By Steve Sucato Morgan Walker’s burgeoning choreographic career got another boost recently when she became the second dancemaker to receive an invitation to participate in GroundWorks DanceTheater's new Discovery Residency program for up-and-coming choreographers. Walker, a dancer and rehearsal director for Cleveland’s Dancing Wheels Company, has a BFA in Dance Performance and
By Steve Sucato In Maddie Hanson's brief time with the company during the 2021-2022 season, she left a lasting impression. None more so than on GroundWorks DanceTheater Founding Artistic Director David Shimotakahara. When he had the idea for a series of “Discovery Residencies” for young choreographers to work with the company on
By Steve Sucato GroundWorks welcomes its newest company member Emma Janus. The native of Lexington, South Carolina, received her early dance training at the Columbia City Jazz Conservatory in Lexington. In 2022, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in dance from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College. While
By Steve Sucato Victoria Rumzis (she/her) is a Chicago native and began dancing at Dancenter North. She continued her studies at Point Park University where she received her BFA in dance, graduating magna cum laude. Additionally, “Tori” received training at Axis Connect, Movement Invention Project, ODC and Salt Contemporary Dance. She has
By Steve Sucato Madison Pineda (she/her) began her dance training in Sacramento, CA and in Keller, TX. In 2017, she received The Fields Ballet Scholarship Award. At age 16, she attended The Joffrey Ballet School’s New York City Jazz & Contemporary Program, and in 2021 she graduated with a BFA degree from
By Steve Sucato Rebounding from the effects of the global pandemic,
By Steve Sucato Continuing GroundWorks’ artistic relationship with The National Center for Choreography - Akron (NCCAkron), the company’s dancers engaged in a 2-day creative exploration, October 17 & 20 at Cleveland State University's Department of Theatre and Dance, with Urbana, Illinois choreographer Alexandra Barbier as
By Steve Sucato Matthew Saggiomo (he/they) grew up in the small town of Sayre, Pennsylvania where he began his dance training at age 6 in several styles. At 18, he continued his dance training at Elite Danceworx in Ontario, Canada under Dawn Rappitt. Matthew then attended Point Park University where he earned
By Steve Sucato A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, Ahna Bonnette began her dance training at Dance Connection Scottsdale. She later taught at and set solo competition dances for the studio. At 18, she attended SUNY Purchase for a year before leaving to explore a career in concert dance. In 2021, she traveled
