Contemporary ballet and modern masterworks highlight DANCECleveland’s 2013-14 Season

CLEVELAND – DANCECleveland will celebrate its 58th year by introducing two contemporary ballet companies and a fresh newcomer in the dance world to northeast Ohio, while celebrating the return of legendary modern companies headed by world acclaimed masters of their choreographic craft. Opening the season in October is BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet company, featuring a roster of world-class choreographers. Paul Taylor Dance Company, one … Continue reading Contemporary ballet and modern masterworks highlight DANCECleveland’s 2013-14 Season

Geeks and Gamers

Geeksdanz dancers in “Challenge Mode” – (L to R) Sophia Levine, Laura Herbert, Jamie Campbell, LaMar Williams, Ella Mason, and Patty Petronello. Photo by Ben Peoples. By Steve Sucato Pittsburgh’s newest dance troupe, Geeksdanz, “is on a mission is to introduce dance to audiences that would not normally be drawn to it,” says founder/artistic director Ellen Deutsch. For the group’s first full-length production, Challenge Mode, Deutsch and … Continue reading Geeks and Gamers

Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival presents Ofer Ben-Amots’ ‘The Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds’

Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival presents The Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds, the classic tale of love and mystical possession in a new adaptation April 25 and 28 at 7:30pm at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square, Northside. A young woman, Leah, near-death, awakens to the whisper of a clarinet.  She slowly realizes the sound is the spirit of her dead lover Hannan.  As the rest of … Continue reading Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival presents Ofer Ben-Amots’ ‘The Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds’