In The Wings
Waiting in the wings for your first entrance in a performance is one of the most exciting and terrifying moments for a dancer – at least in my experience. Nerves, adrenaline, fear and anticipation mix...
View ArticleChicago’s Got It Goin’ On
No one needs to tell me how fantastic the Chicago dance community is, however, some of our top peeps are getting recognized for their fabulousness! Congrats to Glenn Edgerton, Artistic Director at...
View ArticleEast Meets West
The Seldoms dancers. Photo by Brian Kuhlmann. Later this month, local modern company The Seldoms takes the stage with WCdance from Taiwan. Read my preview of the show in Windy City Times here. The...
View ArticleCDF12 Programming Update
Dance writer/lecturer Zachary Whittenburg. Photo by Benjamin Wardell. Today, the Chicago Dancing Festival (CDF) announced the programming for the Chicago Now lecture/demonstration at the Museum of...
View ArticleCDF 12: Chicago Now
The Seldoms. Photo by Brian Kuhlmann. Two men one-up each other while riding cherry pickers, oblivious to the audience that’s entering the theater. One laments he should have been Spiderman, then...
View ArticleFun with Snow Globes (and #sassy pancakes)
The Seldoms. Photo by Brian Kuhlmann. Leave it to Carrie Hanson – a 2012 Dance Magazine “25 To Watch” - to get an assist from Mother Nature who brought a 20-degree temperature drop and torrential...
View ArticleChicago Dance 2012 Highlights
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre dancers in "Revelations". Photo by Christopher Duggan. Nothing says end-of-the-year-review time quite like the last day of the year…am I right? My proficiency in...
View ArticleThe Seldoms’ Philip Elson Dishes on Mix With Six
The Seldoms dancers Amanda McAlister and Philip Elson in "Exit Disclaimer". Photo by Brian Kuhlmann. “I’ve been a curious creature all my life,” Philip Elson told me last week. “Try everything once....
View ArticlePRODUCE: What is it?
McCurdy and Zerang. So, what is PRODUCE? “It’s hard to explain,” said Lauren Warnecke of Art Intercepts. She’s the creator and co-host of the annual artistic mash-up program called PRODUCE. “I’ve yet...
View ArticleThe Seldoms Rebuild Monument
The Seldoms in "Monument". Photo by William Frederking. Carrie Hanson, one of Dance Magazine‘s 2012 25 To Watch and the artistic director of Chicago-based troupe The Seldoms has made quirky, intriguing...
View ArticleOn Philip Elson’s Terms
“Technology is challenging the way we experience life,” he said. “As a society, we are fascinated by its nonhuman capabilities while abusing it to learn more about how people live their lives.” In his...
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