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GroundWorks DanceTheater Founding Artistic Director David Shimotakahara Receives 2023 Arts Alive Award

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

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...

2022 IN REVIEW

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

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...

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...

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’...

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,...

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...

Choreographer Ashwini Ramaswamy’s Creative Exploration Session with GroundWorks Bears Valued Fruit

By Steve Sucato As part of The National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron’s Ideas in Motion: 21st Century Dance...

Creative Notes: Antonio Brown Uses Childhood Music and Dance Memories to Create a New Dance Journey

Cleveland-native Antonio Brown caught the dance bug early in his life. Like many kids of his generation, he stood in front of the TV...

Creative Notes | A Carmina burana for Our Shared, Modern Life

Coming off of a wonderful Spring Season and record-breaking It Takes Two Benefit, it’s exciting to share what we’ve been up to in the way...