Playwright, actor, director, and artist Tyla Abercrumbie remembers when she was called to theater as clear as day. Blue lights beamed from a ceiling as Alvin Ailey dancers weaved and flowed with silk fabrics, making grade school Tyla feel like she was swimming in an ocean as the company of dancers performed their “Wade in […]
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Will Liverman and Paul Sánchez celebrate Black composers and writers on a collaborative album
While listening to Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers, the most recent release by operatic baritone Will Liverman with pianist and recital partner Paul Sánchez, I realized with a start that time had ground to a halt. But when? Had the clock stopped with H. Leslie Adams’s churning 1992 composition “Amazing Grace”? […]
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Angel Bat Dawid taps into the root of all black music
Chicago singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Angel Bat Dawid talks about the improvisation and inspiration that shaped her new album, The Oracle.
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The Chicago Moth StorySlam and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
A reading from The Selfie Generation, the literary bout Write Club, and more goings-on January 15-18
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A Langston Hughes birthday celebration, Chicago Voices, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Rhino Poetry, Drive-By Truckers, and more happenings from January 30-February 2.
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The best books we can’t wait to read in 2015
Here’s a list of 29 upcoming titles we’re looking forward to.
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Second City’s latest main-stage show is full of second guesses
Second City’s Depraved New World shows us how to feel bad about ourselves.
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Sperm blowout, hoop dreams deferred, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Reader’s Agenda, Wed 12/19: An “oddball holiday classic,” Kent McDill’s latest book, and The Nativity
What’s on the Agenda for Wednesday, December 19, 2012