Contemporary-dance Events in Chicago

Check out happening contemporary-dance events all around Chicago, IL

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Auditorium Theatre - IL 51 to 185

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater at Auditorium Theatre Chicago

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Auditorium Theatre Chicago

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago - Spring Series at Harris Theater

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Harris Theater

Hubbard Street Dance - Spring Series at Harris Theater

 Fri, 15 May at 07:30 pm Harris Theater

The House on Mango Street

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm Auditorium Theatre - IL

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm Auditorium Theatre - IL

Giordano Dance Chicago: Ignite The Soul! Season 63

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm Harris Theater

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:00 pm Auditorium Theatre - IL

Sembrando Flores: A 25th Anniversary Celebration

Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm Studebaker Theater

Nomad

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:30 pm 205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60601

Spring Series: The Rite of Spring and New Works

 Fri, 29 May at 07:30 pm Ruth Page Center for the Arts

The Gala-Ish

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Hairpin Arts Center USD 45 to 500

Sophia Stel

 Wed, 06 May at 09:00 pm Empty Bottle Free

CLEAT Series: Teerath Majumder, Jaehoon Choi

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm Elastic Arts

Sunroom/Esculis/Thrilling Brilliance/Faerie Dream @ Underground Lounge, Sunday April 12

 Sun, 12 Apr at 06:00 pm Underground Lounge - Chicago

Critical Sounds Symposium Performance: Evicshen (Victoria Shen)

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm Green Line Performing Arts Center Free

'NEXUS' - THREE PREMIERES! APRIL 25 + 26, 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm Ruth Page Center for the Arts USD 38

Customer Service

 Sat, 23 May at 07:30 pm Ruth Page Center for the Arts USD 40

EFFERVESCENT - Identity Performing Arts Spring Concert 2026

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm Ann Barzel Theater in Visceral Dance Center USD 35

Vanishing Point: Intersecting Planes - a night of contemporary chamber work

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Dorothy Free

Parking Ballet 5:8 - Edgar Allan Poe

 Sun, 19 Apr at 12:30 am Harris Theater

Chicago Artopia Presents: Tango 21 Dance Theater

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture, South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, USA Free

Yea Big, Jon Byler Dann, and Tatsuya Nakatani, with Tatsu Aoki

 Sun, 03 May at 08:00 pm Elastic Arts

Smart Salon: Contemporary Chinese Artists in Chicago

 Tue, 19 May at 05:00 pm Smart Museum of Art Free

Butoh Dance Workshop

 Sat, 23 May at 06:30 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 28 to 50

Boykin THREE | Chicago

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Visceral Dance Center USD 45

HEDWIG DANCES: SPRING INTENSIVE!

 Tue, 26 May at 10:00 am Ruth Page Center for the Arts USD 353 to 405

Windflow/Quantum Dancing Workshop with Ayako Kato

 Mon, 06 Apr at 01:00 pm Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble USD 19 to 66