Coming off of a wonderful Spring Season and record-breaking It Takes Two Benefit, it’s exciting to share what we’ve been up to in the way of making new dance! Today we’re sharing notes from a recent conversation with Executive Artistic Director, David Shimotakahara. He and the dancers are in the midst of the creative process
This year's benefit took things to the next level and we are so appreciative to everyone who made this year possible! A big thank you goes out to: Our presenting sponsor, University Hospitals Our venue host sponsor, the Cleveland Museum of Art In-kind sponsor, Microsoft The evening's co-chairs, Denise San Antonio Zeman & Lev Gonick
Photo Credit: Haley Jane Samuelson We are proud to announce that our own Annika Sheaff has been awarded a 2016 Creative Workforce Fellowship by the Community Partnership for Arts & Culture! We recently sat down with her to learn more about this wonderful recognition. Annika, what does receiving this fellowship mean to you? "It's a huge
Our latest Creative Resident, Eric Handman, recently spoke to us about his introduction to GroundWorks DanceTheater as well as what it’s been like to work with David & the company. “I met David at the American College Dance Association’s Western Conference in 2014 out in Arizona. He was an adjudicator and saw a quartet that
It's clear to hear him talk about his life that Robert Moses has always been artistically curious. "When I was very small, about 6 years old, my mother noticed something. She got me a small organ that had 16 keys...but I didn't stick with that. Later on, she signed me up for classes at Temple University.
We recently visited Philip Metres class at John Carroll University & left feeling very grateful. This collaboration gets to the core of why we conduct Action/Reaction programs as part of the GroundWorks DanceTheater mission. The responses to our latest Allen Theatre performance, issued in the students' own poetry, were incredible. We were able to capture
