By Steve Sucato As part of The National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron’s Ideas in Motion: 21st Century Dance Practices capsule series and research residency, choreographer Ashwini Ramaswamy worked with GroundWorks DanceTheater’s dancers in a creative exploration session on March 17 at Cleveland State University’s Department of Theatre &
Cleveland-native Antonio Brown caught the dance bug early in his life. Like many kids of his generation, he stood in front of the TV watching music videos and trying to emulate what he saw. His mother, looking to focus all of Brown’s youthful energy, enrolled him in 3rd grade at Cleveland’s Newton
By Steve Sucato Choreographer Peter Chu finished a three-week Creative Residency with GroundWorks DanceTheater recently that included community dance classes, the creation of two new commissioned works for the company, and a work-in-progress showing of those works on Friday, March 4 at Cleveland State University’s Department of Theatre & Dance’s
Columbus-native, Alexis Britford, has had dance running through her veins ever since she was a toddler. A graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ high school Classical Ballet program, Alexis has also trained at the Boston Conservatory, The Ailey School, Houston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Hungarian National Ballet and Boston Ballet.
Nashville-native Banning Bouldin joins forces with GroundWorks DanceTheater for the company’s upcoming Summer Series. The New Dialect Founder and Artistic Director’s world premiere work, Chronos, will make its debut on the Alma Theater stage at Cain Park. Bouldin attended the Julliard School in 2002 and received her BFA in dance. She then went on to
What is at the heart of our ability to imagine and wonder in new and different ways? Audience members might ask themselves this question and more during Dawn of a Revolution, GroundWorks DanceTheater’s creative collaboration with ChamberFest Cleveland. The season finale event, taking place on Saturday, June 30 at 7:30pm at the Maltz Performing Arts
For over 100 years, the Rainey Institute has invested in Cleveland. Founded in 1904, it was originally a settlement house providing social services to Eastern European immigrants. Today, Rainey is dedicated to positive change for Greater Cleveland’s youth and families through education and participation in the performing and visual arts. Since 2013, Rainey Institute
Jennifer Coleman has always appreciated what GroundWorks has contributed to Cleveland. Now she gets to give back to them during the 10th Annual It Takes Two Benefit on April 28th at the Cleveland Museum of Art. “I have been at quite a few GroundWorks benefits in the past,” says Coleman. “I’ve always harbored a
On one Sunday afternoon, Richard Clark and his wife were invited by a friend to see a modern dance performance at the Akron Ice House. Clark and his wife walked out of that performance as forever fans of GroundWorks DanceTheater. It’s for this very reason Clark is participating in GroundWorks 10th Annual It Takes
