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Dance, Sports, Tragedy and Triumph, ‘The Running Show’ is a Winner [REVIEW]

Monica Bill Barnes & CompanyThe Running ShowThe University of Akron’s E. J. Thomas Performing Arts HallAkron, OH September 25, 2021 Reviewed by Steve Sucato Billed as an athletic, humorous and insightful dance-theater work/live documentary that looks at the life of a dancer as athlete/sports figure, Monica Bill Barnes & Company’s The Running Show did that as well as creating a glorious and touching metaphor for … Continue reading Dance, Sports, Tragedy and Triumph, ‘The Running Show’ is a Winner [REVIEW]

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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS RALLY TO PROVIDE GREATER ACCESSIBILITY DURING HEINZ POLL SUMMER DANCE FESTIVAL

By Kat Allen  AKRON, OH (Sept. 23, 2021) – Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board (Summit DD), Advancing Independence Network, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Direction Home Akron Canton, the City of Akron, and the team behind the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival collaborated to offer a variety of accessibility elements for this summer’s outdoor dance festival. The partners worked to develop and implement solutions focused on inclusion … Continue reading LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS RALLY TO PROVIDE GREATER ACCESSIBILITY DURING HEINZ POLL SUMMER DANCE FESTIVAL

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Dance Reviews 2020

Despite Inclement Weather and Staging Compromises, Cleveland Ballet’s ‘The Magic Flute’ Delivers Modicum of Artistic Magic [REVIEW]

Cleveland Ballet – The Magic FluteStan Hywet Hall & GardensAkron, OhioSaturday, October 17, 2020 Reviewed by Steve Sucato Adopting the adage “the show must go on,” Cleveland Ballet’s dancers braved forty-degree weather to perform their new production of The Magic Flute outdoors at Akron’s Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens on October 17. Using stage side heaters and a warming tent for the dancers that helped … Continue reading Despite Inclement Weather and Staging Compromises, Cleveland Ballet’s ‘The Magic Flute’ Delivers Modicum of Artistic Magic [REVIEW]

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