Festival Brings West Ridge Stories to the Stage
From December 14 to 17, plays written by residents of the Far North Side neighborhood will spotlight immigrant and first-gen narratives.
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A “Midwestern Gothic” Thriller Hits Theaters
Director and UIC professor Jennifer Reeder’s Knives and Skin captures the big moods of young adulthood.
The Subject of This Portrait Series: Your Garage
An Evanston artist examines “our complicated relationship with stuff” through cluttered and overlooked spaces.
Three Questions for Robyn Mineko Williams
Photo: Chloe Hamilton The choreographer and former Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performer had originally intended Echo Mine, which has its one-night premiere on December 7 at the Harris Theater, as a solo work for Claire Bataille, a founding member of the company. But Williams had to rethink the piece after Bataille was diagnosed with cancer. … Read more
“The Night Doesn’t Stop the Stars”
On the 50th anniversary of the killing of Fred Hampton, poet Haki R. Madhubuti pays tribute to the leader of Chicago’s Black Panthers with a new work.
That’s So Whitney
After the release of a celebrated second album and a whirlwind world tour, the duo returns home to headline five shows.
A South Suburban Hallmark Story
Three questions for Rikk Dunlap, novelist and maintenance worker
A New Exhibition Challenges Corporate Office Culture
You won’t view your cubicle the same way after Jessica Vaughn’s incisive show at Patron Gallery.
Tasha: Kindly Refrain From Misusing My Lyrics on Instagram
Albany Park native Tasha Viets-VanLear’s 2018 debut album, Alone at Last, is full of soulful tracks so intimate they feel like ripped-out diary entries. But the 26-year-old singer now understands there’s a ceiling to that approach. “People who have listened to my music enough maybe have an expectation of what I will give them,” she … Read more
How the Bauhaus Changed Chicago
Elsa Kula, 3 Dimensions Brochure (Detail) Photo: Courtesy of the Art Institute The Bauhaus, a school of progressive design founded 100 years ago in Germany, produced a distinctly modernist style that influenced art and architecture around the world. Bauhaus Chicago: Design in the City, opening November 23 at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the … Read more