Ballet 5:8’s Of Light and Shadow—A Premiere & Farewell
Of Light and Shadow Explores Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and Bids Farewell to Beloved Ballet 5:8 Artist
Of Light and Shadow Explores Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and Bids Farewell to Beloved Ballet 5:8 Artist
Red Clay Dance Company’s 16 centers perseverance and legacy in Vershawn Sanders-Ward Revival and Bebe Miller Premiere || Three performances only, April 17th - 19th
Called "the unmissable opera of the season" by The New York Times, Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s The Listeners takes the Lyric stage beginning March 30 for a limited run of 5 performances. This is only the second U.S. opportunity to see this new work, a gripping exploration of human connection and belief.
Chicago Opera Theater presents concert premiere of its sixth Vanguard opera Remedios Varios para las Aflicciones del Cuerpo y el Espíritu by Vanguard Composer Carlos R. Carrillo and renowned opera librettist Stephanie Fleischmann || At The Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture, Saturday, April 5th || COT will also host its annual gala in conjunction with the Vanguard premiere performance
THE JOFFREY BALLET CLOSES 69TH SEASON WITH EXTENDED RUN OF CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON’S ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND || June 5th - 22nd
ARTS OF LIFE CONTINUES 25TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMMING WITH EXHIBITION "WHAT THEY SAID", GUEST CURATED BY ACCLAIMED ARTISTS NICK CAVE AND BOB FAUST || As part of Arts of Life’s Circle Contemporary series, What they said runs from March 28th - May 9th
Our annual Art After Dark fundraiser returns this year with a new twist and will take place at our home on 4th Street in beautiful downtown Chesterton. The unGala welcomes the community to celebrate CAC's mission of creating access to Art for All.
SEE CHICAGO DANCE LAUNCHED NEW WEBSITE, MONDAY, MARCH 10th || The Website Launch is Part of See Chicago Dance’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
THE JOFFREY BALLET ANNOUNCES 2025–2026 SEASON AT LYRIC OPERA HOUSE || 70th Anniversary Season Highlights Include:
U.S. Premiere of Liam Scarlett’s Carmen || 10th Anniversary of Christopher Wheeldon’s holiday classic The Nutcracker || American Icons celebrating dance legends Martha Graham, Glen Tetley, and Joffrey Ballet co-founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino || and the Chicago Premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin
CHESTERTON WILL DEVELOP AN ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT WITH COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND INPUT