Harris Theater Announces SOMOS SUMMER Rooftop Event
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance announces its 2022-23 season opening event, Somos Summer Set, co-curated and presented in partnership with the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA). This outdoor, all-ages event on August 26 at 6 p.m. will celebrate the richness of Chicago's Mexican-American arts scene and highlight voices of the next generation.
Harris Theater Announces 2022-23 Season
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance announced today its Harris Theater Presents (HTP) season for 2022-23. The season is comprised of 28 performances featuring more than 220 artists from over 20 countries, reinforcing the Theater’s approach as an ambitious, global presenter and destination in Millennium Park.
Chicago Philharmonic and Adrian Dunn Present REDEMPTION
The Chicago Philharmonic has announced a first-ever collaboration with critically acclaimed multi-genre musical artist and social justice advocate Adrian Dunn for a performance of Redemption to be streamed exclusively via Harris Theatre’s “HT Virtual Stage” from June 29 – August 27.
Harris Theater Announces 2021-22 Season
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance announced today its Harris Theater Presents season for 2021-22. Beginning with a free outdoor event on the Harris Theater Rooftop in August, the Theater will reopen to the public for the first time since March 2020.
Chicago Dance History Project Announces Interview Marathon Schedule
Chicago Dance History Project (CDHP) has confirmed the lineup and schedule for its Interview Marathon on January 31. Interviewees will appear live from international locations and around the U.S. CDHP Executive/Artistic Director Jenai Cutcher will conduct all the interviews from Chicago's historic Auditorium Theatre, which has donated its space for the event.
New Global Free Film Series FILMS.DANCE Announces Launch
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance has teamed up with two of Los Angeles’ foremost cultural organizations—the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts—to launch Films.Dance, a groundbreaking new global free film series.
Photo Flash: The Gift Theatre presents GIFT GALA 2017: REVOLUTIONS
The The Gift Theatre is pleased to present its 16th annual benefit, GIFT GALA 2017: REVOLUTIONS today, December 1, 2017 from 6 pm 10 pm at the Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago. Since 2001 and over 70 productions, The Gift Theatre has pioneered the frontiers of the American theatre via the most intimate professional theatre in the country, leading to national acclaim and a cultural revolution on Chicago's northwest side. Join The Gift family for this celebratory evening at the Copernicus Center, named after the astronomer whose theory about revolutions changed everything. Tickets for GIFT GALA 2017: REVOLUTIONS are currently available at thegifttheatre.org.
Photo Flash: The Gift Theatre presents GIFT GALA 2017: REVOLUTIONS
The The Gift Theatre is pleased to present its 16th annual benefit, GIFT GALA 2017: REVOLUTIONS on Friday, December 1, 2017 from 6 pm 10 pm at the Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago. Since 2001 and over 70 productions, The Gift Theatre has pioneered the frontiers of the American theatre via the most intimate professional theatre in the country, leading to national acclaim and a cultural revolution on Chicago's northwest side. Join The Gift family for this celebratory evening at the Copernicus Center, named after the astronomer whose theory about revolutions changed everything. Tickets for GIFT GALA 2017: REVOLUTIONS are currently available at thegifttheatre.org.
Harris Theater Appoints New Staff Members
Following a series of national recruitment searches, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance is pleased to announce one promotion and the appointment of two new staff members. Katie Ide, the Theater's Senior Marketing Manager has been promoted to the position of Director of Marketing and Sales.