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Five dancers in Superbloom perform. They are each wearing a different brightly colored costume with flowery leaves attached to the tops.

Beauty in Superbloom

by JT Newman May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Superblooms, nature’s greatest masterpiece, have captivated the attention of the public in recent months. These arresting botanical marvels are found in the arid landscapes of California and Arizona and grow when an extraordinary number of dormant wildflower seeds awaken and burst into a vibrant bloom simultaneously. Superblooms unveil their mesmerizing splendor all at once, immediately […]

Dance

‘Every footfall leaves an imprint’

by Irene Hsiao October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

On October 27 and 28, the Harris Theater filled from front row to the top of the balcony for Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring (1975) and common ground[s], a new work by Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo. These historic performances, coproduced by École des Sables, the Pina Bausch Foundation, and Sadler’s Wells, brought Bausch’s […]

Agenda

Unfinished Business, dance, and music tonight

by Kerry Reid and Salem Collo-Julin October 21, 2022October 21, 2022

Former Neo-Futurist Kurt Chiang and current long-distance Lucky Plush ensemble member Mindy Myers have been hoping to collaborate on an original performance piece for years. They finally got around to it (mostly over Zoom) during the pandemic shutdown, and the result, Unfinished Business, continues tonight and tomorrow at 7 PM at Links Hall (3111 N. […]

A man and woman in gray shorts and vest stand center. He is bent backwards, his left leg held up by her left arm, his left arm held perpendicular to his horizontal torso by her. Six dancers wearing various dresses, trousers, and tops in the same gray material, stand behind them. All are looking ahead, except for the woman at the far left, who is looking at them.

Dance

Refraction opens Hubbard Street’s 45th season

by Irene Hsiao September 30, 2022October 4, 2022

Now celebrating its 45th anniversary, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presents Refraction, a mixed bill of contemporary works consisting of the world premiere of Chicago choreographer Randy Duncan’s Love Infinite, The Windless Hold by Osnel Delgado, and Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Dichotomy of a Journey—for one weekend only at the Harris Theater. With a program composed of […]

A line of Black dancers of all genders. The male-presenting dancers are shirtless and wear dark trousers. The female-presenting dancers are in cream-colored slip dances.

Arts & Culture

Some best bets for the fall harvest of performance

by Kerry Reid, Irene Hsiao and Deanna Isaacs September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

It’s impossible to summarize everything that’s happening onstage this season. (It’s also hard to tell you exactly what COVID-19 precautions are required at venues now; we suggest checking ahead and being prepared to show proof of vax, and wearing a mask as a courtesy to other patrons.) But here are ten offerings that promise to […]

Dance

Muscle and mortality in RE/TURN

by Irene Hsiao November 20, 2021November 23, 2021

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, whose last public performance was at the Harris Theater in November of 2019, were in rehearsals on the Harris stage in preparation for their spring season in March 2020 as a citywide lockdown was announced. Following more than a year of virtual programming, the company reemerges at the Harris November 18-21 […]