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Sunday, March 11th, 2012 12:00 PM

Guess our 2012-2013 Season!

DANCECleveland will announce its
thrilling 2012-2013 performance season in April!
Here's a special sneak peek of some of the exciting companies we will present. Can you guess them all?

Fill in the blanks and email us your guesses! The first person to guess correctly will win TWO FREE TICKETS to the DANCECleveland sponsored film The Maiden Danced to Death at the Cleveland International Film Festival!

Send your guesses to mindy@dancecleveland.org!

D _ _ G
_ more › _ K_ _S
Friday, August 10 and Saturday, August 11

T_ _ _
_C_ _ _ _ R E
Saturday, October 6

_ _ _ L _ _ _ _ N D (italy)
Saturday, November 10

M _ _ K
_O_ _ _ S
Saturday, March 2, 2013

_ U _ _ Y
P _ _ _ H
Thursday, May 2 - Saturday, May 4, 2013

All of this plus a special company that will perform in January! We will announce the full season when subscriptions go on sale in April! Like us on facebook or visit dancecleveland.org

Sunday, February 26th, 2012 12:00 PM

FREE Master Classes from Ballet Memphis

Ballet Memphis will present FREE Master Classes!
Professional, pre-professional, middle and high school dancers are encouraged to attend.

Pre-Professional/Professional
Friday, March 9th
10:30am-12:00pm
Ohio Dance Theatre
39 South Main Street #241
Oberlin, OH 44074

Please RSVP to Denise Gula at misha3@windstream.net


Intermediate
For Middle School and High School Students
Thursday, March 8th
4:30pm-6:00pm
Idea Center
1375 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Please RSVP to Sarah Hricko at sarah@dancecleveland.org

ABOUT THE COMPANY: Ballet Memphis is now in its 25th anniversary season and is recognized for its close ties more › to the region's rich musical and literary heritage through dance, production and training, including its lauded Memphis Project works. Ballet Memphis has staff and facilities of the highest caliber, and partners with artists from around the globe for collaborative and original works. The Ford Foundation lauded Ballet Memphis as a "national treasure." The company has received grants and high praise from other foundations and national media alike, including the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Dance Project, the New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Dance magazine, Pointe magazine and others. It has performed to excellent reviews at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., at the Joyce Theater and the Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse in New York City, at Houston's Dance Salad, at the Festival des Arts de Saint-Saveur (Canada), Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts, among others.

Don't miss Ballet Memphis in their Cleveland debut!
Saturday, March 10 at 8pm
Sunday, March 11 at 3pm
Ohio Theatre at PlayhouseSquare

Visit www.dancecleveland.org for full repertory and additional information.

Monday, February 13th, 2012 12:00 PM

Ballet Memphis Makes Cleveland Debut March 10-11 Company recognized for ties to South's rich musical, literary heritage

Spring will arrive in Cleveland early this year when Ballet Memphis heats up the stage at the Ohio Theatre March 10-11 for the company's debut appearance in Ohio, presented by DANCECleveland.

Tickets for this groundbreaking troupe can be purchased by calling 216-241-6000 or online at www.playhousesquare.org for the Saturday evening performance on March 10 at 8 pm and the matinee on Sunday, March 11 at 3 pm. For the more › matinee, DANCECleveland has a special ticket offer – a Family Four Pack for $60. Purchasers can use the code FAM4 online or by phone to receive the discount.

Known for its thought-provoking repertory, Ballet Memphis will present a program featuring acclaimed work by four choreographers, including the award-winning ballet S'Epanouir by Jane Comfort, set to a gospel tradition score by Kirk Whalum, an eight-time Grammy nominated musician. In Dreams, by Trey McIntyre (former resident choreographer of the company) is set to a score of Roy Orbison love songs. Being Here with Other People, a joyous romp set to Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, was created by company dancer Steven McMahon. Curtain of Green, inspired by the short story of the same name by Eudora Welty, was created by Julia Adam, the company's artistic associate and former dancer with San Francisco Ballet.

Founded in 1986 by Dorothy Gunther Pugh, who continues to serve as artistic director, the establishment of Ballet Memphis was a bold move to redefine the city's cultural landscape. It has evolved into a nationally renowned ballet company performing original dances and classics with a fresh face.
Identified as a "national treasure" by the Ford Foundation, Ballet Memphis has performed in such prestigious locales as Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, the Joyce Theatre in New York City and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., among others.

"If northeast Ohio still had a classical ballet company in residence, it might look and feel like Ballet Memphis," says Pam Young, DANCECleveland executive director.

DANCECleveland is one of a handful of presenters nationally that are dedicated solely to the presentation of modern dance. The centerpiece of DANCECleveland's programming is its annual performance series that is always surrounded by an array of educational outreach events designed to break artistic boundaries and provide community access to the dance aesthetic and dance luminaries that DANCECleveland brings to northeast Ohio.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: DANCECleveland educational and outreach programming includes master classes, residency programs, student matinees and pre-performance lectures and post performance Q&A sessions.
For more information about Ballet Memphis, visit www.balletmemphis.org

ELECTRONIC PHOTOS AVAILABLE FROM PAM BARR AT 216-932-5060 or barrp@roadrunner.com

Friday, January 13th, 2012 11:30 PM

Free Master Class with Avshalom Pollak

Saturday, January 28th, 2012
11:00am - 12:30pm
Cleveland State University
New Arts Campus in the Middough Building (Information below)

DANCECleveland invites pre-professional and professional dancers to an open master class led by Avshalom Pollak and dancers from the Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak Dance Company from Israel.

ABOUT Avshalom Pollak: Pollak, Director of Oyster, was born in Israel in 1970. He was trained as a classical actor and graduated from The Nissan Nativ more › Drama School in Tel-Aviv. He developed an understanding early on of the commitment and drive needed to create a high-quality theatrical experience for an audience, after observing his father, a well-known Israel actor, from backstage. He has acted in a large number of films and television programs as well as many theatrical plays at The Habimah National Theatre, The Cameri Theatre, Gesher Theatre and The Haifa Municipal Theatre. Roles have included Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Casssio in Othello, Valere in The Miser, Tuzenbach in Three Sisters, Phillip in Orphans and many others.

Space is limited!

Class runs from 11:00am - 12:30pm
Please arrive no later than 10:45am
RSVP to Lynn Deering at l.deering@csuohio.edu

This class will be held in the new Cleveland State University arts facility "The Middough Building," in large Dance Studio, Room 523. The entrance to the Middough Building is located on E. 13th Street, between Euclid and Chester Avenue (by Dodge Court). The official address is 1901 E. 13th St., Cleveland, Ohio 44114-3599. Please reserve a space for this master class by emailing: l.deering@csuohio.edu.

About the Company: Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company was founded in 1992 and has toured the globe to critical acclaim. The company consists of 12 dancer/actors working among various artistic disciplines to create new work informed by memories, longings, ideas and imagination. In Cleveland, the company will perform Oyster, a magical and mysterious work that combines the dreamlike qualities of Fellini and the keen intellect of Pina Bausch. Enter a fantastic circus-world of wandering street acrobats and oddly beautiful creatures. Performers and dancers in doll-like make-up, spiky blonde wigs, and tutus alternately become puppets or puppeteers. The unique movement combines ballet, contemporary, mime and acrobatics in an unforgettable, magical evening.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 216.991.9000 or visit www.dancecleveland.org.

Thursday, November 17th, 2011 9:00 AM

DANCECleveland Receives $25,000 NEA Grant

DANCECleveland receives $25,000 NEA grant to support presentations of Pinto and Pollak and Ballet Memphis

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman today announced that the agency will award 863 grants to organizations and individual writers across the country. DANCECleveland is one of the grantees and will receive $25,000 to support upcoming performances. The 863 grant awards total $22.543 million, encompass 15 artistic disciplines and fields, more › and support projects in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

DANCECleveland will receive $25,000 to support presentations of Israeli dance company Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak on January 28 and January 29 and Ballet Memphis on March 10 and March 11, 2012. Funding from the NEA allows DANCECleveland to expand our engagement of these two companies to include matinee performances and extensive educational offerings. Area dancers will have access to free master classes and residency activities during which company members work with local dancers.

"Art Works is the guiding principle at the NEA," said agency Chairman Rocco Landesman. "And I'm pleased to see that principle represented through the 823 Art Works-funded projects included in this announcement. These projects demonstrate the imaginative and innovative capacities of artists and arts organizations to enhance the quality of life in their communities."

DANCECleveland Executive Director Pamela Young said, "Support from the National Endowment for the Arts enables us to continue presenting world-class modern and contemporary dance in Northeast Ohio."

In March 2011, the NEA received 1,686 eligible applications for Art Works requesting more than $84 million in funding. The resulting funding rate of 49 percent of eligible applications reflects both the significant demand for support and the ongoing vitality of the not-for-profit arts community despite current financial challenges. Art Works grants are awarded based on the applications received by the NEA and how those applications are assessed by the review panels.

For a complete listing of projects recommended for Art Works grant support, please visit the NEA web site at arts.gov.

DANCECleveland is one of a handful of presenters nationally that are dedicated solely to the presentation of modern dance. The centerpiece of DANCECleveland's programming is its annual performance series that is always surrounded by an array of educational outreach events designed to break artistic boundaries and provide community access to the dance aesthetic and dance luminaries that DANCECleveland brings to northeast Ohio.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: DANCECleveland educational and outreach programming includes master classes, residency programs, student matinees and pre-performance lectures and post performance question and answer sessions.

Visit www.dancecleveland.org or call 216.991.9000 for more information.

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