Paul Taylor Dance Company brings joy, humor and genius to PlayhouseSquare

Reviewed by Steve Sucato Special to The Plain Dealer  With a body of work that is as rich and celebrated as choreographer Paul Taylor’s, the question when his namesake company comes to Cleveland is not whether it will be a good program but whether it will be a great one. Saturday night’s performance by the Paul Taylor Dance Company at PlayhouseSquare’s Ohio Theatre was the … Continue reading Paul Taylor Dance Company brings joy, humor and genius to PlayhouseSquare

Attack Theatre returns to the scene of the crime in ‘The Chalk Line’

Reviewed by Steve Sucato Apparently it wasn’t case closed for Attack Theatre choreographers and artistic directors Peter Kope and Michele De La Reza after their 2011 crime-drama-inspired What?…This is What. Their latest production, The Chalk Line, re-envisions that 2011 dance-theater work. In the Nov. 2 performance, dancer Dane Toney opened the show by running onto the stage to a back wall, where he wrote in chalk, “Season 2 … Continue reading Attack Theatre returns to the scene of the crime in ‘The Chalk Line’

BalletX opens DANCECleveland season with engaging program

By Steve Sucato Special to The Plain Dealer  DANCECleveland hit a home run with its season opener of BalletX Saturday night at the University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall. The contemporary ballet troupe from Philadelphia, in its Northeast Ohio debut, presented a memorable mixed repertory program of three engaging ballets performed adroitly by its versatile dancers. To read the full review click here Continue reading BalletX opens DANCECleveland season with engaging program