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...

By Steve Sucato GroundWorks DanceTheater’s newest outreach residency program, Groovin’ with GroundWorks, kicked off on September 29 at...

By Steve Sucato GroundWorks welcomes its newest company member Emma Janus. The native of Lexington, South Carolina, received her early...

In our ongoing efforts to enrich the lives of Northeast Ohio residents through dance and movement, GroundWorks DanceTheater embarked on its

GroundWorks DanceTheater Founding Artistic Director David Shimotakahara has been recognized with Summit Artspace’s titular Arts Alive Award

Thank you to everyone that attended, supported and were a part of IT Takes Two! 2023! The 15th annual Dancing with the Stars-style...

GroundWorks DanceTheater dancers, staff, board members and this year’s It Takes Two! celebrity dancers got together for a meet and greet...

By Steve Sucato Kicking off 2023 with a promise of great things to come, GroundWorks DanceTheater’s 4th Annual Winter Intensive welcomed...

By Steve Sucato When Groundworks DanceTheater Executive Artistic Director David Shimotakahara had the idea to turn the company’s dance...

By Steve Sucato On Thursday, December 8, 2022, a composition class of 25 upper grade-level high school students from Hawken School’s...

By Steve Sucato Victoria Rumzis (she/her) is a Chicago native and began dancing at Dancenter North. She continued her studies at Point...

By Steve Sucato Madison Pineda (she/her) began her dance training in Sacramento, CA and in Keller, TX. In 2017, she received The Fields...

By Steve Sucato Rebounding from the effects of the global pandemic, this past year has been one of reflection, rejuvenation and...

By Steve Sucato Continuing GroundWorks’ artistic relationship with The National Center for Choreography – Akron (NCCAkron), the company’s...

By Steve Sucato The latest iteration of GroundWorks DanceTheater’s ongoing exCHANGE program, designed to engage students in the worlds of...

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...

By Steve Sucato GroundWorks DanceTheater in conjunction with Akron’s Summit Artspace presented the latest round of GroundWorks’...

Photos from GroundWorks DanceTheater’s reception paying tribute to its longtime retiring lighting designer Dennis Dugan on Friday,...

By Steve Sucato A native of Columbus Grove, Ohio, Morgan Ashley began her dance training in the second grade at a local Cheer Dance...

By Steve Sucato What do Tik Tok dances, handshakes, and locomotion exercises have to do with educational development? Those, along with...