Cuba’s Malpaso Dances Its Way Into Cleveland Audiences’ Hearts Again
Never straying far from each other’s touch, the dancers swirled around each other like milkweed seeds floating on a breeze. Continue reading Cuba’s Malpaso Dances Its Way Into Cleveland Audiences’ Hearts Again
New Dance-centric Fringe Festival Invites Audiences to ‘Lose Their Marbles’ Over a Plethora of Dance and Performance Art
“With it being a fringe festival model we really are going to push work that lives on the fringe of what we might think of as a normal dance presentation,” says Wesner. Continue reading New Dance-centric Fringe Festival Invites Audiences to ‘Lose Their Marbles’ Over a Plethora of Dance and Performance Art
ARTS AIR EXCLUSIVE: Patricia Barker Named Artistic Director of Royal New Zealand Ballet
Former Pacific Northwest Ballet star and current artistic director of Grand Rapids Ballet, Patricia Barker will become the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s twelfth artistic director and the second female director in its 64-year-old history. Continue reading ARTS AIR EXCLUSIVE: Patricia Barker Named Artistic Director of Royal New Zealand Ballet
Dancing Wheels Production to Celebrate Music Icon David Bowie
The Best of Bowie at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica will not only feature several Bowie-scored dance works, but the production will be interspersed with facts, lesser known trivia and video footage about the late rock icon provided by local Bowie aficionado, CoolCleveland’s Thomas Mulready and be followed by a Bowie-themed post-performance party. Continue reading Dancing Wheels Production to Celebrate Music Icon David Bowie
Leaving Neverland – Film Review of ‘Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan’
The documentary ‘Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan’ takes us through her battle with a painful hip injury, her inner battles over her career and through her final performance with NYCB and the beginnings of a new chapter in her life. Continue reading Leaving Neverland – Film Review of ‘Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan’
Arch Contemporary Ballet Premieres A New Ballet using American Sign Language and Poem by Luis Pons
By Annie Yang Arch Contemporary Ballet, in its mission to launch ballet and music to an inclusive 21st century audience, performs a world premiere by Artistic Director Sheena Annalise, presented by the Davenport Theatre, 354 W 45th St., New York, NY, with four performances Tuesday, May 30th – Thursday, June 1st at 8:00 pm. As a rising pioneer for ballet and music, Annalise’s choreography unveils unconventional lines of a dancer’s … Continue reading Arch Contemporary Ballet Premieres A New Ballet using American Sign Language and Poem by Luis Pons
Fourth Annual ‘The Benefit’ Offers Up World-Class Music and Dance to Aid Hemophilia Foundation
“One of the easiest and best choices in helping make a difference in the lives of those with hemophilia, their families, and to help find a cure, The Benefit, is a win-win for anyone who enjoys world-class arts entertainment and making lemonade out of life’s lemons.” Continue reading Fourth Annual ‘The Benefit’ Offers Up World-Class Music and Dance to Aid Hemophilia Foundation
Antaeus Dance Gifts Fans with One Last Gem in Joint Production with Travesty Dance Group
“In her last performance with the company she founded, Meggitt captivated with her usual precision and determination. Pausing at times during the work to look back reflectively at the other dancers, one got the sense she was also wishing them farewell and thanking them for the years they spent together as a troupe. ” Continue reading Antaeus Dance Gifts Fans with One Last Gem in Joint Production with Travesty Dance Group
61Syx Teknique is ‘breaking’ barriers in advancing one of hip hop’s original dance forms
By Steve Sucato In the heart of Grand Rapids’ Comstock Park neighborhood sits an anomaly. No, it’s not a giant sinkhole or a time portal to another dimension—it’s something far more innocuous but perhaps just as rare: a dance school that exclusively teaches breakdancing. 61Syx Teknique Street Dance Academy, with its graffiti-adorned walls, is one of just a few dance schools in the nation that … Continue reading 61Syx Teknique is ‘breaking’ barriers in advancing one of hip hop’s original dance forms
Cleveland Public Theatre’s 2017 DanceWorks Series to Showcase New Artists, New Works and Old Favorites
“The curated series of mostly modern and contemporary dance troupes has, long before binge-watching television shows became a thing, allowed audiences to, in a sense, binge-watch live dance.” Continue reading Cleveland Public Theatre’s 2017 DanceWorks Series to Showcase New Artists, New Works and Old Favorites
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