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BalletMet Columbus names Edwaard Liang as new Artistic Director
By Terence Womble BalletMet Columbus has announced that choreographer Edwaard Liang will become its new Artistic Director effective July 2013. A former dancer with New York City Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater and on Broadway, Liang has built an international reputation as a choreographer. Over the last decade, he has created work for the Bolshoi Ballet, Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Kirov Ballet, New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco … Continue reading BalletMet Columbus names Edwaard Liang as new Artistic Director
A new dance work explores “post-blackness” and other aspects of identity
By Steve Sucato What does it mean to be black? For local choreographer Staycee Pearl, that question hit home when her dance works were questioned by others in the African-American community for not being “black enough.” In her latest work, “…on being …” to be premiered by her Staycee Pearl Dance Project at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater Feb. 22-23, Pearl looks at what it means to be … Continue reading A new dance work explores “post-blackness” and other aspects of identity
Ballet Inspired by Grief Center Premieres
By Steve Sucato Bodiography Contemporary Ballet artistic director Maria Caruso’s dance works have always come from a caring place. But the latest in her string of health-care-related dance works, Whispers of Light, literally comes from the Caring Place. The poignant work is set to an original score by Carnegie Mellon University professor of composition Nancy Galbraith that’s performed live by a 13-piece orchestra. It was inspired by … Continue reading Ballet Inspired by Grief Center Premieres
‘Priscilla’ takes audience on a Glam-tastic Adventure
January 15, 2013 State Theatre at PlayhouseSquare Cleveland, OH Reviewed by Steve Sucato Move over Cleopatra, there is another desert queen capturing hearts and imaginations. She’s Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the outrageous musical about three drag queens traveling the Australian Outback in search of new adventures and new lives. The Key Bank Broadway Series production at PlayhouseSquare’s State Theatre in Cleveland was adapted from the … Continue reading ‘Priscilla’ takes audience on a Glam-tastic Adventure
Moulin Rouge makes its Pittsburgh premiere
By Steve Sucato Celebrated on stage and screen and in literature, the most famous cabaret in the world is now a story ballet. Canadian choreographer Jorden Morris — whose Peter Pan the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre staged in 2011 — returns with his critically acclaimed 2009 box-office hit Moulin Rouge. The only ballet licensed by the Moulin Rouge to carry its name, Morris’ original story asks: If two good, … Continue reading Moulin Rouge makes its Pittsburgh premiere
Pittsburgh product Kyle Abraham hits the big time in the dance world
By Steve Sucato Kyle Abraham’s career has tipped. That is, it has crossed the threshold into the dance world’s version of the big time. In the span of several years, the Pittsburgh native and his New York-based dance company Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion have gone from self-presenting in small venues to catching the eye of major dance presenters in the U.S. and abroad. The company’s résumé now … Continue reading Pittsburgh product Kyle Abraham hits the big time in the dance world
Talented young dancers on the rise
Photo courtesy of Dance Theatre of Harlem By Steve Sucato News Contributing Reviewer After an eight-year hiatus because of financial woes, Dance Theatre of Harlem returned to touring last year “leaner and meaner,” according to Virginia Johnson, the company’s artistic director and former prima ballerina. The company looked the part Wednesday night in a mixed repertory program at the University at Buffalo‘s Center for the … Continue reading Talented young dancers on the rise
Attack Theatre surprises with a poignant Soap Opera
By Steve Sucato Because Attack Theatre is best known for its clever, lighthearted fare, it would be easy to assume that the troupe’s latest program would fall into that category — especially when it’s titled Soap Opera. But uncharacteristically, the work’s subject matter is far more serious. This is a show chronicling the last days of a man on his deathbed. Inspired by both the legend … Continue reading Attack Theatre surprises with a poignant Soap Opera
Joffrey’s ‘American’ Nutcracker Still Sparkles After A Quarter Century
December 2, 2012 PlayhouseSquare Center – State Theater Cleveland, OH By Steve Sucato In the 25-years since Robert Joffrey created his ‘American’ Nutcracker ballet, it has become one of the most popular touring productions of E.T.A. Hoffman’s classic holiday tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. For his version of the ballet conceived from a 1940 production by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and set … Continue reading Joffrey’s ‘American’ Nutcracker Still Sparkles After A Quarter Century
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