As Artistic Director for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Glenn Edgerton often finds himself on the lookout for choreography that helps his company fill a particular niche. One that is different, diverse and unique. A longtime admirer of respected contemporary choreographer William Forsythe, Hubbard Street has extensively performed Forsythe’s pioneering vision of contemporary dance that integrates …
If Kara Cooney’s explosion of revelations, insights and ruminations are any indication what learning can be like outside the classroom, hordes of hungry minds should be stampeding the Auditorium Theater’s doors for each of its National Geographic Live series. This year the theater is conducting a yearlong run dedicated to inspirational women. Cooney, a professor …
The human soul may have its own physiology. How else do you explain two people experiencing the same hardships and responding to them completely differently. One may succumb to the pressures of emotional or physical privation and either retreat from life or allow cynicism to lead them down a path of self-harm. The weight of …
David Cale’s Journey to the Light at the Goodman Read More »
The number of significant jazz festivals held throughout the country each year easily bubble up into the hundreds. When you consider their proliferation across the globe as well as here in the United States, that number could easily slip into the thousands. From the behemoths like Newport and Monterey to that massive all-inclusive juggernaut at …
Just on the western collar of Chicago, there’s a beautiful exercise in bravery being re-enacted just about every weekend this month. The one woman show, Big Giant Love, is part of a series the Madison Street Theatre in Oak Park is mounting this season showcasing the “power of one”. In these doubting quivery times, …
For the past three years, Roosevelt University has been presenting discussions on issues that vex the national consciousness as catalysts launching its new academic year. The challenges of providing effective and comprehensive health care, the struggle to insure the nation’s law enforcement agencies institute color blind policing standards, and the unflagging efforts to reform the …
Eric Holder, Jr. Keynotes RU’s Annual American Dream Reconsidered Conference Read More »
Linda’s playing at Steep Theatre through the 15th of this month and if you want to see something that will nourish your mind for days to come, you might want to drop by and check it out. It’s very very female. Exceedingly muscular. And it completely chucks convention for the sake of honesty which …
Sometimes it’s easier to understand something by learning where it came from. In the case of the remixes of several songs from the already iconic Black Panther film score, context is indispensable. Black Panther director Ryan Coogler requested Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson to do the score based on their collaboration on two other highly …