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This Valentine’s Day weekend, River North Dance Company and Harris Theater have you covered with a variety of new shows! Robert Battle, returns to River North Chicago to follow 2008’s exhilarating Train with the world premiere of Ella, celebrating the scat vocals of Ella Fitzgerald. Following her recent success with American Ballet Theatre,  Lauri Stallings, returns to debut a world premiere entitled Suppose. The critically acclaimed piece, Forbidden Boundaries by Artistic Director Frank Chaves and crowd favorite, Evolution of a Dream by Sherry Zunker return to round out the Company’s 20th Anniversary season.

Through our printworks division, we’ve printed the memorable and eye catching RNDC poster to place in key locations around the city. Keep and eye out for the posters, and if you haven’t decided what to do on Valentine’s Day, be sure to grab tickets for you and your special someone to these special events!

RNDC Valentine’s Weekend Engagement takes place February 12th & 13th at the Harris Theater. Please visit www.harristheaterchicago.org for more information.

New York based performance artist Koosil-ja Hwang will present a new multimedia performance piece at The Dance Center of Columbia College. Using dance, electronic music, and live camera work, Blocks of Continuality/Body, Image, and Algorithm tells three simultaneous stories simulating the coexistence of the digital and flesh worlds. Koosil-ja Hwang will only be giving 3 performances at the Dance Center, so be sure to reserve your tickets right away. This is an exciting performance you won’t want to miss.

Koosil-ja Hwang is at the The Dance Center of Columbia College February 4th, 5th, and 6th. Please visit www.colum.edu/dance_center/performances/ for more information.

The musical version of the hit movie makes it’s way to Chicago!  Adapted for the stage by director Stephen Daldry, choreographer Peter Darling, writer Lee Hall, and with music by Elton John, Billy Elliot is the winner of ten Tony Awards, and one of the hottest musicals getting rave reviews from both critics and fans alike.

In order to build awareness for tickets going on sale, we will have a team out flyering this Friday afternoon in the downtown area.  This is sure to be one of the biggest shows of the spring, so be sure to grab a flyer from us, and learn how you can get tickets to the musical called “the best show you will ever see” by the New York Post.

Billy Elliot The Musical opens at the Ford Center/Oriental Theatre on March 18, 2010.  Tickets go on sale Novmber 20th.  For more information, please visit www.billyelliotchicago.com.

The amount of family programming that Chicago has to offer is simply stunning and as a new parent, I’m excited to take advantage of all the great offers. The Harris Theater for Music and Dance returns with the Harris Family Series that kicks off next weekend (Saturday, November 7th) with a performance by our good friends at River North Dance Company. RNDC will be hand jiving and hustling through the history of dance. Each decade from the Roaring 20’s to the Hip-Hoppin’ 90’s is brought to life in costumes, narrative and fast footwork.

DJ Beethoven and the New Millenium Orchestra will be featured for the January installment (Saturday, January 30th) as they tackle the question, What is a DJ? Are DJ’s today’s composers? Was Beethoven one of the first? Come on this exciting trip with Francesco Milioto and his New Millennium Orchestra as he spins you through an urban electronic and orchestral mix of music.

Tickets for the Harris Family Series are $10 and all shows begin at 1PM. A subscription can be purchased for all three shows for just $20. For more information log onto www.harristheaterchicago.org

The River North Dance Company’s 20th anniversary season opens with a world premiere by artistic director, Frank Chaves, and, a new twist on the company’s classic signature piece, Reality of a Dreamer.  We are excited to be working with RNDC again, and have just begun an intense citywide distribution of flyers and posters.  There are three different posters for this latest campaign, all with very captivating images which you will soon see springing up around town.  This performance is one night only, so be sure to get your tickets right away!

River North Dance Company’s Fall Engagement is at the Harris Theater November 7th.

Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago’s signature Fall program features three spectacular world premieres: Urban! Funk! Street! Philadelphia’s award-winning superstar choreographer Rennie Harris creates his first piece for a Chicago company. You probably saw us out at various dance events last week passing out flyers for these highly anticipated shows.  Be sure to check it out!

Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago is at the Harris Theater October 23rd and 24th.

Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s 20th Anniversary Season performs their Chicago debut of Washington D.C.’s celebrated Step Afrika! featuring stepping, gumboot, African and contemporary percussive arts.  A few weeks ago, we did a massive one off distribution at the Stomp Out event at Chicago State University as part of the Chicago Football Classic. People at the event were very excited to hear about these upcoming performances, so don’t be surprised if all three nights end up selling out! 

Step Afrika! is at the Harris Theater November 19th, 20th & 21st.

This year, the Chicago Dancing Festival descends upon the Harris Theatre, MCA, and Millennium Park in August.  Programs include New Voices, Modern Masters, Workshops, Celebration of American Dance.  This week, we are doing a massive poster distribution throughout the city to gear up for all of these exciting events.  We’ve concentrated our efforts on the south and west sides of Chicago, so keep an eye out for four different posters of the festival.  It’s only here for a week, so be sure to check it out!

The Chicago Dancing Festival takes place August 18th-22nd.

The Old Town School of Folk may be known for its amazing live performances it draws (such as The Bad Plus). But what people sometimes can forget is that OTSFM is first and foremost, a school.  Wanting to provide an environment where both kids and adults can learn music, theater, and dance, Old Town offers four very different and distinct class levels: Wiggleworms, Kids Classes, Adult Classes, and Private Lessons.  We have been distributing brochures for all four  throughout the city.  Each contains a complete schedule of classes available, so be sure to pick one up!

All spring classes and lessons at Old Town School of Folk Music run through June 21st.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a visual artist who brings his latest performance piece to the MCA. Based on his upbringing, Joseph uses music, dance, and spoken word to tell his unique story. Utilizing our streetmarketing abilities, the MCA has enlisted us to promote the upcoming performances through our retail routes and hand-2-hand distribution at spoken word events throughout the city.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph performs at the Museum of Contemporary Art March 26th-28th.