News
Meet our new Executive Director. Links Hall, November 8, 2023.
Lightness and Longevity: A Preview of “ON GO ING” at Links Hall. Newcity Stage, February 8, 2023
“Priestess Of Twerk” Workshops At Links Hall. Newcity Stage, November 22, 2022
“In any case I pivoted to stuff like this:” the Unfinished Collaborations of Dance and Theater in Lucky Plush Productions’ UNFINISHED BUSINESS: a response by Clara Nizard. Performance Response Journal, November 29, 2022
Announcing: Arts Forward Grantees. Association of Performing Arts Presenters, 2022
Devising as Possibility in Links Hall’s Links Lab Project. Sixty Inches from Center, January 24, 2022
Bridge Festival returns (virtually) to Links Hall: Dance artists from Japan, San Francisco, and Chicago explore Asian identity. Chicago Reader, November 12, 2021
Examining the White Spaces of Chicago Dance. Chicago Reader, January 12, 2021
We the Audience: Performance under lockdown at Links Hall. Sixty Inches from Center, January 11, 2021
Fearlessly Inspired 2020: Links Hall. See Chicago Dance, December 16, 2020
96 Hours is popping in lockdown at Links - A livestreamed multidisciplinary festival crosses a wishlist with a treasure hunt. Chicago Reader, September 9, 2020
Links Hall beefs up digital capacity, goes online with anything-goes 96 Hours festival. See Chicago Dance, September 7, 2020
Small and nimble Links Hall takes an extraordinary year in stride. See Chicago Dance, June 12, 2020
THE REAL STORY: PROJECT BOUND DANCE CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMILY LOAR ON “THE NEAREST PLACE.” Dancer Music, February 7, 2020
Celebrating 2019 Chicago Dance: A Community Sourced List. RESCRIPTED, January 20, 2020
Links Hall, a dance survivor in Chicago, is put to the test again with loss of founder and turnover in staff. Chicago Tribune, January 14, 2020
Queer Dancer Profiles: Jess Martin. Art Intercepts, December 3, 2019
INSIDE: ELIJAH MOTLEY’S “QUADRATIC” AT LINKS HALL’S CO-MISSION FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS. Dancer Music, December 2, 2019
4PHOTOS: The Artists of Bridge Dance Festival Share Their Works. Dancer Music, October 30, 2019
Calling all dance experimenters, improvisors, LGBTQ artists and those unafraid to fail — Poonie’s Cabaret is back. Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2019
Links Hall celebrates 40 years of being whatever the Chicago dance community needs it to be. Chicago Reader, March 28, 2019
Players of the Moment: Roell Schmidt and Links Hall. Newcity Stage, January 1, 2019
Past, Present, Future: Bob Eisen and Guests: A response. Performance Response Journal, October 23, 2018
"Cerqua Rivera's "My Past/Our Present" Targets Immigration. See Chicago Dance, October 22, 2018
Roell Schmidt directs Links Hall in 40th season, with no time to look back. Chicago Tribune, September 6, 2018
Links Hall's 40th Season Looks to the Future, Reflects Chicago's Present. See Chicago Dance, September 2, 2018
Jameson the Puppet visits WGN Morning News. WGN News, June 25, 2018
Sustaining Chicago Eco-system: A conversation with Anna Trier from Links Hall. Janaya Greene, Scapi Magazine, June 15, 2018
DANCIN’ FEATS Nora Sharp on their work, ‘Small Boobs’. Joanna Furnans, Windy City Times, May 30, 2018
Chicago Archives + Artists Project: Full Interview with Roell Schmidt. Sixty Inches from Center, March 22, 2018
Enmei dancers explore female aging. AZ Big Media, Feb 17, 2018
Ayako Kato creates a radical dance experiment in silence and stillness. Oliver Sava, Chicago Reader, February 8, 2018
2018 Joyce Award: Onye Ozuzu and Chicago’s Links Hall awarded for “pushing the boundaries of community engagement and social justice.” Columbia College News, January 17, 2018
Catalyst Movmnt showcases the experiences of black womyn through dances of their own making. Irene Hsiao, Chicago Reader, Jan. 4, 2018
The Origins of the Word: Amina Ross curates ECLIPSING Festival with Creatives who Mobilize Darkness. Danielle Levsky, Scapi Magazine, Feb. 1, 2018
At the Eclipsing Festival, Amina Ross wants you to find the light in darkness. Oliver Sava, Chicago Reader, Jan. 30, 2018
“If Left Unchecked” Lays Out the Puzzle Pieces of Female Rage. Lauren Warnecke, See Chicago Dance, Jan. 26, 2018
REVIEW: LATHER.RINSE.REPEAT | FALL.CLIMB.RELEASE. Joanna Furnans, Art Intercepts, Jan. 9, 2018
Catalyst Movmnt showcases the experiences of black womyn through dances of their own making. Irene Hsiao, Chicago Reader, Jan. 4, 2018
Dance Top 5: January 2018. Sharon Hoyer, Newcity Stage, Jan. 2, 2018
January Art Picks. Sixty Inches From Center, Jan 1, 2018
A Terrible and Beautiful Time: Performances at Links Hall Capture the Creative American Zeitgeist. Sharon Hoyer, Newcity Stage, Dec 29, 2017
‘Bad-Ass Lady Singing Vanguard’ Makes Multimedia Work in The Distant Flight of Birds. Daniel Johanson, Scapi Magazine, Dec 21, 2017
B-BOY REVISITED: THE CATCH WRECK BATTLE RECAP. Joseph Lu, Mild Sauce, Dec 5, 2017
Dance Top 5: December 2017. Sharon Hoyer, Newcity Stage, December 1, 2017.
Links Hall turns trading post for a festival of artistic exchange. Oliver Sava, Chicago Reader, Nov. 29, 2017
THE END IS HERE-What Would Dolly Do? A response by Kristin Vasilakos. Kelly Anderson Dance Theatre, THE END IS HERE and that’s ok, 40th Anniversary Season, November 02,2018
As spiffy new Links Hall grows, so does its arts residency with Co-MISSIONS. Lauren Warnecke, ChicagoTribune, Sept. 26, 2017.
Links Hall Cofounder Bob Eisen Celebrates His 70th Birthday with a Performance and Party Tonight. Matt de la Pena, Chicago Reader, Aug. 3, 2017.
Winifred Haun & Dancers Announces 2017-18 Season. BroadwayWorld.com, BroadwayWorld.com, July 18, 2017.
#SayTheirNames: a Dance Performance Draws Connections between Sandra Bland and Two Black Women Activists. Matt de la Pena, Chicago Reader, July 11, 2017
Esoteric Dance Project’s Perspective Keeps Things Simple, Funny, and Relatable. Matt de la Pena, Chicago Reader, June19, 2017
Review: Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak Presents Crowd with Movement Sleuths. Laura Molzahn, Chicago Tribune, Dec.17, 2016
Cerqua Rivera Dance’s Fall Works Got a Little Extra Breathing Room. Laura Molzahn, Chicago Tribune, Sept. 20, 2016
Older Dancers Take Back the Stage for Upcoming aMID Festival. Laura Molzahn, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2016
LinkUP Artists Confront Cultural Differences. Chicago Tribune, October 2, 2015
Out of Balanz from Denmark/Finland will be presented in Chicago on July 31 to August 2, 2014– July 15, 2015- The Danish Pioneer
VIRGINIA GRISE WITH SHARON BRIDGFORTH: RIVER SEE AND THEATRICAL JAZZ. The Conversant, May 1, 2015
Review: ‘Neel’ is the Stuff of Dreams and Nightmares– April 22, 2015- Lauren Warnecke, Art Intercepts
In ‘Neel,’ Indian dance gets tangled up in blue – April 19, 2015- Laura Molzahn, Chicago Tribune
Review: Loosen Up, LinkUP (or maybe don’t)… – Mar 30, 2015 – Lauren Warnecke, Art Intercepts
Chicago’s Guide to March: 35 Events to Get You Out of the House – March 6, 2015 – Lisa White, Chicagoist
Nasty, Brutish, & Short: A Puppet Cabaret – Program B – January 27, 2015- Steven Villa, The Independent
Review: Nasty, Brutish & Short Presents/Links Hall– January 21, 2015- Newcity Stage
POONIE’S Cabaret Presents World AIDS Day Performance of Dudley Saunders’ IN THESE BOXES, 11/30 – Oct 18, 2014- BWW News Desk
Preview: Trade Winds & Aires de Cambio/Hedwig Dances and DanzAbierta – October 6, 2014- Newcity Stage
Choreographer Jan Bartoszek makes Cuban connections – Sept. 6, 2014- Laura Molzahn, Chicago Tribune
In da River with River See (Documentary) – August 11, 2014- Daviel Shy, New Dramatists
Storytelling gets physical at inaugural Links Hall festival– July 22, 2014- Laura Molzahn, Chicago Tribune
Chicago en la vanguardia teatral – July 18, 2014- Irene Tostado, La Raza
Best Behind-the-Scenes Dance Series– Jun 25, 2014- Jena Cutie, Chicago Reader
Wading in the Waters of the River See (p/review) – June 21, 2014- Lauren Warnecke, Art Intercepts
SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT Queer performance art pollination – May 21, 2014- Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times
The dance of waiting in Lucky Plush’s ‘Queue’ – May 9, 2014 – Laura Molzahn, Chicago Tribune
POONIES AT PATRICK’S CABARET THIS WEEKEND – FEBRUARY 27, 2014- Sheila Regan, CityPages
Revisiting a Time When You Could Look but Not Touch– January 27, 2014- Alicia Eler, Hyperallergic
New Blood – January 15, 2014- Ayo, Chicago Contemporary Art Seminar
When Art Spaces Go Extinct– Oct. 25, 2013- Alicia Eler, Hyperallergenic
River See Opens at Pillsbury House – April 11, 2013- Sheila Regan, CityPages
GeneXus USA Launches Smart Device App for Links Halls Annual Event, THAW– Mar 12, 2013- Reena Prima, Built in Chicago
Links Hall to Present CORE OF THE PUDEL at Spring 2013 LinkUp Showcase, 3/23-25 – Mar 12, 2013- Broadwayworld.com
Reflections of Grace and Gratitude – Feb. 2013- Sharon Bridgforth, National Performance Network
LINKS HALL THAW BENEFIT: AN EVENING OF HOT BALLYHOO – Feb. 22, 2012- XMarx