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By using notations of rhythmic movement as language, JesĂşs Hilario-Reyes traces imagined movement across layers of ink bit.ly/4dVkrtY
Willie Kent was the most reliable bassist in the genre, and he deserves better than to fade into the background. bit.ly/4igWq1E
Mud Row digs into the tangled roots of one family’s history
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Gerald Dowd chose DĂa de los Muertos to bring together more than a dozen musical acts for Day of the Dowd 3--a daylong benefit concert supporting Chicagoans experiencing hunger and food insecurity. bit.ly/4zhmzVy
You Can See Everything smartly examines perception and truth in classic Nathan Fielder form. bit.ly/4jWvwyL
Mikael Burke's intimate and affecting staging of Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer–winning musical is a coup for About Face and Raven. bit.ly/47ycdV1
Shakespeare's late romance opens the company's bold foray into rotating repertory, to be followed by A Midsummer Night's Dream. bit.ly/4yAzRLi
Great hyperpop has continued to come out since Pitchfork proclaimed it a bust, including two albums by Chicago-based artist Fraxiom. bit.ly/3WJazNR
Wildwood is a stop-motion epic that deserves every superlative. bit.ly/4i2A9pt
B.Z Florida’s world premiere at the Factory Theater is ambitious and often charming but needs stronger emotional connections.
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The former home of Teatro ZinZanni gets a burlesque update with Kermess’s inaugural Chicago offering.
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MPAACT’s show weaves real stories from across the African diaspora.
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Curtis Matzke created a documentary about Thomas Reilly-King’s first feature when both were college students. Nearly two decades later, Matzke’s film will screen in Chicago.
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This fall Heavens to Betsy are on tour, playing shows for the first time in more than 30 years. bit.ly/47wNccK
“Errantry" through 10/31 at Patron bit.ly/4ial047
Wicker is a horny, charming fairy tale that goes hard for partnership and community. bit.ly/4eP3qBQ
#ad Last chance for tickets! Don’t miss out on your chance to catch Lil Yachty at Red Bull Setlist on October 24.
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Eric Coble's one-act at Tin Drum Theatre Company traces the aftermath of a fascist purge through the experiences of three siblings. bit.ly/4idjxKv
Mathilda Zeller draws on local lore and her own family history in her horror novel, which expands on short story “Kushtuka." bit.ly/3W18Wed
Piñatta's fourth annual Luna Negra, an Indigenous-inspired Day of the Dead celebration, returns for the next Monday Night Foodball. bit.ly/4enoOOo
