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Two dancers in red (on lying on the floor on the left, the other crouched right, play with yellow ropes entangled around them.

Medieval healthcare, Black Hollywood, and Elevate Chicago Dance

by Kerry Reid and Salem Collo-Julin October 13, 2022October 13, 2022

Those of us of a certain age fondly remember Steve Martin’s appearance on Saturday Night Live as Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber. But women were also all up in the bloodletting and potion-making. Tonight at 6 PM the International Museum of Surgical Science (1524 N. DuSable Lake Shore Dr.) offers a presentation by historian Jennifer […]

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AIDS Diva, AACM Great Black Music Ensemble, and more

by Micco Caporale and Kerry Reid October 1, 2022October 1, 2022

Gerber/Hart is partnering with the Leather Museum (6418 N. Greenview) for a free screening of AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman. Connie Norman was a trans woman who advocated for her fellow HIV-positive community in Los Angeles in the late 80s and early 90s. AIDS Diva is a documentary that follows her work, not […]

Dance

‘Black dance is American dance’

by Irene Hsiao August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

On August 27 in Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, the eight companies representing the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project—Ayodele Drum and Dance, Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Forward Momentum Chicago, Joel Hall Dancers and Center, Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago, Najwa Dance Corps, and Red Clay Dance Company (joined also by Creation […]

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October is golden

by Salem Collo-Julin and Kerry Reid October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

The Reader turns 50 today, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate our golden anniversary than by checking out some of the events that give our city (and surrounding areas) a cultural glow and make us happy to be here. Cheers! Fri 10/1: Fall is here and Pride has returned! This weekend […]