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SPRING THEATER PREVIEW Diversity of dance
by Vicki Crain
2013-03-20

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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 this festival are:

Kalapriya Dance Company with Lyon Leifer, Sara Ranagathan and Ravi Iyer at the Katten Landau Studio, 425 S. Wabash Ave., 4th floor, on Sunday, March 24, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 (Students $5).

Joel Hall Dancers with Charles Heath at the Katten Landau Studio, 425 S. Wabash Ave., 4th floor, on Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 (students $5).

Chicago Multicultural Dance Center's Bryant Ballet with Sylvia and Miguel de la Cerna, Katten Landau Studio, 425 S. Wabash Ave., 4th floor, on Sunday, April 7, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 (students $5).

River North Dance Chicago and Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic presents the world premiere of Havana Blue on the Auditorium's Landmark Stage, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., Saturday, April 13, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $32-$78.

Here's a line-up of other great shows still to come this spring.

March

The Chicago Moving Company celebrates its 40th-anniversary season at The Dance Center of Columbia College, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Thursday-Saturday, March 21-23 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $21-$30; call 312-369-8300 or visit www.colum.edu/Dance_Center.

Montreal-based Compagnie Marie Chouinard presents The Rite of Spring and Henri Michaux: Mouvements at the MCA Stage, 220 E. Chicago Ave., Thursday-Saturday, March 21-23, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35; call 312-397-4010 or visit boxoffice.mcachicago.org .

LinkUp artist Thom Pasculli presents Core of the PUDEL at Links Hall, 3435 N. Sheffield Ave., Saturday-Monday, March 23-25, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($12 online); call 773-281-0824 or visit www.linkshall.org .

Giordano Dance Chicago presents its 50th anniversary engagement featuring a world premiere by L.A. choreographer to the stars, Liz Imperio, at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Dr., Thursday-Saturday, March 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15-$60; call 312-334-7777 or visit www.harristheaterchicago.org .

April

Four local modern companies joined forces to create a new strategic partnership called FLYSPACE presenting two weekends of shared programs featuring Hedwig Dances, Same Planet Different World, The Dance COLEctive and Zephyr Dance at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph Dr., Friday-Saturday, April 5-6, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 7, at 5 p.m., as well as Friday-Saturday, April 12-13, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 14, at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15; visit www.flyspacechicago.brownpapertickets.com .

Delfos Danza Contemporanea, in its 20th-anniversary season, performs at The Dance Center of Columbia College, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Thursday-Saturday, April 4-6 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $26-$30 (senior discount available.); call 312-369-8330 or visit www.colum.edu/Dance_Center.

The Seldoms mixes things up by having the dancers create the dances in Mix With Six at Links Hall/Constellation, 3111 N. Western Ave., Friday-Saturday, April 12-13 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15; call 773-281-0824 or visit www.mixwithsixlh.eventbrite.com

The Eisenhower Dance Ensemble presents the Chicago premiere of Motown in Motion at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., Sunday, April 14, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25-$35; call 800-982-2787 or visit www.AuditoriumTheatre.org .

In here, we are whole: an evening of dances features choreography by local artists Francesca Bourgault, Ashley Deran, Lauren Warnecke and Jessie Young at the new Links Hall/Constellation, 3111 N. Western Ave., Friday-Saturday, April 19-20 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10-$20; call 773-281-0824 or visit www.eventbrite.com .

Joffrey Ballet presents Lar Lubovitch's dramatic ballet Othello with live music from The Chicago Philharmonic at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., Wed., April 24, through Sunday, May 5. Performance times vary. Tickets are $31-$152; call 800-982-2787 or visit www.ticketmaster.com . Pre-show Meet the Artists discussions on Saturday, April 27; Thursday, May 2; and Saturday, May 4.

May

St. Petersburg's Eifman Ballet comes to town for three performances of Eifman's full-length ballet Rodin at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30-$90; call 800-982-2787.

Striding Lion presents Dada Gert, part performance art, part three-dimensional architectural environment at the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater, 3035 N. Hoyne Ave., Thursday-Friday, May 23-24, and Thursday-Friday, May 30-31, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20; visit www.brownpapertickets.com .

June

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago lets its dancer create the dances for danc(e)volve: New Works Festival presented over two weekends at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago on the MCA Stage, 220 E. Chicago Ave., Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, June 6, 8 and 9, as well as Thursday-Sunday, June 13-16. Performance times vary. Tickets are $35 (MCA Members $28, students $10); call 312-397-4010 or visit www.mcachicago.org .

Also on the MCA Stage, 220 E. Chicago Ave., Luna Negra Dance Theater presents the second annual Luna Nueva performances on Thursday-Saturday, June 20-22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28 (MCA Members $22, students $10); call 312-397-4010 or visit www.mcachicago.org .


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