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PRESS RELEASE – GroundWorks “NewWorks Fund” Presenting its Second Commissioned Work

Innovative program to promote artistic collaborations in Northeast Ohio supporting the world premiere by Philadelphia-based Ronen Koresh Breen Center for the Performing Arts 2008 W. 30th  St., Cleveland (Ohio City) February 3 & 4, 2012, 7:30 pm Akron-Summit County Public Library 60 S. High Street, Akron (Downtown) February 24 & 25, 2012, 7:30 pm   Cleveland, Ohio (January

PRESS RELEASE – GroundWorks DanceTheater Announces 2012 Winter Concert Series

WORLD PREMIERE BY RONEN KORESH, Philadelphia-based Koresh Dance Company. Two Performance Series in Cleveland and Akron. Breen Center for the Performing Arts 2008 W. 30th  St., Cleveland (Ohio City) February 3 & 4, 2012, 7:30 pm Akron/Summit Co. Public Library 60 S. High Street, Akron (Downtown) February 24 & 25, 2012, 7:30 pm Cleveland, Ohio (January

Hindsight (excerpts) – GroundWorks DanceTheater

GroundWorks DanceTheater in Hindsight - Choreography by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, an homage to Chrissie Hynde, Dancers: Felise Bagley, Sarah Perrett, Katie Taylor, Damien Highfield, Gary Lenington Music: Chrissie Hynde Lighting: Dennis Dugan Costumes: Victoria Mearini

Running to Earth (excerpt) – GroundWorks DanceTheater

GroundWorks DanceTheater in Running to Earth Choreography: Amy Miller Music: Peter Swendsen Dancers: Felise Bagley, Sarah Perrett, Katie Taylor, Damien Highfield, Gary Lenington Lighting: Dennis Dugan Costumes: Victoria Mearini,

Flag (excerpts) – GroundWorks DanceTheater

GroundWorks DanceTheater in Flag Choreography: David Shimotakahara Music: David Bird Dancers: Felise Bagley, Sarah Perrett, Katie Taylor, Damien Highfield, Gary Lenington Lighting: Dennis Dugan Costumes: Kristine Davies

REVIEW – GroundWorks DanceTheater moves vibrantly to the music at Cain Park

Dance is often inspired by the music that merges with the physical imagery. This is certainly true of the pieces GroundWorks DanceTheater performed Friday in the Alma Theater at Cain Park. Each of the dances is seamlessly wed to the sounds produced by the composers, singers and instrumentalists on the recordings chosen by choreographers Lynne

PREVIEW – New York choreographer pays tribute to Akron rock icon in new piece for GroundWorks DanceTheater

Lynne Taylor-Corbett was creating "Unpublished Dialogues," her work about Virginia Woolf, for GroundWorks DanceTheater three years ago in Akron when the company's artistic director, David Shimotakara, told her she had to see a great new local restaurant. Dining with the admired New York choreographer at VegiTerrannean, Shimotakahara mentioned that the restaurant was owned by Chrissie

REVIEW – GroundWorks DanceTheater – Dance Magazine

GroundWorks DanceTheater in Just Yesterday by Dianne McIntyre and Olu Dara.  A wall of gilded pipes from Trinity Cathedral’s 18th century–style great organ rose above dancer Sarah Perrett as she moved along a diagonal corridor of light as if walking a tightrope. Three other dancers joined her on the portable stage, briskly walking to collide into one

PREVIEW – GroundWorks DanceTheater excels in diverse repertoire at Trinity Cathedral

GroundWorks Dance Theater doesn’t merely explore the way dancers move. It also considers how choreographers think and feel about the world. The Cleveland modern-dance company is looking at its art from three distinctive perspectives this weekend at Trinity Cathedral. The program includes the Cleveland premieres of Jill Sigman’s “Split Stitch” and Amy Miller and David Shimotakahara’s

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