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Get Out Alive, Queer Dance Freakout, and more

by Kerry Reid and Salem Collo-Julin November 13, 2022November 14, 2022

Here are some interesting concerts going on tonight (with links to past coverage of the musicians by our music writers): Multidisciplinary artist Nikki Lynette’s Get Out Alive blew the doors off the Den Theatre in Wicker Park during its run with Haven this past summer. Through stories, songs, dance, and multimedia, Lynette laid out her […]

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.
Posted inArts & 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 […]

Posted inMusic

Creative collisions on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin August 12, 2020August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created by artist and performer Cristal Sabbagh with assistance from Natalya Sturlis and Scott Rubin.

Posted inArts & Culture

Darling Shear is ready to fly

by S. Nicole Lane December 10, 2019August 18, 2021

The artist’s piece Querida is a personal performance presenting sexuality, sensuality, and healing from trauma.

Posted inArts & Culture

A live-lit series wants you to ask yourself, Am I Man Enough?

by Brianna Wellen January 24, 2019August 18, 2021

Be prepared to take a serious look at toxic masculinity, led by Ada Cheng.

Posted inBlogs

Links Hall turns trading post for a festival of artistic exchange

by Oliver Sava November 29, 2017August 18, 2021

Five Chicago-based artists have invited out-of-town guests for a series of joint performances.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Comfort Station is a calming cure for Logan Square whiplash

by Brianna Wellen June 23, 2016August 18, 2021

A visit to this longstanding cultural hub is the perfect antidote to overstimulation.

One of Alvin Lucier's best-known works is a minimalist 1969 piece for voice and tape called I Am Sitting in a Room. Here, however, he's obviously outdoors and may even be standing.
Posted inMusic

Alvin Lucier is sitting in a room (at the MCA)

by Peter Margasak March 17, 2014August 18, 2021

Composer Alvin Lucier comes to Chicago for a three-day retrospective.

Bust Her Bluth (Avery Ferguson) vs. Chi-Quita Flores (Emily Garcia) in the third round of a best-of-five match for the championship.
Posted inArts & Culture

Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers takes it over the top

by Adam Doster March 12, 2014August 18, 2021

Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers takes it over the top

Trevor Dawkins under clothesline, Kurt Chiang in the background
Posted inArts & Culture

Too Much Light at 25: An oral history

by Janet Potter December 16, 2013August 19, 2021

The Neo-Futurists reflect on a quarter century of their forever-running show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.

Posted inArts & Culture

Culture Vultures: Illustrator Matthew LaFleur recommends the webcomic Space-Mullet

by Chicago Reader October 2, 2013August 19, 2021

Chicagoans recommend the webcomic Space-Mullet, a pair of contemporary art mags, and Lisa Alvarado’s Still, Life

Posted inArts & Culture

Culture Vultures: Writer Austin Gilkeson recommends Roxane Gay’s Ayiti

by Chicago Reader July 18, 2013August 19, 2021

Chicagoans recommend Roxane Gay’s Ayiti, comics confab Brain Frame, and T-shirts from Skim Milk.

David Tudor at the performance table, Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Posted inMusic

A new box set gives experimental composer David Tudor his due

by Peter Margasak June 13, 2013August 19, 2021

A new box set recognizes experimental composer David Tudor’s pioneering work with electronics and indeterminacy.

Posted inBlogs

8/4 and 8/6 — Free Dance Performances in Welles Park

by Robin Peterson August 3, 2010August 19, 2021

The Moving Architects perform “Sacred Spaces” at Welles Park on Wed 8/4 and Fri 8/6.

Posted inBlogs

2/26-2/27 — Free Show and Writing Workshop with Abby Sher

by Sam Worley February 26, 2010August 19, 2021

Second City alum and author Abby Sher presents a free performance on Fri 2/26 at 7 PM and free writing workshop Sat 2/27 from noon to 2 PM, both at Flourish Studios.

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