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Dance Reviews 2013, Pittsburgh City Paper

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘Unspoken’ a gem of a program

Reviewed by Steve Sucato March 13, 2013 A year after he co-founded New York’s School of American Ballet in 1934, George Balanchine created “Serenade” (1935), a ballet that began as a lesson for his advanced students at the school on how to perform on a stage. Since then the iconic ballet has become a mainstay in the repertories of professional and pre-professional ballet companies across … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘Unspoken’ a gem of a program

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The Buffalo News

Talented young dancers on the rise

Photo courtesy of Dance Theatre of Harlem By Steve Sucato News Contributing Reviewer After an eight-year hiatus because of financial woes, Dance Theatre of Harlem returned to touring last year “leaner and meaner,” according to Virginia Johnson, the company’s artistic director and former prima ballerina. The company looked the part Wednesday night in a mixed repertory program at the University at Buffalo‘s Center for the … Continue reading Talented young dancers on the rise

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Dance Magazine says Grand Rapids Ballet Company ‘is experiencing a renaissance’

By Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk | jkaczmarczyk@mlive.com  on November 07, 2012 at 2:25 PM, updated November 07, 2012 at 2:27 PM Reposted from mlive.com GRAND RAPIDS, MI – “Grand Rapids Ballet Company is experiencing a renaissance.” That’s the opening of an article in the current issue of Dance Magazine, now available on the newsstand. In its Dance Matters column, titled “Rapids Rising” in its November issue, Steve Sucato gushes about Grand Rapids Ballet Company’s fortunes … Continue reading Dance Magazine says Grand Rapids Ballet Company ‘is experiencing a renaissance’

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