Cleveland Ballet Embraces the Halloween Spirit with Ghostly Classic [PREVIEW]

By Steve Sucato A woman gone mad, a deceiving man, and a band of forest-dwelling murdering ghost brides-to-be. No, these aren’t characters in the latest horror flick, but in Giselle, an 185-year-old story ballet Cleveland Ballet will perform this weekend at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace. One of ballet’s “Big Five” classic story ballets that are foundational pillars of the traditional classical repertoire, Giselle, with music … Continue reading Cleveland Ballet Embraces the Halloween Spirit with Ghostly Classic [PREVIEW]

Cleveland Ballet offers up an Exciting ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet Steeped in Tradition [PREVIEW]

By Steve Sucato A production of firsts in how Cleveland Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet this weekend can be characterized. It was the very first story ballet choreographer Robert Weiss created for his newly formed Carolina Ballet in 1999, and is now the first Romeo and Juliet production for Cleveland Ballet under Artistic Director Timour Bourtasenkov. A founding member of Carolina Ballet, Bourtasenkov was also the … Continue reading Cleveland Ballet offers up an Exciting ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet Steeped in Tradition [PREVIEW]