Chopin Theatre
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| Address | 1543 W. Division St Chicago, IL 60642 US |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′11″N 87°40′0″W / 41.90306°N 87.66667°W |
| Owner | Zygmunt Dyrkacz and Lela Headd Dyrkacz |
| Capacity | 226 Main; 175 Studio |
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| Opened | 1918 |
| Reopened | 1990 |
| Architect | Worthmann & Steinbach Architects |
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Chopin Theatre Productions is a
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, International Chopin Piano Competition pianist
- Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning poet
- Peter Brötzmann, free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
- Mircea Cărtărescu, poet
- David Cromer, MacArthur Fellows Program/"Genius Grant", director
- John Cusack, actor and film producer
- Chuck D, rapper and author
- Urszula Dudziak, jazz vocalist
- Stuart Dybek, MacArthur Fellows Program/"Genius Grant", author
- Michael Eric Dyson, academic, author and radio host
- Kurt Elling, jazz vocalist
- Kahil El'Zabar, jazz multi-instrumentalist
- Tony Fitzpatrick, visual artist
- Von Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist
- Nikki Giovanni, award-winning poet, "living legend"
- Fareed Haque, fusion guitar virtuoso
- Aleksander Hemon, MacArthur Fellows Program/"Genius Grant", author
- Ryszard Horowitz, photographer
- Steve James, filmmaker, "Hoop Dreams"
- Malalai Joya, activist, writer, former Afghan politician
- Yusef Komunyakaa, Pulitzer Prize winning poet
- Greg Kot, filmmaker, "Hoop Dreams"
- Krzysztof Krauze, film director, cinematographer
- Li-Young Lee, poet
- Philip Levine, Pulitzer Prize 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
- Art Shay, photographer
- Charles Simic, Pulitzer Prize winning poet
- Marc Smith, founder poetry slam movement
- Zadie Smith, author of one of Time magazine's 100 best novels
- Franciszek Starowieyski, visual artist
- Studs Terkel, Pulitzer Prize winning author
- Ken Vandermark, MacArthur Fellows Program/"Genius Grant", musician and composer
- Grammy Awardwinner, drummer
- Bronisław Wildstein, journalist
- Adam Zagajewski, poet
- Howard Zinn, historian, author and activist
- Henryk Baranowski, Golden Mask award-winning theater and television director and designer
References
- ^ Cox, Ted (December 5, 2013). "Ashland, Division and Milwaukee to Be Designated 'Polish Triangle'". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
External links
- "Chopin Theatre Home Page".
- "Chopin Theatre". Time Out Chicago. January 29, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- Phillips, Michael; Chris Jones (December 5, 2013). "Our theater guys theater guide". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- Worldview with Jerome McDonnell; WBEZ Chicago Public Radio (October 29, 2018). "Chopin Theatre Celebrates 100th Anniversary". Chicago Public Radio. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- Hauser, Alisa (October 24, 2018). "100 Years in Wicker Park: Chopin Theatre's revival brought elegance". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- Jones, Chris (October 29, 2018). "Chopin turns 100: Historic theater has ushered in hipsters but kept its Polish roots". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 14, 2020.