Joel Valentin News

Award-winning American musicals, bold interpretations of "Jane Eyre" and "Mary Stuart" and a timeless story of a boy and his purple crayon are among the highlights of Northwestern University's Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts' 2018-2019 season.

Presented by the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University, the Danceworks 2015, "Ties That Bind" production will be under the artistic direction of Northwestern School of Communication faculty member Jeffrey Hancock.

The 34th Mainstage season of plays and musicals at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University features award-winning directors and playwrights, acclaimed alumnae and faculty, groundbreaking plays and musicals and The Waa-Mu Show. The season reflects on the evolving definitions of family and community and invites audiences to embrace the circumstances that unite and strengthen us.

Danceworks 2014: 'HOT BUTTONS,' a rich tapestry of contemporary and modern dance forms, will be presented at Northwestern University from tonight, Feb. 28 through March 9.

Danceworks 2014: 'HOT BUTTONS,' a rich tapestry of contemporary and modern dance forms, will be presented at Northwestern University from Feb. 28 through March 9.

A dance that honors the millions of Mexicans who participated in the Bracero Program -- and the family members they left behind -- will convey the 'bittersweet' story of people caught in the whirlwind of the emergency farm and railroad program initiated by the United States and Mexico during World War II.

Untold histories will emerge during "Sombras," Chicago-based choreographer Joel Valentin-Martinez's April 14 to 16 dance concert on Northwestern University's Evanston campus.

Untold histories will emerge during "Sombras," Chicago-based choreographer Joel Valentin-Martinez's April 14 to 16 dance concert on Northwestern University's Evanston campus.

High-stepping cowboys, scatting jazz tappers and ethnic dance will provide "Danceworks 2011" with theatrical flair centered on themes of community, connection and celebration.

The Peck School of the Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Department of Dance summer season heats up with three unique and innovative dance performances in July.

The Peck School of the Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Department of Dance summer season heats up with three unique and innovative dance performances in July.

'Danceworks 2010,' an annual showcase of the choreography of Northwestern University's nationally renowned dance faculty, alumni and guest artist, has something special to celebrate this year -- the 30th anniversary of the School of Communication's Dance Program.

'Danceworks 2010,' an annual showcase of the choreography of Northwestern University's nationally renowned dance faculty, alumni and guest artist, has something special to celebrate this year -- the 30th anniversary of the School of Communication's Dance Program.

The 30th anniversary 'Danceworks 2010' concert (April 23 to May 2) and a modern staging of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (May 21 to 30) are among the Theatre and Interpretation Center (TIC) at Northwestern University's 2009-10 spring stagings.

The Joyce Theater Foundation (New York), in association with the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago and On the Boards (Seattle), is pleased to announce the 12 choreographers in each of the four cities who will participate in The A.W.A.R.D Show! 2009. The 48 participants were selected from a total of 218 applicants from across the country; one from each city will take home a $10,000 award to use toward the creation of a new dance work.

?Danceworks 2009,? an annual winter showcase of the choreography of Northwestern University?s dance faculty, alumni and guest artists, will feature a myriad of dance styles, as well as a special one-day event featuring the Emmy Award-winning dance company Jump Rhythm Jazz Project.

?Danceworks 2009,? an annual winter showcase of the choreography of Northwestern University?s dance faculty, alumni and guest artists, will feature a myriad of dance styles, as well as a special one-day event featuring the Emmy Award-winning dance company Jump Rhythm Jazz Project.