Byham Theater Pittsburgh, PA February 4, 2012 Reviewed by Steve Sucato For Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s first production at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, PBT artistic director Terrence Orr looked to his past to choose two familiar ballet gems, and added a third from frequent guest choreographer Dwight Rhoden. The result is an aesthetically diverse and absolutely brilliant repertory program made even richer … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre – Uncommon

PlayhouseSquare Center – State Theatre Cleveland, Ohio May 13, 2011 Reviewed by Steve Sucato For more than 30-years the godfather of Russian contemporary dance, choreographer Boris Eifman, has delighted audiences worldwide with his unique dance productions that are a blend of imaginative storytelling, heightened theatricality and emotionally expressive choreography. That award-winning formula was on display at Cleveland’s PlayhouseSquare Center’s State Theatre as Eifman Ballet of … Continue reading Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg – Don Quixote, or Fantasies of a Madman

Riffe Center – Capitol Theatre Columbus, Ohio May 6, 2011 Reviewed by Steve Sucato There are many interpretations of what constitutes sin, from a transgression of divine law to merely an action viewed by others as reprehensible. In BalletMet Columbus’ new and original production 7 Deadly Sins, the company in collaboration with Columbus music and theater troupe Shadowbox Live, explored the notion of sin using … Continue reading BalletMet Columbus – 7 Deadly Sins