Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and The Mosites Company Partner to Bring Open Air Series Back June 9-12
Collaboration and generous funding from the Gaming & Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) allows the Open Air Series to relaunch on the shores of the Allegheny River in Sharpsburg By Jenna Bodnar PITTSBURGH, PA (April 1, 2022) – Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) is pleased to announce that its popular collaborative performance series Open Air will return this June. Thanks to an exciting new partnership with The … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and The Mosites Company Partner to Bring Open Air Series Back June 9-12
Dutch National Ballet’s New “Raymonda” Brings Modern Sensibilities to a Petipa Classic [Preview]
By Steve Sucato for Pointe Magazine On April 3, Dutch National Ballet presents the crown jewel in its 60th-anniversary season: a new, full-length production of Raymonda, the company’s first. “Raymonda is one of the greatest classical ballets,” says DNB artistic director Ted Brandsen. “It is a complete display of everything classical ballet has to offer.” Raymonda, the last hit ballet created by choreographer Marius Petipa, premiered in … Continue reading Dutch National Ballet’s New “Raymonda” Brings Modern Sensibilities to a Petipa Classic [Preview]
‘New Work for Goldberg Variations’: A Golden Evening of Music and Dance [REVIEW]
Pam Tanowitz Dance & Simmone DinnersteinNew Work for Goldberg VariationsMimi Ohio Theatre, Playhouse SquareCleveland, OhioMarch 19, 2022 By Steve Sucato The final performance (for the foreseeable future) of Pam Tanowitz Dance and Simmone Dinnerstein’s critically acclaimed New Work for Goldberg Variations took place this past Saturday night at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre. The work, co-presented with Playhouse Square, was part of DANCECleveland’s 65th Anniversary … Continue reading ‘New Work for Goldberg Variations’: A Golden Evening of Music and Dance [REVIEW]
Worlds Allied Performance Combines Two Cleveland Dance Companies
A performance combining FEAST: a ballet and Vivarta-Transformations – titled Worlds Allied – will debut live and in person at Tri-C’s Eastern Campus as part of the Tri-C Performing Arts season presented by Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®). Worlds Allied takes place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 25 at the Simon and Rose Mandel Theatre on Tri-C’s Eastern Campus. “We are so excited to be presenting the live world premiere of … Continue reading Worlds Allied Performance Combines Two Cleveland Dance Companies
DANCECleveland & Playhouse Square Present Pam Tanowitz Dance & Pianist Simone Dinnerstein in ‘New Work for Goldberg Variations’
The company performs New Work For Goldberg Variations CLEVELAND – Described by The New York Times as “the most sublime new dance since Merce Cunningham’s,” Pam Tanowitz Dance will return to Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre on March 19th at 7:30 p.m. for a remarkable performance of the evening-length New Work for Goldberg Variations, featuring world-renowned pianist Simone Dinnerstein. Tickets are available now at http://www.DANCECleveland.org … Continue reading DANCECleveland & Playhouse Square Present Pam Tanowitz Dance & Pianist Simone Dinnerstein in ‘New Work for Goldberg Variations’
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s “Here + Now” Runs March 24 – 27, 2022
Mixed Repertory Production Brings Cutting-Edge Female Choreographers’ Work to the August Wilson African American Cultural Center By Jenna Bodnar PITTSBURGH, PA – Cutting-edge voices in dance will take center stage at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center March 24 – 27 at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s (PBT) Here + Now. Featuring a lineup of internationally acclaimed — and all female — choreographers, this evocative mixed repertory production … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s “Here + Now” Runs March 24 – 27, 2022
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Kyle Abraham: From raves to the Royal
By Steve Sucato for Dance International Magazine Kyle Abraham has come a long way from his early days as a rave dancer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to now choreographing for the world’s most prominent dance companies. His latest, The Weathering, for London’s Royal Ballet, is set to premiere as part of a triple bill on March 24 at the Royal Opera House. Abraham grew up in a middle-class African American neighbourhood. … Continue reading Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Kyle Abraham: From raves to the Royal
Pamela M. Green Dance/USA 2022 ‘Ernie’ Award Recipient: A Facilitator of Artist Dreams
A Q & A with the Arts Management Leader By Steve Sucato for Dance/USA A guiding phrase in artist manager Pamela M. Green’s career has been, “Tell me what your dream is, and I will try and make it come true.” It is both a goal and a promise by her to do her very best for the artists she represents. It is something she … Continue reading Pamela M. Green Dance/USA 2022 ‘Ernie’ Award Recipient: A Facilitator of Artist Dreams
CorningWorks’ ‘The Tipping Point’ Brings Home the Global Refugee Crisis [REVIEW]
CorningWorksThe Tipping Point25 CarrickPittsburgh, PAJanuary 27, 2022 By Steve Sucato Postponed since March of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CorningWorks’ The Tipping Point, in collaboration with Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières, is said to have become an even more refined and timely production during its 20-month delay. The long-awaited premiere of it seemed to bear that out. Performed at Pittsburgh’s 25 Carrick Ave, … Continue reading CorningWorks’ ‘The Tipping Point’ Brings Home the Global Refugee Crisis [REVIEW]
GroundWorks’ David Shimotakahara talks about Debut Collaboration with CityMusic Cleveland [PREVIEW]
By Steve Sucato for GroundWorks DanceTheater For GroundWorks DanceTheater’s very first collaboration with CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, the company has created a dance-on-video work to accompany the live performance by CityMusic musicians of composer Olivier Messiaen’s poignant masterwork, “Quatuor pour la fin du temps” (Quartet for the End of Time). The work is part of CityMusic Cleveland‘s Justice, Equality, Hope Chamber Music Series program Transcendence, which will be … Continue reading GroundWorks’ David Shimotakahara talks about Debut Collaboration with CityMusic Cleveland [PREVIEW]
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