Dance Tue Mar 18 2008

Making the B-Side the Main Event

For the next two weekends, Corpo Dance Company (born and bred in Chicago) will be performing under a new structural concept--well, at least it's new for dance. Contemporary music has been following the structure for decades: listen to the single, then flip the record to catch the remixed/reworked/rewoven version on the b-side. If you head to the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, you'll see original choreography by Christopher M. McCray (set to Bjork, Amon Tobin, Radiohead) in Act I. After the intermission, flip to the b-side to see "remixed" versions by several other area choreographers. And if that's not reminiscent enough of your favorite record, a local radio DJ will be announcing each piece as if you were listening to a live radio broadcast.

Corpo employs a "blend of urban, technical, and athletic movement styles" to create their dances. Tickets to b-sides are $20 in advance from the company's website, or $25 at the door. Shows are at 8 p.m. on March 21, 22, 28, and 29, and there's a 2:00 matinee on the 22nd. The Ruth Page Center is at 1016 N. Dearborn.

- Rachel