Airings: June 2025
A monthly digest of select dance news and performance impressions, primarily from the regions I cover in Ohio, and parts of Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. By Steve Sucato [NEWS AND NOTES] Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announced the appointment of Nicolas Gaudreau as its new director of development. Gaudreau will begin his role on July 7, 2025, just prior to the start of PBT’s 2025-2026 season. … Continue reading Airings: June 2025
Dancer-Choreographer Anthony Alterio Finds A Homecoming In The Launch of this Week’s Pittsburgh Dance Workshop [PREVIEW]
By Steve Sucato At age seventeen, dancer-choreographer Anthony Alterio, as he says, “ran away from Pittsburgh” in order to experience something different. Ever since, the city has been beckoning him back. “I love Pittsburgh, its people, and what the city represents,” says Alterio. “This is where I got my start in dance.” Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Alterio was raised in Pittsburgh by his mother after … Continue reading Dancer-Choreographer Anthony Alterio Finds A Homecoming In The Launch of this Week’s Pittsburgh Dance Workshop [PREVIEW]
Lang Lang Young Piano Scholars + CIM Summit = Stellar Performance Recitals by Future Classical Music Stars
By Steve Sucato In a region teeming with world-class classical music offerings from The Cleveland Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, and many more, the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Young Scholars Summit performances may be one of the region’s finest classical music offerings you’ve yet to hear of. In partnership with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation’s Young Scholars Program, the summit, in only its second year, welcomed … Continue reading Lang Lang Young Piano Scholars + CIM Summit = Stellar Performance Recitals by Future Classical Music Stars
Chamber Dance Project’s ‘Red Angels’ Is Sure To Be Heavenly [PREVIEW]
By Steve Sucato Entering its 11th season in Washington, D.C., Chamber Dance Project returns once again to Sidney Harman Hall for its annual summer season performances, June 25 – 27, 2025. D.C.’s leading contemporary ballet company will present Red Angels, a collection of CDP repertory favorites, music performances by CDP’s string quartet, a world-premiere by Argentinian choreographer Jorge Amarante, and the D.C. premiere of Ulysses … Continue reading Chamber Dance Project’s ‘Red Angels’ Is Sure To Be Heavenly [PREVIEW]
Ohio Contemporary Ballet Celebrates Beloved Retiring Company Dancers in a Free Performance at Cain Park [PREVIEW]
By Steve Sucato Ohio Contemporary Ballet’s annual free performance at Cain Park this Saturday, June 21, is a bittersweet one as the company celebrates the retirements of longtime company dancers Kate Webb and Antonio Morillo. The beloved dancers have been the focal point of many of the company’s marquee dance works, thrilling audiences and critics alike. A native of Richmond, Virginia, 31-year-old Webb will retire … Continue reading Ohio Contemporary Ballet Celebrates Beloved Retiring Company Dancers in a Free Performance at Cain Park [PREVIEW]
OCB’s Man in the Middle, Antonio Morillo, Discusses His Dance Career, Retirement, and His Next Adventure [INTERVIEW]
By Steve Sucato Whether the red-caped focal point in Heinz Poll’s Bolero, or the male anchor of many of the company’s marquee works, Ohio Contemporary Ballet’s Antonio Morillo has been the man in the middle of some of what’s been best about the company the past nine years. An audience favorite, the 34-year-old Morillo will take his final curtain call with OCB this coming Saturday, … Continue reading OCB’s Man in the Middle, Antonio Morillo, Discusses His Dance Career, Retirement, and His Next Adventure [INTERVIEW]
Ohio Contemporary Ballet’s Kate Webb Talks about Her Career, Retirement, and What’s Next [INTERVIEW]
By Steve Sucato One of Northeast Ohio’s most beloved dancers, Ohio Contemporary Ballet’s Kate Webb, will take her final bow with the company this coming Saturday, June 21, in a free performance at Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheater. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Webb trained in dance at the School of Richmond Ballet, where she was also a trainee with the professional company. After graduating from … Continue reading Ohio Contemporary Ballet’s Kate Webb Talks about Her Career, Retirement, and What’s Next [INTERVIEW]
PNB’s Jam-Packed ‘Emergence’ was Contemporary Ballet at its Finest [REVIEW]
Pacific Northwest BalletEmergence – Digital PerformanceMarch 27-31, 2025 By Steve Sucato The fourth repertory program on their 2024-2025 season, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Emergence, was some of the finest contemporary ballet presented this dance season. The jam-packed program kicked off with the world premiere of PNB soloist Price Suddarth’s second mainstage ballet for the company, “Dawn Patrol.” The digital performance of Emergence, which I reviewed, was … Continue reading PNB’s Jam-Packed ‘Emergence’ was Contemporary Ballet at its Finest [REVIEW]
Airings: May 2025
A monthly digest of select dance news and performance impressions, primarily from the regions I cover in Ohio, and parts of Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. By Steve Sucato Welcome to my first Airings monthly digest. I see a lot of dance and receive a lot of news that I cannot always write separate articles or reviews about. This monthly digest is my way of … Continue reading Airings: May 2025
Changing of the Seasons [REVIEW]
Performance Malandain Ballet Biarritz: “Les Saisons” by Thierry Malandain Place Byham Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, May 7, 2025 Words Steve Sucato Pattern and symmetry are the modus operandi of choreographer Thierry Malandain’s “Les Saisons” (2023), performed by his Malandain Ballet Biarritz contemporary ballet company to close out the Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 2024-2025 season. Malandain’s “Les Saisons” is set to both Vivaldi’s famous composition and composer Giovanni … Continue reading Changing of the Seasons [REVIEW]
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