Poetry, Tai Chi and Shakespeare: Beijing Dance Theater’s Cleveland Debut had Range
Beijing Dance TheaterPlayhouse Square – Ohio TheatreCleveland, OhioFebruary 2, 2019 Reviewed by Steve Sucato As the curtain rose this past Friday at Playhouse Square’s Ohio Theatre, it revealed a sculptural piece suspended low over the stage looking like a deconstructed top spinning round. That image was soon replaced by dancers clad in black shorts and tops who, as the sculpture was raised slowly into the … Continue reading Poetry, Tai Chi and Shakespeare: Beijing Dance Theater’s Cleveland Debut had Range
‘Multiplicity’ Program brings together all of Bodiography’s Sister Companies
Bodiography Contemporary Ballet – MultiplicityByham TheaterPittsburgh, PANovember 17, 2018 Reviewed by Steve Sucato After a 3-year hiatus Bodiography Contemporary Ballet’s longest running dance series Multiplicity returned to Pittsburgh’s Byham Theater on November 17 with its usual cavalcade of repertory works by current and former company members. What made this iteration of Multiplicity different from prior programs was that the works were for the first time … Continue reading ‘Multiplicity’ Program brings together all of Bodiography’s Sister Companies
Neos Dance Theatre’s ‘1940’s Nutcracker’ brings Nostalgia to a Beloved Holiday Tradition
By Steve Sucato As holiday traditions go, The Nutcracker ballet ranks among this country’s most well known. German author E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale reworked by French writer Alexandre Dumas (The Three Musketeers) into the saccharine version we know about the fantastical adventure to faraway lands of young girl with her beloved Nutcracker doll come to life, is one that has entertained audiences and sparked the imagination … Continue reading Neos Dance Theatre’s ‘1940’s Nutcracker’ brings Nostalgia to a Beloved Holiday Tradition
