Chicago Sinfonietta's Trademark really has to be one of the most creatively imagined concerts you've ever heard of. Besides the World Premiere of Wilfredo Rivera's collaboration with Clarice Assad, Trademark also includes performances from Liam Teague and the NIU Steelband alongside performances of Mozart and Smetana. Teague also performs with harpist Faye Seeman in her composition Fayed to Blue.
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 ...
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.
One of the highlights of the Ballet Chicago Studio Company's Platinum Anniversary Concerts this Saturday will be the World Premiere of Frank Chaves' Ascension. Chaves worked with composer Josephine Lee, who will perform her original composition for Ascension live with cellist Meena Cho at the Harris Theater performances.