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Press Releases

2nd Best Dance Company Presents ‘Light Labor’

By Hannah Garner 2nd Best Dance Company blends humor and tragedy while tackling big topics through“rigorous, inventive movement and wit” (Dance Magazine). The company brings its signaturestyle to Red Hook with a physically rigorous, sometimes virtuosic, almost always slapstick workentitled Light Labor. This evening-length work walks the fuzzy, shag-carpet line between dance performance andnarrative play, leaning into both text and movement to wonder how we … Continue reading 2nd Best Dance Company Presents ‘Light Labor’

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Dance Reviews 2020

‘Inside’ the Class of GroundWorks’ Outdoor Dance Film Screenings [REVIEW]

GroundWorks DanceTheaterDrive In Dance Film ScreeningsDunham Tavern Museum Parking LotCleveland, OhioOctober 31, 2020 Reviewed by Steve Sucato Part of GroundWorks DanceTheater’s nextSPACE Fall 2020 programming, the company presented a screening of two dance films October 31 at Dunham Tavern Museum’s parking lot in Cleveland. Facing a giant inflatable screen provided by Free Akron Outdoor Movies, a select number of audience vehicles were lined up drive-in … Continue reading ‘Inside’ the Class of GroundWorks’ Outdoor Dance Film Screenings [REVIEW]

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Airings

New summer dance program ‘nextSPACE’ one of a few recent developments for GroundWorks DanceTheater

By Steve Sucato (with Jimmy Schlemmer) Amid uncertainty over the global pandemic and the ways forward for arts organizations, Cleveland’s GroundWorks DanceTheater is making the best of the uncertainty by doing what dance companies do best; getting creative. Their new summer dance program nextSPACE, running now – August 22 is an interconnected series of activities and performances in both live and virtual spaces around Cleveland … Continue reading New summer dance program ‘nextSPACE’ one of a few recent developments for GroundWorks DanceTheater

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Quantum Physics, Environmentalism and the Me Too Movement: Cleveland Public Theatre’s Annual DanceWorks Series Continues it Daring Dance Ways

By Steve Sucato Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT)’s annual DanceWorks series returns for its 21st season, May 16 – June 15 with five weekends of thought-provoking dance performances by eight area dance companies at CPT’s historic Gordon Square Theatre. DanceWorks 2019 will feature a diverse lineup of dance works and styles from first-time participants and series veterans including Travesty Dance Group co-founder/artistic director Kim Karpanty in her … Continue reading Quantum Physics, Environmentalism and the Me Too Movement: Cleveland Public Theatre’s Annual DanceWorks Series Continues it Daring Dance Ways

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New Look Groundworks Dancetheater Launches 20th Anniversary Season With Two New Dance Works On Opposite Ends Of The Stylistic Spectrum

By Steve Sucato With the retirement of longtime company members Felise Bagley and Damien Highfield plus the departure of dancer Taylor Johnson and the addition of three new dancers, Cleveland-based contemporary dance troupe GroundWorks DanceTheater is essentially a brand new company.  And after their upcoming Summer Series performances at Cain Park, July 20-22 and at Glendale Cemetery in Akron, August 3 & 4 as part … Continue reading New Look Groundworks Dancetheater Launches 20th Anniversary Season With Two New Dance Works On Opposite Ends Of The Stylistic Spectrum

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