Category: Dance Reviews 2026

Dance Reviews 2026

‘Wuthering Heights’ Ballet Vivifies Brontë’s Literary Classic [REVIEW]

Chautauqua School of Dance – Wuthering HeightsChautauqua Institution AmphitheaterChautauqua, NYJuly 29, 2026 By Steve Sucato Given the nature of the Chautauqua School of Dance’s summer dance program, with its rotating student body and tight rehearsal constraints, it is rare for the School to present a full-length story ballet as part of its performance offerings. Equally rare was the ballet they chose to perform: School of … Continue reading ‘Wuthering Heights’ Ballet Vivifies Brontë’s Literary Classic [REVIEW]

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Dance Reviews 2026

Performers Shine in 2026 Chautauqua Institution ‘All-Star Dance Gala’ [REVIEW]

All-Star Dance GalaChautauqua Institution AmphitheaterChautauqua, NYJuly 8, 2026 By Steve Sucato The eagerly anticipated kickoff to the Chautauqua Institution’s annual summer dance season, the All-Star Dance Gala at the Institution’s Amphitheater, lived up to its billing, delivering a stellar evening of dance. Curated by Sasha Janes, the Bonnefoux McBride Artistic Director of Chautauqua School of Dance, this summer’s Gala featured top-flight dancers (most alumni of … Continue reading Performers Shine in 2026 Chautauqua Institution ‘All-Star Dance Gala’ [REVIEW]

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Dance Reviews, Dance Reviews 2026

Chamber Dance Project’s ‘Iconic Works’ a Fitting Tribute to Retiring Company Founder [REVIEW]

Chamber Dance Project – Iconic WorksWoolly Mammoth Theatre CompanyWashington, D.C.June 27, 2026 By Steve SucatoFor her final production as Artistic Director of Washington, D.C.-based Chamber Dance Project (CDP), Diane Coburn Bruning chose to pair a few of her signature contemporary ballets with others from CDP’s rich repertory, along with a world premiere ballet by up-and-coming choreographer William Moore.  The seasonal company’s stylistically diverse Iconic Works … Continue reading Chamber Dance Project’s ‘Iconic Works’ a Fitting Tribute to Retiring Company Founder [REVIEW]

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Dance Reviews 2026

PNB Brings New Charm to 32-year-old ‘Cinderella’ Production [REVIEW]

Pacific Northwest Ballet – Cinderella Digital Stream – Recorded at Seattle Center’s McCaw HallFebruary 12-16, 2026 By Steve Sucato There was a lot to love about Pacific Northwest Ballet’s remounting of Kent Stowell’s ballet Cinderella. The 32-year-old production, which debuted in 1994, was blessed with clear storytelling, heartfelt performances by PNB’s dancers, sumptuous sets and costumes, and the kind of storybook magic that has kept Cinderella … Continue reading PNB Brings New Charm to 32-year-old ‘Cinderella’ Production [REVIEW]

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Dance Reviews 2026, DANCECleveland

YY Dance’s Cleveland Debut Left The Audience Clamoring For More [REVIEW]

YY Dance CompanyMimi Ohio Theatre at Playhouse SquareCleveland, OhioApril 25, 2026 By Steve Sucato DanceCleveland’s 69th season came to a satisfying close Saturday night at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre with the Northeast Ohio debut of YY Dance Company. The spellbinding performance by the New York-based troupe, established in 2018 by Chinese American dancer-choreographer Yue Yin, was part of the company’s very first domestic tour, … Continue reading YY Dance’s Cleveland Debut Left The Audience Clamoring For More [REVIEW]

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Dance Reviews 2026

Beguiling ‘For The Love Of Dance’ was BalletMet at its Best [REVIEW]

BalletMet – For the Love of DanceDavidson Theatre at Riffe Center TheatresColumbus, OHMarch 21, 2026 By Steve Sucato BalletMet’s latest triple-bill, For the Love of Dance, proved a high-caliber dance program befitting ballet companies several times its size.  The program at the Riffe Center’s Davidson Theatre in Columbus began with its marquee ballet, Alexi Ratmansky’s “Seven Sonatas” (2009).   The former Director of Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet … Continue reading Beguiling ‘For The Love Of Dance’ was BalletMet at its Best [REVIEW]

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Dance Reviews 2026, Fjord Review

Emotionality Unbound [REVIEW]

“Ballet Unbound” was a diverse mixed-repertory program that landed squarely in Ohio Contemporary Ballet’s sweet spot as a company presenting classical, modern dance, and neoclassical and contemporary ballet works. PerformanceOhio Contemporary Ballet: “Ballet Unbound”  PlaceMimi Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square, Cleveland, March 28, 2026 WordsSteve Sucato The nearly four-decade-old Cleveland, Ohio-based troupe opened the program with Paul Taylor’s 1978 modern dance masterwork, “Airs.” Set to … Continue reading Emotionality Unbound [REVIEW]

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