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We’re Hiring!

We are seeking male and female dancers versatile in ballet, contemporary and modern techniques for company positions. First round of...

GroundWorks News – Announcing Our New Board President & Board Members

GroundWorks DanceTheater’s board of directors announces the appointment of Cynthia H. Dunn as the organization’s third president. The...

CHOREOGRAPHY

Fall Creative Notes | David Shimotakahara

Artistic Director David Shimotakahara ’s new work for GroundWorks 2017 Fall Dance Series explores themes connected to the most primal of...

Meet Taylor Johnson

Introducing our newest company member at GroundWorks – Taylor Johnson . The 23-year-old Columbus native and recent Juilliard graduate...

GroundWorks Fall 2017 Preview

GroundWorks DanceTheater returns to its roots during its 2017 Fall Dance Series featuring two world premiere works by Founding Artistic...

GroundWorks Selected for Spotlight Showcase at 2017 Arts Midwest Conference

We are honored to have been selected from hundreds of applicants for one of 18 Spotlight Showcase spots at the 2017 Arts Midwest...

Meet Gemma Freitas Bender

Our newest company member Gemma Freitas Bender made her debut with GroundWorks during our Summer Dance Series at Cain Park in July. The...

MONICA BILL BARNES

GroundWorks Summer Season Preview | Arts Air

Read an excerpt from “New Work Pushes GroundWorks DanceTheater’s Dancers as Athletes and Performers” By Steve Sucato, Arts Air July 12,...

MONICA BILL BARNES

Summer Creative Notes | Monica Bill Barnes

What is the function of dance and what is its place in the world? Monica Bill Barnes answers these questions and more in her work,...

KATE WEARE

Inamorata Reprise

We are thrilled to bring the critically-acclaimed work Inamorata back to the stage as part of our Summer Dance Series at Cain Park in...

DANCERS

Introducing Tyler Ring

We are delighted to introduce GroundWorks audiences to our newest company member, Tyler Ring ! Tyler, 23, joins us from Chicago by way of...

SUMMER DANCE SERIES

GroundWorks Summer 2017 Preview

Entering its 19th season this summer, GroundWorks DanceTheater continues to be celebrated for its commitment to new work in dance. That...

IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS

GroundWorks In-School Workshops | Spring 2017

One of our core values as a company is to help empower creativity through movement. Using movement concepts as a springboard, it’s our...

DAVID SHIMOTAKAHARA

GroundWorks Spring Season Preview | The Plain Dealer

By Zachary Lewis , The Plain Dealer March 14, 2017 CLEVELAND, Ohio – The muses could not have been kinder to GroundWorks DanceTheater...

NEWSWORTHY

Scene Magazine’s Best of Cleveland 2017 Nominations

Spring is landing, and so is Scene Magazine’s Best of Cleveland 2017. Creative expression is our passion – whether through live music...

GIBNEY DANCE

Spring Creative Notes | “Drafting Foresight” by Guest Artist Gina Gibney

What kind of memories do we create after we’ve had meaningful conversations? What becomes of those pivotal discussions? Are our memories...

CHOREOGRAPHY

Spring Creative Notes | “Against Night” by David Shimotakahara

“We find ourselves in a time of transition and unpredictable change,” says GWDT Executive Artistic Director David Shimotakahara ....

ERIC HANDMAN

Spring Creative Notes | GroundWorks Reprises “Remora”

We are proud to reprise Salt Lake City-based choreographer Eric Handman ’s highly-anticipated work “Remora” during our 2017 Spring Dance...

ERIC HANDMAN

GroundWorks Spring 2017 Preview

The timeless (and timely) themes of connectivity, changeability and transition will be explored in GroundWorks DanceTheater’s upcoming...

HOLIDAYS

Thank You for an Extraordinary 2016

For GroundWorks, 2016 was a year filled with extraordinary creative opportunities including three live music collaborations within the...