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Monday, October 9, 2017

Cleveland Orchestra's gala goes down as musical, financial success (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

The Cleveland Orchestra's 2017 gala Saturday may not have plumbed any great philosophical depths or explored new artistic realms, but the concert was unquestionably a success in both musical…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:46AM
Monday, August 7, 2017

Cleveland Orchestra remains second to none on evening of musical firsts (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

Guest conductor Juraj Valcuha made his Cleveland Orchestra debut Sunday with music by Strauss, Korngold, and Rota; and the Rota, a Suite for Fellini's "La Strada," was a Cleveland …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:00PM
Monday, April 10, 2017

Cleveland Ballet rises after triumph with new staging of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

In addition to a clear story-line and charming performances, Cleveland Ballet's new production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" contained plenty of opportunities for dancer Rainer Di…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:00PM
Monday, May 2, 2016

Cleveland Opera Theater delivers stunning spectacle with Puccini's 'La Boheme' (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

Cleveland Opera Theater rose to the challenge of Puccini's "La Boheme" last weekend, mounting a first-rate production with excellent singing, beautiful visuals, and a nimble orches…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:44PM
Monday, March 14, 2016

Opera Circle hits several high notes with production of Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

Opera Circle's production last weekend of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" only partially solved some of the problem's inherent with the work, but when it did it, the performance achieve…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:53PM
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Cleveland Opera Theater partners with Oberlin on sublime new opera about Harriet Tubman (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

Thanks to Cleveland and Oberlin Opera Theaters, what might have been a rough-edged run-through of a new work, Nkeiru Okoye's "Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom," …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:04PM
Monday, December 7, 2015

Cleveland Opera Theater alights on right track with 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

Cleveland Opera Theater demonstrated last weekend that despite its problems, Andre Previn's "A Streetcar Named Desire" can be a powerful and relevant experience, when presented wit…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:27PM
Monday, November 9, 2015

ODC/Dance leaves long-lasting glowing impression on DanceCleveland audience (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

Between its video of a massive outdoor installation, a striking musical score for amplified cello, and impressive choreography blending old and new, ODC/Dance's presentation of "Boulder…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:24AM
Saturday, November 7, 2015

Cleveland Women's Orchestra honors victims of Auschwitz in 'Violins of Hope' concert (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

The Cleveland Women's Orchestra and conductor Robert Cronquist struck a chord of poignancy Monday in a special concert Monday night titled "A Commemorative Program in Memory of the Wome…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:36PM
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

GroundWorks DanceTheater strikes rare chords on evocative Fall Concert Series program (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

From the life of Virginia Woolf and concentration camp victims to delightful abstractions, GroundWorks DanceTheater covered a lot of territory on its recent Fall Concert Series program.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:50AM
Monday, April 27, 2015

Wendy Whelan's 'Restless Creature' a sumptuous dance memory to cherish (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

The hourlong set of four duets with former New York City Ballet star Wendy Whelan Saturday night at Playhouse Square more than lived up to its reputation, giving viewers a sumptuous dance me…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:19AM
Monday, March 23, 2015

Groundworks DanceTheater alights on a winner with Civil War dance 'House of Sparrows' (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

A striking collaboration between Groundworks DanceTheater, the Aeolus Quartet, composer Steven Snowden, and other artists, the new "House of Sparrows" dance presented Saturday amou…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:35AM
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Verb Ballets has three winners on its hands with variations on Graham's 'Lamentation' (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

The highlight of Verb Ballets' presentation Saturday night at the Breen Center in Cleveland was a set of three new variations on Martha Graham's "Lamentation" conceived by contempo…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:11PM
Monday, December 29, 2014

Flashes of brilliance and child-friendly angle fail to redeem Moscow Ballet's 'Great Russian Nutcracker' by Special To The Plain Dealer

The Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker" was not without its charm. But the choreography was oversimplified, some of the dancing was poor, and the use of local children often…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:54AM
Monday, November 10, 2014

No doubt about it: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company stuns with 'If At All' (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

Choreographer Rami Be'er's expertly-crafted work "If At All," performed by his Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company last week at Playhouse Square, was nothing short of inspirational.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:34AM
Monday, November 3, 2014

Opera Per Tutti's seduces listeners with concert performance of vampire opera 'Clarimonde' (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

After taking in a concert performance of Chaslin's opera 'Clarimonde' by Cleveland's Opera Per Tutti, guest reviewer Mark Satola welcomes a fully-staged production.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:31AM
Monday, October 27, 2014

Groundworks DanceTheater evening expands notions of what dance, staging can be (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

Johannes Wieland's "wait. now. go now," presented Friday by Groundworks DanceTheater, was a visceral example of the choreographer's aim to challenges preconceptions and expand the …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:16AM
Monday, October 6, 2014

In return to Northeast Ohio, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet wows with 'Return to a Strange Land' (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet won over a DanceCleveland crowd Sunday in Akron with its performance of Jiri Kylian's "Return to a Strange Land."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 04:04PM
Monday, July 28, 2014

Verb Ballets demonstrates its broad range in Saturday show at Cain Park (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

Choreographer Anthony Krutzkamp's new ballet "Similar" nearly brought down the house at Cain Park Saturday as performed by Cleveland's Verb Ballets.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:56AM
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet brings world-class moves to PlayhouseSquare (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

By Steve SucatoWhen Walmart heiress Nancy Laurie founded New York-based Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet a decade ago, skepticism abounded over the troupe with a big-city budget and a small-to…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:00AM
Monday, November 11, 2013

CIM Opera Theater's 'Magic Flute' casts its spell with ingenious staging, sure singing (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

It never hurts to bring a little something extra to Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute," which is exactly what David Bamberger and CIM Opera Theater did last weekend at the music inst…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:36PM

Paul Taylor Dance Company brings joy, humor and genius to PlayhouseSquare (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

If sunshine came in dance form, it would look very much like the performance by the Paul Taylor Dane Company Saturday night at the Ohio Theatre.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 02:12PM
Thursday, October 31, 2013

GroundWorks DanceTheater forges powerful impressions out of abstractions (review) by Special To The Plain Dealer

At the opening concerts of its fall season, GroundWorks Dance Theater presented three fascinating works steeped in a language of abstraction.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:29AM
Monday, June 17, 2013

Swedish baritone leads strong cast in Opera Circle's 'Rigoletto': Review by Special To The Plain Dealer

Dorota Sobieska sang the role of Gilda in Verdi's "Rigoletto," Opera Circle's first-ever production in downtown Cleveland Saturday at the Ohio Theatre.Wanda Sobieska For its first …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 04:35PM
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Karin Slaughter's 'Criminal' delivers a chilling finale: Mysteries by Special To The Plain Dealer

You don't need to visit an airport this summer to travel and watch people behaving badly -- this batch of August mysteries satisfies while you stay cool. For starters: Slaughter keeps her wo…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:13PM

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