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Upcoming Events:
Tickets Available at www.auditoriumtheatre.org
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
April 16-20, 2008, times vary.
The Joffrey Ballet presents American Moderns
May 14-25, 2008, times vary.
2008 China Star Cultural Festival
June 7, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Cabaret: Shelley MacArthur - How Sweet It Is
June 13, 2008 at 8 p.m.
Not a ticketed event! Call 312-922-2110 for details
Cabaret: Susan Werner
July 23, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Not a ticketed event! Call 312-922-2110 for details
Cabaret: Orbert Davis and Friends
The Center of Song: An Evening of Romantic Jazz
August 16, 2008 at 8 p.m.
Not a ticketed event! Call 312-922-2110 for details
Cabaret: Alvin Waddles and Marion Hayden
A Tribute to Fats Waller
September 13, 2008
Not a ticketed event! Call 312-922-2110 for details
The Kirov Ballet - Giselle
October 2-5, 2008
New subscriptions begin May 1. Single tickets go on sale June 23.
Kirov Opening Night Post-Show Dessert Party
Immediately following the performance.
Call 312-922-2110 for more information
The High Kings
October 7, 2008
The Joffrey Ballet: Fall Repertory
October 15-26, 2008, visit joffrey.com for more details
Margaret Garner November 1-9, 2008, times vary.
TOO HOT TO HANDEL: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah
December 12 & 14, 2008
New subscriptions begin May 1. Single tickets on sale Sept 2.
Batsheva Dance Company - Deca Dance
February 7-8, 2009
New subscriptions begin May 1. Single tickets on sale Sept 2.
Batsheva Reception at Russian Pointe
February 7, 2009
The Joffrey Ballet presents Salute to Ballet Russes
February 18 - March 1, 2009
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
50th Anniversary Celebration
April 1 - 5, 2009
New subscriptions begin May 1. Single tickets on sale Sept 2.
The Joffrey Ballet Spring Repertory
April 29 - May 10, 2009
Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg - Eugene Onegin
April 14-17, 2009
Subscription add-on. New subscriptions begin May 1. Single tickets on sale Sept 2.
Nederlands Dans Theater - Mixed Repertory
June 17 and June 19-21, 2009
New subscriptions begin May 1. Single tickets on sale Sept 2.
Nederlands Dans Theater Reception at Russian Pointe
June 7, 2009
New subscriptions begin May 1. Single tickets on sale Sept 2.
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My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

Anyone interested in the arts. Anyone with a passion for music and dance. Anyone willing to celebrate diversity, and embrace multicultural entertainment. Anyone with a love of history, or architecture. Anyone who recognizes the creative spirit we all share and looks to the artistic realm as an arena for acknowledging, lauding, and strengthening that spirit within us all.

Heroes:

Alvin Ailey, Kirov Ballet, Boris Eifman, Louis Sullivan, President Theodore Roosevelt, Ferdinand Peck, World War II Veterans, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sarah Bernhardt, Dankmar Adler, Jimi Hendrix, Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Opera Theater, Prince, Bolshoi Ballet, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, The Beach Boys, Miles Davis, Diana Vishneva, Ray Charles, The Doors, Rod Dixon, Orbert .. Davis, Booker T. Washington, Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, B.B. King, American Ballet Theatre, Peter Paul and Mary, Erykah Badu, John Sousa, Eric Clapton.
All these outstanding performers have been to the Auditorium.

My Blog

2008-2009 International Dance Series Announced!

The 2008-2009 International Dance Series was announced through the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times on Friday, and what a line up it is! Between The Kirov Ballet's return to our stage, rare vi...
Posted by The Auditorium Theatre on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:43:00 PST

Read Ailey Reviews.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opened on Wednesday, April 16 and critics gave rave reviews!Read Sid Smith's review in the Chicago Tribune.Read Hedy Weiss' review in the Sun-Times.You still have th...
Posted by The Auditorium Theatre on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:42:00 PST

More Ailey Coverage.

The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times covered next week's Ailey engagement today. Discover more about Ailey programming which is packed full of premieres and old favorites.Read the Tribune article...
Posted by The Auditorium Theatre on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:15:00 PST

Ailey Outreach Makes the News!

This week, select Chicago Public Schools are treated to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater classes. Students learn about basic dance technique, "The Road of the Phoebe Snow" and "Revelations." CBS new...
Posted by The Auditorium Theatre on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:43:00 PST

Ailey to Perform on Dancing with the Stars.

This just in! Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced that they will perform on Dancing with the Stars tonight (April 1) at 8 p.m. on ABC! They will perform an excerpt from their signature piece,...
Posted by The Auditorium Theatre on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:53:00 PST

The Ballet: The Road of the Phoebe Snow Part 2

As discussed in Part 1, "Phoebe Snow" was a fictional character created by "Lackawanna Railroad" advertisers in the 1800s and early 1900s. In order to boast clean coal burning trains, she traveled on ...
Posted by The Auditorium Theatre on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:30:00 PST

The Lackawanna Railroad: The Road of the Phoebe Snow Part 1

Talley Beatty’s powerful ballet, The Road of the Phoebe Snow is based on the famous Lackawanna Railroad which ran from Buffalo, New York to Hoboken, New Jersey from 1851-1951. Train travel...
Posted by The Auditorium Theatre on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:47:00 PST

State Ballet of Georgia Media Coverage.

The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times ran two fabulous articles on the State Ballet of Georgia. The articles discuss the hurdles Artistic Director and prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili and her com...
Posted by The Auditorium Theatre on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:01:00 PST

State Ballet of Orchestra Overcomes Large Obstacles

The State Ballet of Georgia is a company that dates back hundreds of years. Due to political unrest, the company has broken up and been reinstated many times. The company's native Eastern European cou...
Posted by The Auditorium Theatre on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:43:00 PST

2008 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Chicago Schedule Announced!

The Auditorium is thrilled to see many Chicago premieres on the Ailey schedule!Click here to see a full description of each production. April 16, 2008 at 7:30 p.m: Firebird+, Flowers*, Unfold+, Rev...
Posted by The Auditorium Theatre on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:05:00 PST