2022 IN REVIEW
By Steve Sucato Rebounding from the effects of the global pandemic,
Inspiring Art Through Art: Action/Reaction Summer 2022
By Steve Sucato GroundWorks DanceTheater in conjunction with Akron’s Summit Artspace presented the latest round of GroundWorks’ Action/Reaction this summer. The four-part program designed to connect with participants with little or no experience of contemporary dance, but who are interested in or involved with creative practices in
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’ 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,
Meet Rebecca Burcher
Rebecca Burcher, GroundWorks DanceTheater's new Education and Community Engagement Coordinator, has always had a passion for connecting people through art. Throughout her life, she has worked in tandem with persons with disabilities. This passion led her to obtain her BS in Community Programs for Americans with Disabilities. After graduating summa cum laude from Slippery Rock