VERTIGO FINDS BALANCE IN OUTSTANDING ‘MAKOM’ [REVIEW]

Vertigo Dance Company – MAKOMMimi Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square Cleveland, OhioPresented by DANCECleveland & Playhouse SquareApril 18, 2024 By Steve Sucato Last in Cleveland in 2019, Israel’s Vertigo Dance Company returned this past Thursday to close out DANCECleveland’s 2023-2024 season with their 2022 evening-length contemporary dance work, MAKOM. Makom means “place” in Hebrew, and Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre was the place to experience … Continue reading VERTIGO FINDS BALANCE IN OUTSTANDING ‘MAKOM’ [REVIEW]

Fanaticism, Duality, Slavery, and Human Connection are Themes Explored in Cleveland Public Theatre’s DanceWorks 2024 [PREVIEW]

By Steve Sucato  Launched in 2004, Cleveland Public Theatre’s DanceWorks is the longest-running annual dance series of its kind in the region. The series celebrates the variety of dance local dance artists and companies offer. Audiences each year are treated to productions from established artists and companies while being introduced to new troupes and artists in the series which has become a fixture on the … Continue reading Fanaticism, Duality, Slavery, and Human Connection are Themes Explored in Cleveland Public Theatre’s DanceWorks 2024 [PREVIEW]

Utah Dance Company’s Northeast Ohio Debut was Top-Notch [REVIEW]

SALT Contemporary Dance CompanyNear West TheatreCleveland, OhioSunday, March 3, 2024 By Steve Sucato Like A-list celebrities, the dance world has its own levels of draw and notoriety. A-listers like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Paris Opera Ballet have a certain cachet with audiences, while others struggle for audience visibility outside their own regions. On tour, those non-A-listers looking to win over new audiences do … Continue reading Utah Dance Company’s Northeast Ohio Debut was Top-Notch [REVIEW]

Taylor Company Triple Bill A Triumph [REVIEW]

Paul Taylor Dance CompanyMimi Ohio Theatre at Playhouse SquareCleveland, OhioSaturday, January 20, 2024 By Steve Sucato To kick off the celebrations of New York City-based Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 70th Anniversary, the company returned to Cleveland this past Saturday night with a triple bill of riveting dance works. The performance at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre featured two of late choreographer Paul Taylor’s critically acclaimed … Continue reading Taylor Company Triple Bill A Triumph [REVIEW]

Request for Proposals for the 1st Annual ‘The City Is Our Stage’

[Cleveland, OH] – Sarah Morrison, Trad Burns, and Chuck Karnack are requesting proposals for inclusion in The City Is Our Stage. We are looking for creative and positive representations of how we, as members of an artistic community are dealing with the Covid-19 crisis. How having our passion put on hold will not keep our creative spirits from sharing all we have to give! Priorities … Continue reading Request for Proposals for the 1st Annual ‘The City Is Our Stage’