Single tickets are now on sale for the first-ever Chicago appearance by the Kyiv City Ballet of Ukraine, September 24 & 25, and all 2022-23 season programming at Chicago’s landmark Auditorium Theatre (50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive). Amidst a greater struggle and rising tensions, Kyiv City Ballet – the original ballet of Ukraine for 10 years -- has stood as the “voice of resistance” on a global stage. Under the artistic direction of Ivan Kozlov, formerly of the Mariinsky Theater and the St. Petersburg Eifman Ballet, Chicago audiences can expect to be dazzled by a trio of works: Thoughts (Choreography: Vladyslav Dobshynskyi), Tribute to Peace (Ivan Kozlov, Ekaterina Kozlova) and Classical Suite (Kozlov and Kozlova). For one weekend only, see the magnificent classically trained dancers and support the artists who are risking it all to bring culture to their communities.
Plus, it was announced today that South Chicago Dance Theatre, a multicultural organization that fuses classical and contemporary dance styles, will make its Auditorium Theatre debut on June 10, 2023. The company will perform the World Premiere of Memoirs of Jazz in the Alley, an evening length work celebrating the legacy of renowned saxophonist Jimmy Ellis, father of SCDT Executive Artistic Director Kia Smith. The June 10 engagement replaces a previously announced performance by Giordano Dance Chicago that has been cancelled due a scheduling conflict.
In the coming year, the Auditorium Theatre will present its most expansive global dance series ever, with the Kyiv City Ballet plus Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Step Afrika!, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, American Ballet Theatre, and the much anticipated annual engagement by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Closer to home, along with South Chicago Dance Theatre, other local dance companies taking the stage include Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater, and Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, plus Trinity Irish Dance Company and M.A.D.D. Rhythms with special guest, NY-based Dorrance Dance.
In addition to dance programming, the critically acclaimed National Geographic Live film/speaker series, offering first-hand accounts and expert voices on cultural and environmental issues of the day, returns with three offerings and a lower ticket price. And rounding out the season will be two holiday music concert specials in December: the popular Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah and Celtic Woman.
Tickets for all presentations are now on sale at AuditoriumTheatre.org, by calling 312.341.2300, or at the Box Office at 50 E Ida B Wells Drive in Chicago, IL. Click here for phone and in-person hours. Special ticket pricing is available for groups and students; please visit AuditoriumTheatre.org for more information.
2022-23 Auditorium Theatre season programming (in chronological order)
Kyiv City Ballet
- Two performances only: Saturday, September 24 at 7:30PM and Sunday, September 25, 2022, at 3:00PM
- Tickets range from $40 - $94
Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
- One performance only: Saturday, October 1 at 7:30PM
- Tickets range from $25 - $69
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
- Two performances only: Friday, October 14 at 7:30PM and Saturday, October 15, 2022, at 7:30PM
- Tickets range from $29 - $69
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
- One performance only: Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 7:30PM
- Tickets range from $25 - $69
Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah
- Two performances only: Saturday, December 3 at 7:30PM and Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, at 3PM
- Tickets range from $28 - $68
Celtic Woman
- One performance only: Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 7PM
- Tickets range from $28 - $68
Step Afrika!
- One performance only: Saturday, January 14, 2023, at 7:30PM
- Tickets range from $30 - $76
National Geographic Live: Greenwood: A Century of Resilience
- Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 2PM
- Tickets are priced at $25 and $48
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
- One performance only: Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 7:30PM
- Tickets range from $30 - $76
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Six performances: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 8-10 at 7:30PM; Saturday, March 11 at 2PM and 8PM; and Sunday, March 12, 2023, at 3PM
- Tickets range from $38 - $120
National Geographic Live: How to Clone a Mammoth
- Sunday, March 26, 2023, at 2PM
- Tickets are priced at $25 and $48
American Ballet Theatre
- Three performances only: Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15 at 7:30PM; and Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 2PM
- Tickets range from $40 - $146
Dorrance Dance, Trinity Irish Dance Company, and M.A.D.D. Rhythms
- One performance only: Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 7:30PM
- Tickets range from $25 - $69
National Geographic Live: Coral Kingdom and Empires of Ice
- Sunday, April 30, 2023, at 2PM
- Tickets are priced at $25 and $48
South Chicago Dance Theatre
- One performance only: Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 7:30PM
- Tickets range from $25 - $69
Special thanks
The Auditorium Theatre wishes to thank its 2022-23 season sponsors: MacArthur Foundation and Illinois Arts Council. Series sponsors include: The Florian Fund (Global and Chicago Dance); Joyce Chelburg, Pamela Crutchfield, and Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner (Chicago Dance); and Deborah and Bruce Crown (National Geographic Live). The Auditorium’s official hotel partner is the Palmer House Hilton.
About The Auditorium Theatre
The Auditorium Theatre, located at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive at Roosevelt University in Chicago, is an Illinois not-for-profit organization committed to presenting the finest in international, cultural, community, and educational programming to all of Chicago and beyond as The Theatre for the People. The organization also is committed to the continued restoration and preservation of this National Historic Landmark that originally opened in 1889. For a complete listing of events at the Auditorium Theatre, please visit AuditoriumTheatre.org.
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