Performing Arts
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Cavalia the Cirque du Soleil of equestrian artsJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Equine extravaganza Cavalia does for equestrian arts what Cirque du Soleil did for the circus arts. Founded by Normand Latourelle, a co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, Cava...
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Comedy background helps local actor find honesty in 'El Grito'Jul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Many gifted comic actors dream of doing serious acting. Why? Because if you are good enough to make people laugh, you are probably good enough to make them cry. Or think...
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Steppenwolf's 'Up' pits dreamer against pragmatistJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Bridget Carpenter's "Up" unfolds not as a soaring statement about the pursuit of dreams, but as a more grounded admonition about sustaining balance in one's life: about ...
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'High School Musical 2' on stage in PalatineJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - ArtReach Educational Theatre in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company is staging "High School Musical 2," at 7:30 p.m. July 30 and July 31; and at 2 and ...
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'Boleros' a loving ode to long-term matrimonyJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The marriage adages of "for richer or for poorer" and "in sickness and in health" get hammered home in José Rivera's 2008 drama "Boleros for the Disenchanted." This funn...
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Local arts auditionsJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - • South Suburban College's PAC Rats Theatre Company has auditions for Fred Carmichael's murder mystery comedy "Any Number Can Die" at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, July...
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Catch 'Macbeth' under the stars in Oak BrookJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Artistic Associate Nick Sandys directs First Folio Theatre's season-ending production of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," a tragedy examining unchecked ambition and ultimate pow...
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Lots of art in Bartlett at annual Bartlett Festival of ArtsJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Lots of art in Bartlett Sixty-four artists will display their works at the annual Bartlett Festival of the Arts. See everything from photography and je...
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Naperville director's dream reaches new heights with 'Cirque Shanghai'Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Every high school band director dreams, at one time or another, of making it as a big-time director. Naperville resident Dwight Jordan, the director of "Cirque Shanghai:...
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Journamen Theater Company revive 'Snoopy! The Musical'Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - • Journeymen Theater Company's revival of the family-friendly show "Snoopy! The Musical," inspired by Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip, opens Friday, June 26, a...