Miami City Ballet's Jennifer Kronenberg on the cover of October's Dance Magazine!

Don't miss cover girl Jennifer Kronenberg and her fellow "Superhuman Dancers" from Miami City Ballet this weekend!

Sun-Times feature on Miami City Ballet

Yesterday's Sun-Times included a feature on Miami City Ballet - which, remember, is this weekend!

"By the time Rudolf Nureyev made his leap to the West in 1961, a small, dark, handsome, athletic, college-educated, Italian-American guy from Queens, New York, already was captivating dance audiences as the star of the New York City Ballet. His name was Edward Villella." Click here to read more!

Tickets are at 800.982.ARTS(2787), www.ticketmaster.com/auditorium, or in person at the Auditorium box office, 50 E. Congress Parkway.

Interview with Edward Villella

Zac Whittenberg has an interview with Miami City Ballet Artistic Director Edward Villella over at Trailerpilot.com. They discuss the 1953 vs. the 1967 versions of Valse Fantasie, juxtaposing Balanchine and Swan Lake, and the upcoming Chicago engagement.

Tom Wopat on WTTW's Chicago Tonight

If you missed last night's appearance by Tom Wopat on Chicago Tonight, here are a few clips:

New Concert Announcement - The Swell Season December 3

The Swell Season will play the Auditorium on December 3.

Tickets go on sale on Saturday, September 19 at 11am.

Find out more at www.theswellseason.com.

Back to School - How about Student Matinees?

Today, Chicago's schoolchildren are back to school! That means it's a good time to think about the Auditorium's Student Matinee Series. We will be offering special performances of Miami City Ballet (Oct 2), Too Hot to Handel (Jan 15) and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Mar 25 & 26) just for student groups.

Click here for a flyer with details. For reservations, call 312.431.2357.

Photo: Too Hot to Handel soloist Alfreda Burke. Photo by Dan Rest.

Fall Dance Shows Featured in the Sun-Times

Hedy Weiss previews Chicago's fall dance offerings, including three at the Auditorium: Miami City Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and the Joffrey's Othello.

Four Onsales next Tuesday!

On Tuesday, September 8th at 10am, four Auditorium shows will go onsale:

Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah (January 16 & 17)
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez (March 13 & 14)
Tchaikovsky Ballet Theatre - Sleeping Beauty (March 20 & 21)
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (March 24-28)

Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster.com/Auditorium, by phone at 800.982.ARTS (2787) and in person at our box office.