The performances themselves fall flat.
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Memphis makes the birth of rock all about the white dude
Porchlight’s production is fun, but lacks depth.
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At Lucky Plush’s ‘Tab Show,’ anything can happen
The dance troupe recreates the spirit of an old roller rink and a traveling road show.
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33 to Nothing’s speakers go up to 11
Grant James Varjas’s new play is a band rehearsal in real time—and it gets really loud.
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Dance becomes collective action in Poor People’s TV Room
In a new multimedia piece, choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili shows off the strength of Nigerian women throughout history.
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Hedwig Dances brings Bauhaus utilitarianism to the stage
In its spring show, Jan Bartoszek’s troupe plays with space and geometry.
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The Process v. Product Festival demystifies the art of choreography
For two weekends, dancers, poets, curators, visual artists, and ecologists will gather at Columbia College to talk about movement.
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In April See Chicago Dance wants the whole city to . . . well, you know
There will be events all month, all over to get you on your feet
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Alejandro Cerrudo kindles light in the darkness at Hubbard Street Dance
The company returns to the Auditorium Theatre this weekend for a retrospective of the resident choreographer’s work.
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Mark Morris’s Layla and Majnun gives a modern dance spin to a classic Arabian love story
“The story has been through a lot of different points of view, and I want to unite them.”
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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre combines words, history, and movement in Formosa
Facing retirement, choreographer Lin Hwai-min brings his career full circle.
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The best and rest of Rhinofest
The Reader critics’ guide to the annual fringe festival
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Ayako Kato creates a radical dance experiment in silence and stillness
“When you have silence and stillness,” she says, “you start to sense how movement is precious.”
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The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival is like an in-person Netflix binge
See the world premieres of eight new musicals.
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At the Eclipsing Festival, Amina Ross wants you to find the light in darkness
The four-day-long festival explores the links between racial injustice and language.