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Anna Martine Whitehead, FORCE! an opera in three acts
This is an opera, but what is an opera? If opera is defined simply as “big work,” what could be blacker? FORCE! features a live band that…
Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Sensory-Friendly Morning
Sensory-Friendly Morning is a free program for all people who benefit from visiting the MCA without large crowds and other sensitive environmental elements. This includes…
Sunday, March 31st
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Talk and Screening | David Lamelas: This Is My Place
About the Event This Is My Place is a fictional documentary about the itinerant life and conceptual artwork of artist David Lamelas, whose sculpture Situacíon…
Wednesday, April 3rd
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Talk | Politics of Poetics: CAConrad
About the Event Join us for a reading with poet CAConrad in celebration of the new series Politics of Poetics. ASL and CART captioning are…
Tuesday, April 9th
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Family Day | Spring Blooms
About the Event Join us on a fantastic journey into the world of alebrijes! Renowned masters of folk art from Oaxaca, Mexico, Jacobo and Maria…
Saturday, April 13th
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Samita Sinha, Tremor
About the Performance Tremor is artist and composer Samita Sinha’s latest performance work. In the piece, Sinha explores what she describes as “the practice of…
Thursday, April 18th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Samita Sinha, Tremor
About the Performance Tremor is artist and composer Samita Sinha’s latest performance work. In the piece, Sinha explores what she describes as “the practice of…
Friday, April 19th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Samita Sinha, Tremor
About the Performance Tremor is artist and composer Samita Sinha’s latest performance work. In the piece, Sinha explores what she describes as “the practice of…
Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Tuesday, April 23rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Wednesday, April 24th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand AveMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Laura Ortman, Smoke Rings Shimmers Endless Blur
About the Performance Renowned composer and multi-instrumentalist Laura Ortman performs two evenings of live, solo, multimedia concerts. Informed by her practice as a sculptor and…
Friday, April 26th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Friday, April 26th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand AveMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Learning Series | The Impact of Food Apartheid in Education Part 3
About the Event Gardening, not Architecture Throughout the year, the MCA hosts high-quality professional development programming, open to teachers of all subjects, grade levels, and…
Saturday, April 27th
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Laura Ortman, Smoke Rings Shimmers Endless Blur
About the Performance Renowned composer and multi-instrumentalist Laura Ortman performs two evenings of live, solo, multimedia concerts. Informed by her practice as a sculptor and…
Saturday, April 27th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Saturday, April 27th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Sunday, April 28th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand AveMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Talk | Access Praxis: Ariella Granados
About the Event Access Praxis is an annual collaboration between Bodies of Work and the MCA that puts ideas around disability culture and access into…
Tuesday, April 30th
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Tuesday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Wednesday, May 1st
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Thursday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand AveMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Talk | Roundtable on Virginia Jaramillo
About the Event In celebration of the opening of Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence, join us for a roundtable conversation on Jaramillo’s profound commitment to…
Saturday, May 4th
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Saturday, May 4th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
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