Bangarra Dance Theatre is set to make its Chicago debut at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance November 22 & 23, 2019. DancerMusic caught up with Senior Dancer Rikki Mason to learn more about the program and his six seasons dancing for the company. Here's what he told us:
Manuel Vignoulle has an impressive history of finding his way through all of the challenges that come with independent choreography. We asked Manuel about the challenges of independent production, and about his appreciation for the Palm Desert Choreography Festival. Here's what he told us:
Moonwater Dance Project Artistic Director Mackenzie King and Peckish Rhodes Performing Arts Society Founding Artistic Director Megan Rhodes are teaming up to create Chicago's newest dance festival, "Take Up Space", which celebrates women in dance. Here's what they told us about his exciting new endeavor:
Independent choreographers Francesca Baron and Kaela Norwood have teamed up to present their choreographic works in FUSED at Links Hall. Here's what they told us about partnering for this presentation, as well as insights to the works they will be presenting:
Rika Lin has worked tirelessly to curate Bridge Dance Festival, which seeks to connect artists from Japan and Japanese influenced work with audiences in Chicago. Here's what Bridge Dance Festival participating artists Alexander Hayashi, Mitsu Salmon, Ayako Kato and Ayaka Nakama told us about their work and approach to their artistry:
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is getting ready to take the stage at Chicago's Harris Theater for Music and Dance with two world premiere works by Rena Butler and Kyle Abraham. Here's what HSDC dancer Craig D. Black told us about creating these two new works:
Lucky Plush Productions is getting ready for the world premiere of "Rink Life" at the Steppenwolf Theatre. Here's what Artistic Director Julia Rhodes told us about creating the movement and score design for this imaginative new work:
In his latest work for Giordano Dance Chicago, choreographer Peter Chu explores the past and present to find what it means to be "in the groove". Here's what he told us about creating "Groove, in formed":
We spoke with Kansas City Ballet's Amanda DeVenuta, Cinematographer Andrea Raby and Choreographer Mariana Oliveira about how they so successfully captured choreography and performance with a camera in their Dance Film "After You". Here's what they told us:
"Between Gestures" is an extaordinary ten-day event that includes eight performances, four public conversations, four masterclasses and a series of screenings of dance films and documentaries from Europe. We asked Tanguy Accart, Cultural Attaché of the Consulate General of France in Chicago about all of it, and here's what he told us: