The 11th annual edition of this multidisciplinary arts festival, which was founded by the late Jim Happy-Delpech to showcase artists in the Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods, features a scaled-down, more selective, and more artistically diverse theater and performance component than in previous years. Local groups–including the Ma’at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theatre, the Bumblinni Brothers, Asylum 137, Shakti Dance, and the Mammals–are joined this year by out-of-towners, including former Chicagoan Amy Seeley, New York director Nick Colt, and Seattle Mime Theatre member K. Brian Neel. The following listings are based on information provided by theater coordinator Jonathan Pitts; see listings elsewhere in this issue for information on poetry, dance, film, musical attractions, and visual art. Performances take place September 7 through 10 in the main-stage and studio spaces of the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, except where otherwise noted in the listings. Admission to all theater and performance events is free, but donations will be requested after each show. The admission price for the festival’s main exhibition sites is $5 per day; the festival’s “ground zero” is the intersection of North, Milwaukee, and Damen. For more information call 773-342-6777 or visit the festival’s Web site at www.aroundthecoyote.org.
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The four-woman dance-theater collective She team up with a live jazz group for this performance piece about “the pursuits of love, life, and relationships.” Chopin main stage, 7 PM.
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The Improv Highway
Chopin main stage, 9 PM.
See listing for 7 PM Thursday.
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