In an industry decimated by distancing, dancers discover steps forward.
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Dance meets multimedia spectacle in the stunning Power Goes
In the stunning multimedia production Power Goes, the Seldoms zero in on LBJ.
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 9/28: Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Monument, and a Chicago-style Oktoberfest
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, September 28
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One man’s trash is Carrie Hanson’s treasure
Setting Monument in a landfill, the Seldoms’ Carrie Hanson presents a potent critique of consumerism.
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The assorted bonbons of the Seldoms’ “Mix With Six”
Dancers become choreographers in the Seldoms’ DIY showcase “Mix With Six.”
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Dancing around the issue
The Seldoms’s Carrie Hanson premieres Exit Disclaimer: Science and Fiction Ahead
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The Seldoms, WCdance at Ruth Page
The Seldoms and WCdance in a combined concert at Ruth Page
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This Is Not a Dance Concert is . . . well, what?
The Seldoms’ new This Is Not a Dance Concert takes audiences on a tour of the Harris Theater
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The Seldoms
The new, hour-long Stupormarket is a “low-budget project,” says Seldoms choreographer Carrie Hanson, featuring costumes by her and Goodwill. But its scope is huge—nothing less than an exploration of New Keynesian vs. neoclassical perspectives on our economy. Hanson has combined edited versions of two 2009 pieces—Thrift and Death of a (Prada) Salesman—with lots of new […]
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The Seldoms
The original Seldoms were a 19th-century music hall troupe specializing in living tableaux: re-creations of grand historical and mythological scenes. The current Seldoms—Carrie Hanson, Susan Hoffman, and Doug Stapleton—took the name because, well, they liked it. But now they’ve come up with a piece honoring their predecessors, standing on pedestals to impersonate statuary in Ode. […]