Muntu artists nominated for Black Theater Alliance Awards
Black Theater Alliance Awards website, August 6, 2007
Muntu's Assistant Artistic Director Idy Ciss and Program Director Vaune Blalock received nominations for the Black Theater Alliance Awards. Idy was nominated for Best Choreography In a Music/Dance Program for his work "Dekkal Thiossane (Rebirth of Culture)" in Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago's 2006 Fall Concert Series "Simplemente' Muntu." Ms. Blalock was nominated for the Katherine Dunham Award for Best Choreography in a Play for "Sarafina! The Music of Liberation" at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre.

The 13th Annual Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards will be presented on Monday, October 8, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel, located at 2233 South Martin Luther King Drive in Chicago, Illinois. Kudos to all! Read more ...

Muntu is far from simple
by Lucia Mauro, Chicago Tribune, December 8, 2006
The multifaceted tapestry of African cultures spread across Latin America is evoked in the Spanish-language title, "Simplemente Muntu" ("Simply Muntu"), of Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago's 30th anniversary concert series, running through Sunday at the DuSable Museum of African American History. Read more ...

Muntu Dance Company
Chicago Dance Magazine, March - April 2006.

The Sox aren't the only team sparking a South Side renaissance
Timeout Chicago, November 3, 2005

Getting in to the Spirit of Summer with African Dance
Attitude, Fall, 2005