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
With ‘Worx’ Staycee Pearl dance project brings the Nostalgia and the Funk
Inspired by the socio-political climate surrounding race and colorism as well as Blackness in relation to Post-Blackness, a condensed version of the Pearl’s 2013 piece “…on being…” will also be performed. Continue reading With ‘Worx’ Staycee Pearl dance project brings the Nostalgia and the Funk
For Pittsburgh Debut, LA’s BODYTRAFFIC Presents a Program of Distinct Choreographic Voices
By Steve Sucato Now a decade in, Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC continues to make in-roads to becoming one of nation’s premiere contemporary dance companies. While still not a household name even among dance aficionados, the company’s growing success has company co-founder/artistic director Tina Finkelman Berkett feeling a bit more added pressure because of that success. “You wish for success, then success comes and everyone has this … Continue reading For Pittsburgh Debut, LA’s BODYTRAFFIC Presents a Program of Distinct Choreographic Voices
GroundWorks DanceTheater’s Program a Triumph for Company and Two Retiring Dancers
“Perhaps no better send-off for Bagley and Highfield, GroundWorks’ 2018 Spring Concert Series was a triumph as was the performances of the pair in it.” Continue reading GroundWorks DanceTheater’s Program a Triumph for Company and Two Retiring Dancers
Che Malambo Closes DANCECleveland’s 2017-18 Season with Jaw-dropping Dance Spectacle
“In an evening full of memorable dancing, the hands down highlight of the program came in a boleadoras (a throwing weapon consisting of two or three balls on a rope) twirling solo by Medina. ” Continue reading Che Malambo Closes DANCECleveland’s 2017-18 Season with Jaw-dropping Dance Spectacle
Cleveland’s Inlet Dance Theatre Brings To Life Best-Selling Children’s Book “What Do You Do With An Idea?”
By Steve Sucato Although rare in life, those times when opportunity and fate collide can produce a special kind of magic with the power to enrich lives. Such was the case for Inlet Dance Theatre founder/artistic director Bill Wade in 2015 when Daniel Hahn, vice president of Community Engagement and Education at Playhouse Square, asked him to create a dance-theater work geared toward 4-8-year olds … Continue reading Cleveland’s Inlet Dance Theatre Brings To Life Best-Selling Children’s Book “What Do You Do With An Idea?”
Suspicions Loom as Buffalo’s LehrerDance Suddenly Shuts Down
By Steve Sucato The sudden end to Buffalo, New York–based LehrerDance—the city’s lone professional touring dance company—recently came as a shock to many. Rumblings of the company’s demise began when their website and Facebook page were taken down. Shortly after, on February 21, Buffalo’s news media began reporting that the company has ceased operations. An email communiqué from LehrerDance board member Frank Ciccia on February 22 stated that … Continue reading Suspicions Loom as Buffalo’s LehrerDance Suddenly Shuts Down
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