Staged Affairs
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Portraits of Black Chicago: The Beat Goes On
Black bongo player performs at the International Amphitheater in Chicago as part of the annual PUSH [People United to Save Humanity] ‘Black Expo’ in the fall of 1973. October 1973 Chicago’s PUSH Black Expo was a powerful tour de force for Black Businesses nationwide at the time this photo was shot. Time magazine stated in…
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Peter Hadar Invades Chicago….
Peter Hadar is in town, folk. His dusky voice oozes soul and charisma. The edginess of his productions promises freshness in an oft stale musical landscape. Catch the Jersey native at Lava Wednesday Nite with The Twilite Tone (whom I love and have missed in the Chi) and the Primeridian. He’s doing an in-store…
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Tofu Chitlin Circuit presents The A La Carte: Carrot Cake Edition
From The Tofu Chitlin Circuit (a theater conservatory located in the Bronzeville District of Chicago): TONIGHT’s A La Carte (panel discussion) is sure to ruffle some feathers! We’re talking about the newest trend to hit the stage: White directors staging Black plays. Is this valid? Is this fair? Who cares? Let’s talk about it! Featuring…
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The Color of Improv
So, recently, there was a Sun-Times article about “diversity” in Chicago’s improv community (sort of the last white frontier as far as integration goes). A week or so ago at my day job (I am a radio host), I interviewed folks from Pimprov (yes…that’s basically what it sounds like. Listen to a clip below). In…
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The Shrine is coming…
(n.): A new music venue bringing entertainment back to Chicago nightlife, expected to open Memorial Day weekend 2009. Joseph Russo, The Shrine’s founder and principal, has a number of legendary nightlife establishments in Chicago, including: The Funky Buddha, Thyme Restaurant, and its upscale lounge component Sinibar. The Shrine’s Myspace page promises: “A fusion of a…
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Freedom of Speech and Movement Acts
Presented in conjunction with Saudade… Freedom of Speech and Movement: a dance workshop at Hull-House Museum: Freedom of Speech and Movement Acts Movement Workshop with Taisha Pagget of the David Roussève/REALITY dance company Thursday, March 12, 12-1:30 p.m. Jane Addams Hull-House Museum 800 S. Halsted Ave. This workshop is free and open to the public-…
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