Founded in Salzburg in 2023, DYNAMIKfest brought its first American edition to Chicago this month. Directed by violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua, the festival is built around a residency model. Rather ...

It’s common knowledge that, as a critic, you aren’t really supposed to judge holiday-themed movies quite as harshly as you might other films you see throughout the year. These cheesy, […] ...

Redtwist Theatre’s Prayer Circle, a world premiere by playwright Erik Gernand, is a whiplash of a tale about a prayer group in a small church in suburban America. The pre-show […] ...

I’ve had my eye on Reka for a while now. Witch powers and a walking chicken-legged house is all that it took to pique my interest. It’s nice to see […] ...

Hayward, Gift Theatre’s world premiere play, begins during a funeral. The widow sits, veiled and clad in white, in the front row with the audience. Her four children are on […] ...

In Por’Knockers (a political satire) by Lynn Nottage, a group of five leftist terrorists meet in a small New York City apartment after they destroy a building. Reasons for the […] ...

HALLOWEEN IS HERE! It’s the rare occurrence of a Saturday October 31st so let’s make it a good one with all the fantastic events going on this weekend! Dress up […] ...

Theatre Above the Law’s world premiere of Grimm reimagines the familiar fairy-tale characters of the Brothers Grimm within the intimate confines of its Rogers Park venue. Michael Dalberg’s script ...

Kenji Tanigaki is a Japanese-born stuntman, stunt coordinator, fight coordinator, and director whose latest work, The Furious, might be the greatest action movie in the last 20 years. After training ...