Mostly Marvelous Malpaso Delights at Chautauqua Institution [REVIEW]

Malpaso Dance CompanyChautauqua InstitutionChautauqua, NYJuly 9, 2025 By Steve Sucato Arguably Cuba’s best-known contemporary dance export in the United States, Malpaso Dance Company, returned to the Chautauqua Institution for its first mainstage Amphitheater performance on July 9, which featured a triple bill of repertory works.  The 9-member troupe opened its performance to a partially filled Amphitheater audience with New York City-based b-girl Ephrat Asherie’s “Floor… … Continue reading Mostly Marvelous Malpaso Delights at Chautauqua Institution [REVIEW]

Houston Ballet II’s Young Talent Shone in Amphitheater Program [REVIEW]

Houston Ballet II (with Students from Chautauqua School of Dance)Chautauqua Institution AmphitheaterChautauqua, NYAugust 07, 2024 By Steve Sucato New York State’s Chautauqua Institution has a long history of developing mutually advantageous working relationships with former Chautauqua School of Dance students and faculty members. From those returning to guest teach in the school or perform in alumni dance showcases, to having the professional company’s they now … Continue reading Houston Ballet II’s Young Talent Shone in Amphitheater Program [REVIEW]

Buffalo native Adelaide Clauss performs with The Washington Ballet at Chautauqua Institution [PREVIEW]

By Steve Sucato for The Buffalo News It’s a homecoming of sorts for Buffalo’s Adelaide Clauss. The 24-year-old rising star with the Washington Ballet will perform with the company at nearby Chautauqua Institution in shows Aug. 10 and Aug. 13 with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. It is the first time in recent memory, if not the first time ever, the prestigious ballet company from our nation’s capital will perform … Continue reading Buffalo native Adelaide Clauss performs with The Washington Ballet at Chautauqua Institution [PREVIEW]

Charlotte Ballet-Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Collaboration Pays Tribute to Beloved Institution Dance Makers

Charlotte Ballet w/Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater Chautauqua, NY July 5, 2018 Reviewed by Steve Sucato Call it a tribute program for the two men responsible for much of the dance works created and performed by Charlotte Ballet over the past half dozen years during its annual summer residencies New York’s Chautauqua Institution. For Charlotte Ballet II program director Mark Diamond, the performance recognized … Continue reading Charlotte Ballet-Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Collaboration Pays Tribute to Beloved Institution Dance Makers

Charlotte Ballet presents diverse, entertaining program at Chautauqua

By Steve Sucato News Contributing Reviewer The newly renamed Charlotte Ballet (formerly North Carolina Dance Theatre) in residence at the Chautauqua Institution on July 30, showed that whatever the company calls itself, artistic director Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and dancers bring the same high level of dancing and dance works to every performance. In “Dance Innovations” in the Institution’s Amphitheater, the company along with A Far Cry … Continue reading Charlotte Ballet presents diverse, entertaining program at Chautauqua

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre delights at Chautauqua Institution

From a prior performance in March 2013: Luca Sbrizzi & Alexandra Kochis in Antony Tudor’s “Jardin Aux Lilas (Lilac Garden)”. Photo by Rich Sofranko. By Steve Sucato News Contributing Reviewer  Following in the footsteps of the many Pittsburghers who annually make the Chautauqua Institution their summer retreat, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre lit up the institution’s amphitheater and the spirits of those in attendance Wednesday night with a marvelously … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre delights at Chautauqua Institution