Chopin Theatre
Chopin Theatre is an independent, for-profit arts center located across the Polish Triangle[1] in Chicago's Wicker Park. Chopin Theatre presents over 500 events annually.
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| Address | 1543 W. Division St Chicago, IL 60642 USA |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′11″N 87°40′0″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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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, TIME Magazine novelist (100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005)
- Franciszek Starowieyski, visual artist
- Studs Terkel, Pulitzer Prize winning author
- Ken Vandermark, MacArthur Fellows Program/"Genius Grant", musician and composer
- Paul Wertico, Grammy Award winner, drummer
- Bronisław Wildstein, journalist
- Adam Zagajewski, poet
- Howard Zinn, historian, author and activist
- Henryk Baranowski, Golden Mask (Russian award)-winning theater and television director and designer
References
- Cox, Ted Division and Milwaukee to Be Designated ‘Polish Triangle’. DNAinfo Chicago. Retrieved on June 3, 2015.
External links
- http://chopintheatre.com/about_us.php
- http://www.timeout.com/chicago/theater/chopin-theatre
- http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-12-05/entertainment/0312050379_1_landmark-presents-loop
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