December is obviously the time when dance companies dust off the old chestnut that, according to a 2017 Dance/USA survey, accounts for around 48 percent of their annual revenues. If you’re interested in The Nutcracker, we’ve got a round-up here. But there’s also more afoot in Chicago dance this month than the beloved Tchaikovsky ballet […]
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Visceral Dance Chicago moves ahead with plans for a new space
Community, inclusion, and diversity form the connective tissue for Nick Pupillo’s vision.
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What did a 1930s ballet say about cultural appropriation in modernist Chicago?
La Guiablesse was imagined by and starring a white woman who choreographed the piece for her city’s most talented black dancers.
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Arsonists, altruists, and assassins: new performing arts reviews
Fresh opinions from Reader critics