{"id":139226,"date":"2026-02-19T21:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/139226\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:19:11","slug":"chicago-sinfonietta-watch-a-queens-story-through-music-and-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/139226\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Sinfonietta: Watch a Queen&#8217;s Story Through Music and Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagosinfonietta.org\/still-i-rise\/#rise-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-156562 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-3-SIR-Trailer-Thumbnail.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"404\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch a Queen\u2019s Story in Music and Dance. Hear Women\u2019s Voices That Stay with You.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t Miss Two Pieces Featuring Deeply Rooted Dance Theater.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for an evening filled with wow moments only a live orchestra and dance company can deliver, the kind that makes you forget your phone and feel fully present, this concert is for you!<\/p>\n<p>The night opens with Florence Price\u2019s\u00a0Dances in the Canebrakes\u2014heard on Spotify more than 2 million times and brought to life by Deeply Rooted Dance Theater. Amy Beach\u2019s sweeping\u00a0Gaelic Symphony\u00a0and Marianna Martines\u2019 bright, energetic\u00a0Sinfonia in C Major\u00a0follow, delivering the big, cinematic, lyrical moments that make live orchestra captivating.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, Deeply Rooted returns to the stage for Shirley J. Thompson\u2019s\u00a0Seventh Sense: Incidents in the Life of Queen Amanirenas\u00a0\u2014 a dramatic, movement-filled portrayal of the queen seeking guidance from her warrior ancestors as she prepares to halt Emperor Augustus\u2019 push into Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Fri, Mar 6 \/ 7 PM \/ Wentz Hall (Naperville)<\/p>\n<p>Sat, Mar 7 \/ 7 PM \/ Harris Theater (Chicago Loop)<\/p>\n<p>Tickets start at $30<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagosinfonietta.org\/still-i-rise\/?utm_source=postively-naperville&amp;utm_medium=paid%20email&amp;utm_campaign=26-still-i-stand&amp;utm_content=still%20i%20rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Watch a Queen\u2019s Story in Music and Dance. Hear Women\u2019s Voices That Stay with You. Don\u2019t Miss Two&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139227,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-139226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}