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International arts writer/critic for newspapers, magazines and websites.
Press Releases

Redford to appear in Richardson Choreographed Performance Art Work ‘The Way of the Rain Miami’

On Tuesday, March 11, the National YoungArts Foundation will present the world premiere of The Way of the Rain Miami – a collaborative performance art piece by an all-star creative team directed by Sibylle Szaggars Redford. This unique multidisciplinary show pays homage to Earth and its universal elements through the exploration of light, sound, color and texture. The concept for this one night only event was inspired during Redford’s … Continue reading Redford to appear in Richardson Choreographed Performance Art Work ‘The Way of the Rain Miami’

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Airings

GroundWorks DanceTheater to Premiere new Rosie Herrera Work

By Steve Sucato In its 15th season Cleveland’s GroundWorks DanceTheater continues to make its mark as a quality dance troupe with its finger on the pulse of cutting-edge American contemporary dance. The five-member troupe’s latest program at Cleveland’s Breen Center for Performing Arts continues its string of new works by up-and-coming choreographers with a world premiere by Miami-based choreographer Rosie Herrera. Herrera’s new work entitled … Continue reading GroundWorks DanceTheater to Premiere new Rosie Herrera Work

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Pittsburgh City Paper

New ballet explores one man’s struggle with Parkinson’s disease

By Steve Sucato Bodiography Contemporary Ballet Company‘s ongoing dedication to medical-themed dances may yet earn it a new moniker: “Bodiography, M.D.” Artistic director Maria Caruso’s penchant for evening-length ballets exploring health issues has carved out a niche for the company on the regional dance scene. It’s also helped raise awareness on subjects such as heart health, regenerative medicine and coping with loss. In works like 2010’s Heart (Function … Continue reading New ballet explores one man’s struggle with Parkinson’s disease

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Pittsburgh City Paper

‘Beautiful Struggle’ to explore themes of race, gender and privilege

By Steve Sucato The last time Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project visited the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, a dancer’s injury forced the company to alter its program and present a work-in-progress showing of Beautiful Struggle. This weekend, the contemporary dance company based in Columbus, Ohio, and Burkina Faso returns with the completed version of this thought-provoking dance-theater work. Beautiful Struggle “reflects on questions of belonging … visibility and invisibility, which are themes often … Continue reading ‘Beautiful Struggle’ to explore themes of race, gender and privilege

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Dance Reviews 2014

Veteran Trio Cooks Up Satisfying Dance-Theater Program

CorningWorks – The Glue Factory Project: Recipes Our Mothers Gave Us (World Premiere) New Hazlett Theater – Pittsburgh, PA January 15-19, 2014 Reviewed by Steve Sucato The brainchild of dancer/choreographer Beth Corning, CorningWorks’ The Glue Factory Project series brings together veteran performers over the age of forty to create dance-theater works that explore the human condition. The latest in the series, Recipes Our Mothers Gave Us, brought … Continue reading Veteran Trio Cooks Up Satisfying Dance-Theater Program

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Press Releases

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Unveils 45th Anniversary Season Lineup

(Pittsburgh, PA) – Marking the company’s 45th Anniversary Season, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr has unveiled a 2014-2015 lineup punctuated by grand classical ballets, Pittsburgh premieres and reprisals from the company’s 45-year repertoire collection. This milestone season will feature the Pittsburgh premiere of “Beauty and the Beast” for two full performance weekends at the Benedum as well as the company’s first full-length production of … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Unveils 45th Anniversary Season Lineup

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Pittsburgh City Paper

Pittsburgh Ballet soloists sound off on ‘Swan Lake’

By Steve Sucato Like professional sports teams, ballet companies go through ups and downs when it comes to talent. While the Steelers have struggled lately with a lack of it, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has been loaded with it. Most impressive have been PBT’s major story ballets. In 2012, the company wowed audiences with Giselle, and followed up with an engaging Cinderella this past April. Now it offers another … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet soloists sound off on ‘Swan Lake’

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Pittsburgh City Paper

Nationally rising talent Alan Obuzor debuts a new dance work

By Steve Sucato Ever since Alan Obuzor was young, his mother, Marjorie Liese, encouraged her children to try different things. Having enrolled Alan and his three sisters in gymnastics at Gymkhana, in Point Breeze, Liese had them also try dance classes at a studio in the same building. The move would change Obuzor’s life. “After my first ballet class, I told my mother I wanted … Continue reading Nationally rising talent Alan Obuzor debuts a new dance work

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Pittsburgh City Paper

Pittsburgh Dance Council brings troupe from shantytown to Downtown

By Steve Sucato Perhaps there is no better illustration of dance’s ability to cross socioeconomic lines than the two works on Compagnie Käfig’s current 14-city U.S. tour. Based in Lyon, France, the troupe for this tour features an all-male cast of 11 street dancers from the Rio de Janeiro shanty towns known as favelas. They perform as part of Pittsburgh Dance Council’s new season on Feb. 1, at Downtown’s … Continue reading Pittsburgh Dance Council brings troupe from shantytown to Downtown

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Pittsburgh City Paper

Asase Yaa African-American Dance Theatre to tell uplifting story in ‘Drum Love’

By Steve Sucato Song, music, dance and the richness of the African diaspora come together in Asase Yaa African-American Dance Theatre‘s ballet of Drum Love, presented by Kente Arts Alliance, at the North Side’s New Hazlett Theater. With Drum Love, the Brooklyn-based troupe will make its Pittsburgh debut, having performed around the world including in Japan, Korea, France, Iceland, Ghana, Guinea and the Netherlands. Asase Yaa has also appeared at … Continue reading Asase Yaa African-American Dance Theatre to tell uplifting story in ‘Drum Love’

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