Nick Pupillo Archives - Chicago Reader

Figures of five dancers. Two in the foreground are only partially seen, limbs in shadows. In the center, a person in a black leotard and boots is crouched over on the right, on arm upraised behind them, the other holding their head. To the left, another figure in gray and blue clothing is holding the head of the person on the right. In the rear is another figure in black, leaning toward the left side of the frame

Light drives the story in TAKE

by Irene Hsiao May 11, 2022May 12, 2022

On an industrial strip of Rockwell just off Elston, beyond a white door with numbers painted in red, past a makeshift bar, through a dark curtain lies a white brick room filled with smoke. Through the haze, folding chairs line each wall, leaving bare an expanse of concrete, above which soar long sheets of white […]

Arts & Culture

Visceral Dance Chicago moves ahead with plans for a new space

by Irene Hsiao November 10, 2020August 18, 2021

Community, inclusion, and diversity form the connective tissue for Nick Pupillo’s vision.

Arts & Culture

Dancing alone together

by Irene Hsiao April 2, 2020August 18, 2021

Dancers figure out how to create in isolation.

Arts & Culture

Evolutionary movement: Visceral Dance Chicago looks at the past and the future

by Irene Hsiao October 2, 2019August 18, 2021

The company’s fall series at the Athenaeum celebrates past work by artistic director Nick Pupillo and introduces a new piece by Spanish choreographer Monica Cervantes.