Luna Negra Dance Theater was a dance ensemble that celebrated the richness and diversity of Latino culture through the creation of works by contemporary...
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Chicago a decade later to further his education and found the Luna Negra Dance Theater, for which he was artistic director. He returned to Ballet Hispánico...
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iO, or iO Chicago, (formerly known as "ImprovOlympic") is an improv theater and training center in central Chicago, with a former branch in Los Angeles...
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Iroquois Theatre fire (redirect from Iroquois Theater)
fire caused 602 deaths and 250 non-fatal injuries. It ranks as the worst theater fire in the United States, surpassing the carnage of the Brooklyn Theatre...
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Chopin Theatre (section Theater)
2,100 presentations as well as its own productions , ranging from theater and dance to music and literary events. The venue is particularly renowned for...
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is the oldest improvisational theater troupe to be continuously based in Chicago, with training programs and live theaters in Toronto and New York. Since...
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The Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, was originally a movie theater but now presents live productions...
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Annoyance Theatre (redirect from Annoyance Theater)
moving into a new building in 1989. The Annoyance moved again in 1994 to a theater on the 3700 block of North Clark Street, where it would remain for six...
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Neo-Futurists (section Theater members)
The Neo-Futurists are an experimental theater troupe founded by Greg Allen in 1988, based on an aesthetics of honesty, speed and brevity. Neo-Futurist...
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companies aspired to perform in the state-of-the-art theater; one such troupe, Luna Negra Dance Theater, achieved its goal and performed there in 2006 and...
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company (redirect from Steppenwolf theater)
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Chicago theater company founded in 1974 by Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise in the Immaculate Conception grade...
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School of Music, Theater and Dance. The members met while collaborating on plays through Basement Arts, the university's student-run theater organization...
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Congress Theater is a historic movie palace in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. Fridstein and Company designed it in 1926 for the movie theater operator...
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Riviera Theatre (redirect from Riviera Theater)
dispute, Jam Productions fired the stagehands of the Riviera Theater. As of 2017, the Riviera Theater continues to serve as a venue for many popular acts, both...
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Goodman Theatre (redirect from Goodman Theater)
professional theater company located in Chicago's Loop. A major part of the Chicago theatre scene, it is the city's oldest currently active nonprofit theater organization...
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CIBC Theatre (redirect from CIBC Theater)
CIBC Theatre is a performing arts theater located at 18 West Monroe Street in the Loop area of downtown Chicago. It is operated by Broadway In Chicago...
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performing arts facilities, including the architectural prairie style Martin Theater. The Ravinia Festival attracts about 600,000 listeners to some 120 to 150...
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Chicago actors, directors, dancers, designers, and other theater professionals. The Drury Lane Theatres were a group of six theaters in the Chicago suburbs...
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Symphony Orchestra, which had previously performed in the larger Auditorium Theater. Construction began on May 1, 1904, and the first concert was given on...
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Chicago Theatre (redirect from Chicago Theater)
originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Built...
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orchestra played its first concert October 16, 1891 at the Auditorium Theater. It is one of the oldest orchestras in the United States, along with the...
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The Vic Theatre (redirect from Vic Theater)
year programming was handled by Dave Frey, who brought in Holiday Star Theater as a partner. In 1986 Walt and his team brought in Thunderdome Enterprises...
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Rosemont Theatre (redirect from Rosemont Theater)
have performed at the venue. "Rosemont mayor again pushes plan to sell theater to state". Chicago Tribune. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-06-05. Ryan, Joseph...
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bandshell. Pritzker Pavilion is built partially atop the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, the park's indoor performing arts venue, with which it shares...
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Auditorium Theatre (redirect from Auditorium Theater)
Midler, Queen and Neil Young. Dance companies who have performed at the theater include Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Bolshoi Ballet, and American...
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continues to cultivate a strong tradition of classical music, popular music, dance, and performing arts, rooted in Western civilization, as well as other traditions...
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Dance Chicago is a contemporary dance company based in Chicago. Hubbard Street performs in downtown Chicago at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) is a non-profit, professional theater company located at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. Its more than six hundred annual...
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Luna Negra Dance Theater. In July 2010, the School announced the planned $18 million expansion of their facility to include new classroom and theater...
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Joffrey Ballet (category Dance companies in Chicago)
The Joffrey Ballet is an American dance company and training institution in Chicago, Illinois. The Joffrey regularly performs classical and contemporary...
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