Drugs, Butoh and ‘Events Leading Up to My Death’

By Steve Sucato Cleveland’s longest running annual dance series DanceWorks, presented by Cleveland Public Theatre, opens the second half of its 4-week run with a double bill featuring Tremont-based Antaeus Dance and Erie, Pennsylvania’s Shen & Bones Performance Group, April 24-26 at CPT’s  Gordon Square Theatre. Antaeus Dance will open the double bill with two premieres.  Dancer/choreographer Heather Koniz’s 10-minute trio “Let My Hero In” … Continue reading Drugs, Butoh and ‘Events Leading Up to My Death’

Buffalo Dancer/Choreographer Aceto to Showcase Works at Albright-Knox Art Gallery

By Steve Sucato Few of us can point to one event that changed the direction of our lives. For dancer/choreographer Melanie Aceto attending a performance by acclaimed modern dance company Parsons Dance while an undergraduate at the State University of New York at Geneseo proved the difference in her pursuing a career in dance over one in social work. “Seeing Parsons made me realize I … Continue reading Buffalo Dancer/Choreographer Aceto to Showcase Works at Albright-Knox Art Gallery

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