Articles filed under Dance
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Best Bets: Classical, contemporary music and dance fill local stagesApr 08, 2025 12:36 pm - The New Philharmonic performs Tchaikovsky at Glen Ellyn’s MAC, the United States Army’s Jazz Ambassadors perform a free concert at the Raue and the contemporary New York City ensemble Parsons Dance takes over Chicago’s Auditorium.
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Best Bets: Violinist Samuel Vargas joins Elgin Symphony Orchestra for Tchaikovsky concertoApr 01, 2025 2:00 pm - Acclaimed violinist Samuel Vargas joins the Elgin Symphony Orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Giordano Dance Chicago salutes its artistic director, and the CSO collaborates with the Joffrey Ballet.
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Salt Creek Ballet brings ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ to Glen EllynMar 18, 2025 4:21 pm - Salt Creek Ballet presents one of the most celebrated ballets, “The Sleeping Beauty,” on Saturday, March 22, at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.
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Best Bets: Sugary fun with the Hershey Super Sweet AdventureMar 18, 2025 1:47 pm - The interactive Hershey Super Sweet Adventure returns to Water Tower Place in Chicago, “Dancing With the Celts” tours to the Woodstock Opera House, and Salt Creek Ballet presents “The Sleeping Beauty” in Glen Ellyn.
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Dancing through life: Schaumburg couple who performed around the world now teach in their adopted homeMar 18, 2025 8:23 am - Dancers turned arts administrators and educators Victor Alexander and his wife, Maray Gutierrez, are among the Ruth Page Center artists and teachers responsible for the Center Stage at Ruth Page performances Friday and Saturday, March 21-22.
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U-46 TalentFest competition will showcase top performers from district high schoolsMar 07, 2025 10:19 am - Elgin Area School District U-46's talented high schoolers will showcase their skills at the 14th annual TalentFest on March 19 at the Hemmens in Elgin.
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Best Bets: Alvin Ailey, KC & The Sunshine Band, Rita Rudner and moreMar 04, 2025 10:52 am - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Chicago's Auditorium Theatre, comedian Rita Rudner does standup in Skokie and the Chicago Sinfonietta performs “Opus Serena,” a tribute to tennis star Serena Williams, in Naperville and Chicago.
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Best Bets: ‘Fraggle Rock’ live, Monster Jam, Tom Segura, Ballet FolklóricoFeb 25, 2025 6:27 am - “Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock” tours to Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre, the Monster Jam roars back into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Music of the Baroque memorializes Christian martyrs in Handel’s “Theodora” in Skokie and Chicago.
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Hoffman Estates High proud to have only majorette team in area, but hoping to inspire moreFeb 14, 2025 4:21 pm - Now in its third year, Hoffman Estates High School’s Orange Krush majorettes team is already celebrated for its uniqueness in the suburbs even as its members and coaches hope to become more influential.
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Best Bets: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘OVO’ at the NOW Arena, Second City at the MACFeb 11, 2025 11:57 am - Cirque du Soleil’s family-friendly, insect-themed spectacle “OVO” takes over NOW Arena for six shows, Second City brings its “best of” revue to the McAninch Arts Center, and Elmhurst University hosts its 58th jazz festival.