We are delighted to introduce GroundWorks audiences to our newest company member, Tyler Ring! Tyler, 23, joins us from Chicago by way of Muncie, Indiana, where he grew up and received his formal dance training. As a performer, Tyler has danced new works by Sidra Bell, Alex Ketley, and Melissa Thodos, and performed excerpts from
Community collaboration and education have always been important values at GroundWorks. Which is why we are excited to perform with local dancers at Kent State University at Tuscarawas on Saturday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center. “I would like to acknowledge the participation of each of the ensemble of dancers
To say Annika Sheaff has been busy since maternity leave would be quite the understatement. Twelve weeks ago she became the proud mother of August Sheaff Rinderknecht -- 6 lbs, 9 oz, 21” long and cute as a button with a full head of hair. She also recently returned to GroundWorks after a six-month leave
For GroundWorks, 2016 was a year filled with extraordinary creative opportunities including three live music collaborations within the production and presentation of an amazing range of groundbreaking work. From the creation of “Shadowbox” as part of the Violins of Hope Project with the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage to our spectacular production of Carmina Burana
There is so much that happens in the studio that can only be understood by doing. On Thursday, November 10, GroundWorks DanceTheater will present its first-ever Dancer ChoreoLab Showcase, an informal showing of new work created and developed by GWDT’s dancers. “Fundamental to the GroundWorks creative DNA, our artists are constantly involved with helping to
Here is an Inside Look into recent rehearsals with Guest Artist Robyn Mineko Williams, who will debut a new work during our Fall Dance Series at the Allen Theatre on October 14 & 15 and Akron Public Library on November 18 & 19. The untitled piece will explore the idea of perseverance and will be set to
Photo Credit: Haley Jane Samuelson We are proud to announce that our own Annika Sheaff has been awarded a 2016 Creative Workforce Fellowship by the Community Partnership for Arts & Culture! We recently sat down with her to learn more about this wonderful recognition. Annika, what does receiving this fellowship mean to you? "It's a huge
GroundWorks DanceTheater artist Felise Bagley has been awarded the prestigious Cleveland Arts Prize Mid-Career Award, recognizing her contributions to advancing the artistry of dance & community that surrounds it in Northeast Ohio. “This award, to me, is exemplary of the way that Northeast Ohio has embraced me since I arrived in 1997,” says Bagley. “I
