Chopin Theatre Explained
Chopin Theatre |
Address: | 1543 W. Division St |
City: | Chicago, IL 60642 |
Country: | US |
Coordinates: | 41.9031°N -87.6667°W |
Architect: | Worthmann & Steinbach Architects |
Owner: | Zygmunt Dyrkacz and Lela Headd Dyrkacz |
Capacity: | 226 Main; 175 Studio |
Opened: | 1918 |
Reopened: | 1990 |
Chopin Theatre Productions is a 501(c)(3) not for profit art presenter and producer at the historic Chopin Theater building in Chicago. Built in 1918, in what is now Wicker Park, the theater is located across the Polish Triangle.[1] Chopin Theatre's 500+ annual theater, literary, music, film and social events are often avant-garde or international. Its mission is to promote enlightened civic discourse through a diverse range of artistic offerings.
Notable guests
- Edward Auer, pianist
- Gwendolyn Brooks, poet
- Peter Brötzmann, free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
- Mircea Cărtărescu, poet
- David Cromer, director
- John Cusack, actor and film producer
- Chuck D, rapper and author
- Urszula Dudziak, jazz vocalist
- Stuart Dybek, author
- Michael Eric Dyson, academic, author and radio host
- Kurt Elling, jazz vocalist
- Kahil El'Zabar, jazz multi-instrumentalist
- Von Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist
- Nikki Giovanni, award-winning poet
- Fareed Haque, fusion guitar virtuoso
- Aleksander Hemon, author
- Ryszard Horowitz, photographer
- Steve James, filmmaker, "Hoop Dreams"
- Malalai Joya, activist, writer, former Afghan politician
- Yusef Komunyakaa, poet
- Greg Kot, filmmaker, "Hoop Dreams"
- Krzysztof Krauze, film director, cinematographer
- Li-Young Lee, poet
- Philip Levine, poet
- Haki Madhubuti, author
- Adam Makowicz, pianist and composer
- Rob Mazurek, cornetist and composer
- Aaron McGruder, author, cartoonist, creator The Boondocks
- Dominic Miller, guitarist (with Sting, Phil Collins)
- Sara Paretsky, author
- Ed Paschke, painter
- Jeremy Piven, actor and film producer
- Luis J. Rodriguez, poet
- Michael Shannon, actor
- Art Shay, photographer
- Charles Simic, poet
- Marc Smith, founder poetry slam movement
- Zadie Smith, author
- Franciszek Starowieyski, visual artist
- Studs Terkel, author
- Ken Vandermark, musician and composer
- Paul Wertico, drummer
- Bronisław Wildstein, journalist
- Adam Zagajewski, poet
- Howard Zinn, historian, author and activist
- Henryk Baranowski, theater and television director and designer
External links
- Web site: Chopin Theatre Home Page.
- Chopin Theatre. Time Out Chicago. January 29, 2014. August 14, 2020.
- News: Our theater guys theater guide. Michael. Phillips. Chris Jones. December 5, 2013. Chicago Tribune. August 14, 2020.
- News: Chopin Theatre Celebrates 100th Anniversary. Worldview with Jerome McDonnell. WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. October 29, 2018. Chicago Public Radio. August 14, 2020.
- News: 100 Years in Wicker Park: Chopin Theatre's revival brought elegance. Alisa. Hauser. October 24, 2018. Block Club Chicago. August 14, 2020.
- News: Chopin turns 100: Historic theater has ushered in hipsters but kept its Polish roots. Chris. Jones. October 29, 2018. Chicago Tribune. August 14, 2020.
Notes and References
- News: Cox. Ted. Ashland, Division and Milwaukee to Be Designated 'Polish Triangle'. December 5, 2013. DNAinfo. August 14, 2020. November 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111191731/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20131205/west-town/ashland-division-milwaukee-could-be-designated-polonia-triangle/. dead.