Ailey Magic Returns to Playhouse Square [REVIEW]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State Theatre Cleveland, Ohio April 27, 2019 By Steve Sucato The return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to Northeast, Ohio is always a hotly anticipated event. The company’s 60th anniversary tour performances this past weekend (April 26-28) at Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State Theatre in Cleveland rewarded that anticipation with memorable works and dancing. Presented by Playhouse … Continue reading Ailey Magic Returns to Playhouse Square [REVIEW]
CorningWorks’ ‘with a shadow of…’ a Muddling of Liminal Space
CorningWorks – with a shadow of… New Hazlett Theater Pittsburgh, PA March 27-31, 2019 Reviewed by Steve Sucato In the lead up to her latest GLUE FACTORY PROJECT work with a shadow of…, dancer/choreographer Beth Corning said “I hope nobody makes any sense of this work; none.” Mission accomplished. Pittsburgh’s queen of metaphor outdid herself with the hourlong collection of mind minutia and movement that … Continue reading CorningWorks’ ‘with a shadow of…’ a Muddling of Liminal Space
Cleveland Ballet to Perform Newly Enhanced Version of Ramón Oller’s ‘Coppélia’
By Steve Sucato Cleveland Ballet closes out perhaps its most successful mainstage season to date with a reprise of their 2016 hit, Ramón Oller’s adaptation of the comic ballet Coppélia. The first full-length ballet production created on the now 5-year-old company returns to Playhouse Square’s Ohio Theatre for three performances on April 5 & 6. “It’s very dear to us,” says company artistic director Gladisa Guadalupe. … Continue reading Cleveland Ballet to Perform Newly Enhanced Version of Ramón Oller’s ‘Coppélia’
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