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GroundWorks’ new Discovery Residency Initiative Gives Local Choreographer a Career Leg-Up

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

New ‘Discovery Residency’ Initiative Welcomes Former GroundWorks Dancer Maddie Hanson 

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