Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago
Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago, participants in Chicago Rhythm Fest Photo: William Frederking

CHICAGO HUMAN RHYTHM PROJECT

6/4 at 7:30 Five local dance companies join together for the Chicago Rhythm Fest, ending a two-month celebration of percussive dance, including tap, flamenco, and Irish, Mexican, and African forms. Child friendly. $28–$68. Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress. auditoriumtheatre.org

ENSEMBLE ESPAÑOL

6/17–19 Ending the month-long American Spanish Dance & Music Festival is Flamenco Passion: an eclectic mix of favorites from the company’s 40-year canon. Also on the program is the world premiere Iroko, a flamenco ballet choreographed by Angel Rojas and Carlos Rodriguez to original music. $26–$46. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie, Skokie. northshorecenter.org

 

HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO

6/9–19 Named a favorite of 2014 by pretty much everyone, The Art of Falling, Hubbard Street’s ingenious collaboration with Second City, returns for a two-weekend revival of hilarious vignettes. $30–$99. Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph. harristheaterchicago.org

TRIPLICATE

6/16–17 Three recent Columbia College graduates team up for an evening of contemporary dances with themes of desire, intimacy, and agency. $10. Hamlin Park Fieldhouse, 3035 N. Hoyne. brownpapertickets.com

WE WILL TAP YOU

6/25 at 7:30 Chicago Tap Theatre mounts its final show of the season, a tap dance ode to the music of Queen. Dancers set their feet to glam rock played by a live band in this one-night nothing-quite-like-it extravaganza. $25–$37. Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. athenaeumtheatre.org