Verb Ballets Director selected for American Dance Abroad US Delegation at Internationale Tanzmesse NRW in Germany

By Jen Garlando CLEVELAND, OH- Verb Ballets’ Producing Artistic Director, Dr. Margaret Carlson is part of the American Dance Abroad U.S. Delegation attending the Internationale Tanzmesse NRW in Germany from August 31st through September 3rd. She will be working with American Dance Abroad hosting the American Corner booth, which includes fifteen U.S. organizations: Patricia Noworol Dance Theater, Eva Dean Dance, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, keila … Continue reading Verb Ballets Director selected for American Dance Abroad US Delegation at Internationale Tanzmesse NRW in Germany

Broadway Icon Ben Vereen to Perform at Pittsburgh’s Hillman Center Sept. 17

“The one-man show Steppin’ Out Live With Ben Vereen is a unique blend of artistry, combining a tribute to Broadway, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., and featuring hit songs such as Defying Gravity, Mr. Bojangles, For Good and Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries. The performance is filled with song and dance, stories of Vereen’s life, and a great deal of humor.” Continue reading Broadway Icon Ben Vereen to Perform at Pittsburgh’s Hillman Center Sept. 17

Cleveland Orchestra and Joffrey Ballet present world premiere production of opera and ballet, April 7-10 at Severance Hall

“For this special Bartók double-bill, opera and ballet are brought together to create an evening of collaboration between dancers, singers and musicians,” says Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. Continue reading Cleveland Orchestra and Joffrey Ballet present world premiere production of opera and ballet, April 7-10 at Severance Hall

TanzTheater André Koslowski screens eight international short dance films as part of Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts

On the program is a short film by TTAK company member Jennifer Keller, a documentary about TTAK Artistic Director and Choreographer André Koslowski, as well as six international short films from Canada, Germany, South Korea, and Spain.
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Cleveland Public Theatre presents DanceWorks 2015, April 2 – May 3

By Cathleen O’Malley Cleveland, OH —Cleveland Public Theater’s Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to present DanceWorks 2015, an annual showcase of contemporary dance. DanceWorks 2015 features six dance companies from the Northeast Ohio region, including Inlet Dance Theatre, MorrisonDance, The Movement Project, Cleveland Dance Exchange (CDX), Ohio Dance Theatre and Verb Ballets. Six companies premiere new work and revive popular performances, presented as single … Continue reading Cleveland Public Theatre presents DanceWorks 2015, April 2 – May 3

World-Renowned Choreographers’ Works to be Showcased by GroundWorks DanceTheater in Cleveland

  By Beth Rutkowski GroundWorks DanceTheater will perform the works of three of dance world’s finest choreographers at PlayhouseSquare’s  Allen Theater in Cleveland on Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th.  These performances comprise: The world premiere of German choreographer Johannes Wieland’s now. go now. Johannes Wieland is the Artistic Director/Choreographer of the resident dance company at the State Theatre of Kassel, Germany. A native German and former principal dancer … Continue reading World-Renowned Choreographers’ Works to be Showcased by GroundWorks DanceTheater in Cleveland

Hubbard Street + The Second City present the world premiere of The Art of Falling

By Zachary Whittenburg CHICAGO – Hubbard Street Artistic Director Glenn Edgerton; Andrew Alexander, CEO/Executive Producer of The Second City, Inc.; and Kelly Leonard, Executive Vice President of The Second City are excited to present the world premiere of The Art of Falling, an unprecedented and collaboratively devised production first announced in February 2014 at The Second City. Helmed by Jeff Award–winning director Billy Bungeroth (The Second … Continue reading Hubbard Street + The Second City present the world premiere of The Art of Falling