Category: Dance Reviews

Dance Reviews 2014

Parkinson-Themed Ballet Hopeful Despite Flaws

Bodiography Contemporary Ballet Company – Left Leg, Right Brain (The Frank Ferraro Story) Byham Theater Pittsburgh, PA February 21, 2014 By Steve Sucato Pittsburgh multimedia artist Frank Ferraro once said of living with Parkinson’s disease: “I imagine life not as a long road of misery, but the shortest distance to happiness.” In her ballet, Left Leg, Right Brain (The Frank Ferraro Story), director/choreographer Maria Caruso … Continue reading Parkinson-Themed Ballet Hopeful Despite Flaws

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Dance Reviews 2014

Veteran Trio Cooks Up Satisfying Dance-Theater Program

CorningWorks – The Glue Factory Project: Recipes Our Mothers Gave Us (World Premiere) New Hazlett Theater – Pittsburgh, PA January 15-19, 2014 Reviewed by Steve Sucato The brainchild of dancer/choreographer Beth Corning, CorningWorks’ The Glue Factory Project series brings together veteran performers over the age of forty to create dance-theater works that explore the human condition. The latest in the series, Recipes Our Mothers Gave Us, brought … Continue reading Veteran Trio Cooks Up Satisfying Dance-Theater Program

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Dance Reviews 2013, The Buffalo News

Greater Niagara Ballet Company’s ‘Nutcracker’ production shows heart

By Steve Sucato News Contributing Reviewer One of Western New York’s oldest productions of “The Nutcracker,” Greater Niagara Ballet Company’s 36th annual version of the ballet, filled the stage of the Performing Arts Center at Niagara Falls High School on Saturday afternoon, mixing “Nutcracker” tradition with a very kid-friendly slant. Choreographed by ballet company founder and artistic director Beverley Feder and danced to a recording … Continue reading Greater Niagara Ballet Company’s ‘Nutcracker’ production shows heart

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