We’ve reached the spring equinox!  This means we are at this “almost summer” point to get our lifestyle change on!  Are you a little behind on the resolution bandwagon? Or are you basically at pro-athlete status now? Maybe its just time to freshen up your workout gear to motivate you to keep it going.  Now, […]

TONIGHT! A known force in the dance community to be reckoned with, Gigi Torres is on a tricity tour to premiere her dance films exploring female identities and experiences.  Along with her films will be her launch of her programming for her production company Her Empire Productions.  This company is designed around female empowerment in […]

East coast born and Chicago raised choreographer Leila Henry premiered her “Sincerely” series last month in front of a packed crowd in the South Loop. She has long been highly regarded throughout the Chicago dance community even with a reputation of shyness; you would not know that to be a small culpability from her recent […]

“Creativity takes courage”- Henri Matisse Mexican-born Luis Sahagun has long been involved in creating. However, his self-discovery as an artist came as a late bloom in a lengthy journey. “I wasn’t completely naïve to being an artist, I was always a drawer,” describing his transition. Even in his early years as a sketch artist, Luis […]

The students at the Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg are hosting their annual fashion show to benefit a local charity.  The show’s title for 2017 is A.R.T (Ascend, Rise, Transcend) which is meant to reflect the current socio-political climate as well as this generations reinvention and progression in fashion. As part of its fashion curriculum, students […]

February doesn’t fall short of award ceremonies with the Grammy’s and the IMAGE awards done, we get to look forward to some Oscar night excitement.  For a lot in the industry there is non-stop parties; pre-parties, after parties, and the hotel lobby (sorry for that JayZ reference….actually, not sorry).  Typically, Halfstack doesn’t get a lot […]

  Chicago dancer and artist Leila Henry will be premiering her long awaited project this Saturday, February 11th at Jimmy Green’s on State Street.  The video is set to include over 50 dancers and was filmed in the span of a year in various locations throughout Chicago.  With the help of cinematographer Katie Moffit, Leila […]

  Never gone are the old days of house parties when you’d risk sneaking out of your parents house to jam to some old school Chicago house music and Freestyle jams.  Even in our now grown adult years, the party never leaves us. Newly formed MAS Entertainment from the Northwest Suburbs is determined to bring […]