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BREWING
UP HISTORY
New exhibition explores
the role of beer in Chicago's
unique past.
BACK
to
HAMLET
After twenty years,
decorated stage
director Barbara
Gaines revisits
Shakespeare's most
iconic character.
WHIPPED
DREAM
AMERICAN BALLET
THEATRE PRESENTS
THE SUGARY
CENTER OF
CHOREOGRAPHER
ALEXEI
RATMANSKY.
On the Cover: Chicago Shakespeare
Theater artistic director Barbara
Gaines (photo by Neil John Burger);
Above: American Ballet Theater in
Alexander Ratmansky's latest work,
Whipped Cream.
18 Curator's Corner: Perspective
Ever walk into an art museum, look at a photograph on exhibition and think of just
how fragile it is, how delicate its construction may be? If Sylvie Pénichon gets her way,
that’s the first thing you’ll think the next time you visit the Art Institute. Pénichon is the
organizer of Conserving Photographs, a new exhibition at the venerable art museum this
spring.
26 Shall We Dance?: Whipped Dream
American Ballet Theatre is back at Auditorium Theatre with a fanciful look at the softer,
sweeter side of artist-in-residence Alexander Ratmansky. Somewhat of a departure for
audiences familiar with the choreographer’s work, Whipped Cream is a sugar rush of
delectable visuals and delightful dance Chicago audiences will be eager to indulge this
spring.
36 Artist Conversational: Back to Hamlet
It’s been two decades since Chicago Shakespeare Theater artistic director Barbara Gaines
last led a production of Hamlet. She returns this spring to one of Shakespeare’s most
important works and, through a circuitous path, has found a connection to its title
character that will bring Chicagoans a personal, intimate look at the iconic prince of
Denmark whose mad conundrum would make even reality television fans blush.
54 Preview: Brewing Up History
A new exhibition hosted by the Field Museum this spring explores the fascinating
history of beer and how the brewing industry took root in Chicago since the earliest
days of the city’s founding. From the establishment of the local German communities
who brought brewing techniques to the city to the popularization of micro-breweries
that are now seemingly ubiquitous in the Midwest, Brewing Up Chicago tells the story of
beer and, in many ways, the story of the Windy City.
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