The onetime artistic director of the defunct theater has a new nonprofit, the Cabinet of Curiosity Events.
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Grand jury will decide whether to indict cops for roles in alleged Laquan McDonald cover-up, and other Chicago news
Also, Rauner is spending millions to fund Republicans running for the Illinois General Assembly.
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Redmoon Theater’s demise offers a cautionary tale about contradictory impulses
Shuttered Redmoon leaves behind unforgettable images—and questions whether a theater can be both official and oppositional.
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Redmoon Theater closes shop
Behind Redmoon’s recent eclipse? A landlord lawsuit and a “restructuring.”
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Can Chicago take another heat wave?
Sociologist Eric Klinenberg applauds Chicago’s heat disaster plan, but worries about an event worsened by global warming.
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The late news from 2014: Lucas Museum, Vivian Maier, Steven Salaita, and more
The end of 2014 saw some new twists on stories about the Lucas Museum, Vivian Maier, Steven Salaita, and more.
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The Great Chicago Fire Festival sets into motion the Great Chicago Spin Machine
Not even abject failure can put out this flame.
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 10/4: ShredFest, Great Chicago Fire Festival, and Logan Theatre horror movie posters
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, October 4
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More behind-the-scenes images from the Great Chicago Fire Fest preview
An early peek at the fire-on-water spectacle that Redmoon will stage on the Chicago River in October
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Will Redmoon’s Great Chicago Fire Festival survive its own plan?
Redmoon Theater’s Great Chicago Fire Festival throws the original plan overboard but remains a symbolic communal exorcism.
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Great Chicago Fire Festival gets a producer
Rebecca Rugg is on board at Redmoon as producer for the Great Chicago Fire Festival.
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ArtPlace America ignites Great Chicago Fire Festival with $250,000 grant
A brand-new grant adds flame to the pyre.
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Do we really need the Great Chicago Fire Festival?
Do we really need the Great Chicago Fire Festival?