Pictured above: Jesus Hilario Reyes’ performance in ECLIPSING Festival/Photo: Ally Almore As it happened, my conversation with Amina Ross and Madison Smith, the two primary organizers of the second annual…
Posts published in “Theater”
Pictured above: Marcela Torres/Photo: Jesse Meredith Alongside sex, violence occupies a singularly controversial position in art. Nearly every art critic of the 20th century, from Antonin Artaud to Susan Sontag,…
Pictured above: Promotional photo for Corey Smith’s Essay on the Emil Bach House/Photo: Drew Angle Editor’s Note: If you would like to be featured in future Scapi upcoming monthly productions…
Pictured above: Dan Kerr-Hobert in Tedium by The Neo-Futurists/Photo: The Neo-Futurists For the last five years, The Chicago International Puppet Festival has sought to further Chicago’s rich puppet history, growing…
Scapi Magazine’s monthly column about the history of experimental history in Chicago has a name! Makers and Breakers features 500 Clown in this installment by Scapi contributor Felix Abidor. Through a decade of clowning and physical innovation, 500 Clown has left a performance legacy that has endured long after the group’s dissolution.
Pictured above: A still from Transparent Bodies, an Opera Butoh Lab performance occurring on January 11/Photo: Opera Butoh Lab Editor’s Note: If you would like to be featured in future…
Pictured above: Photo of Molly Hewitt performing at Vogds’ music video release party/Photo: Greg Stephen Reigh Molly Hewitt is Glamhag is… well, there’s no one else quite like them. Recently…
Pictured above: Members of the Committee of The Jubilee in their introductory Youtube video/Photo: Provided by the Committee of The Jubilee “What if there was a yearlong, nationwide [theater] festival…
Pictured above: Tulga, the strongman in MSA & Circus Arts’ Fly-By-Night Circus/Photo: Angela Fernandez Friends, families, students, professional performers and curious new faces alike gather once a month for MSA…