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International arts writer/critic for newspapers, magazines and websites.
Pittsburgh City Paper

Local dance troupes and voguing battle highlight PrideFest Pittsburgh’s dance showcase

By Steve Sucato “Ladies with an attitude, fellows that were in the mood / Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it / Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it.” Madonna’s 1990 call to vogue lives at this year’s PrideFest Pittsburgh. The free June 15 street fair’s dance showcase on Liberty Avenue includes newcomers True T Entertainment’s voguing tribute to the 1990 LGBT-ballroom-scene documentary Paris Is … Continue reading Local dance troupes and voguing battle highlight PrideFest Pittsburgh’s dance showcase

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Pittsburgh City Paper

Maree ReMalia’s ‘The Ubiquitous Mass of Us’ explores how we take up space

By Steve Sucato Outer space may be the final frontier, but it is the space we humans occupy on Earth that has inspired countless choreographers and their works. The latest to address that subject is choreographer Maree ReMalia, whose The Ubiquitous Mass of Us premieres June 14 as part of the New Hazlett Theater’s Community Supported Art performance series. ReMalia — who also performs with the Staycee … Continue reading Maree ReMalia’s ‘The Ubiquitous Mass of Us’ explores how we take up space

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Dance Reviews 2014

Verb Ballets’ ‘DanceWorks’ Program Out of Character

Verb Ballets DanceWorks ’14 Gordon Square Theatre at Cleveland Public Theatre  Cleveland, OH May 1-3, 2014 Reviewed by Steve Sucato Cleveland-based Verb Ballets closed out Cleveland Public Theatre’s 2014 DanceWorks series with a program of two new works that harkened back to the modern dance style of its predecessor company the Repertory Project. Audiences used to Verb’s mix of classical modern dance works from Paul Taylor … Continue reading Verb Ballets’ ‘DanceWorks’ Program Out of Character

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