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See Chicago Dance, the dance industry's nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that this June will see the return of its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month. Now in its tenth year, Chicago Dance Month provides a multitude of performance opportunities for artists and companies that are eager to get back in front of audiences.

“My first ever professional review was of River North Dance Chicago’s performance at the Auditorium Theatre in April 2013,” Lauren Warnecke said in a recent email. “I remember staying up all night, terrified about Sid [Smith]’s noon deadline. I don’t know if he really wanted me to continue on after Dance Month was over, but I kept pitching and he kept saying yes.”

Dance is featured prominently in the Auditorium Theatre's upcoming season, which unofficially begins with American Ballet Theatre's "ABT Across America" tour stopping in MIllennium Park July 8. This fall, the theatre reopens its doors with a full slate of dance performances plus music and the popular National Geographic Live lecture series.

Adding to the flurry of recent season announcements is Giordano Dance Chicago, who returns to the stage with a full docket of performances. The 2021-22 season, announced Wednesday, includes two mixed rep concerts at the Harris Theater on Oct. 22-23, 2021 and April 1-2, 2022. Additional engagements, with all programming yet to be determined, will take place at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Feb. 5, 2022 and June 11, 2022 at the Auditorium Theatre.

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance resumes normal operations for the 2021-22 season, with a full line-up of public programs beginning this fall. Dance offerings include two previously postponed productions, both with ties to Akram Khan, and the return of Minneapolis-based Ragamala Dance Company.

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater's 25th anniversary season will include appearances in Millennium Park and at the Auditorium Theatre, plus outdoor performances throughout the summer and a new film project. Announced Monday, the ambitious line-up of programming combines digital approaches gained during the pandemic with a celebratory return to live audiences. 

Esteemed arts administrator Scott Lundius has been named executive director of the Morrison-Shearer Foundation, a Northbrook-based organization aimed at preserving the legacies of Chicago dance luminary Sybil Shearer and photographer Helen Balfour Morrison, Shearer's creative partner.

The Chicago Human Rhythm Project announced Friday that Jumaane Taylor will serve as artistic director of its signature festival, Rhythm World. Taylor, a Chicago native, trained at the Sammy Dyer School of the Theatre and has a long-standing relationship with Rhythm World, now in its 30th year. The renowned festival—which runs July 26-Aug. 15 and will include lectures, master classes and performances by some of the world’s top hoofers—is the oldest event of its kind dedicated exclusively to American tap dance.

Returning to live performances this fall, The Joffrey Ballet moves into its new home at the Lyric Opera House with a full season scheduled for 2021-22. Announced Wednesday, the ballet company’s programming essentially picks up where they left off after COVID-19 forced an abrupt end to the 2019-20 season—their final at the Auditorium Theatre.

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry's nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that this June will see the return of its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month. Now on its ninth iteration, Chicago Dance Month honors the artists and companies that are eager to get back in front of audiences. Chicago Dance Month is excited to highlight a full slate of live and virtual performances, classes and more from Chicago’s dance community.