Category: Dance Reviews 2024

Dance Reviews 2024

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]

Unknown's avatarartsairLeave a comment
Dance Reviews 2024

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]

Unknown's avatarartsair1 Comment
Dance Reviews 2024, DANCECleveland

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]

Unknown's avatarartsairLeave a comment
Dance Reviews 2024, DANCECleveland

VERTIGO FINDS BALANCE IN OUTSTANDING ‘MAKOM’ [REVIEW]

Vertigo Dance Company – MAKOMMimi Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square Cleveland, OhioPresented by DANCECleveland & Playhouse SquareApril 18, 2024 By Steve Sucato Last in Cleveland in 2019, Israel’s Vertigo Dance Company returned this past Thursday to close out DANCECleveland’s 2023-2024 season with their 2022 evening-length contemporary dance work, MAKOM. Makom means “place” in Hebrew, and Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre was the place to experience … Continue reading VERTIGO FINDS BALANCE IN OUTSTANDING ‘MAKOM’ [REVIEW]

Unknown's avatarartsairLeave a comment
Dance Reviews 2024, DANCECleveland

Utah Dance Company’s Northeast Ohio Debut was Top-Notch [REVIEW]

SALT Contemporary Dance CompanyNear West TheatreCleveland, OhioSunday, March 3, 2024 By Steve Sucato Like A-list celebrities, the dance world has its own levels of draw and notoriety. A-listers like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Paris Opera Ballet have a certain cachet with audiences, while others struggle for audience visibility outside their own regions. On tour, those non-A-listers looking to win over new audiences do … Continue reading Utah Dance Company’s Northeast Ohio Debut was Top-Notch [REVIEW]

Unknown's avatarartsairLeave a comment
Dance Reviews 2024, DANCECleveland

Taylor Company Triple Bill A Triumph [REVIEW]

Paul Taylor Dance CompanyMimi Ohio Theatre at Playhouse SquareCleveland, OhioSaturday, January 20, 2024 By Steve Sucato To kick off the celebrations of New York City-based Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 70th Anniversary, the company returned to Cleveland this past Saturday night with a triple bill of riveting dance works. The performance at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre featured two of late choreographer Paul Taylor’s critically acclaimed … Continue reading Taylor Company Triple Bill A Triumph [REVIEW]

Unknown's avatarartsairLeave a comment