Michael F. Guidotti, a dedicated engineer and director of planning and construction in Columbia's Facilities and Operations Department, was known for going “all in” on every project he was a part...
From virtual residencies to online classes and livestreamed performances, the Dance Center is embracing what it means to adapt and create during the coronavirus pandemic.
“This season it feel...
The Lucky Plush show kicked off with a rare comedic beginning to its dance performance—a breathless, self-aware monologue on how the performance was already seven minutes late.
A member of the ensemb...
Tanguy Accart moved to Chicago two years ago with one goal in mind—to build cultural connections between the Midwest and Europe, particularly France. Accart said there was barely any connection between them regarding contemp...
With its diverse mix of dance styles, Emily Johnson's production was exactly what Ellen Chenoweth was looking for to start the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago's 46th season.
Johnson's "Then a Cunn...
Preconceived notions of the African, black male body and how it has been affected by societal norms and colonialism were challenged through dance in the performance of “portrait of myself as my father....
A multimedia dance production about over-the-hill superheroes creating a “think tank for do-gooders” will be featured at Columbia’s Dance Center Sept. 29–Oct. 1.Chicago-based dance and theater c...
The Natya Dance Theatre, a critically acclaimed Indian dance company, premiered its latest work, “Varna - Colors of White,” Oct. 22 at Columbia’s Dance Center, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., as part of the ...
A current Columbia student and a recent graduate won a design competition as the culmination of a three-day workshop that required them to promote sustainability for United Airlines.The airline partnered wi...
The world-renowned Stephen Petronio Company is set to premiere its latest project, “BLOODLINES,” Oct. 1 at Columbia’s Dance Center, 1306 S. Michigan Ave. The Stephen Petronio Company has perfor...
In a 241-187 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Sept. 18 to temporarily suspend all funding to Planned Parenthood. The Senate rejected the bill, titled “Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015,” in a 52-47 vote on Sept. 24. The bill was intended to block federal funding to the family-planning organization and its clinics for one year unless the clinics discontinued their abortion services. According to the...
Columbia’s Dance Center is partnering with the School of Fine & Performing Arts and the Radio Department to present “B-Real: A Look Inside Urban Movements,” a collaboration of international hip-hop dance workshops and performances scheduled to take place Feb. 17 through ...
