Halloween music event presented by oux and chirp radio, featuring Brady Matteson, Prisoner, Heirloom Locket, Daarling, Yucki Gross, Glad Rags, and Anaiet Soul. Doors at 6pm, music at 7pm.

Ouxlloween 2

Kimball Arts Center

A fully improvised comedy show that highlights the talented students of Bilingual Improv School. Performed in a mix of Spanish and English (Espanglish); all are welcome regardless of fluency. Two acts with a 10 minute intermission. Hosted by Rudy Mendoza.

EL SHOWCASE

Temachtiani Illhuikayotl, an accomplished indigenous flute player, guides us through a musical presentation on the origins of ancestral sounds from pre-Hispanic Mexico, weaving cultural awareness and philosophy as an ancestral storyteller.

Temachtiani Illhuikayotl: The Origin of Ancestral Music

Bilingual improv comedy show where Chicago comedians perform improv games based on audience suggestions. All welcome regardless of Spanish or English fluency. Hosted by Rudy Mendoza. A premium production by Bilingual Improv School. One act, approximately 80 minutes.

¿Cómo se dice....?

"Unpacking Home" follows The Poet, a character in search of home, who receives a suitcase from their ancestors filled with items that unlock memories and guide their journey through the Chicago Puerto Rican experience. Dancers embody these memories, giving form to identity, love, struggle, and resilience. Presented in partnership with CLATA.

Unpacking Home

An intimate show celebrating the release of U N I and a first listen to Robin's new music. Singer-songwriter Robin Nievera returns to Chicago for a special night celebrating his new single, "U N I", blending melodic soft rock, folk, and soulful storytelling.

Atlas Chapter 1 - "U N I" | Live Single Premiere by Robin Nievera

A heartfelt and inspiring live experience created by Nikki Carpenter and Just Steve, blending storytelling and music into an unforgettable evening.

The Late Bloomers

Roomani is a literary reading series in Humboldt Park centered around immigrants, QTBIPOC poets and disabled writers. This is a generous generative space for spoken word poetry, writing and community building.

Roomaani

A night of hard dance music with an emphasis on emotional melodies and contemplative chord progressions, featuring Jungle, Gabber, Breakcore, Hardcore, and Trance music across a five-artist lineup.

HEARTFELT HARDCORE

A theatrical concert blending original music, poetry, and storytelling to premiere a 5–7 song project written and recorded by six young artists throughout their summer at Collaboraction.

The Luminaries: Summer Final Showcase

TALISMÁN is an evening of poetry & flamenco presented by artists Kao Ra Zen & Marisela Tapia, featuring flamenco guitarist Andrea Salcedo, saxophonist Mark Nagy, and modular synth player Neil Jendon. Inspired by the talismans transformational powers, Kao and Marisela weave through spoken word, live music and dance, exploring personal and universal narratives.

Kao Ra Zen and Marisela Tapia's TALISMÁN: An Evening of Poetry and Flamenco

Rooted in tradition and ignited by collaboration, Summer Fuego captures the raw spirit of flamenco through riveting live music, fierce footwork, soulful guitar, and unforgettable expression.

Community in Compás - Summer Fuego

Find Art Fridays

Enjoy a night of live music, snacks, and a space run by teens, for teens.

Chicago Student Radio Collective presents: Summer Student Showcase

VOY PA' 20 is a night of music celebrating Frankie Diaz' 20 years in the music world. Part romance, part autobiography, and some social justice, with a little nonsense tossed in, just for fun, is what you'll find in Frankie Diaz's songbook. Join us for his second solo all-Spanish concert ever.

Frankie Diaz: VOY PA' 20

Part spiritual cabaret, part dance party, this electrifying night is a celebration of loving ourselves and each other. Expect high-energy cumbias, sultry boleros, and reimagined English-language indie classics.

The Sandra Delgado Experience

Disasterpiece is a chaotic variety show held together by a host who keeps getting everything wrong—but somehow it still works out.

Mosaic Theatre Collective: Disasterpiece

THE FREQUENCY is a bold new monthly live speaker series supporting new energies, emerging thought leaders, and connections. Launches with special guest speaker Dr. Nicole Rawls presenting “The Body as an Altar,” followed by conversation, collective movement and dancing with DJ Lady D.

THE FREQUENCY by DJ Lady D

A 3-dimensional vibracoustic and digital sound bath combining sound, human connection and community healing.

FrequencyHealing.LOVE

In an effort to build community ties, strengthen mutual visibility, and battle food insecurity in the performing arts, community members are invited to dine on their dark day. Doors open at 4:00pm with a free hearty meal including locally grown produce. All who attend are encouraged to browse the pantry for free items and bring their own containers to take home prepared food for the week.

The People’s Pot + Pantry

An interactive, hour-long family magic performance by The Magical Myster AJ (Sacco), featuring magic, circus, and comedy for kids aged 4-10 and adults.

Sunday Family Magic Matinee with Myster AJ

A family-friendly block party and high-energy night of comedy and DJs supporting youth and community, benefiting The Light youth summer employment program in the arts and The House of Belonging.

The Belonging Bash 2026

A high-energy cabaret celebrating the vibrant intersection of Cuban heritage, Miami life & Chicago Culture, Cabachet feels like you stepped into your prima’s house. Drink some cafecito, eat a pastelito and share some stories in spanglish, while being serenaded through a dynamic song mix of Boleros, Salsa, and some Broadway hits, all curated and performed by Lorena Estevez.

Casa De Lore’s: Cabachet

A Hip-hop graduation of Nightchurch Emceeskool, presented by You Belong Here with Emcee Skool and Elite Mind Apparel.

All Skool Assembly

Collaboraction is delighted to announce a new monthly performance by our youth ensemble, The Light, sharing their original theatre, dance, and music pieces inspiring social change around issues of their choosing with special guests.

The Light Showcase

An intimate evening of classical guitar, storytelling, and musical reflection pairing works by Johann Sebastian Bach with Brazilian and Latin American composers, with brief poetic narration and immersive lighting design.

Marcus Dunleavy presents Travelers & Troubadours: From Bach to Brazil in Preludes & Waltzes

High-energy, live, unscripted comedy experience combining comedians and live music, with real-life stories turned into comedy.

SPOTLIGHTCTRL presents: UNMUTED

Collaboraction Theater Company

Chamber of Change is a project led by Civic Orchestra of Chicago harpist and fellow Kari Novilla that brings together formerly incarcerated individuals to compose and perform original rap pieces rooted in the harmonic language of classical music. This year in collaboration with The Mud Theatre Project, participants transform classical works into deeply personal stories drawn from their own lived experiences, culminating in a live performance alongside a fusion ensemble of classical, jazz, and hip-hop artists. Inspired by the theme "Gardens Over Graves," the project reflects on how under-resourced communities can become sites of loss due to systemic inequities in basic needs like housing, education, and healthcare, while centering resilience, creativity, and the power to reclaim one's environment. Doors open at 6pm.

Chamber of Change with the Mud Theatre Project

A fully improvised comedy show that showcases the talented students of Bilingual Improv School. The show is performed in Spanglish, runs 80 minutes with no intermission, and is open to everyone regardless of Spanish fluency level or cultural background.

¡Ah Huevo!: Bilingual Improv Student Showcase

Karaoke contest featuring Ocean and the Waves, hosted by Anthony Moseley, Artistic Director of Collaboraction. Qualifying rounds on Apr 25, May 28, and Jun 25, followed by a championship on Jul 23, 2026.

Collaboraoke: Live Band Karaoke

Join us for an evening of storytelling, connection, and truth. Come listen. Come learn. Come feel. Come celebrate with us.

The Trans Monologues

A one-day free workshop to help teens develop and explore their creative skills.

Teen All Arts Workshop

An evening of live music, featuring Bella Castle.

Bella Castle LIVE

Binkey & Max present THE FUNKTION, a celebration of precision, wit, and creativity, brought to you by two Virgos who know how to blend hard work with humor.

Binkey & Max Present: THE FUNKTION Variety Show

Live docudrama adapted from the lost transcripts of the 1955 trial of the men who murdered Emmett Till, co-adapted by Willie Round and G. Riley Mills and co-directed by Anthony Moseley and Dana Anderson.

Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till

Bilingual improv classes open to all, bi-weekly at Collaboraction Theatre!

Bilingual Improv (Drop-In Class)

Student showcase for the Level 1 Bilingual Improv class!

Bilingual Improv (Level 1) Student Showcase

Level 1 bilingual improv classes, hosted weekly at Collaboraction Theatre!

Bilingual Improv (Level 1 Class)

A staged reading of Lawndale King, Willie Round's new play about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s time living in Chicago's North Lawndale community in 1966. Directed by Pemon Rami, followed by a post-show discussion with Willie Round. Free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Lawndale King

Chicago History Museum

Get moving with us on select Sundays at Collaboraction, featuring yoga, Pilates, or dance + live DJs. Kicking off the series with HOUSE PILATES ("HOUSE~LATES") by certified instructor Cari da RAGE, moving to a 60-minute nonstop House mix by DJ Lady D, followed by a dance party.

Morning Glory

RADIATE is Collaboraction's monthly open mic series produced by The Luminaries. Each event begins with a guided workshop exploring a theme or social change concept through art and reflection, followed by open performances from local artists, students, and community members, closing with a showcased featured artist.

RADIATE

BIRTHDAY IN BABYLON: COMEDY. FASHION. VIBES.

New and returning storytellers share tales of resilience, family, heartbreak, and love! Presented as part of Collaboraction's Theatre's You Belong Here series.

SOL Collective: All Together Again

A monthly performance by Collaboraction's youth ensemble, The Light, sharing original theatre, dance, and music pieces inspiring social change around issues of their choosing, with special guests.

The Light Up

Building-wide open-house style holiday gift market with over 30 vendors, art, eats, and fun, presented by Collaboraction Theatre & See You Soon Chicago.

Eats & Crafts Holiday Market

Collaboraction's annual gala for social change and the House of Belonging, themed "No Place Like Home", supporting a new community center and theatre in Chicago's Humboldt Park. Cocktail formal in jewel tones.

EPSG:4326

The Utopian Ball

Venue West

Enjoy a music selection and roast from Antonio Brunetti!

Antonio Brunetti

Cox, legendary bassist and only musician alive to have regularly played with Jimi Hendrix, will join Chicago music mainstay Tremulis for a live conversation. Post-discussion, three artists from Collaboraction's youth music program will perform original songs for Billy and Nicholas, who will offer feedback and encouragement.

Songs & Stories

Profound Mexico; from indigenous roots to modern times. A sonic journey that fuses the sounds of ancient and contemporary instruments, transforming the experience into a magical, ceremonial dream.

Ramiro Ramírez Duarte: México Profundo

A raw, intimate drama by and based on Chicago writer, rapper, producer and Collaboraction Company Member Willie Round's experiences growing up on Chicago's west side making music. The plot follows Anthony and Devontae, two aspiring hip-hop artists from Chicago's North Lawndale community struggling to climb beyond their circumstances while creating music under the control of a manipulative strip-club owner.

MUD LIFE

A powerful and thought-provoking storytelling experience from SOL Collective that explores the inner worlds we all carry with us: the doubts, fears, dreams, memories, expectations, and conversations that shape how we see ourselves and the world around us.

The Voices In Our Heads

ESCÁNDALO is a comedy show for la cultura! A Latine comedy collective showcasing local Latine excellence in Chicago, rooted in improv.

ESCÁNDALO

An evening of soulful storytelling, live music, and nostalgia inspired by the Christmases of the '90s and early 2000s, featuring husband-and-wife duo Nikki and Stephen Carpenter.

A Millennial Christmas with Nikki Carpenter and Just Steve

A Millennial Christmas

RADIATE is Collaboraction's monthly open mic series produced by The Luminaries, beginning with a guided workshop exploring a theme or social change concept through art and reflection, followed by open performances from local artists, students, and community members, closing with a featured artist.

Join us at Collaboraction Theatre in Humboldt Park when we bring VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS to the theater! Brought to you by Tio "Mr. Cease Fire" Hardiman, this is a life changing play. Together, we need to build a safer tomorrow.

Violence Interrupters

Collaboraction's three-time Emmy award-winning docudrama, adapted from the lost transcripts of the 1955 trial of the men who murdered Emmett Till. Returns in its most fully realized staging to inaugurate the company's House of Belonging.

Come watch the best bilingual comedians in Chicago perform improv games based on your... sugerencias (suggestions)! All are welcome to enjoy this show regardless of their level of fluency in Spanish or English. Hosted by Rudy Mendoza. A premium production by Bilingual Improv School. This will be a one act show that runs 80-minutes long.

Collaboraction

Nov 10, 2026

Ramiro Ramírez Duarte: México Profundo

Nov 12, 2026

MUD LIFE

Nov 21, 2026

The Voices In Our Heads

Nov 27, 2026

ESCÁNDALO

Dec 5, 2026

A Millennial Christmas with Nikki Carpenter and Just Steve

Oct 31, 2026

Ouxlloween 2

Oct 28, 2026

EL SHOWCASE

Collaboraction