2022 IN REVIEW
By Steve Sucato Rebounding from the effects of the global pandemic,
It Takes Two! 2022 Celebrity Dancers Open Up About Their Time In The Limelight
By Steve Sucato A lot of time, nerves, and sweat equity went into GroundWorks DanceTheater’s It Takes Two! 2022 gala benefit this past May 26. The annual event that raised nearly $120,000 for GroundWorks’s education and outreach efforts in and around Northeast, Ohio. A huge part of
Creative Notes: Nicole Hennington on her First Mainstage Work For GroundWorks and her Career
By Steve Sucato Since arriving at GroundWorks DanceTheater in 2018, Nicole Hennington has left an indelible mark on the company and its audiences. The versatile dancer has originated memorable roles in such works as GroundWorks Executive Artistic Director David Shimotakahara’s Sud Buster’s Dream and Jigsaw, James Gregg’s éveillé, Brian Brooks’ Unwritten and
Movement and Math have a Connection that Speaks to Willson School Students’ Learning
By Steve Sucato With partial funding by the Cavaliers Community Foundation, GroundWorks brought its Kinection for Learning program to Cleveland’s Willson School this past March - May. Home of the Tigers, Willson is a PreK-8 school whose mission is to offer a unique, individualized learning experience while striving
It Takes Two! 2022 Launch Party Helps Get GroundWorks’ Dancers & Celebs In Step
GroundWorks DanceTheater dancers, staff, board members and this year's It Takes Two! celebrity dancers got together for a meet and greet on Thursday, April 7 at Cleveland's Saucy Brew Works. The annual launch party was an opportunity for GroundWorks' dancers and
GroundWorks Facilitates Warner Girls’ Leadership Academy Students’ Learning Through Creative Play
By Steve Sucato The proverb "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," can be applied to educational learning as well. At Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Warner Girls' Leadership Academy, students are embracing play to learn via GroundWorks’ Creative Play after school residency program. Built of interactive sessions where
GroundWorks and CityMusic Cleveland Collaborative Performance a Transcendent Experience
As a member of that captivated audience, and a part of the video, Rumzis, in her first season with the company, said of her experience working on and seeing Transcendence: “It was exciting to start off our season as a company with an extremely collaborative process. We worked
GroundWorks’ Kinection for Learning residency program has students Making Moves in their Education
By Steve Sucato As part of our ongoing Kinection for Learning residency program designed to support and enhance classroom learning through creative movement and kinesthetic learning, GroundWorks DanceTheater’s teaching artists have been in residence at Warrensville Heights’ Green Inspiration Academy and Cleveland’s Warner Girls’ Leadership Academy since the beginning
Third Annual ‘Winter Intensive’ Provided Tools to Expand Participants Knowledge Base
By Steve Sucato GroundWorks DanceTheater’s third annual Winter Intensive returned in-person to Cleveland State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance studios for 3-days of learning this past January 6-8. Eleven participants immersed themselves in 18 creative and collaborative sessions over the three days including classes in ballet, modern dance, improvisation,