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Anna Martine Whitehead, FORCE! an opera in three acts
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

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.
Sensory-Friendly Morning
Mar31
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.
Talk and Screening | David Lamelas: This Is My Place
Apr3
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.
Talk | Politics of Poetics: CAConrad
Apr9
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.
Family Day | Spring Blooms
Apr13
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.
Samita Sinha, Tremor
Apr18
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.
Samita Sinha, Tremor
Apr19
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.
Samita Sinha, Tremor
Apr20
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.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr23
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 Ave
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr24
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…

Wednesday, April 24th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr25
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…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
Laura Ortman, Smoke Rings Shimmers Endless Blur
Apr26
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…

Friday, April 26th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr26
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 Ave
Learning Series | The Impact of Food Apartheid in Education Part 3
Apr27
Museums, 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.
Laura Ortman, Smoke Rings Shimmers Endless Blur
Apr27
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.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr27
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 Ave
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr28
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…

Sunday, April 28th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
Talk | Access Praxis: Ariella Granados
Apr30
Museums, 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.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr30
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 Ave
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
May1
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…

Wednesday, May 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
May2
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…

Thursday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
May3
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, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
Talk | Roundtable on Virginia Jaramillo
May4
Museums, 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.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
May4
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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