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Chicago Sun-Times
By Hedy Weiss
August 20, 2010
All the Right Moves for Annual Dancing Festival
Chicago’s ‘Woodstock’ festival of dance steps up for fourth year
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Cheeky Chicago
By Lauren Shapiro
August 11, 2010
This week's feature | Chicago Dancing Festival
Cheeky Interviews Co-Founder Jay Franke
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World Arts Today
By Karen McDonough
August 9, 2010
Destination: Dance Chicago - Festival brings best of dancing to Windy City
It’s rare that a world renown choreographer who heads his own highly successful and very booked touring dance company would establish an annual dance festival, a huge undertaking that requires an enormous amount of time, energy and support.
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Chicago Sun-Times
By Hedy Weiss
August 24, 2009
9,000 Cheer Teams from Home and Away
"About 9,000 avid dance lovers filed into Millennium Park on Saturday
night for the grand finale of the third annual Chicago Dancing Festival.
And OK, maybe they couldn’t quite match the attendance numbers for the
nearby Bears opener at Soldier Field. But 9,000 is an enormously
impressive turnout for a single evening of high art operating on a
modest advertising budget."
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Chicago Sun-Times
By Hedy Weiss
August 20, 2009
A Wildly Divergent Display of Youthful Choreography
"It was a quirky catalog of the new, the bold and the frequently
beautiful Tuesday night at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. It
also was the ideal opening salvo as the Chicago Dancing
Festival set off on its third annual showcase of all facets
of American dance -- a series of events that will culminate Saturday
night at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, with all tickets
free of charge."
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Chicago Tribune
By Sid Smith
August 14, 2009
Chicago Dancing Festival is an Amazing Event at an Amazing Price
"In three years, the Chicago Dancing Festival has gone from a one-night
novelty to one of the most exciting stints on our annual dance
calendar."
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Chicago Sun-Times
By Hedy Weiss
August 14, 2009
Chicago Dancing Festival is on its Toes
"Conceived and curated by Chicago-bred, New York-based choreographer Lar
Lubovitch, dancer Jay Franke and executive director Gregory Russell,
the Chicago Dancing Festival aims to serve up a smorgasbord of styles
and companies."
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Chicago Tribune
By Sid Smith
June 5, 2009
A Breakout Summer for 3-Year-Old Festival
"Without a doubt, fest founders
Lar Lubovitch and Jay Franke
have nurtured their quixotic, one night
endeavor into one of the most
exciting and must-see events of the
annual Chicago dance calendar. "
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Chicago Sun-Times
By Hedy Weiss
Jun 5, 2009
Chicago Dancing Festival Announces Free Programming
"As it heads into its third season this summer, the Chicago Dancing
Festival -- that series of free performances held in Millennium Park and
at the Museum of Contemporary Art Theatre -- has already become
something of a rite of summer for this city's dance lovers."
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Chicago Tribune
December 7, 2008
Chicago Mag Announces Winners
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Chicago Tribune
August 22, 2008
Festival Triumphs in Its 2nd Go-round: Hubbard Street Dance Joins Party at Pavilion
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Chicago Sun-Times
August 19 2008
City Could Take Clues from Festive Pageant
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Chicago Sun-Times
August 22 2008
Chicago Dancing Festival and 'American Masters' celebrated at
Harris
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Time Out Chicago
August 14, 2008
Good Connection: How the Chicago Dancing Festival Got On Its Feet
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Chicago Tribune
August 24, 2007
Flashy start: All-star lineup provides plenty of pop for fest debut.
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Chicago Sun-Times
August 24, 2007
Troupes Light Up Pritzker Stage
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Chicago Tribune
December 30, 2007
2007 Chicagoans of the year: DANCE
LAR LUBOVITCH: Risky effort pays off for choreographer
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