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Dancers Nicole LeGette and Becca Hopson interact with more than 100 limes in their butoh-influenced performance piece Constant Constraint. The limes, says LeGette, “stand in for things that are lost or regained.” The piece is featured in a program called What Is Lost, which also includes a new work by Hopson for two dancers and LeGette’s solo performance with a cello. It runs tonight and Saturday, November 16, at 8 at the Spareroom, 2416 W. North. Admission is on a sliding scale; those attending Saturday’s performance are invited to bring bags and take home as many limes as they can carry. For more call 773-645-8075.
16 SATURDAY Today’s Visions Blu symposium, Building a Door to Opportunities in Film in Chicago, will include African-American heavy hitters from the film, music, and television industries, including Robert Teitel and George Tillman Jr.–the producer and director behind Barbershop and Soul Food. The daylong event starts with workshops on distribution, writing, casting, and “Urban Culture and Its Influence in Film”; they’ll be followed by afternoon film screenings and a reception. The 90-minute workshops are $25 each and run from 9:30 to 12:45 (registration starts at 9); the screenings are from 1 to 3:30 and cost $3 to $6. It’s all at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State. For more information call 773-791-9031.
Dance Chicago continues through the end of the month; another highlight is tonight’s Dance Slam–also at the Athenaeum–where audience members will vote on the best short (five minutes or less) pieces by local choreographers and companies. The winners will be invited to perform at future Dance Chicago events. It’s at 7:30 and all tickets are $5. Call 773-935-6860 for more information; call Ticketmaster (312-902-1500) for tickets.
