Bono exits ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars'
- From a news release - New York, NY, October 27, 2011- The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today issued resources for media reporting on Chaz's exit from Dancing with the Stars to improve public awareness of America's transgender community. When he was initially cast, GLAAD released resources to media reporting ...
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October: Alvin Ailey, Twyla, Joffrey and more
- DANCIN' FEATS - October is full of leaping tricks and spinning treats in the world of dance. (By the way, look for Black Swan costumes this year up and down Halsted Street on Halloween.) Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform a program called "Generations" at Governors State University's Center for Performing Arts on Oct. 28. Ailey changed the world dance from his ...
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Dancin' Feats fall preview
- As the fall dance season approaches, Windy City dance companies should be happy to know they have a strong advocate in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Now Emanuel has taken a lot of ribbing from comedians for his past ballet dance training, but what those jokesters fail to see is that professional dancers are as skilled, dexterous and dedicated as any ...
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Groups urge support for Chaz Bono on 'Dancing with the Stars'
- From a GLAAD news release and 'Pro-Bono' web site - New York, NY, September 16, 2011- The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD ) , the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today joined numerous advocacy groups including GetEqual and the Transgender Law Center in voicing support for Chaz Bono and urging community members and allies to watch ABC's 'Dancing ...
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House parties organize for Chaz Bono Dancing with Stars premiere
- LOS ANGELES, CA — On Monday, Sept. 19, "Dancing With the Stars" will feature its first transgender contestant, one of two openly LGBT contestants on season 13. In conjunction with the show's premiere, GetEQUAL — a national direct action civil rights organization for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community — along with Transgender Law Center, announced today that ...
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Chaz Bono on 'Dancing with the Stars'
- America's most-famous transgender man will be lacing up his dance shoes this fall, much to the dismay of transphobic TV viewers. Chaz Bono, the only child of Sonny and Cher, has signed onto the season 13 cast of Dancing with the Stars, set to air Sept. 19 on ABC. The announcement has sparked national controversy and elicited anti-trans rants all ...
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Joffrey issues call for 'Choreographers of Color' Award
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Joffrey Academy of Dance, the official school of The Joffrey Ballet, has announced a national call for artists to submit applications for the Joffrey's Second Annual Choreographers of Color Award. The goal of the award is to recognize promising young choreographers of color whose diverse perspective will ignite creativity in the form of original works of dance. The deadline ...
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AIDS Dance for Life turns 20
- Dance for Life celebrated its 20th anniversary Aug. 20 at the Auditorium Theater in downtown Chicago. Five of the city's best dance troupes came together for the dazzling fundraiser and performed two cross-company world premieres choreographed to commemorate the event. Considered the largest performance-based HIV/AIDS fundraiser in the Midwest, Dance for Life has raised more than $4 million since its ...
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'Dance' Aug. 27 at Hydrate
- Spotlite Theatrix Productions will present "Dance 'til the World Ends" at Hydrate Nightclub, 3458 N. Halsted St., on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 9 p.m. There will be a song-and-dance cabaret show to benefit ArtReach Educational Theatre program and provide scholarships and funding for arts programs in the Chicagoland area. There will also be raffles and prizes. See http://www.HydrateChicago.com or http://www.ArtReachSpotlite.com/spotlite. ...
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AIDS: Keith Elliott: Co-founder of Dance for Life and a true renaissance man
- Keith Elliott is not a born and bred dancer, the kind you would see hoping for a spot on So You Think You Can Dance or being beaten by a woman with a stick on Fame. His first foray into the world of dance was spent in front of a mirror imitating Baryshnikov. "My parents caught me doing it. They ...
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