Review: Ensemble Español Brings Andalusian Rhythm and Soul with Flamenco Passion
Review of a flamenco performance based in Spanish history.
Kathy D. Hey writes creative non-fiction essays. A lifelong Chicagoan, she is enjoying life with her husband, daughter and three dogs in the wilds of Edgewater. When she isn’t at her computer, she is in her garden growing vegetables and herbs for kitchen witchery.
Review: Giordano Dance Chicago—Exuberant, Urban and Avant Garde
When I think of modern or jazz-inspired dance, a few people come to mind. Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, and Katherine Dunham. Giordano Dance Chicago has established itself in my Hall […]
Review: Joffrey Ballet Shines with the Exuberance of Spain in Don Quixote
Don Quixote by the Joffrey Ballet
Review: Water People Theater Brings Surreal and Magical Writing to Life with Lorca, Living the Experience
Lora, Living the Experience
The life and work of Federico Garcia Lorca
Review: Black Ensemble Theater’s Jubilant Grandma’s Jukebox Is a Return Home
I have been following Jackie Taylor’s Black Ensemble Theater (BET) since their days on Beacon and then to the beautiful new home on Clark. Unlike the old days on Beacon, […]
Review: Dancing with Joy at Broadway in Chicago’s Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations
That drumbeat hits and then you hear a voice like no other—“I know you wanna leave me but I refuse to let you go!” The Temptations were like no other […]
Review: Invictus Theatre Shatters the Illusion of the American Marriage in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid o Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee at Invictus Theatre Company
Review: Timeline Theatre Presents the Soul of a Nation on Display in The Chinese Lady
The Chinese Lady by Timeline Theatre Company
Review: Ribaldry and Laughs in Matt Murphy’s Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man
Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man
Review: House Theatre Unearths the History of Haiti with The Tragedy of King Christophe
If we depended on the news media to learn the history of the island nation of Haiti, we would not know a lot of substance. Various dictators, earthquakes, and humanitarian […]
Review: Chicago Opera Theater’s Quamino’s Map Pulls the Curtain Back on Black Life in the Georgian Era
Quamino’s Map is the 22nd opera by the Belizean-born composer Errollyn Wallen who trained at the University of London and Cambridge. The libretto is by playwright Deborah Brevoort and the […]
Review: A Taut Drama Unwinds Identity and Power in Rasheeda Speaking by Shattered Globe Theatre
Identity politics have become a big part of our everyday life. There is always a tussle over who can be called a real American. If you act a certain way, […]