The Seldoms In dance, “best” can mean a lot of things; it can mean technical excellence and versatility, it can mean critical and/or national acclaim, it can mean popularity with audiences and community engagement, it can mean stylistic innovation or masterful preservation, pristine formalism or courageous vulnerability. Chicago is home to growing ranks of companies that fit all these descriptions; we are a city of “bests” in dance, making the selection of just one company exceedingly tough. The 2012 choice is based both on timeliness of subject and singularity of vision. This year, The Seldoms presented “Exit Disclaimer,” third in a series of intelligent, engaging dance theater pieces around the most pressing subjects of our age: consumption, economic recession and climate change. In these meticulously researched and thoughtfully crafted pieces, Artistic Director Carrie Hanson does not hold forth a political agenda, but looks instead at how these towering issues reflect back upon our humanity. Touches of humor—physical and verbal—leaven weighty subject matters, as does deeply felt, beautifully crafted dancing that draws heavily from the familiar periphery of the psyche. The Seldoms have brought us touching and thought-provoking reflections on we human creatures, capable of great destruction, great foolishness and great beauty.
Today in the Culture: March 26, 2021 | Good news/bad news in books | Trib nixes better offer for company FILM & TV Rebooting a shoot about rebooted humans CW is rebooting the 2004-2007 USA Network series "The 4400" and filming in Chicago. Here's the description: "In 'The 4400,' 4400 overlooked, undervalued, or otherwise marginalized people who vanished without a trace over the last hundred years are all returned in an instant, having not aged a day and with no…
