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Title: Chicago Dance Crash moves to rhythms of disaster in 'New Alaska'

Publication: Chicago Tribune

Author: Laura Molzahn

What is it about disaster that excites our imaginations? For years, Chicago Dance Crash has produced apocalyptic narratives — “Tribulation and the Demolition Squad” in 2005, “Gotham City” in 2012 — whose sense of adventure and pop-cult fun made the company unique in Chicago, as did its willingness to mix ballet with acrobatics, contemporary dance with hip-hop.

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