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No Matter What, Chicago Dancers Can Count on Saturday Morning Jazz Class With Joel Hall

When Joel Hall enters a studio, students fall silent and rise in respect. He can command a room from its corner with merely a facial expression, but more often, he takes charge by getting into the thick of the dance, letting the beat of the house music move him and pulling meaning and emotion from […]

Chicago Arts for the Win!

Deeply Rooted Dance TheaterThe MacArthur Foundation’s International Connections Fund—which supports two-way artistic exchanges to benefit the Chicago arts—has awarded grants to 18 Chicago arts and culture organizations. Artistic exchanges will be happening in 16 different countries! What makes Chicago so special? The MacArthur Foundation is housed in Chicago, and it’s the home city of the […]