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Within RNZB’s Dystopian ‘The Firebird’ Ballet lies a Cautionary Tale - 8/30/21 by Steve Sucato
Daring ‘To The Pointe’ Opens Milwaukee Ballet’s 2020-21 Season in Style - 3/1/21 by Steve Sucato
PNB’s Rep 2 Highlighted by Lang’s Brilliant ‘Ghost Variations’ - 2/27/21 by Steve Sucato
EVIDENCE makes it clear; Choreographer Ronald K. Brown is the King of Smooth - 2/19/21 by Steve Sucato
Pivoting and Pitfalls: BalletMet’s Edwaard Liang Talks Programming a New Season in a Time of Pandemic - 12/7/20 by Steve Sucato
Grand Rapids Ballet’s Adventurous Dance Season to Reflect New Norm in the Dance World - 11/9/20 by Steve Sucato
Dickinson’s ‘KL3668′ Highlights Verb Ballets’ Engaging NeoClassical Lines Program - 10/30/20 by Steve Sucato
Whim W’Him’s ‘Choreographic Shindig VI’ ups the ante on Virtual Dance Offerings - 10/27/20 by Steve Sucato
Chamber Dance Project Finds Fertile Artistic Ground in Virtual Dance Programs - 10/23/20 by Steve Sucato
92Y Harkness Dance Center Announces HARKNESS PRESENTS FALL 2020 - 9/24/20 by Steve Sucato
Seattle's Whim W’him's Virtual 11th Season Led Off With A Pair Of Brilliant Dance Films - 9/21/20 by Steve Sucato
Seattle Dance Collective’s Dance Film Series ‘Continuum: Bridging the Distance’ is Satisfying Viewing - 8/14/20 by Steve Sucato
The Stages are set this Weekend for 'The City is Our Stage', a Live Performance Arts Tour of Cleveland - 8/10/20 by Steve Sucato
DANCECleveland’s Virtual Dance Festival a Soul-Nourishing Stand-In for Live Dance - 8/3/20 by Steve Sucato
New Look Chamber Dance Project Takes to the Virtual Stage for its Annual Summer Season Production - 7/27/20 by Steve Sucato
New summer dance program ‘nextSPACE’ one of a few recent developments for GroundWorks DanceTheater - 7/19/20 by Steve Sucato, Jimmy Schlemmer
Dancers Responding to AIDS 2020 Virtual Fire Island Dance Festival - 7/14/20 by Steve Sucato
Verb Ballets Wades into the Uncertain Waters of Performing under Pandemic - 6/21/20 by Steve Sucato
Grand Rapids Ballet’s 'Virtual Program II: An Evening with Penny Saunders' Shows the Beginnings of a Programming Way Forward - 6/15/20 by Steve Sucato
New Bodiography Season and New Website Highlight Maria Caruso's Evolving Empire - 5/21/20 by Steve Sucato
Grand Rapids Ballet Pushes Forward with a New Virtual Program Series - 5/15/20 by Steve Sucato
Dancing Wheels’ Swiss-Miss Celina Speck has sights set on being an Ambassador for Inclusivity in Dance - 5/1/20 by Steve Sucato
Northeast Ohio Dance Troupes Soldier On During The Global Pandemic - 4/24/20 by Steve Sucato
Caruso Wows in the Career-Defining ‘Metamorphosis’ - 4/4/20 by Steve Sucato
Caruso Wows in the Career-Defining ‘Metamorphosis’ - 4/4/20 by Steve Sucato
POSTPONED: North Pointe Ballet Production Celebrates The ‘Why’ Of What They Do - 3/10/20 by Steve Sucato
Compagnie Hervé KOUBI’s What the day owes to the night takes Audience on an Unforgettable Dance Journey - 2/20/20 by Steve Sucato
Ballet Legato’s Debut Production a Bold Take on a Familiar Storybook Character - 2/12/20 by Steve Sucato
BALLETMET’S ‘ALICE’ TO BRING NEWNESS TO CARROLL’S FAMILIAR TALES - 2/11/20 by Steve Sucato
Verb Ballets' All-Female Choreographer Program Delivers Mixed Results - 2/8/20 by Steve Sucato
Verb Ballets Program to Feature the Works of Female Choreographers - 2/5/20 by Steve Sucato
Neos Dance Theatre’s Robert Wesner Talks About His New Job, The Future Of Neos And The Company’s New Production, 'Home for the Holidays, a Big Band Christmas' - 12/18/19 by Steve Sucato
The Debut of Canada’s RUBBERBANDance Group Brings with it a Unique Blend of Hip Hop and Contemporary Dance Styles - 11/4/19 by Steve Sucato
Parsons Dance’s Program a Delightful Mix of Current and Classic Works - 10/12/19 by Steve Sucato
Of Gods and Mortals: Elu Dance Company Remounts their Acclaimed 2016 Production ‘barefaced’ - 9/11/19 by Steve Sucato
Cuba's Malpaso Dance Company Returns to Cleveland with Program of Quiet Brilliance - 8/16/19 by Steve Sucato
With its Second Season Production ‘Collide,’ Deos Contemporary Ballet Looks to Up its Visibility around Western Michigan - 8/1/19 by Steve Sucato
BalletX Marked the Spot for Great Dance at ADF in CLE - 7/31/19 by Steve Sucato
Physical Theater and Dance a Solid Presence at Inaugural ‘BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival’ - 7/22/19 by Steve Sucato
Of Sideshows, Photo Memories and Atoms: GroundWorks Dance Theater's 'Summer Series' Promises a Carnival of Visual Delights - 7/15/19 by Steve Sucato
Squirt Guns, T.S. Eliot and Live Music are all part of Chamber Dance Project’s 'New Works +' - 6/18/19 by Steve Sucato
Integrated First: Dancing Wheels’ Program to Highlight Works by Choreographers with Disabilities - 6/11/19 by Steve Sucato
Quantum Physics, Environmentalism and the Me Too Movement: Cleveland Public Theatre’s Annual DanceWorks Series Continues it Daring Dance Ways - 5/15/19 by Steve Sucato
Grand Rapids Ballet's 'Extremely Close', Extremely Good - 5/13/19 by Steve Sucato
Ailey Magic Returns to Playhouse Square [REVIEW] - 5/1/19 by Steve Sucato
Cleveland Ballet to Perform Newly Enhanced Version of Ramón Oller’s Coppélia - 3/30/19 by Steve Sucato
Vertigo's 'One, One & One' Leaves Heads Spinning with Delight - 3/12/19 by Steve Sucato
Akron’s 'Lose Your Marbles' Festival Returns with a Decidedly Different Approach - 2/25/19 by Steve Sucato
Poetry, Tai Chi and Shakespeare: Beijing Dance Theater’s Cleveland Debut had Range - 2/6/19 by Steve Sucato
Neos Dance Theatre’s 1940’s Nutcracker brings Nostalgia to a Beloved Holiday Tradition - 12/4/18 by Steve Sucato
Ballet Hispánico’s All-Female Choreographers Program Struck All The Right Chords - 11/13/18 by Steve Sucato
Cleveland Ballet’s Season-Opener Promises to be an Eye-Opener - 10/16/18 by Steve Sucato
'Wild Sweet Love' to usher in Sofranko-Era at Grand Rapids Ballet - 10/15/18 by Steve Sucato
Caruso Wows and Bodiography Entertains in Butler Program - 10/11/18 by Steve Sucato
Abraham Takes 'A.I.M' at Greatness with Akron Program - 10/9/18 by Steve Sucato
Caleb Teicher & Company program perfect summer fare to close out ‘ADF in CLE’ dance festival - 8/9/18 by Steve Sucato
Hubbard Street Masterful in National Dance Day Performance at ADF in CLE - 8/1/18 by Steve Sucato
Charlotte Ballet-Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Collaboration Pays Tribute to Beloved Institution Dance Makers - 7/24/18 by Steve Sucato
New Look Groundworks Dancetheater Launches 20th Anniversary Season With Two New Dance Works On Opposite Ends Of The Stylistic Spectrum - 7/17/18 by Steve Sucato
New Direction Charlotte Ballet Delights in Chautauqua Season Opener - 7/9/18 by Steve Sucato
Homecoming Evening of Pas de Deux a Thank You for a Career in Dance - 6/29/18 by Steve Sucato
MorrisonDance Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season with Retrospective Showcase as part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s DanceWorks 2018 - 5/23/18 by Steve Sucato
Fifth Annual ‘The Benefit’ Set To Wow Audiences Again With World-Class Music and Dance - 5/15/18 by Steve Sucato
Bodiography’s Season-Ending Program to Highlight Touring Works - 5/10/18 by Steve Sucato
Neglia Ballet Artists’ Star-Studded Spring Gala Dazzled with Great Performances [REVIEW] - 5/10/18 by Steve Sucato
Verb Ballets’ 'Spring Series' program to feature Adam Hougland ballet - 4/25/18 by Steve Sucato
With Worx Staycee Pearl dance project brings the Nostalgia and the Funk - 4/16/18 by Steve Sucato
For Pittsburgh Debut, LA’s BODYTRAFFIC Presents a Program of Distinct Choreographic Voices - 4/12/18 by Steve Sucato
GroundWorks DanceTheater’s Program a Triumph for Company and Two Retiring Dancers - 4/2/18 by Steve Sucato
Che Malambo Closes DANCECleveland’s 2017-18 Season with Jaw-dropping Dance Spectacle - 3/20/18 by Steve Sucato
Cleveland’s Inlet Dance Theatre Brings To Life Best-Selling Children’s Book “What Do You Do With An Idea?” - 3/19/18 by Steve Sucato
Michael Sakamoto: 'Soil'- Worldview on Who - 3/8/18 by Steve Sucato
GroundWorks DanceTheater’s ‘Spring Concert Series’ Features New Works & Says Farewell to Two Beloved Dancers - 3/1/18 by Steve Sucato
Riverdance’s 20th Anniversary World Tour Offers Much More than Nostalgia - 2/10/18 by Steve Sucato
BalletMet’s New ‘Giselle,’ a Fresh Restaging of a Story Ballet Classic - 2/7/18 by Steve Sucato
Brazilian Dance Troupe Grupo Corpo Bewitching in Program at Cleveland's Playhouse Square - 1/22/18 by Steve Sucato
GroundWorks’ ‘Fall Concert Series’ Provided A Respite From Today’s Homogenized Contemporary Dance - 12/13/17 by Steve Sucato
4th Annual The Benefit Worth Every Cent and More - 11/13/17 by Steve Sucato
Dancing Wheels Brings Successful New York Program That Includes New David Dorfman Work Home to Cleveland - 10/30/17 by Steve Sucato
Cleveland Ballet’s Mixed Repertory Program Yields Mixed Results - 10/27/17 by Steve Sucato
Documentary Bobbi Jene Chronicles a Life in Transition - 10/12/17 by Steve Sucato
Cleveland's Dancing Wheels performs as part of Dance/NYC’s Disability. Dance. Artistry. initiative at Ailey Citigroup Theatre, Oct. 7 - 10/2/17 by Steve Sucato
Benz a Consummate Juliet in BalletMet’s Superb Romeo and Juliet - 8/15/17 by Steve Sucato
GroundWorks’ Versatile Performer Annika Sheaff Bids Adieu [Interview] - 8/3/17 by Steve Sucato
New Summer Dance Festival in Cleveland the result of a Perfect Storm - 7/26/17 by Steve Sucato
New Work Pushes GroundWorks DanceTheater’s Dancers as Athletes and Performers - 7/13/17 by Steve Sucato
Cuba’s Malpaso Dances Its Way Into Cleveland Audiences’ Hearts Again - 6/9/17 by Steve Sucato
New Dance-centric Fringe Festival Invites Audiences to ‘Lose Their Marbles’ Over a Plethora of Dance and Performance Art - 6/7/17 by Steve Sucato
Patricia Barker Named Artistic Director of Royal New Zealand Ballet - 6/7/17 by Steve Sucato
Leaving Neverland: Film Review of Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan - 5/24/17 by Steve Sucato
Fourth Annual ‘The Benefit’ Offers Up World-Class Music and Dance to Aid Hemophilia Foundation - 5/18/17 by Steve Sucato
Antaeus Dance Gifts Fans with One Last Gem in Joint Production with Travesty Dance Group - 5/10/17 by Steve Sucato
Cleveland Public Theatre’s 2017 DanceWorks Series to Showcase New Artists, New Works and Old Favorites  - 5/3/17 by Steve Sucato
Grand Rapids Ballet's Innovative MOVEMEDIA Series Delights Yet Again - 4/23/17 by Steve Sucato
Verb Ballets Revisits the Work of Heinz Poll - 2/8/17 by Steve Sucato
Documentary Mr. Gaga a Brilliant Portrait of Ohad Naharin - 1/31/17 by Steve Sucato
Sophisticated Choreography Highlights GroundWorks DanceTheater's Fall Concert Series - 12/1/16 by Steve Sucato
Pittsburgh's fireWALL dance theater Makes NYC Debut in Eff.Ul.Gents, Nov. 17-19 - 11/5/16 by Steve Sucato
Jones' 'Analogy/Dora: Tramontane' is Pure Theatrical Magic - 10/21/16 by Steve Sucato
GroundWorks' Fall Triple Bill Offers Up Two World Premieres - 10/12/16 by Steve Sucato
Cincinnati Ballet's 'Director’s Cut' Amused, Charmed and Enthralled - 10/9/16 by Steve Sucato
'The Benefit' Triumphs with Choreographic Gems and Delectable Dancing - 9/30/16 by Steve Sucato
Magic and Medieval Song Power GroundWorks DanceTheater's Latest Production at Cain Park - 7/30/16 by Steve Sucato
MorrisonDance and Elu Dance Company Double Bill Food for the Soul - 6/8/16 by Steve Sucato
2016 'Spring to Dance Festival' Swan Song for Founder Uthoff - 5/24/16 by Steve Sucato
Cleveland Ballet’s Reenvisioned Coppélia a Triumph - 5/20/16 by Steve Sucato
Cleveland Ballet Takes Next Big Step With New Coppélia Production - 5/6/16 by Steve Sucato
Ailey Company’s performances in Cleveland offer up new Revelations - 5/4/16 by Steve Sucato
Otake Masterful in Biscayne Bay Butoh Program - 4/8/16 by Steve Sucato
BalletMet and Cincinnati Ballet Joint Production a Delectable Treat - 3/24/16 by Steve Sucato
From Pre-Columbian Statues to a Purple Velvet Sofa and Great Dancing, 'Best of' Program had the Goods - 3/19/16 by Steve Sucato
Eccentricities Magnified in Cook’s Empty Gestures - 3/14/16 by Steve Sucato
GroundWorks’ Otherworldly Program Worth Visiting - 3/13/16 by Steve Sucato
Verb Ballets’ Poll Tribute Faithful and First-Rate - 3/2/16 by Steve Sucato
GroundWorks’ 'Spring Program' Inspired by Dreams and Spirits - 2/29/16 by Steve Sucato
Grand Rapids Ballet's Dangerous Liaisons Wickedly Seductive - 2/19/16 by Steve Sucato
An Old Tale with a Timeless Message of Tolerance - 1/24/16 by Steve Sucato
Childhood Memories Spark Brown's 'BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play' - 11/13/15 by Steve Sucato
New Full-Length Productions highlight Columbus Dance Theatre’s 2015-2016 Season - 10/23/15 by Steve Sucato
Grand Rapids Ballet’s 2015-2016 home season a mix of favorites and soon-to-be favorites - 10/14/15 by Steve Sucato
Vertigo Dance Company’s 'Reshimo' finds lingering beauty in the ordinary - 10/13/15 by Steve Sucato
Hope, Meaning and Virginia Woolf - 10/12/15 by Steve Sucato
Lauper, Liang, Balanchine and Bowie: BalletMet's 'Breaking Ballet' an Entertaining Ride - 10/7/15 by Steve Sucato
Dance Doc 'Paul Taylor: Creative Domain' Gets it Right - 10/6/15 by Steve Sucato
The new Cleveland Ballet makes its debut alongside Neos Dance Theatre - 10/2/15 by Steve Sucato
CorningWorks' Beckett & Beyond an Artistic Triumph - 9/26/15 by Steve Sucato
With 'No Boundaries' Dancer-Choreographer Gesel Mason seeks to 'unwrap' African American Dance - 9/18/15 by Steve Sucato
Disillusion, Low Burning Human Drama and The Blues Inspire GroundWorks DanceTheater's Latest Triumph - 7/29/15 by Steve Sucato
Abridged Versions of Two Ballet Classics Aim to Introduce New Audiences to Ballet - 7/8/15 by Steve Sucato
DanceWorks 2015: Week One – Elastic Bands, Phobias and Zebra Pants - 4/21/15 by Steve Sucato
Ballets by Female Choreographers Showcased in Grand Rapids Ballet's MOVEMEDIA Program II - 4/14/15 by Steve Sucato
With 'MOVEMEDIA' Grand Rapids Ballet pushes boundaries and audience expectations - 3/13/15 by Steve Sucato
Grand Rapids Ballet's 'MOVEMEDIA I' to feature new contemporary dance works by Sagi Gross, Gina Patterson and Andrew Bartee - 3/9/15 by Steve Sucato
'Polar Express' Author and 'Wicked' Designer join with Choreographer Caniparoli and Director Barker to create new 'Nutcracker' for Grand Rapids Ballet - 12/4/14 by Steve Sucato
BalletMet's Triple Bill of World Premiere Ballets Finds Beauty in Strange Situations - 11/21/14 by Steve Sucato
Landmark Production One for the Ages - 9/27/14 by Steve Sucato
Re-established Chamber Dance Project to make Washington debut at the Kennedy Center - 6/20/14 by Steve Sucato
Grand Rapids Ballet's Contemporary 'Midsummer' Ballet a Glowing Success - 5/9/14 by Steve Sucato
Verb Ballets' 'DanceWorks' Program Out of Character - 5/2/14 by Steve Sucato
Cleveland's Inlet Dance Theatre opens CPT's 'DanceWorks' series with mostly Entertaining Program - 4/22/14 by Steve Sucato
Drugs, Butoh and 'Events Leading Up to My Death' - 4/19/14 by Steve Sucato
Envy, Betrayal and Murder: Neos Dance Theatre's New 'Snow White' Ballet Traveled a Dark Road to reach its Happily Ever After - 4/19/14 by Steve Sucato
Grand Rapids Ballet's 'MoveMedia' a Gem - 3/29/14 by Steve Sucato
Buffalo Dancer/Choreographer Aceto to Showcase Works at Albright-Knox Art Gallery - 3/27/14 by Steve Sucato
Dance for PD® At Home DVD Volume 2 now available - 3/26/14 by Steve Sucato
BalletMet Columbus and Cincinnati Ballet Collaborate on Stellar Program - 3/22/14 by Steve Sucato
New work by Rosie Hererra highlights GroundWorks DanceTheater's richly satisfying Winter Series program - 2/28/14 by Steve Sucato
Parkinson-Themed Ballet Hopeful Despite Flaws - 2/28/14 by Steve Sucato
GroundWorks DanceTheater to Premiere new Rosie Herrera Work - 2/20/14 by Steve Sucato
Veteran Trio Cooks Up Satisfying Dance-Theater Program - 1/18/14 by Steve Sucato
Case Western Reserve University's 'Au Courant' an Emotional Journey - 11/1/13 by Steve Sucato
'Angelina Ballerina The Musical' a Delight for Children of all Ages - 9/19/13 by Steve Sucato
GroundWorks' Program Proves Intriguing and Entertaining - 8/18/13 by Steve Sucato
'Rite of Spring' Highlights Joffrey Ballet's Program at Blossom Festival - 8/17/13 by Steve Sucato
Joffrey Ballet's 'The Rite of Spring': Conductor Tito Muñoz talks Stravinsky, Ballet and The Cleveland Orchestra - 8/8/13 by Steve Sucato
Corning Masterful in New One-Woman Show about Loss - 6/5/13 by Steve Sucato
'War Horse' a Triumph of the Human Spirit - 4/19/13 by Steve Sucato
Choreographer David Shimotakahara talks about the community approach to his new 'Rite of Spring' production - 4/7/13 by Steve Sucato
Kudelka's 'The Rite of Spring' Lustful Mayhem - 3/23/13 by Steve Sucato
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's 'Unspoken' a gem of a program - 3/10/13 by Steve Sucato
'Priscilla' takes audience on a Glam-tastic Adventure - 1/15/13 by Steve Sucato
Joffrey's 'American' Nutcracker Still Sparkles After A Quarter Century - 12/2/12 by Steve Sucato
Spellbound Contemporary Ballet Opens First U.S. Tour with a Program Showing Brilliance but Lacking in Variety - 11/10/12 by Steve Sucato
DANCECleveland Completes Puzzle on an Exciting 2012-2013 Season - 8/3/12 by Steve Sucato
Paris Opera Ballet - Giselle - 6/28/12 by Steve Sucato
Ballet Memphis - 25th Anniversary Tour program - 3/11/12 by Steve Sucato
Group de Rua - H3 - 1/10/10 by Steve Sucato
Anthro(pop)ology II - 11/13/09 by Steve Sucato
Chautauqua Institution's 2009 Summer Dance Season a Southern Affair - 7/5/09 by Steve Sucato
Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan talks about their award-winning danceWORKS series - 5/19/09 by Steve Sucato
Dance Alloy Theater - Exposed - 4/3/09 by Steve Sucato
Unseen Influences - 9/18/08 by Steve Sucato
Paul Taylor Dance Company - 7/19/08 by Steve Sucato
Ballet Across America - Program 3: Boston Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre - 6/13/08 by Steve Sucato
Ballet Across America - Program 2: Pacific Northwest Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, The Washington Ballet - 6/12/08 by Steve Sucato
Dutch Company Finds Beauty in "Physical Schizophrenia" - Leine & Roebana: Sporen - 5/10/08 by Steve Sucato
Ultima Vez's Spiegel Reflects on 20-years of Instinctive Movement - 4/19/08 by Steve Sucato
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre - Alice in Wonderland Premiere - 4/18/08 by Steve Sucato
GroundWorks Dancetheater - Several truths revealed in DanceWorks series performance - For the Life of Me, Sweet, Several Truths Duet, Latitude - 3/30/08 by Steve Sucato
Premium Breu - Grupo Corpo Unveils the U.S. Premiere of its New Work - 3/22/08 by Steve Sucato
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre - Program A - Contrast Of Light And Dark - 3/16/08 by Steve Sucato