Tenille Arts is a singer and songwriter who lives, writes and sings in Nashville, Tennessee. She's an independent artist, maybe more independent than most, because with views of her independent videos pushing a million, she could probably be putting her music out anyway she wants. This is her track "I Can Do The Leaving" ---
At Dance For Life this Saturday, August19, one of the more intriguing performances will be of In the Meantime. The collaborators describe the work as "a celebration of our distinct cultures and a recognition of our common impulses and the universal desire to make rhythm". Here, CHRP's Lane Alexander gives us an inside look at two of the photos from the work ...
Each August, the Chicago dance community packs the city's Auditorium Theatre for Dance For Life. For a special look ahead, DancerMusic reached out to each of the Partner Dance Companies that perform each year at Dance For Life. Each of them has selected a photo from their performance, and given us some insight into what they will be performing.
One of Chicago's best Juice Bar vibes is on the city's northwest side, at a friendly, low-key high-quality place called Be Juice'd. Founded by Kasia O and Helen P last November, it's an artist and music friendly scene with an always growing following. One of the reasons is their popular Acoustic Sunday ...
If you've never seen Chicago Dance Crash, now is a good time to find out that you always wanted to. Bricklayers promises to be another rowdy and riveting product of the rich imagination of Jessica Deahr, who directed and choreographed the work with an inspired team of co-conspirators ...
Here's something very different, but at the same time, very easy to like.
Here's a beautifully arranged track from Los Angeles based trio King. At their soundcloud they've tagged this Neo-Soul. Soulful it is, new it is too.
John Cartwright is a veteran, and a very successful one, of many different New Dances works. As Thodos Dance Chicago gears up for the performance of this year's edition, DancerMusic spoke with composer Joyce Lindsey about her original composition for Cartwright's piece Fluid.
Most people miss most of what's in a dance performance, and most photography misses even more. That's because most of a dance performance is dance, which at its heart is made out of the often boundless creativity of the artists whose movements make choreography, and the unlimited interactions between them that make dance so engaging. Here Thodos dancer/choreographers Alex Gordon, Luis Vazquez, Brennen Renteria and Shelby Moran give us some insight into four moments from their performances.