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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.

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.

River North Chicago Dance Company is dedicated to preserving and advancing contemporary jazz dance.  For Valentine’s Day this year RNCDC will be presenting three world premier performances: Company dancer Monique Haley will present “Uhuru”, a full company piece featuring an afrobeat style of music.  Artistic Director Frank Chaves will debut a group piece, “Tuscan Rift”, set to music by Rene Aubry and Andrew Bird, and a signature style duet entitled “Sentir em Nos (Even for Us)”. RNCDC is known for their magnificent performances, and these will be no exception.

River North Chicago Dance Company’s Valentine’s Weekend Home Engagement is at the Harris Theater February 13th & 14th.