From Giordano to Deeply Rooted, this year Chicago dance delivered in a big way. And why has Joffrey Ballet’s “Atonement” stuck with me so closely?

For those who enjoy going to the ballet and for aspiring dancers as well, the following list of performing arts venues and studios are among the best Chicago has to offer.

A program consisting entirely of works by George Balanchine is the dance equivalent of a Pablo Picasso retrospective, and that about sums up the thrills of Ballet Chicago’s weekend outing at the ...

Chicago’s 2024-25 dance season is full of new works, captivating collaborations and welcome revivals. There’s something for everyone with the Windy City’s famed dance companies that ...

Learn the fundamentals of ballet and get en pointe with these studios in Chicago and the suburbs.

What did this extravagant ballet—imagined by and starring a white woman, who choreographed the piece for her city’s most talented dancers—proclaim about interracial mixing in modernist Chicago?

Ballet has its roots in a traditionally Eurocentric image, which has made it difficult for dancers of color to find fair training and opportunities within the dance community, the dancers shared.

On February 7, 2025, at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Complexions Contemporary Ballet took center stage and captivated everyone in attendance with its ...

Greg Cameron, President and CEO of The Joffrey Ballet, has announced the appointment of Sandi Hartstein as the new President of the Joffrey Women's Board, along with four new Board Officers for ...

When Chicago reorganized its opera last year Ruth Page’s ambition was to build up a ballet which, free from stuffy traditions, would provide as good entertainment as the operas themselves.

Pirouette to a production of The Nutcracker Ballet near Chicago this holiday season. Presented by students and professionals all across Chicagoland, the holiday classic of The Nutcracker Ballet ...