Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Season Opener: From Joyous to Surreal and Back Again [REVIEW]

Pacific Northwest Ballet – The Times Are RacingSeattle Center – McCaw HallSeattle, WashingtonDigital Performance Stream – October 3-7, 2024 By Steve Sucato Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) opened its 2024-25 season at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall with the triple bill The Times Are Racing. The live production, filmed for digital streaming on September 20, 2024, featured a new ballet by recently appointed resident choreographer Jessica … Continue reading Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Season Opener: From Joyous to Surreal and Back Again [REVIEW]

Chamber Dance Project’s Ramblin’ was a Winning Combination of Dance and Music [REVIEW]

Chamber Dance Project – Ramblin’Sidney Harman Hall Washington, D.C. June 27, 2024 By Steve Sucato In the past several seasons, Washington’s premiere contemporary ballet company, Chamber Dance Project (CDP), has offered an eclectic mix of dance works. From those using computer-generated music scores and live spoken word artists to shadow puppetry, the 24-year-old company has treated audiences to more than the top-flight contemporary ballets danced to live … Continue reading Chamber Dance Project’s Ramblin’ was a Winning Combination of Dance and Music [REVIEW]

ODC/Dance’s Trio of Works a Gratifying Mix of Peculiarity and Brilliance [REVIEW]

By Steve Sucato DANCECleveland simultaneously capped its annual Community Dance Day activities and opened its 68th presenting season Saturday night at Playhouse Square’s Allen Theatre with the return of Oberlin Dance Collective (ODC/Dance).  Founded in 1971 at Oberlin College by artistic director Brenda Way, who was then on faculty, the San Francisco-based dance company last returned to Northeast Ohio in 2015. The company presented a … Continue reading ODC/Dance’s Trio of Works a Gratifying Mix of Peculiarity and Brilliance [REVIEW]