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‘Dancing with the Stars’ Jenna Johnson, Val Chmerkovskiy engaged
Johnson on Thursday tweeted photos of her 32-year-old fiance on his knee popping the question in Venice.
Republican pimp, brothel owner wins Nevada primary
Hof celebrated his win at a party in Pahrump, Nevada, with “Hollywood Madam” Heidi Fleiss at his side.
Contemporary dance has a vibrant home at Dance Center of Columbia College
The small yet spunky presenter will mark its 45th anniversary in 2018-19, an impressive achievement in a rough-and-tumble field.
Peggy Roche Boyle, who taught Irish dance for over 40 years, has died at 73
Peggy Roche Boyle was a heel-clicking, tapping, leaping link to the line of teachers who kept Irish dance steps alive.
A guide to Chicago festivals
From Lollapalooza to neighborhood street fests, here’s a guide to all the festivals you can go to this summer.
Ballet Nacional de Cuba arrives with a celebrated take on ‘Don Quixote’
The ballet is co-founded by Alicia Alonso and originally named for the Cuban ballerina, who is now 97 and continues to serve as general director.
‘Hamilton: The Exhibition’ to debut in Chicago
Producer Jeffrey Seller: “We want our guests to be able to take a journey through Alexander Hamilton’s life, through his eyes.”
Joffrey Ballet mesmerizing in Ekman’s theatrical ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’
This hip, imaginative work clearly taps into the contemporary zeitgeist.
Curtain Call — Theater previews, openings April 27-May 3, 2018
From musical comedy to drama to dance, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.
Auditorium Theatre to premiere ABT, Eifman works in 2018-19 season
Pop star Frankie Valli, songwriter Alan Menken and ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ also will be seen at the historic theater
Joffrey Ballet to premiere a very different ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’
This work, which the Royal Swedish Ballet debuted in 2015, has nothing directly to do with Shakespeare’s play of the same title, so don’t be confused.
Driehaus Foundation awarded $12.5 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation
To date, more than $20 million has been distributed via the Driehaus-MacArthur program to more than 430 Chicago-area cultural arts organizations.
Curtain Call — Theater and dance previews, openings April 13-19, 2018
From musical comedy to drama to dance, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.
