The company celebrates “possibilities for renewal” in an anniversary concert.
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Behind the Joseph Holmes Collapse/Dance Coalition Board Downsizes/Seminary Co-op Heads North
Chicago Dance Coalition director Lisa Tylke cuts and runs.
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Whose Dance Is It, Anyway?/Chicago Filmletter Changes Hands/Illinois’ Banner Year in Film
Who owns the dances Randy Duncan choreographed while he was artistic director of the Joseph Holmes company? There seems to be a difference of opinion.
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The Limits of Pop
The Joseph Holmes style is different: technically dazzling, it combines classical ballet, jazz, and modern, and it relies heavily on the music to carry its message.
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The Human Circus
JOSEPH HOLMES CHICAGO DANCE THEATREat the Civic Center for Performing ArtsMarch 1 and 2 Randy Duncan is a versatile choreographer with a knack for giving the same moves–high kicks, high extensions, self-conscious wriggles–different moods. The variety in his choreography comes from the circus of human feeling; the shifting dramas of social relationship permeate his work. […]