Articles filed under Dance
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Bartlett’s ninth annual Global Arts Festival celebrates cultural diversityMay 29, 2025 9:56 pm - Bartlett's free Global Arts Festival returns June 7-8, celebrating cultural diversity with music, dance, food, and activities for all ages.
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Best Bets: Cleve Carney, Elmhurst Art museums debut new exhibitionsMay 27, 2025 1:19 pm - This week, new exhibitions open at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and the Elmhurst Art Museum, Chicago Opera Theater stages a world premiere and the Joffrey Ballet presents the family favorite “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
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A&A Ballet holds open auditions for ‘Art Deco Nutcracker’ at Naperville dance schoolMay 23, 2025 10:51 pm - A&A Ballet, in partnership with Inspire School of Dance, will hold auditions for its “Art Deco Nutcracker,” giving Naperville area students and dancers an opportunity to participate in this holiday classic and Chicago area favorite.
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Best Bets: Morton’s ‘Vivid Creatures’ and Santa’s Village open this weekendMay 13, 2025 1:54 pm - There’s a lot to choose from this weekend: Lisle’s Morton Arboretum welcomes “Vivid Creatures,” Santa’s Village opens for the season in East Dundee, Parkway Bank Park hosts the annual Spring Fun Fest and more.
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Best Bets: Play ball! Professional baseball returns to Rosemont, SchaumburgMay 07, 2025 8:23 am - This week, professional baseball returns to Impact Field in Rosemont and Wintrust Field in Schaumburg, Raue Center hosts a “stand-up momedy” show, and Ballet Chicago celebrates legendary choreographer George Balanchine.
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Élan Dance Company to present free dance showcase May 30May 06, 2025 8:58 pm - Elan Dance Company showcasing various dance styles on May 30; holding auditions on May 27 for next year's competitive and non-competitive dance teams.
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Best Bets: Vintage Blonde Chicago’s record release, ESO performs ‘The Planets,’ artists gather in Elmhurst’s Wilder ParkApr 29, 2025 5:09 pm - This week, suburban rocker band Vintage Blonde Chicago releases its debut record with a Sunday concert at Schuba’s, art returns to Elmhurst’s Wilder Park, and the ESO concludes its season with “The Planets.”
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Can ‘Étoile’ make ballet cool? ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ creators pirouette to ballet-themed showApr 24, 2025 10:55 am - Ballet is beautiful. Ballet is ethereal. Ballet is mysterious. Can ballet also be cool? The creators of the new Prime Video show “Étoile” – Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” fame — are betting yes.
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Best Bets: Laugh it up with Lisa Ann Walter at Zanies RosemontApr 22, 2025 9:10 am - “Abbott Elementary” actress and comedian Lisa Ann Walter headlines Zanies Rosemont, comedian/filmmaker/author W. Kamau Bell headlines The Den Theatre and Long Grove welcomes beer fans to its Craft Beer Fest Saturday.
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Best Bets: Six Flags opens new thrill ride FridayApr 15, 2025 11:15 am - Six Flags Great America opens Friday with the debut of thrill ride Wrath of Rakshasa, and The Doo Wop Project performs doo wop classics at The MAC.