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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...
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Groovin’ with GroundWorks Residency Program Launches at Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging Sites
By Steve Sucato GroundWorks DanceTheater’s newest outreach residency program, Groovin’ with GroundWorks, kicked off on September 29 at...
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Meet GroundWorks DanceTheater Company Dancer Emma Janus
By Steve Sucato GroundWorks welcomes its newest company member Emma Janus. The native of Lexington, South Carolina, received her early...
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Moving MS Study Proves Impactful For All Involved
In our ongoing efforts to enrich the lives of Northeast Ohio residents through dance and movement, GroundWorks DanceTheater embarked on its
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4th Annual Winter Intensive Provides Participants with New Ways to Think, Experiment and Create in D
By Steve Sucato Kicking off 2023 with a promise of great things to come, GroundWorks DanceTheater’s 4th Annual Winter Intensive welcomed...
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Q & A With ‘Transcendence: the installation’ Creator Miriam Bennett
By Steve Sucato When Groundworks DanceTheater Executive Artistic Director David Shimotakahara had the idea to turn the company’s dance...
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Hawken School Field Trip Travels to the Heart of GroundWorks’ Creative Process
By Steve Sucato On Thursday, December 8, 2022, a composition class of 25 upper grade-level high school students from Hawken School’s...
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Better Know GroundWorks Dancer Victoria Rumzis
By Steve Sucato Victoria Rumzis (she/her) is a Chicago native and began dancing at Dancenter North. She continued her studies at Point...
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Better Know GroundWorks Dancer Madison Pineda
By Steve Sucato Madison Pineda (she/her) began her dance training in Sacramento, CA and in Keller, TX. In 2017, she received The Fields...
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2022 IN REVIEW
By Steve Sucato Rebounding from the effects of the global pandemic, this past year has been one of reflection, rejuvenation and...
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Choreographer’s Creative Exploration with GroundWorks Dancers Sparks Revelations
By Steve Sucato Continuing GroundWorks’ artistic relationship with The National Center for Choreography – Akron (NCCAkron), the company’s...
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Fall exCHANGE Program Put Students on the Same Wavelengths as Visiting Choreographer’s Work
By Steve Sucato The latest iteration of GroundWorks DanceTheater’s ongoing exCHANGE program, designed to engage students in the worlds of...
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Better Know GroundWorks Dancer Matthew Saggiomo
By Steve Sucato Matthew Saggiomo (he/they) grew up in the small town of Sayre, Pennsylvania where he began his dance training at age 6 in...
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Meet GroundWorks DanceTheater Teaching Artist Morgan Ashley
By Steve Sucato A native of Columbus Grove, Ohio, Morgan Ashley began her dance training in the second grade at a local Cheer Dance...
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GroundWorks Summer Education Programs Help Sharpen Students Focus, Creative & Motor Skills
By Steve Sucato What do Tik Tok dances, handshakes, and locomotion exercises have to do with educational development? Those, along with...
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Meet GroundWorks DanceTheater Company Dancer Ahna Bonnette
By Steve Sucato A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, Ahna Bonnette began her dance training at Dance Connection Scottsdale. She later taught...
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Get to Know New GroundWorks Education Director Joan Meggitt
By Steve Sucato On June 14, 2022, Joan Meggitt was named Groundworks DanceTheater’s new Education Director. Meggitt follows in the dance...
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Creative Notes: Choreographer Rena Butler Talks about her Burgeoning Career and her World Premiere W
By Steve Sucato You could say Rena Butler has reached a tipping point in her career. The former dancer with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago,...
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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...
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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...
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