“I Am Deeply Rooted: Our Founders in Conversation with Cleo Parker Robinson” will kick off a spring tradition for one of Chicago’s leading dance companies. Deeply Rooted Dance Theater’s Annual Dance Education Spring Showcase, taking place May 6 at the Reva and David Logan Center in Hyde Park, will honor its co-founders, Kevin Iega Jeff …
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Since hanging out its welcome sign in Lincoln Park five years ago, Wrightwood 659 has been energizing the city’s art scene with unimaginable reliability and vigor. Even though referring to itself as space for the “presentation … of architecture and socially engaged art” is completely accurate, the statement doesn’t capture the scope and range of …
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You rarely remember musicians for their disarming charm. But Marcus Roberts’ opening for his trio’s concert over the weekend was so winning, it heightened the audience’s already palpable anticipation. Often referred to as a genius of jazz improvisation, Roberts enjoys a sparkling reputation among fellow musicians and jazz enthusiasts alike for his extraordinary range of …
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It’s difficult to resist the mystique and magnetism of ballet. The degree of physicality and control it demands of dancers places it on its own rarified plane. As one of the country’s foremost ballet companies, the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) represents an ideal example of how ballet is adapting to the present day. The company’s …
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One of those stories that doesn’t sit neatly in any camp, The Cherry Orchard seems content simply existing as a marvel. Written in 1903 by the great Russian playwright and storyteller Anton Chekhov, its age alone might dampen the curiosity of some. How, they might wonder, could something so far removed from the present be …
Sometimes you just take the lead from the crowd. Dressed to the nineteens, the swarm of life filling the Harris Theater’s lobby Saturday night couldn’t prove a better harbinger for a night to remember. Cosmopolitan to the hilt, tuxedo’s and taffeta mingled with sequined sneakers and body hugging couture to set a mood crackling with …