The Home Theater Festival, which has just wrapped up its inaugural year in Chicago, consists of a two-week long series of gatherings in which a variety of art, music, and dance performances are staged in homes throughout the city.
Hyde Park
Odd Man Out
by Emily Holland •
“The Misanthrope” kicks off a Molière Festival at Court Theatre.
Opening Up
by Sharon Lurye •
With its move complete, the Seminary Co-op Bookstore celebrates a “grand opening.”
Disarming Feminism
by Zachary Goldhammer •
Angela Davis called for a new, expanded conception of feminism that would incorporate more inclusive imaginings of gender and race and challenge systems of mass incarceration. At times, however, Davis’ enthusiasm for expansion threatened to dilute the force of her speech.
After the Dust Settles
by Spencer Mcavoy •
In her latest installation, “A Bad Idea Seems Good Again,” Alison Ruttan bridges the gap between home and the battlefield through a collection of small-scale clay replicas of buildings damaged in conflict.
In Gamelan, a Group Effort
by Jennifer Sung •
The Friends of the Gamelan (FROG) held their annual spring concert last Saturday afternoon at Hyde Park Union Church.
A Landmark’s New Neighbor
by Emily Holland •
The Seminary Co-op’s move certainly signals a new era for the bookstore, but even in its new surroundings, the Sem is not so far removed from its intellectual and architectural roots.
A Monument to Monuments
by Jack Nuelle •
“Hall of Khan” has turned HPAC into a riding stable, but the show is a monument to monuments, a peek into the way humans honor their history and the icons we deem important.
