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Eclipse Theatre Delivers an Absurdist Delight

When something this wild is that wonderful, you can expect praise to flow far and wide.  Eclipse Theatre’s season closes big this winter with Christopher …

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Basking in the Glow of Diwali at Symphony Center

Even though the marriage’s prospects looked promising; it was still surprising to see it succeed with such dazzling effect.  Chicago Sinfonietta, one of Chicago’s great …

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Teatro Zinzanni’s Impressive Circus in the Sky

Showing up to the circus early is a little like doing the same thing at a big, elaborate wedding.  You get to see what a …

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The Story of Ram Colorfully Celebrates Diwali

When they mirror the people who live in them, cities are like living kaleidoscopes.  Holidays, festivals and celebrations turn diversity into an engine that makes …

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Mummies, Martinis and Marvelous

Upping its game to the point that now it’s almost posh, Halloween stopped being only about kids years ago.  Which may have helped inspire the …

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Peyroux Glows at City Winery

Madeleine Peyroux’s visit Tuesday night to the City Winery stage couldn’t have been more curious.  A straight-ahead performance full of edgy humor and wonderful music, …

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Ishida Exhibit Exposes the Other in Us All

Even with the staggering number of choices Chicagoans have to satisfy our cravings for music, theater, dance and the visual arts, the entertainment playing field …

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The Brothers Size and the Love of Brothers

The Brothers Size opens with a chant proclaiming that “the road is rough” before showing what that means in a universe of two.  Stories examining …

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Ensemble Español Equals Excitement

Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater made a big splash at Dance for Life in August with its show of artistic flair and ravishing precision. That …

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