06 Nov 2024

Turning Tchaikovsky on His Head: “The Hip Hop Nutcracker,” November 27 at the Adler Theatre

By Jonathan Turner

You may think blending the exquisite classical beauty of the Nutcracker ballet with the gritty urban energy of hip hop would be like oil and water. Yet The Hip Hop Nutcracker – making its Quad Cities debut at Davenport's Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street) on November 27 – has entertained audiences nationwide since 2013. The beloved holiday story and enchanting music, paired with staggeringly limber breakdancers, will be performed as part of a tour to more than 25 U.S. cities.

08 Oct 2024

Poe Treat, in Motion: Ballet Quad Cities Presents “The Twisted Tales of Poe,” October 19 at the Spotlight Theatre

By Mike Schulz

Despite the author's 19th-century output, audiences shouldn't expect a performance of traditional 19th-century dance – not unless folks in the 1800s were also hoofing it to Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin, and Jimi Hendrix.

07 Oct 2024

Ghosts at Hauberg Estate: “Spirits and Bites," October 26

By Jonathan Turner

Peg Rounds is friends with the ghosts of John Hauberg and Susanne Denkmann Hauberg.

03 Oct 2024

Quad City Arts Visiting Artist Series Starts Its 51st Season

By Jonathan Turner

Last February, in the 50th-anniversary season of Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series, hip-hop dancing and beatboxing illustrated how elusive world peace may be possible.

29 Aug 2024

New “Carnegie Hall” Launches Moline Series

By Jonathan Turner

There’s a new Carnegie Hall in downtown Moline.

Just 12 years younger than the world-famous New York City venue, Sound Conservatory has renovated a section of the former Carnegie library building (erected in 1903) into a beautiful, elegant performance space.

30 Mar 2023

Green Grass and Cult Vibes: Holy Smokes Smoke 100 Joints at Rozz-Tox on 4/20

By Loren Thacher

Since their live debut last summer, Holy Smokes have left a trail of destruction, ruined lives, and controversy across the Quad Cities. Self-described as “improv, but cool,” the comedy troupe have built a reputation for their anarchic live shows, leaving a trail of smashed props, broken bones, pig masks, and endless drama. They will stoop to any level of degradation in search of laughs and attention.

28 Sep 2022

Ballet Quad Cities Resurrects Music of the Holocaust

By Joseph Chonto

A ballet program that promises to be brilliant, bold-as-can-be and possibly precedent-setting will be brought to the Adler Theatre on October 8. Our Will to Live, Ballet Quad Cities’ contribution to the Out of Darkness series (OutOfDarknessQC.com) will present new original choreography by Courtney Lyon and Emily Kate Long celebrating and dramatizing works by Jewish composers who fled the Nazis or tragically died in the camps. [Read Mike Schulz's interview with Ballet Quad Cities' Artistic Director Courtney Lyon at: Ballet Quad Cities' “Our Will to Live,” October 8.]

11 Feb 2021

Wired Science: A Conversation with Advice Goddess Amy Alkon

By Mike Schulz

If you know the River Cities' Reader, you know Amy Alkon. Or at least you think you do.

02 Feb 2021

Ballet Quad Cities' “Love Stories,” February 12 and 13

By Mike Schulz

On February 12 and 13, love will be in the air at Davenport's Outing Club when the professional dancers of Ballet Quad Cities present their Valentine's Day Weekend celebration Love Stories – the company's ever-popular series of choreographed vignettes that returns for three performances for the first time since 2019.

03 Sep 2020

The State of Things II: Ballet Quad Cities

By Mike Schulz

Joedy Cook, founder and CEO of Ballet Quad Cities in Rock Island, discusses the company's operations during this period of social distancing. We previously spoke on March 25, and again on Sunday, August 30 … roughly four hours before her company performed its first post-pandemic performances of Ballet on the Lawn at the Davenport Outing Club.

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