After graduation, Alston traveled to Guinea to continue her drum and dance studies at Les Merveilles de Guinée, then moved to ...

The all-female company specializing in West African styles makes their evening-length debut with seasonally apropos ...

This season marks multiple milestones for the Joffrey Ballet: it’s the company’s seventieth season and also its thirtieth year since it relocated from New York to the Third Coast. With its two-story ...

Chicago’s acclaimed African American contemporary company kicks off its thirtieth-anniversary season with “Beyond Mortal,” a new piece by artistic director Nicole Clarke-Springer, who celebrates the ...

Writing about the nature of ancient Greek theater, Nietzsche dropped this bombshell: “The chorus is a living bulwark against the onsets of reality, because it portrays existence more truthfully, more ...

Here’s what “44—The Musical” is not. It’s not “Hamilton”—it lacks the depth and seriousness. It’s not “1776”—it lacks the wit and passion. It’s a tad long, the lyrics can be repetitive and the jokes ...

Don’t be surprised if you recognize Charin Alvarez, as her extensive career in Chicago theater and film continues to grow. Alvarez has been acting in Chicago since 1996, and it would be simpler to ...

Chicago stages have been described as petri dishes for talent development, with the city seen as a particularly fertile launching pad for the stars of tomorrow, whether in acting, comedy, writing or ...

Sought-after choreographer Aszure Barton was named Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s second-ever resident artist in 2023 and has been adding gems to the company’s wide-ranging repertoire since. Two of ...

I arrived late to the puppet cabaret, but my friend had kindly saved me a seat. A standing-room crowd filled the larger of two studios housed in an unassuming one-story brick building on Western ...

Red Clay Dance Company premieres a multimedia piece by founder Vershawn Sanders-Ward envisioning a utopia for Black women and girls, as part of the MCA’s “Chicago Performs” festival.

The Saints have been a pillar of support for the cultural community for more than forty years, providing volunteer ushers to medium and small performing-arts companies throughout the Chicago area. The ...