Poetry, Tai Chi and Shakespeare: Beijing Dance Theater’s Cleveland Debut had Range
Beijing Dance TheaterPlayhouse Square – Ohio TheatreCleveland, OhioFebruary 2, 2019 Reviewed by Steve Sucato As the curtain rose this past Friday at Playhouse Square’s Ohio Theatre, it revealed a sculptural piece suspended low over the stage looking like a deconstructed top spinning round. That image was soon replaced by dancers clad in black shorts and tops who, as the sculpture was raised slowly into the … Continue reading Poetry, Tai Chi and Shakespeare: Beijing Dance Theater’s Cleveland Debut had Range
‘Multiplicity’ Program brings together all of Bodiography’s Sister Companies
Bodiography Contemporary Ballet – MultiplicityByham TheaterPittsburgh, PANovember 17, 2018 Reviewed by Steve Sucato After a 3-year hiatus Bodiography Contemporary Ballet’s longest running dance series Multiplicity returned to Pittsburgh’s Byham Theater on November 17 with its usual cavalcade of repertory works by current and former company members. What made this iteration of Multiplicity different from prior programs was that the works were for the first time … Continue reading ‘Multiplicity’ Program brings together all of Bodiography’s Sister Companies
Neos Dance Theatre’s ‘1940’s Nutcracker’ brings Nostalgia to a Beloved Holiday Tradition
By Steve Sucato As holiday traditions go, The Nutcracker ballet ranks among this country’s most well known. German author E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale reworked by French writer Alexandre Dumas (The Three Musketeers) into the saccharine version we know about the fantastical adventure to faraway lands of young girl with her beloved Nutcracker doll come to life, is one that has entertained audiences and sparked the imagination … Continue reading Neos Dance Theatre’s ‘1940’s Nutcracker’ brings Nostalgia to a Beloved Holiday Tradition
Ballet Hispánico’s All-Female Choreographers Program Struck All The Right Chords
Ballet Hispánico Playhouse Square’s Ohio Theatre Cleveland, OH November 10-11, 2018 Reviewed by Steve Sucato Co-presented by DANCECleveland and Cuyahoga Community College, Ballet Hispánico’s triple-bill of works by Hispanic female choreographers struck all the right chords Saturday, November 10 at Playhouse Square’s Ohio Theatre. The New York-based company, last in Cleveland in 2009, showed its versatility and popular appeal beginning with Colombian-Belgian choreographer Annabelle Lopez … Continue reading Ballet Hispánico’s All-Female Choreographers Program Struck All The Right Chords
Cleveland Ballet’s Season-Opener Promises to be an Eye-Opener
For those still unfamiliar with the new Cleveland Ballet, the company’s Fall Collection program may just be the introduction needed to make you a fan of this company on the rise. Continue reading Cleveland Ballet’s Season-Opener Promises to be an Eye-Opener
‘Wild Sweet Love’ to usher in Sofranko-Era at Grand Rapids Ballet
By Steve Sucato For Grand Rapids Ballet’s season opening program, the first under new artistic director James Sofranko, the company will present Wild Sweet Love, October 19-21 at GRB’s ’ Peter Martin Wege Theatre. The diverse program including ballets by George Balanchine, Trey McIntyre, GRB resident choreographer Penny Saunders and a world premiere by Sofranko has audience-pleaser written all over it. The production will also … Continue reading ‘Wild Sweet Love’ to usher in Sofranko-Era at Grand Rapids Ballet
Caruso Wows and Bodiography Entertains in Butler Program
Easily one of 2018’s best performances by a Pittsburgh-area artist, sadly this would be the last time Caruso was licensed to perform the solo. Continue reading Caruso Wows and Bodiography Entertains in Butler Program
Abraham Takes ‘A.I.M’ at Greatness with Akron Program
A gut check on our collective humanity, “Meditation: A Silent Prayer,” stands as one of Abraham’s finest works to date. Continue reading Abraham Takes ‘A.I.M’ at Greatness with Akron Program
Caleb Teicher & Company program perfect summer fare to close out ‘ADF in CLE’ dance festival
Caleb Teicher & Company Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheater Cleveland Heights, Ohio August 4, 2018 Reviewed by Steve Sucato Playful, may be the best way to describe New York-based Caleb Teicher & Company’s program, August 4 at Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheater in Cleveland Heights. The trio of dance works choreographed by two and a half year old dance company’s namesake artistic director Caleb Teicher, mixed tap, jazz … Continue reading Caleb Teicher & Company program perfect summer fare to close out ‘ADF in CLE’ dance festival
Hubbard Street Masterful in National Dance Day Performance at ADF in CLE
Delivered in a series of delicious moving tableaux that drifted across the stage like a line of clouds, each tableau hinted at the joys and heartache associated with being in a romantic relationship or at the longing felt by one who is not. Continue reading Hubbard Street Masterful in National Dance Day Performance at ADF in CLE
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