A classic story of love, betrayal and good triumphing over evil — Swan Lake is a timeless Russian ballet featuring [...]
Mice kings and sugar plum fairies
To kick off the winter holidays, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts hosted the annual production of The Nutcracker [...]
Dance for people with parkinson’s
The Dance for People with Parkinson’s disease workshop offers an uplifting treatment for people with Parkinson’s disease. The workshop, which [...]
Salsa: Not just for chips
The rise of salsa in the C-U Maybe you’re shy, or maybe you’re the last person in the world who [...]
Selected pieces by UIUC faculty take the stage at Krannert
While you may not see much of a story at February Dance, you will see a lot of athleticism and [...]
The Russian National Ballet lands at Krannert
It has been a well-established tradition at Urbana’s Krannert Center that the second semester offering of great evenings in the [...]
The musical Nuncrackers continues to entertain at Parkland
When Parkland College started considering staging Nuncrackers for this December, director J. W. Morrissette knew it could be something special. [...]
Armitage GONE! at Krannert lathers virtustic and high power dancing on stage with a dash of minimalism
Karole Armitage is a minimalist. At least when it comes to costumes. The Armitage GONE! Dance Company, under the Armitage’s [...]
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to appreciate the Mark Morris Dance Company
When it comes to dance, are you smarter than a fifth grader? If you attended the Mark Morris Dance Group’s [...]
“South Pacific” at Krannert delivers great vocals but average production
When the lights dim in the Tryon Festival Theater at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday night, the [...]
Chairs, stairs and chocolate pudding
The 2010 UIUC Department of Dance senior class will present the first installment of their two-part concert series, “TruthGame,:” this [...]
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company engulfs the viewer in a world of civil injustice and passionate discord.
Spending an evening with Bill T. Jone’s “Fondly Do We Hope…Fervently Do We Pray” can be likened to rereading a [...]


