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BCAM brings diversity to the circus

The BIPOC Circus Alliance Midwest, a thriving performance troupe in Chicago, played to sold-out audiences in venues around Chicago in February and March. Affectionately called BCAM by their members and…

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Better Boy reveals an easygoing, fine-dining future at the next Monday Night Foodball

Better Boy works hard. Better Boy thrives anywhere it grows. Better Boy is meaty and juicy. Better Boy explodes with flavor. No, I’m not talking about Solanum lycopersicum, everybody’s favorite…

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So you think you know dance

The Chicago Cultural Center knows how to provide visceral and engaging Chicago-created content. Last year the city celebrated the Year of Chicago Dance, which highlighted our thriving and diverse dance…

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‘It’s about finding those visceral connections to dance’

On January 6, the dance department at Columbia College announced Meredith Sutton as the interim director of the Dance Presenting Series at its Dance Center. Sutton served as program manager…

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Building COMMON ground

During the second iteration of COMMON canvas, bodies circled around a center point: a pile of clothes in an upstage corner. For a moment, the pile of clothes moved, as…

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Spring in our steps

Winter might have been more mild than usual this year, but spring is coming in hot with live performances to light up the season. From remounts of favorites to world…

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Review: Country Gold

It’s a little late in the day for a Garth Brooks parody, but Mickey Reece’s Country Gold is fully aware of its own obsolescence. Garth analog Troyal Brux (Reece) has…

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Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods

The follow-up to 2019’s original, Shazam! Fury of the Gods continues the story of the now teenage Billy Batson (Asher Angel) who by uttering the magic word “shazam” transforms himself…

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The Understudy is ready for the spotlight

Almost a year ago, I talked to Danny Fender and Adam Crawford about their plans for the Understudy, a new theater bookstore and coffee bar in Andersonville. At that time,…

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Chicago Reader Volume 52, No. 12

Chicago Reader Volume 52, No. 12 - Chicago Reader Skip to content Home » Chicago Reader Volume 52, No. 12

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