Presented by DANCECleveland PlayhouseSquare Center – Ohio Theatre Cleveland, OH March 11, 2012 Reviewed by Steve Sucato For its 25th anniversary season tour Ballet Memphis assembled a program of repertory works popular to its fans, showcasing the 12-member troupe’s versatility as artists. The program, presented by DANCECleveland and performed at PlayhouseSquare Center’s Ohio Theatre in Cleveland, featured six works beginning with Ballet Memphis dancer/choreographic associate Steven … Continue reading Ballet Memphis – 25th Anniversary Tour Program

Byham Theater Pittsburgh, PA February 4, 2012 Reviewed by Steve Sucato For Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s first production at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, PBT artistic director Terrence Orr looked to his past to choose two familiar ballet gems, and added a third from frequent guest choreographer Dwight Rhoden. The result is an aesthetically diverse and absolutely brilliant repertory program made even richer … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre – Uncommon

PlayhouseSquare Center – State Theatre Cleveland, Ohio May 13, 2011 Reviewed by Steve Sucato For more than 30-years the godfather of Russian contemporary dance, choreographer Boris Eifman, has delighted audiences worldwide with his unique dance productions that are a blend of imaginative storytelling, heightened theatricality and emotionally expressive choreography. That award-winning formula was on display at Cleveland’s PlayhouseSquare Center’s State Theatre as Eifman Ballet of … Continue reading Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg – Don Quixote, or Fantasies of a Madman

Riffe Center – Capitol Theatre Columbus, Ohio May 6, 2011 Reviewed by Steve Sucato There are many interpretations of what constitutes sin, from a transgression of divine law to merely an action viewed by others as reprehensible. In BalletMet Columbus’ new and original production 7 Deadly Sins, the company in collaboration with Columbus music and theater troupe Shadowbox Live, explored the notion of sin using … Continue reading BalletMet Columbus – 7 Deadly Sins

Breen Center Cleveland, Ohio February 11, 2011 Reviewed by Steve Sucato In its ninth season Cleveland, Ohio-based Verb Ballets has evolved from primarily a modern dance company to one embracing a number of different dance styles; albeit with varying success. Such was the case in their latest program which featured four stylistically diverse dance works. The sold-out performance hit its high note right away in … Continue reading Verb Ballets’ Mixed Rep Program Offers Mixed Results

Playhouse Square Center – Ohio Theater Cleveland, Ohio November 6, 2010 Reviewed by Steve Sucato Stage fog began rolling over the audience at Playhouse Square Center’s Ohio Theater as the curtain rose on “Blanco” (2010), the first of two dance works on Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s program by their resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo. On the otherwise darkened stage, four women stood in individual spotlights horizontally across … Continue reading Hubbard Street Dance Chicago