Charlotte Ballet-Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Collaboration Pays Tribute to Beloved Institution Dance Makers
Charlotte Ballet w/Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater Chautauqua, NY July 5, 2018 Reviewed by Steve Sucato Call it a tribute program for the two men responsible for much of the dance works created and performed by Charlotte Ballet over the past half dozen years during its annual summer residencies New York’s Chautauqua Institution. For Charlotte Ballet II program director Mark Diamond, the performance recognized … Continue reading Charlotte Ballet-Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Collaboration Pays Tribute to Beloved Institution Dance Makers
New Look Groundworks Dancetheater Launches 20th Anniversary Season With Two New Dance Works On Opposite Ends Of The Stylistic Spectrum
By Steve Sucato With the retirement of longtime company members Felise Bagley and Damien Highfield plus the departure of dancer Taylor Johnson and the addition of three new dancers, Cleveland-based contemporary dance troupe GroundWorks DanceTheater is essentially a brand new company. And after their upcoming Summer Series performances at Cain Park, July 20-22 and at Glendale Cemetery in Akron, August 3 & 4 as part … Continue reading New Look Groundworks Dancetheater Launches 20th Anniversary Season With Two New Dance Works On Opposite Ends Of The Stylistic Spectrum
New Direction Charlotte Ballet Delights in Chautauqua Season Opener
Charlotte Ballet – International Series Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater Chautauqua, NY June 27, 2018 Reviewed by Steve Sucato For the first program in Charlotte Ballet’s annual summer residency at the Chautauqua Institution under new artistic director Hope Muir, the Canadian-born, European trained, former dancer with Rambert Dance Company and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, gave audiences a taste of the new direction she is taking the … Continue reading New Direction Charlotte Ballet Delights in Chautauqua Season Opener
Homecoming Evening of Pas de Deux a Thank You for a Career in Dance
By Steve Sucato For Erie-native and former dancer with the Lake Erie Ballet, his production of Summer Stars – An Evening of Ballet at the historic Warner Theatre in Erie, Pennsylvania, Friday, June 29 is a homecoming, a thank you and the first steps in saying goodbye to his long stage career. Carter who currently dances with Ballet Vero Beach in Vero Beach, Florida and … Continue reading Homecoming Evening of Pas de Deux a Thank You for a Career in Dance
Robyn Mineko Williams’ ‘Undercover Episodes’ returns to Chicago, June 15-18
By Robyn Mineko Williams Choreographer Robyn Mineko Williams and her creative team, composer/musicians Robert F. Haynes and Tony Lazzara of Chicago band Verger and art director/designer JT Williams, are excited to announce the return of Undercover Episodes to Chicago this summer, June 15-18th, 2018. Undercover Episodes, the innovative dance-based performance series spearheaded by in demand, award-winning choreographer, Robyn Mineko Williams, is back this summer with a four show … Continue reading Robyn Mineko Williams’ ‘Undercover Episodes’ returns to Chicago, June 15-18
MorrisonDance Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season with Retrospective Showcase as part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s DanceWorks 2018
Now celebrating its 20th Anniversary season, MorrisonDance returns to CPT this weekend, May 24-26, for a retrospective showcase of Morrison’s staged dance works as part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s DanceWorks 2018. Continue reading MorrisonDance Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season with Retrospective Showcase as part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s DanceWorks 2018
Fifth Annual ‘The Benefit’ Set To Wow Audiences Again With World-Class Music and Dance
By Steve Sucato One of the region’s premiere arts events, The Benefit returns for the fifth year running on Sunday, May 20 at downtown Columbus’ Jo Ann Davidson Theatre at the Riffe Center. Produced and curated by former BalletMet dancers Jimmy Orrante and Attila Bongar, the talent-packed evening of dance and music benefits The Central Ohio Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation. Joining The Benefit’s … Continue reading Fifth Annual ‘The Benefit’ Set To Wow Audiences Again With World-Class Music and Dance
Verb Ballets opens Cleveland Public Theatre’s DanceWorks 2018 with Tech-centric ‘Fresh Inventions’
By Jennifer Garlando Cleveland Public Theatre presents Verb Ballets in, Fresh Inventions, at DanceWorks 2018 May 17-19, 2018 with vibrant performances that highlight bold artistry through the dancer’s creative lens. Fresh Inventions is built on the talent of company members and provides the opportunity to tap into a new realm of artistic development by experiencing the choreographic side of creation. Verb Ballets presents premieres of new works by Verb Ballets’ Associate Director, Richard Dickinson, … Continue reading Verb Ballets opens Cleveland Public Theatre’s DanceWorks 2018 with Tech-centric ‘Fresh Inventions’
Bodiography’s Season-Ending Program to Highlight Touring Works
Inspired by a scene from 2018 Academy Award Best Picture-winner The Shape of Water, the world premiere of Caruso’s “Submerged” with music composer Olafur Arnalds and Quixotic by looks to impart a feeling of being submerged says Caruso. Continue reading Bodiography’s Season-Ending Program to Highlight Touring Works
Verb Ballets’ ‘Spring Series’ program to feature Adam Hougland ballet
Fresh off a successful tour to Cuba in March, Cleveland’s Verb Ballets travels a bit closer to home to make its debut at the University of Akron’s EJ Thomas Hall this Friday, April 27. Continue reading Verb Ballets’ ‘Spring Series’ program to feature Adam Hougland ballet
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