Performing Arts
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Snoop Dogg, Twista reschedule Aurora concertAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Snoop Dogg and Twista have rescheduled their postponed concert at RiverEdge Park in Aurora to July 18, 2021. The rap stars were to have shared a concert bill on July 19 ...
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Dancers make dreams come true for Make-A-Wish recipientsAug 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Two young dancers from the Chicago Ballet Conservatory, housed at Synergy Dance Academy in Bloomingdale, are collaborating with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to give the gi...
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Spotlight: International Voices Project showcases international playwrightsAug 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Virtual cabaret BoHo Theatre hosts "The Pursuit of Happiness," a virtual cabaret showcasing Black, Indigenous and people of color and examining their perspectives o...
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Rivera, Estefan, Miranda to star in digital benefit show
Aug 27, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chita Rivera, Gloria Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda and ThalÃa will headline a benefit digital concert in October to celebrate Latino culture and achieveme...
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Kimberly Senior's directing career has taken her from Chicago and the suburbs to BroadwayAug 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Standing in a library at age 7, the ever-inquisitive Kimberly Senior realized for the first time she'd never be able to read all the books that had been written. When he...
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Best Bets: Chicago Dogs host 'Star Wars' theme night SaturdayAug 26, 2020 6:00 am - Space ball Sci-fi fans who didn't get a chance to dress up for the postponed Wizard World Comic Con this summer can still bring their “Star Wars” gear for a special them...
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Planned Elgin performance pivots to Shakespeare-on-your-screenAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - What was initially planned to be a Shakespeare-in-the-Park performance is now a streamable Shakespeare-on-your-screen experience. The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission and ...
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New Philharmonic moves first few 2020-21 season concerts onlineAug 25, 2020 11:00 pm - The New Philharmonic is shifting its first two concerts of the 2020-21 season online in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The resident orchestra at College o...
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Suburban teachers' project emphasizes that Black art mattersAug 24, 2020 5:30 am - Suburban teachers promote diversity in course material
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Empty studios and stages: Arts education in the covid-19 era requires an even greater leap of faith
Aug 23, 2020 7:27 am - Louis Sokolow, a 21-year-old rising senior at Yale, loves choral singing so much that he scrapped plans to major in chemistry and switched to music. But when he learned ...