By Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A new work of dance is a terrible thing to waste. Especially when it’s a good one.
Hence the program GroundWorks DanceTheater has in store July 14-16 at Cain Park. Stocked with both new work and recent pieces brought back
By Zach Lewis
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The muses could not have been kinder to GroundWorks DanceTheater than they were going into the 2017 Spring Dance Series.
Not only did the group’s three-part program this week at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts coalesce around a theme of connections.
By Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Violins of Hope” isn’t strictly a musical project.
Beyond the concerts, beyond the exhibition, beyond the films, Cleveland’s GroundWorks DanceTheater this week is contributing a related work of dance.
Titled “Shadowbox,” the new piece by GroundWorks director
By Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Plots. Messages. Morals. All extraneous to choreographer Eric Michael Handman.
To him, the current guest of GroundWorks DanceTheater, dance alone is dramatic enough. No need for external influences. In creating a new work on the company for
By Mark Satola, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland premiere of a new ballet by Groundworks DanceTheater director David Shimotakahara was the centerpiece of a dynamic program Friday night at the Breen Center on Cleveland’s near west side.
“House of Sparrows” brought
By Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The dance itself wasn’t the issue. Neither were the music, costume concept or stage design.
No, what gave director David Shimotakahara pause in crafting “House of Sparrows” for GroundWorks DanceTheater was the subject matter.
Grounded
By Mark Satola, The Plain Dealer
The persistence of the standard concert program model, which in its rudimentary form could be described as “overture, concerto and symphony,” suggests that its viability has not diminished over the
By Mark Satola, The Plain Dealer
Groundworks DanceTheater launched its new season Friday night at the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square with an ambitious program that featured the world premiere of German choreographer Johannes Wieland’s “wait. now. go now,”
By Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer
Playful gestures abound in Amy Miller’s “For the Life of Me,” one of three works being presented by GroundWorks Dance Theater on its “Winter Series” concerts this weekend.
Surprise and shock are
By Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer
Music is always on his mind. Lately, though, it’s been the foremost topic.
In planning his group’s “Summer Series,” GroundWorks Dance Theatre founder David Shimotakahara took all of his inspiration from music, building
By Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer
Only a small percentage of modern dance makes it to the big stage. But at one big stage in Cleveland this weekend, the new and experimental constitute 100 percent of the offerings.
That’s because GroundWorks DanceTheater
By Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
What a difference a century can make. A large number of the Parisians who attended the premiere of “The Rite of Spring” in May 1913 sneered and jeered at the earthy
By Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
A world of contemporary dance passes before your eyes at most performances by GroundWorks DanceTheater. The results may be abstract or narrative-driven, dance for dance’s sake, or something completely off the charts.
For its
By Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
So, what’s new with GroundWorks DanceTheater? You name it. A new residency at Cleveland State University. A new dancer. A new work.
All of these elements played key roles in the Cleveland company’s debut –
By Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
Ask David Shimotakahara something about dance or other artistic subjects and you notice he hardly takes a breath between soft-spoken thoughts.
It’s no wonder the artistic director of GroundWorks DanceTheater is in a loquacious mood these
By Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
The road winding through Glendale Cemetery in Akron leads to a vast meadow, where people young and old gather to celebrate life. It was in this bucolic setting that GroundWorks DanceTheater shared its
By Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
The members of GroundWorks DanceTheater often go far beyond the call of duty in concert. This weekend’s program of three strenuous works at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts, for example,
By Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
Israeli-born choreographer Ronen Koresh watches members of GroundWorks DanceTheater rehearse his newest work, “CoDa,” for premiere performances this weekend at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts.
Don’t expect Ronen Koresh to tell stories