Presented by DANCECleveland PlayhouseSquare Center – Ohio Theatre Cleveland, OH March 11, 2012 Reviewed by Steve Sucato For its 25th anniversary season tour Ballet Memphis assembled a program of repertory works popular to its fans, showcasing the 12-member troupe’s versatility as artists. The program, presented by DANCECleveland and performed at PlayhouseSquare Center’s Ohio Theatre in Cleveland, featured six works beginning with Ballet Memphis dancer/choreographic associate Steven … Continue reading Ballet Memphis – 25th Anniversary Tour Program

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