Dance

The latest rhythm and movement in Chicago’s dance scene.

West African dance company wows audiences with innovation while keeping sacred culture alive.
Folkloric-based troupe in Bridgeport aims to unify local Chinese American artists, reflect the diversity of dance genres.
The Chicago Air and Water Show, the Marriott Theatre’s ‘Gypsy’ and a Chance the Rapper show are among the entertainment highlights of the week ahead.
The Bud Billiken Parade, Pink in concert, Retro on Roscoe and Fan Expo are among the highlights in the week ahead.
Casper was known to music and dance fans around the globe for the hugely popular line dance/song.
Ed Sheeran in concert, “MJ” the musical in previews, the Silver Room Block Party and Fiesta del Sol are among the week’s highlights.
“Disability is not the end of life; it’s the beginning of a new version of your life,” said Ladonna Freidheim, who is organizing the festival on Saturday at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Beyonce in concert, Pitchfork music festival and a Taste of Lincoln Avenue are among the cool things to check out in the week ahead in Chicago.
Steppenwolf’s ‘No Man’s Land,’ an Alicia Keys concert and the country-fried Windy City Smokeout are among the entertainment highlights of the week ahead.
Pride in the Park Chicago, Re:SET fest at Riis Park, Chicago House Music Festival and Conference are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.
“Hadestown,” Chicago Pride Fest, Taste of Randolph, celebrations of Juneteenth, and the Rolex US Sail Grand Prix are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.
A revamped staging of “The Who’s Tommy,” “Memoirs of Jazz in The Alley,” and the Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade are among the cultural and entertainment highlights in week ahead.
Propulsive Lyric Opera staging of the masterpiece pays careful attention to shaping the characters.
The Chicago Gospel Music Festival, ‘The Lloyd Price Musical’ and an Andy Warhol art exhibit are among the highlights of the week ahead.
Choreographer Joshua Bergasse is re-staging the Tony Award-winning musical’s demanding footwork in a Lyric Opera production.
The Sueños Music Festival, the Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest, Seal in concert and Navy Pier summer fireworks are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Long Grove Chocolate Fest, and Hitch*Cocktails are among this week’s entertainment highlights.
A Diana Ross concert, the opening of “What the Constitution Means to Me” and the Chicago Critics Film Festival are among the highlights in the week ahead.
Visceral Dance’s 10th anniversary and concerts by BTS’ Agust D highlight the week’s entertainment events.
HIs agent said Goodman “passed away peacefully” on Saturday night. He had been diagnosed with bone cancer.
In keeping with the darkness of Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 fairy tale, this adaptation is meditative, intense and sometimes even grim. It is also unfailingly beautiful.
The ban on any “demonstration of non-traditional relations” contained in a new Russian law apparently prompted the Bolshoi to pull the ballet because it touches on Nureyev’s homosexuality.
ABT celebrated romance in all its incarnations in a quartet of works at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre.