Tsukasa Taiko
Tsukasa Taiko, one of many groups performing in Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s Stomping Grounds series. Photo: William Frederking

CERQUA RIVERA DANCE THEATRE

5/12 at 6 Newly retired dancer Raphaelle Ziemba takes the director’s chair in Cerqua Rivera’s Inside/Out, where she’ll workshop a revival of her five-year-shelved Corner Sketches: A Tribute to Miles Davis. $8. Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln. oldtownschool.org

CHICAGO HUMAN RHYTHM PROJECT

5/2–21 The Stomping Grounds series continues with performances by five local dance companies, spanning tap, flamenco, African, Japanese, and Irish folk dance. Free. Various venues. chicagotap.org

DANCE CHANCE

5/27 at 7 At DanceWorks Chicago’s popular “open mike night” for dance, three choreographers present 15 minutes of work, the lot of which is followed by a 15-minute discussion. $3 donation. Lou Conte Dance Studios, 1147 W. Jackson. danceworkschicago.org

 

JOFFREY BALLET

5/11–22 A revival of Sir Frederick Ashton’s full-length Cinderella closes the Joffrey’s 60th season with 39 dancers, grandiose sets, magical props, and a pair of bumbling stepsisters, all backed by Prokofiev’s score. Child friendly. $32–$170. Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. joffrey.org

NOMI DANCE COMPANY

5/14 at 8 Less than a year after losing a vital company member to suicide, Nomi Dance director Laura Kariotis commissioned new works from Lizzie MacKenzie, Todd Rhoades, and Paula Frasz in remembrance of specific artists they’ve known and lost. $12–$32. Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. athenaeumtheatre.org

 

THE SELDOMS

5/5–12 Seldoms artistic director Carrie Hanson premieres RockCitizen, a companion piece to last year’s acclaimed Power Goes. In it, she captures the 1960s through music, text, and dance, all unfolding under Bob Faust’s Brascape, a web of 216 bras strung together. $12–$15. Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph. theseldoms.org