Dance

With lively characters and impressive dance, CU Ballet's The Little Mermaid made a splash at the Virginia Theatre.

February Dance 2022 concert director Rachel Rizzuto shares a preview of this week's performances. 

February Dance 2022 concert director Rachel Rizzuto shares a preview of this week's performances. 

If there is a theme that ties all of the four dances of November Dance together, then it’s a longing for connection.

PHILANDANCO! is bringing their “miracle of skill and energy” to the Krannert Center on October 28th.  

Nearly a decade ago, a project local to Brooklyn began a pilot campus program at the University of Illinois that would prove to be successful beyond its creators’ wildest dreams.

Rachel Rizzuto, one of the MFA candidates whose work will be showcased in March Dance 2021, is “hoping that discomfort can also lead to discovery.”

What happens when dancers can’t be within a few feet of each other, let alone touch?

“Dance is an art form rooted in the body, which carries the stories of our ancestors and the emotional tone of the present moment. At catastrophic moments, words fail us. The body absorbs experiences, and it never lies.”  Jan Erkert, Dance at Illinois Department Head and November Dance Concert Director.