Chicago Cultural Alliance

Constructing Jathi Choreography with Harini Nilakantan
2025-11-08 13:15 - 14:15, 2025-11-15 13:15 - 14:15, 2025-11-22 13:15 - 14:15, 2025-11-29 13:15 - 14:15, 2025-12-06 13:15 - 14:15, 2025-12-13 13:15 - 14:15, 2025-12-20 13:15 - 14:15, 2025-12-27 13:15 - 14:15 (America/Chicago) and 15 more dates | Kalapriya Studio, 2101 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, United States
Weekly Saturdays
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Harini Nilakantan is a student of Aacharya Choodamani Guru Smt. Roja
Kannan, and has over two decades of experience in this art form. In this 90-minute class, dancers will learn new choreography – both how to piece together combinations and increase retention with her for advanced
rhythmic patterns or Jathis.
Class focus: execution, technique, creativity, retention

Haitian Heritage Month Konpa Sware
2025-11-20 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-18 19:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-15 19:00 - 23:00, 2026-02-19 19:00 - 23:00, 2026-03-19 19:00 - 23:00
Join the Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC) at its monthly Konpa Sware! The museum is excited to continue this immersive event which includes an evening of Haitian dance and music. Join us at Room43. Food will be available for free and the FIRST 50 GUESTS will recieve 1 FREE DRINK!
FEATURING MUSIC BY: DJ Frantz!
This is a recurring event on the Third Thursday of each month. Keep an eye out for future event registration!
* TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR*

Karaoke Abend Stammtisch
2026-02-20 19:00 - 23:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Join us at the DANK Haus for a lively Karaoke Abend Stammtisch—where your favorite German Schlager meets classic English hits! Whether you’re channeling your inner Helene Fischer or belting out Bon Jovi, this is your moment to shine.
Our Stammtisch tradition is all about community, conversation, and Gemütlichkeit—now with a fun karaoke twist! Come for the music, stay for the good vibes, and connect with fellow language lovers and singers.
Whether you’re a karaoke pro or just want to cheer on your friends, everyone’s welcome. Let’s make some noise—auf Deutsch or in English!

Chicago Flamenco Festival 2026. Irene Morales Raw
2026-03-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Instituto Cervantes, 31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
RAW is a daring flamenco performance featuring dancer Irene Morales, whose movement brings ancestral intensity into sharp dialogue with the present. Rooted in Granada and shaped by Spain’s foremost stages, Morales embodies a dance language that unites precision and instinct, control and vulnerability. The work seeks a state of essentiality—a flamenco pared down to its core, where gesture, sound, and silence uncover emotional truth. Through the interplay of electronic textures, live instruments, and visceral rhythm, RAW opens new terrain for flamenco while remaining grounded in its pulse. Morales’s presence gives form to a living tradition—immediate, luminous, and profoundly human—where flamenco is not fixed in time but continually rediscovered through the body.

Irene Morales began her formal training at the Conservatory of Granada before moving to Madrid to continue her studies at the prestigious María de Ávila Superior Conservatory. During her time in the capital, she combined her studies with performances in several companies, including those of Miguel Ángel Bernal and Rafael Aguilar, and most notably in 2019, when Eva Yerbabuena invited her to join the production Lorca y la Pasión with Marina Heredia, presented at the Generalife Gardens. This marked her return to her hometown of Granada. With remarkable artistic maturity, Irene has been performing since the age of 18, both as a solo artist and with her own company.
Photo Copywrite: Juan Pascual
