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Posted by: trailerpilot | 06:03::2009
Expialidopeass.
Posted in Not Dance | Tags: mary poppins, youtube
Posted by: trailerpilot | 06:02::2009
Fresh Flavor: Dance on the Rocks Edition
Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak in Stamina of Curiosity. Photo by Sandbox Studio.
Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak’s Stamina of Curiosity: my answer is yes opens this Thursday evening. Also in the ‘Pill this week is one of my less-than frequent music listings, for ICE at the MCA. As everyone on Facebook has been quick to point out, the weather here sucks right now. Why not go see a great show?
(PS: Sharon Hoyer over at NewCity has written a nice Mad Shak preview as well. Trust us: You’d be foolish to miss this, so go get some tickets already.)
Posted by: trailerpilot | 06:01::2009
Windy City Rhythms Goes Global
Jason Samuels Smith. Photo by Carl McClarty.
(Note: I don’t know a flea hop from a graboff. I appreciated and enjoyed this show very much, but I’m not qualified to assess its finer points.)
The final show last night of triple bill Windy City Rhythms Goes Global at the MCA opened traditionally and served virtuosity neat before earning its title. As Chicago Human Rhythm Project‘s Lane Alexander stated repeatedly, tap dance is an American form; however, this CHRP program filleted it to display the veins of universality intrinsic to percussive dance.
Created upon Alexander’s receipt of the Chicago Dancemakers Forum grant in 2004, CHRP resident ensemble BAM! are clean, tight and radiate a love of tap.
BAM! danced three works with the Vijay Tellis-Nayak Trio, a lovely jazz combo, including one by Guillem Alonso that used sand on boards to wrap the traditional vocabulary in a different soundscape (this recalled, for me, one of eighth blackbird and Susan Marshall’s collaborations last May). Jason Samuels Smith popped up briefly for an amuse before BAM!, including Alexander, wrapped their portion.
When Smith returned for his solo turn, it was to no accompaniment or theatrical frame; easy in manner and insanely talented, he doesn’t need either. It also gave the show a kind of cadenza: Smith runs into and out of rhythmic structures with glee and garnishes long runs of impeccable technique with witty detours. The trio slid in to accompany him after a few minutes, its drummer (Steve Gillis, I think) and Smith especially enjoying their dialogue. I would’ve preferred to hear more of Smith on his own, though — he has incredible compositional skills, his dancing a rich experience both visually and aurally. Read More…
Posted by: trailerpilot | 06:01::2009
That’s Vivian Pressman, one of the bungalow bunnies.
I attended the opening of Dirty Dancing last fall. With Lisa reimagined as a Mean Girl and Johnny half-hiding an Australian accent, it wasn’t for me (although the dancers, especially Britta Lazenga as Penny, were phenomenal). This, however, I love.
Posted in Video | Tags: david lynch, dirty dancing
Posted by: trailerpilot | 05:28::2009
Manhattan Timeformations
Similar to this and even a little bit like this, Manhattan Timeformations by the Skyscraper Museum has launched a great interactive site that allows you to manipulate and fly through exploded computer models of the island’s historical and highrise development data. Nice.
Screenshot of Manhattan Timeformations.
Posted in Not Dance | Tags: manhattan, skyscraper museum
Posted by: trailerpilot | 05:28::2009
Gloires du matin.
Remember that first-time-in-two-decades solo performance by Marie Chouinard I was telling you about? Well, the second of its three showings was this morning. Radio-Canada has a nice piece and short video of yesterday’s opening up on their website that’s worth a watch, even if you don’t speak French Québécois.
Posted in News | Tags: marie chouinard, radio-canada
Posted by: trailerpilot | 05:28::2009
May’s finish: Big n’ cheap.
Jeez Louis-Dreyfus: Gone are the days when the dance season slowed to a trickle after Memorial Day. Tons of goodness going on this weekend — GET OUT!
- Thursday and Friday at 7:30pm, the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago presents Glamour Tango at Logan Square Auditorium, an all-female evening of the form that celebrates the women who inspired, created and continue it; tickets and more info are here.
- If you’re just hearing about Julia Rae Antonick’s call to arms and you’re worried you missed the boat, fret not: There’s time yet to get in on the action and see her show for free. Just email Jonathan Meyer at jonathan (at) khecari (dot) org and they’ll put you to work. If you’re not in the mood to perform, that’s fine too: Antonick’s show, PEND, is naturally open to the passive, plain public as well, running Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm at Overdier Hall on the third floor of the United Church of Rogers Park, 1454 West Morse (at Ashland).
- ‘Tis that time of year perfect for Hamlin Park’s theater, when you can show up an hour early, grab insanely delicious grub and horchata at Tony’s Burrito Mex, and have a pre-show dinner outside watching the neighborhood leagues play ball. Thursday and Friday the Fieldhouse welcomes The Luna Troop, who will present their Letters and Love Songs at 7:30pm. Tickets are deliciously burrito-priced: $8 in advance [write danceyogamom (at) yahoo (dot) com] or $10 at the door.
- As someone who gets off at Howard, I know all too well how Blue Liners love to complain about what a haul it is up to Rogers Park — lucky for them, Friday‘s got some action in The Wick. Silverspace is the place for Quicksilver Occasion Pieces, the triple treat of Thomas Helton on doublebass, Carol Genetti’s stunning vocals and Asimina Chremos’ consistently-face-meltingly-awesome dancing. Crazy talent, casual setting, pay-what-you-want and BYOB, it’s pretty much the ideal weekend kickoff. 8:00pm at 1474 North Milwaukee Avenue.
- Rehearsals for Becoming Gods, another show I’ve already discussed here, is upon us at the good ol’ & gorgeous Epiphany Church Saturday and Sunday at 3:00pm. Rather than run down the details I’m just gonna post their beautiful flier:
To recap: Go support dance this weekend. It will cost you nothing, or close to it.
Posted in Free, News, Roundups | Tags: adam rose, andy braddock, annie rudnik, asimina chremos, carol genetti, carole mccurdy, epiphany episcopal church, ginger krebs, glamour tango, hamlin park, horchata, international latino cultural center of chicago, jonathan meyer, jose hernandez, julia louis-dreyfus, julia rae antonick, logan square auditorium, rogers park, silverspace, the luna troop, thomas helton, tony's burrito mex, united church of rogers park, wicker park
Posted by: trailerpilot | 05:27::2009
I refuse to be another writer that titles their preview of this series “Gimme shelter.”
Next week Chicago Moving Company opens its latest installment of Dance Shelter, a mixed-bill mini-fest at Hamlin Park featuring CMC and its artists-in-residence. On the program are:
- Breakbone Dance Co. with Fix Your Teeth, Bitch (a collaboration between Breakbone AD Atalee Judy and the riveting Carolyn Hoerdermann I saw earlier this month at Collaboraction’s Sketchbook) and septet-in-progress Excavation of Remains, which may or may not be a clue as to what lies ahead with Judy’s CDF Lab Artist project Architecture of Fear: an excavation.
- Chicago Moving Company, soldiering on into an astounding 37 years in the dance scene, is reviving the duet Hati-Hati with Jeremy Blair and Rachel Bunting (a Reader Critic’s Choice upon its premiere).
- Cindy Brandle Dance Company, fresh off its recent full-length at Ruth Page, is continuing a fruitful collaboration with composer Barry Bennett as well as maximizing its familiarity with Hamlin’s theater by offering a space-specific improvisation.
- Bunting’s project The Humans are remounting and reworking their duet who I am, who I am not, a take on twindom (Bunting’s sister Collin is an accomplished fashion designer and dance costumer) involving “a human terrarium, mirrored cubes/heads, and shadow puppets.”
Dance Shelter runs over two weekends: June 4 & 5 and 11 & 12, all at 7:30pm. Tickets and more information are available here.
Rachel Bunting and Jeremy Blair in rehearsal for Hati-Hati.
Posted by: trailerpilot | 05:27::2009
Summer stakes.
Neta Pulvermacher.
In this week’s Windy City Times: My rundown of upcoming event The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2009 at the Dance Center. Read at the WCT site, pick up a copy, or Read More…
Posted in News, Roundups, windy city times | Tags: american idol, archana kumar, bharatanatyam, boeing company, columbia college, dance center, dancing with the stars, francisco aviña, hubbard street dance chicago, jessica miller tomlinson, joyce soho, joyce theater, lizzie mackenzie, lucky plush productions, molly shanahan/mad shak, neta pulvermacher, rachel bunting, scott g. kasen, the a.w.a.r.d. show!, the seldoms, windy city times
Posted by: trailerpilot | 05:27::2009
Full tilt.
I used to think nothing could come close to the delirium that is Sara Carlson’s 1984 Al Paradise performance for Italian television. Turns out I was wrong.
Posted in Video | Tags: al paradise, sara carlson, stefania rotolo
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