IN THE LIMELIGHT: The Auditorium Theatre presents Ballet West
The Sleeping Beauty: October 4 & 5, 2013 | Mixed Rep: October 6, 2013
Ballet West presents the Chicago premiere of The Sleeping Beauty and a mixed repertory including George Balachine’s Rubies, the pas de deux from Diamonds, and the Midwest premiere of The Lottery.
OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
By Vicki Crain
Fall is a season of transition and we have had a big transition here at SeeChicagoDance.com. The original writing team of Sid Smith (dance critic at the Chicago Tribune since 1980) and Laura Molzahn (Performing and Visual Arts editor at the Chicago Reader since 1987) are taking the next big steps in their careers. After many years of dance coverage, Sid has decided to enjoy retirement and Laura is taking on his role at the Tribune. Congratulations and many thanks for the stellar coverage both have provided to the Chicago dance scene and SeeChicagoDance.com. I'm thrilled to be part of the new writing team as editor for SeeChicagoDance.com. Along with my fellow contributors Lynn Shapiro and Lauren Warnecke, we hope to bring you insightful previews, reviews and interest pieces throughout the Chicago dance season. Meet the new team here. Following in the footsteps of Sid and Laura is a daunting honor, but one we embrace with enthusiasm. One thing is certain - we have big shoes to fill.
That being said, we are hitting the ground running with a month packed full of incredible dance. This weekend two former Joffrey Ballet stars bring their own companies to town. Ballet West comes to the Auditorium Theatre Oct. 4-6 with a reconceived Sleeping Beauty and a repertory show including Val Caniparoli's The Lottery and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet presents a one-night-only contemporary repertory show at the Harris Theater Oct. 5 featuring the Chicago premiere of Alejandro Cerrudo's Last. At the Dance Center, Mordine & Company Dance Theater revisits Mordine's 2010 work I Haven't Gone There... Oct. 3-5. Lucky Plush Productions dances across two weekends - Oct. 3-13 - at Links Hall with double features of Cinderbox 2.0 and The Better Half. Zephyr Dance presents Out And Back In Again, an immersive, durational dance event, Oct. 4-13 at the Defibrillator Gallery. Two free continuing events begin Oct. 6 with Spin Off, a month-long series featuring emerging contemporary choreographers presented by DCASE, and Evanston Dance Ensemble's On Site: putting dance on the map celebrating the 150th anniversary of Evanston at multiple sites.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago kicks off its 36th season Oct. 10-12 with their Fall Series at the Harris Theater featuring new works from resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo and former dancer (and recent Princess Grace Award recipient) Robyn Mineko Williams. Two world premieres highlight the collaboration of Same Planet Different World and Peter Carpenter Performance Project Oct. 10-12 at the Dance Center. At Northeastern Illinois University on Oct. 11, Dance Chance Redux 5.0 with a "best of" competition of local choreographers and local jazz company, Inaside Chicago Dance, presents a one-night-only performance of mixed repertory at the Atheneaum Theatre Oct. 12. Chicago's all-female tap company, jorsTAP Chicago opens their second season Oct. 11-13 at Stage 773.
Joffrey Ballet presents Stanton Welch's 2010 production of La Bayadere: The Temple Dancer Oct. 16-27 at the Auditorium Theatre, while Dance Chicago opens its month-long festival at the Athenaeum Theatre on Oct. 19 with RPM Productions' An American Portrait. Red Clay Dance Company celebrates its 5th anniversary with Transcending Oct. 18-19 at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and The Sho: filthy mockingbird presented by Mikey Rioux runs Oct. 18-20 at Link's Hall.
Bill T. Jones performs with his Bill T. Jones/Arne Zane Dance Company in story/time Oct. 24-26 at the Dance Center, while Giordano Dance Chicago starts its 51st season with a fall series at the Harris Theater Oct. 25-26 featuring a world premiere by Israeli choreographer Roni Koresh and Chicago Dancemaker's Forum artist Kristina Isabelle presents The Floating City Oct. 24-26 at Link's Hall.
Photo courtesy of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.