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- Otherworld Theatre faces social media onslaughtAllegations of mismanagement and harassment rock the fantasy/sci-fi theater. Since its founding in 2012, Otherworld Theatre has been a haven for theater fans who also love gaming, sci-fi, and fantasy. But over the past two months, a wave of allegations involving Otherworld, the resident company Out on a Whim (creators of the long-running hit Improvised […]
- Thanks and givingStages are dark, but Chicago theater and dance companies still keep a light on. This unholy year is winding down (or so we're told), and as we veer between images of poop emojis and dumpster fires to do it visual justice, it's hard to remember that there are in fact things for which to be […]
- Em Kettner creates elaborate casings for her sacred sculpturesThese small performative objects exemplify disability and protection. Garfield Park-based gallery Goldfinch opened “Play the Fool,” a solo show with works by Em Kettner in late October. I traveled to the gallery earlier last week to examine the works that sit, live, and perform on the shelves and walls of the gallery.…
- Fragmented lives up to its title—for better or worseThe trials of being hapa in America get the callout treatment in this new digital play. “You and I both know that if you leave here and talk shit about this play, people will just assume you’re racist,” says K in Fragmented, a new play by Karissa Murrell Myers (who also plays K) and directed […]
- Tamara Cubas honors women who cross borders aloneThe Uruguayan-born choreographer and visual artist connects with undocumented women in Pilsen and Little Village for a new work. In a year of minimal mobility, migration is on the mind of Uruguayan choreographer and visual artist Tamara Cubas, who launched an international research process for Sculpting Silence/Womyn body (Esculpir el Silencio/Mujer cuerpo), her new work […]
