Akron.com – 2017 Summer Series Preview

Dance festival showcasing regional faves (preview)

By Kathleen Folkerth, Akron.com

AKRON — The Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival schedule features an inventive New York City-based company, as well as three regional favorites that will continue Akron’s tradition of free professional dance performances in city parks.

In its weekend of performances, GroundWorks will perform a new work in collaboration with

Akron.com Previews GroundWorks’ Fall Series in Akron – Next Weekend!

GroundWorks’ Fall Performance Highlights Midwest Choreographers

By Kathleen Folkerth

Six months after its collaborative project to stage Carmina burana with the Akron Symphony, GroundWorks DanceTheater’s (GWDT) artistic director said he’s happy to be presenting a program that is the complete opposite.

“We came off an enormously satisfying project, ‘Carmina Burana,’ and this