SILK CITY DIPLO AND MARK RONSON DEBUT “LOUD” FEATURING GOLDLINK AND DESIIGNER Diplo and Mark Ronson premiere the latest track from their collaborative project Silk City earlier this month—listen to “Loud” featuring GoldLink and Desiigner here, which was featured as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats 1 on Apple Music. The song is out now on Columbia Records. “Loud” follows the duo’s “Only Can Get Better” […]

Sundays are meant for strolls around the city and touristy things.  Summer isn’t yet over and that is certainly true for the National Museum of Mexican Art who will be playing host to Clinard Dance.  They promise to bring a contemporary representation of flamenco dance while honoring the roots of this famed dance style. Join […]

 Our west coast contributor Nicki, took some fab photos of the evening that featured Afrobeats Reggae and Soca DJ sets by BOVA, Enroute, Foreigner, Tiger and Supernova. Another adventure of the night was complimentary Fahamu body art by @Jagadore along with good vibes, drinks, and some non-stop dancing! Check out the photos!       […]

TONIGHT! A known force in the dance community to be reckoned with, Gigi Torres is on a tricity tour to premiere her dance films exploring female identities and experiences.  Along with her films will be her launch of her programming for her production company Her Empire Productions.  This company is designed around female empowerment in […]

East coast born and Chicago raised choreographer Leila Henry premiered her “Sincerely” series last month in front of a packed crowd in the South Loop. She has long been highly regarded throughout the Chicago dance community even with a reputation of shyness; you would not know that to be a small culpability from her recent […]

  Chicago dancer and artist Leila Henry will be premiering her long awaited project this Saturday, February 11th at Jimmy Green’s on State Street.  The video is set to include over 50 dancers and was filmed in the span of a year in various locations throughout Chicago.  With the help of cinematographer Katie Moffit, Leila […]

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The spirit of the gypsies was colorful and vibrant.  As was this weekends ballet performance of Day of the Gypsy at the Harris Theater in Chicago.  A live band supported the dancers in the foreground emitting the vibrancy of a culture from fables and fantasy.  I recently had the opportunity to speak with Day of the Gypsy‘s creator, Gordon Peirce Schmidt, […]