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GIORDANO DANCE CHICAGO to Return to North Shore Center for 64th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 9, 2026

Giordano Dance Chicago will return to the North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie, Ill., for its 64th season, featuring a mix of new and repertoire works reflecting the company's signature style.

GDC to Debut Three World Premieres at Harris Theater
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2026

Giordano Dance Chicago has announced three world premieres to headline their upcoming April 10 & 11 Harris Theater program. The works are being choreographed by GDC Resident Choreographer and Emmy Award-winning Al Blackstone.

Dance Chicago’s DANCES FROM THE HEART Returns To The Athenaeum Center In January 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2026

Dance Chicago is set to showcase DANCES FROM THE HEART, a celebration of love through dance, on January 24 at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture.

DANCES FROM THE HEART Comes to Emergence Dance Theatre 
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2025

Emergence Dance Theatre will present the popular and romantic Dance Chicago program, Dances From the Heart next month. Learn more about the performance here!

Giordano Dance Chicago Premieres RED & BLACK At The Harris Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2024

Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC), America's original jazz dance company enters their 62nd season SOARING! with an exhilarating program at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26.

Houston Contemporary Dance Company Presents SILVER CELEBRATION This June
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2024

Houston Contemporary Dance Company has announced their 2024 season, featuring innovative performances and new works by renowned choreographers.

MJ to Hold Open Call Auditions in Chicago and Detroit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 1, 2023

Open call auditions for the roles of “MJ” and “Little Michael” will be held in Chicago on Saturday, May 13th and in Detroit on Sunday, May 14th.

Baryshnikov Arts Center Announces Spring 2022 BAC Open Artist Residencies
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2022

Baryshnikov Arts Center has announced the launch of BAC Open, an artist residency program providing critical support to six artists and their collaborators developing projects of dance, theater, music, and multimedia.

Andersonville Chamber of Commerce Presents ANDERSONVILLE AT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: A VIRTUAL VARIETY SHOW
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2020

Although we can't all gather for the traditional caroling and festivities that are customary in the Andersonville business district during the holiday season, the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce will present Andersonville at Home for the Holidays: A Virtual Variety Show on Sunday, December 13 at 7 pm.

Colt Coeur Announces 2020-2021 Resident Playwrights and Directors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2020

Colt Coeur is welcoming 3 additional artists (playwrights Bleu Beckford Burrell, Adrienne Dawes, and Noelle Viñas) to its Residency Program, with 4 of last year's Residents (directors Tara Elliott, J. Mehr Kaur, and Portia Krieger, and playwright Emma Goidel) opting to extend their Residency through 2021 (due to the unique impact of the Covid-19 pandemic).

Los Altos Stage Company Presents Los Altos Stage Company Announces New Education Director
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 31, 2020

Los Altos Stage Company (LASC) is saying goodbye to founding Education Director, Jillian Toby Cummings, and hello to new Education Director/Associate Artistic Director, Gary Ferguson, effective August 1, 2020.   Cummings has been LASC's Education Director since joining the Company in February 2016, when she founded LASC's now highly successful education programs. Jillian's responsibilities also include management of Los Altos Youth Theatre's (LAYT) three annual on-stage productions.  

Nan Giordano and Ray Leeper Team up for First Ever Virtual Jazz Dance Experience
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 23, 2020

 Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) Artistic Director Nan Giordano and LA-based choreographer Ray Leeper team up for the first ever virtual jazz dance experience on Zoom 2 - 3 p.m. (CT), on Gus Giordano Day, Saturday, April 25. Active participants and observers alike are welcome.

MJ the Musical is Holding National Auditions For 'Michaels' Of Varying Ages
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2020

MJ the musical has announced a multi-city search for actors of all ages, including young performers to play Michael Jackson at age 10. These auditions come on the heels of the recently announced star casting of Tony Award nominee Ephraim Sykes as Michael Jackson. Actors are being sought for Broadway stage roles as well as to understudy, and must possess the singing and dancing chops for the role of Michael Jackson at various stages of his life in the upcoming Broadway production.

Stephanie Rae Williams To Feature In BALASOLE At Ailey's
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2019

ROBERTO VILLANUEVA, Executive & Artistic Director and Founder of BalaSole Dance Company, presents the 20th NYC Season Concert of BalaSole in 'GAMME,' a new program of solos in a broad range of dance styles, music choices and artistic voices, August 16 & 17, 8PM, at Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55 Street.

BalaSole Comes to Ailey This Month with Guest Nicole Corea
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 31, 2018

ROBERTO VILLANUEVA, Founder/Artistic Director of BalaSole Dance Company, presents the 19th NYC Season Concert of BalaSole in 'MEZCLA,' a new program of solos in a broad range of dance styles, music choices and artistic voices, on August 17 & 18, 8PM, at Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55 Street.

Giordano Dance Chicago Honors Jazz Dance At The Auditorium Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 3, 2018

Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) closes out its 55th Anniversary season, and the Auditorium Theatre's 2017-18 Season, at the National Historic Landmark on June 9 with an exhilarating mixed repertory program that honors the stylistic heart of American jazz dance. 

Chicago Tap Theatre to Premiere TAPPED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
by Julie Musbach - Apr 18, 2018

Artistic Director Mark Yonally and Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) present Tapped for the Very First Time at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave.,  Saturday, June 23 and Friday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Chicago Human Rhythm Project Bring STOMPING GROUNDS to Taste of Chicago
by BWW News Desk - Jun 30, 2017

Under the auspices of Mark Kelly, Commissioner of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Chicago Human Rhythm Project and Founder and Director Lane Alexander are bringing CHRP's program STOMPING GROUNDS to the city's largest food festival so Chicagoans can enjoy rhythms, beats and grooves from Chicago's diverse neighborhoods in in the center of the city on July 5-9, 12 noon to 4 p.m.

BalaSole Dance with Guest Soloist Miki Orihara Comes to BAM Fisher, 6/2-6/3
by A.A. Cristi - May 5, 2017

     ROBERTO VILLANUEVA, Executive & Artistic Director and Founder of BalaSole Dance Company, presents the 18th NYC concert season of BalaSole in 'MOLTI,' a new program of solos in a broad range of dance styles, music choices and artistic voices, joined by special guest artist MIKI ORIHARA, former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, June 2 & 3, 8PM, at BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), 321 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY.  This program is part of a split bill concert with the Marie-Christine Giordano Dance.  BalaSole's program will be presented in the second half of the concert (at approximately 9 PM).

Giordano Dance Chicago Returns to the Auditorium Theatre for MADE IN CHICAGO Dance Series
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2017

Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC) returns to the Auditorium Theatre for its third appearance in the theatre's "Made in Chicago" Dance Series on Saturday, June 10, at 7:30PM. This mixed repertory program closes out the Auditorium Theatre's 2016-17 Season, as well as Giordano Dance Chicago's 54th season.