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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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," …
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
A striking collaboration between Groundworks DanceTheater, the Aeolus Quartet, composer Steven Snowden, and other artists, the new "House of Sparrows" dance presented Saturday amou…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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 …
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet won over a DanceCleveland crowd Sunday in Akron with its performance of Jiri Kylian's "Return to a Strange Land."
Choreographer Anthony Krutzkamp's new ballet "Similar" nearly brought down the house at Cain Park Saturday as performed by Cleveland's Verb Ballets.
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…
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…
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.
At the opening concerts of its fall season, GroundWorks Dance Theater presented three fascinating works steeped in a language of abstraction.
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 …
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…