These 34 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 6 at 6pm
Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park · Marshall Square • Free
Up to twenty-two interlocking hoops shape creatures and stories as Starr Chief Eagle performs traditional Lakota hoop dancing at Douglass Park during an interactive presentation exploring language, art, and cultural knowledge.
Nov. 6 & Nov. 7 at 7:30pm
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie • $26-$85
Now in its 64th season, Giordano Dance Chicago returns to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts with a dynamic programme of new and popular repertoire works.
November 7 at 7:30pm (This weekend)
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Leonard Cohen approved this tribute himself, and it shows. Ballets Jazz Montréal's 14 dancers move through his songs and poems with help from three choreographers, striking visuals, and plenty of Hallelujah-worthy emotion.
November 7 at 12:30pm (This weekend)
Indian Boundary Park · West Ridge
Twenty-two hoops, one storyteller. Starr Chief Eagle spins Lakota tradition into living art, weaving hoops into shapes and creatures while sharing language and culture. Audience volunteers get to join in.
November 11 at 12pm
Field Museum · Near South Side
Honoring the historic Sauk chief and the Illinois lands where diverse tribes have lived for thousands of years, the Black Hawk Performance Company presents a special dance performance during Native American Heritage Month.
November 14 at 7:30pm (Next weekend)
Harris Theater · Chicago Loop
Named after the invincible sun deity of Ancient Rome, Compagnie Hervé Koubi makes its Chicago premiere at the Harris Theater with a gravity-defying fusion of contemporary movement, capoeira, and urban dance set to a transcendent score.
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Wed, Nov 4 · 6:30 PM
Kit Kat Club · Lake View East
$$$
Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Berger Park Cultural Center · Edgewater
$15
Sun, Nov 8 · 4:00 PM
Harris Theater for Music and Dance · Chicago Loop
Sat, Nov 14 · 2:30 PM
Berger Park Coach House Theater · Edgewater
General Admission: $15 · Students and Seniors: $10
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:30 PM
Old Town School of Folk Music - The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall · Lincoln Square
Free
Fri, Nov 20 · 7:30 PM
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
$48-$71
Tue, Dec 1 · 7:30 PM
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Fri, Dec 4 · 7:00 PM
Civic Opera House · Chicago Loop
Fri, Dec 4 · 7:30 PM
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie · Skokie
Fri, Dec 4 · 7:00 PM
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago Loop
Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center · Palatine
Sun, Dec 6 · 2:00 PM
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Sun, Dec 6 · 4:30 PM
Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall · Lincoln Square
$26
Sat, Dec 19 · 2:00 PM
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Hyde Park
Sat, Jan 9 · 6:30 PM
Loyola Academy McGrath Family Performing Arts Center · Wilmette
$15
Thu, Feb 4 · 7:30 PM
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago Loop
Tue, Feb 9 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Streeterville
Wed, Feb 17 · 4:30 PM
The Tiki Terrace · Des Plaines
$77-$99
Fri, Feb 19 · 7:30 PM
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sat, Feb 20 · 7:30 PM
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Sun, Feb 28 · 3:00 PM
Symphony Center · Chicago Loop
Sat, Mar 6 · 7:30 PM
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Thu, Mar 11 · 7:30 PM
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Sun, Mar 14 · 7:00 PM
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie · Skokie
Thu, Apr 22 · 7:30 PM
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago Loop
Sat, Apr 24 · 4:00 PM
Cadillac Palace · Chicago Loop
Thu, May 13 · 7:30 PM
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago Loop
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