This multidisciplinary event, presented by Performing Arts Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, runs weekends 3/11-4/10. The avant-garde showcase, now in its third year, features presentations by some of the city’s most adventurous artists working in theater, performance, circus arts, puppetry, storytelling, dance, music, video, and sound and installation art. The shows range from family-oriented to adults-only. Participants include Goat Island, the Curious Theatre Branch, Free Street, Theater Oobleck, the Hypocrites, the Neo-Futurists, Plasticene, Teatro Luna, Mathew Wilson, Mad Shak Dance Company, and many more.
FRIDAY 11
Glimpse: Videography of Eye Cycle
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Mad Shak Dance Company presents a video installation by Molly Shanahan–a component of the ongoing movement project Eye Cycle, which deals with the movement of light, shadow, framing and perspective, and captures the intimacy of the dance through layered images that evoke the dreaminess of solitude. Shown in a common space of the Athenaeum, audiences can experience its meditative quality in passing. a 6:30-9 PM, second-floor women’s bathroom. Free.
7 PM, Studio 2. $15.
Masters of the Movement
Opening Night Celebration The festival kicks off with a sampler platter of performances by Asimina Chremos, Flapperjack, and The Girlie-Q Variety Hour, films, and more. a 8-10:30 PM, main stage. $25 in advance, $35 at the door; hors d’oeuvres and beverages included.
