Riverdance’s 20th Anniversary World Tour Offers Much More than Nostalgia

By Steve Sucato When Riverdance began its first North American tour Bill Clinton was president, there was no such thing as an iPod, iPad or iPhone and Beyoncé was just that woman in Destiny’s Child. Now into its 20th year, few touring dance shows have achieved as much staying power.  A Huntington Featured Performance, Riverdance’s 20th Anniversary World Tour makes a stop in Cleveland, February 13-18 … Continue reading Riverdance’s 20th Anniversary World Tour Offers Much More than Nostalgia

Dancing Wheels Brings Successful New York Program That Includes New David Dorfman Work Home to Cleveland

By Steve Sucato After a successful New York debut of their program Past, Present and Future of Integrated Dance at Ailey Citigroup Theater in October, Cleveland’s Dancing Wheels brings a modified version of it to The Breen Center for the Performing Arts at Saint Ignatius High School on Saturday, November 4. Hailed as “…remarkable …a company of first-rate trained dancers with and without disabilities” by New York dance critic … Continue reading Dancing Wheels Brings Successful New York Program That Includes New David Dorfman Work Home to Cleveland

New Summer Dance Festival in Cleveland the result of a Perfect Storm of Needs

“An 8-day dance festival July 29-August 5 at Playhouse Square. The inaugural event will include performances by international superstars Pilobolus (July 29), hip hop troupe Rapheal Xavier (August 2) and New York modern dance company Brian Brooks (August 5). In addition there will be a four-day educational workshop series taught by ADF faculty and free community events.” Continue reading New Summer Dance Festival in Cleveland the result of a Perfect Storm of Needs

Antaeus Dance Gifts Fans with One Last Gem in Joint Production with Travesty Dance Group

“In her last performance with the company she founded, Meggitt captivated with her usual precision and determination. Pausing at times during the work to look back reflectively at the other dancers, one got the sense she was also wishing them farewell and thanking them for the years they spent together as a troupe. ” Continue reading Antaeus Dance Gifts Fans with One Last Gem in Joint Production with Travesty Dance Group

Cleveland’s North Pointe Ballet to present ‘Cinderella,’ May 5-7

By Janet Dziak North Pointe Ballet (NPB) returns to Hope Community Church Auditorium in Olmsted Falls this spring to present another full-length classical ballet featuring a cast of professional dancers from the company as well as local dance students in children’s roles. The company will perform the ballet Cinderella set to Sergei Prokofiev’s 1944 score. The dancers tell the tale of how Cinderella finds true love … Continue reading Cleveland’s North Pointe Ballet to present ‘Cinderella,’ May 5-7