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Welcome All to Arts in August!
On behalf of the citizens of the City of Cleveland, it is a pleasure to welcome you to
Arts in August. This month long celebration showcases the arts, culture and
diversity which make Cleveland a great city and Tremont a great neighborhood.
Cleveland is a colorful tapestry of people and cultures and offers 36 unique
neighborhoods with more than 77 different cultural groups. Each is diverse and
complete with a rich cultural heritage. And our city prides itself on the outstanding
services we provide in every neighborhood and all of the amenities we offer our
residents and visitors alike.
Arts and culture can be found in every corner of our city. From the famous
Playhouse Square Theater District to University Circle, Detroit Shoreway, and
especially here in Tremont, our City is full of unique venues, dining, gardens and
specialty stores.
Once again, welcome! Enjoy all that Arts in August has to offer and share in the
experiences that are uniquely Cleveland.
Sincerely,
Mayor Frank G. Jackson
Good evening friend.
This season of Arts in August marks 10 years of providing
Cleveland’s best and freshest artists and performances to
you here in Lincoln Park in Tremont.
The goal for this month long festival has always been to fully deploy the
picnic blanket theory of how our City and communities get stronger and more
compassionate.
How many times do audiences come to enjoy Cleveland Public Theatre’s STEP
program or catch a newly choreographed work by Verb Ballets, and inadvertently
meet someone new or share close space with an old friend just met.
In our first year we called this picnic blanketing: when the corners of your space
intersect with someone else’s. The result is of course great theater, music, dance
enjoyed; but also a Cleveland where differences blur and the common DNA we share
is most apparent.
There are dozens of people and agencies who make tonight tonight. We could not
present this to you without the support and love of Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Tremont
West Development Corporation, and LAND Studio. Specifically Cory Riordan and
Michelle Davis from Tremont West have accomplished Herculean feats and do so
always with a smile. Nora Romanoff of LAND Studio is, has, and will always be the
light on the path for this three thousand six hundred day journey. Truly.
This year also marked Raymond Bobgan’s introduction to the Arts in August leadership
council. His creativity, thoughtfulness, and intuition have been amazing. We cannot
wait to seek his guiding hand and energy for next season.
The sponsors you see listed are the real deal. From financial support, to constructive
advice, to in kind generosity, to a portion of Tuesday’s lunch earnings from so many of
the finest restaurants within walking distance, these performances are their gift to all
of us. Thank you.
And of course huge thanks goes to each and everyone of our artists and technicians
and artistic directors and organization leaders of the troupes and companies
performing this month. They are world class and without parallel.
Tonight there will be people who walked here, people who biked here, people
who just moved in and people who remember when Robert DeNiro walked
through this grass during Deerhunter breaks. There will be people who dined at
St Augustine Hunger Center across the street and people who made reservations
in the neighborhood to eat tonight. In essence, to your left and right is Cleveland
- beautiful, unrelenting gritty refined quiet brilliant unfiltered classy dynamic
Cleveland.
Enjoy it. We do this every single year for you.
To the next three thousand six hundred days.
Joe Cimperman
Cleveland City Council
Ward 3
Welcome to Tremont’s Lincoln Park,
On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff of Tremont West Development Corporation
I would like welcome you to Arts in August, 2012 Edition. Arts in August is a month-long
weekend series of performance art held in majestic Lincoln Park in the heart of Tremont.
We would like to thank all of our partners, Councilman Joe Cimperman, LAND Studio
and Cleveland Public Theatre for their work in ensuring the success and quality of the
programming that makes Arts in August so special! A sincere thank you to Michelle Davis
of Tremont West for her time and dedication to making Arts in August a reality!
Arts in August brings top quality dance, theater, and performance art to the people of
Tremont. It is an opportunity to bring together the entire neighborhood to be exposed to
the power and grace of Cleveland’s performing arts scene. We are grateful to be able to
have Cleveland Public Theatre’s STEP program, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Antaeus
Dance and MorrisonDance, Verb Ballets, GroundWorks DanceTheater, Opera Per Tutti
and ALLGOSIGNS join us for a month of performances. Please join Tremont West and its
partners in welcoming them to Tremont and come enjoy these tremendous performers
and performances!
Come join us and thousands of our closest friends all August long! Thank you Tremont for
your continued support of the neighborhood and the arts!
Cory Riordan, Executive Director
Friday, August 3rd,
7pm
Student Theatre
Enrichment Program
Neverland
STEP
Photo by Steve Wagner
An original play inspired by J.M. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan
Created by: The Teens of STEP 12
Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce Neverland, a new play
developed by Cleveland Public Theatre’s celebrated Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP)
- Cleveland’s longest-running arts and job training program for urban teens.
A retelling of J.M. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan, created and performed by the 2012 STEP ensemble,
Neverland explores imagination, growing up and taking flight. This family-friendly show follows
a group of lost youth who roam the city in search of themselves. Propelled by the power of
storytelling and one brave girl, they embark on an imaginative journey confronting pirates,
beguiling mermaids and their own potential for transformation. Packed with original music,
dance and exciting action, Neverland is about the challenging call to find a place in the world.
Neverland is the culmination of an eight week program. Working in close collaboration with
CPT Teaching Artists, teenagers met for five hours per day, five days per week to develop every
element of the play. Using Barrie’s writings as a starting point, CPT Teaching Artists, lead by
Education Director Chris Seibert, have guided these extraordinary young people on a journey
of self-discovery and awareness through the dramatic arts. During the eight weeks, students
receive top-notch training from CPT Teaching Artists in theatre arts and in creative expression as
well as valuable job training skills such as timeliness, following a project from beginning to end
and teamwork. Come and experience the power and creativity of Cleveland’s youth!
Featuring: Kaundima Ashley, Da’Shawn Black, Amir Bryant, Daneris Butler, Twan’Nesha Carlisle, E’Lyric
Christopher, Keyon Cohen-Harris, Ell-Rahsheed Dozier, Jeda Flowers, Nichelle Fluellen, Javejon Golphin,
Liz Gonzalez, Paris Hardy, Nicole Hatcher, Justin Hogue, Asia Hunter, Quiandra McClairn, Terah McGowan,
Virginia Prater, Dezhanay Simmons, Edwin Sizemore, Johnathan Smith, Tommy Smith Jr., William Stewart,
MacKenzie White, Maxwell White, Joycelynn Wiggins.
Tech Team: Bria Aarons, Brianna Aarons, Curtis Barron, Donita Stoves, Jalecia Fair, Justice Thomas, Lesley
Robles, Lindsey Baldwin, Michael McCallops, Ne’Shae Jackson, Tony Johnson, Uijiarr Travis.
Director: Chris Seibert, Assistant Director: Adam Seeholzer, Singing Instructor: Darius Stubbs, Dance
Instructor: Amy Compton, Assistant Instructor/Voice Coach: Molly Andrews-Hinders, Assistant Instructor:
Tyler Slaughter, Tech Assistant: Val Kozlenko, Acting Intern: Leila Goldstein, Directing Intern: Tony Cintrony,
Set Designer: Ian Petroni, Costume Designer: Inda Blatch-Geib
Very special thanks to Councilpersons: Anthony Brancatelli, Joe Cimperman, Phyllis Cleveland, Terrell H.
Pruitt, Kevin Conwell, Jeffrey Johnson, Martin J. Keane, Mamie J. Mitchell, Jay Westbrook and Matt Zone.
Made possible through the generous support from: Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation, Charter
One Foundation, The Cyrus Eaton Foundation, Deaconess Community Foundation, The Eaton Charitable
Fund, KeyBank, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, David & Inez Myers Foundation, PNC Foundation, TMT
Consolidated LLC, Thomas H. White Foundation.
Thank you to our Community Partners: LAND studio and Youth Opportunities Unlimited.
Special thanks to these Community Partners: Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation, Broadway Public
Art, Burten, Bell, Carr Development Inc., City of Cleveland Department of Community Development,
Cleveland Community Diversion Program, Cudell Improvement Inc., Denison Avenue UCC, Detroit Shoreway
Community Development Organization, Episcopal Westside Shared Ministries, Family Connections, Foster
Pointe, Harvard Community Services Center, Horizon Science Academy Denison Middle School, Julia de
Burgos Cultural Arts Center, Kamm’s Corners Development Corporation, Life Skills, MyCom, Ohio City Inc.,
Old Brooklyn Development Corporation, Omni Media, Partnership for a Safer Cleveland, Peacemakers
Alliance - Westside Guardian Angels, Pilgrim UCC, Slavic Village Development, Tremont West Development
Corporation, University Circle Inc., West Side Ecumenical Ministry, West Side UCC, and WIRE-Net.
CSF Staff and Production Team
Saturday, August 4th, 7pm
King Henry VIII , Directed by: David Hansen
Sunday, August 5th, 7pm
As You Like It Directed by: Dana Hart
Artistic Director, CSF-Tyson Douglas Rand;
Director of Operations/Production Manager- Aaron
Elersich; Business Manager- Jim McCormack;
Director: King Henry VIII- David Hansen;
Director:
As
You
Like
It-Dana
Hart;
Stage Manager-Rachel Budin; Costume DesignerHeather Brown; Choreographer-Sarah Clare; Fight
Choreographer/Production Assistant- Dusten Welch;
Prop
Mistress/Production
Assistant-Cassie
Neumann; Production Assistant-Katie Atkinson;
Production Assistant- Jess Raum
Wednesday,
October 10, 2012
6-10pm
St. Theodosius Catherdral
$75
in partnership with
Emerging Chefs
Dante Fahrenheit Fat Cats Lolita
This fabulous evening will begin with beer, wine, passed
appetizers followed by main courses prepared by the competing
restaurants. Votes will be tallied to determine the winning
Steelyard Chef!
Saturday,
October 20, 2012
4pm
Tremont’sLincolnPark
$20
in partnership with
Hermes
sports & events
This will be the Àrst ever 5K run through our historic neighborhood
with the highest concentration of historic churches in the
country! Stay in Tremont post race and take full advantage of
the many offers provided by our bars and restaurants.
www.tremontwest.org/index/tremont-west-annual-fundraiser
The Famous History of the Life of
King Henry VIII - or - All Is True
By William Shakespeare and John Fletcher
Directed by David Hansen
Order of scenes:
An ante-chamber in the palace
The council-chamber
A party at York Place
Westminster. A street
An ante-chamber in the palace
An ante-chamber of the Queen’s apartments
Divorce proceedings in Black-Friars
Queen Katherine’s apartments
Ante-chamber to King Henry VIII’s apartment
A street in Westminster
Kimbolton Castle – The Queen’s Vision
A gallery in the palace
Outside the council-chamber
The Council-Chamber
A Christening in the palace yard
CAST LIST
Katie Atkinson – Ensemble; Allen Branstein- Cardinal
Wolsey/Guard; Hannah Cooney-Lady in Waiting/Voice
Captain; Leonard GoffLord Chamberlain; William
Goff-Duke of Norfolk; Valerie Kilmer- Young Lady; Keith
Kornajcik-Sir Thomas Lovell; Brian Pedaci-King Henry
VIII; Michael Randall - Duke of Buckingham/Archbishop
Cranmer; Laura Rauh-Katherine of Aragon; Bryan RitcheyLord Sandys/Cardinal Campeius; Steven Schuerger- Duke of
Suffolk; Hillary Wheelock- Anne Bullen (Boleyn)
As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Dana Hart
Act I
Prologue
A Festival: Outside Duke Frederick’s Palace
Act II
Near Orlando’s Home.
Duke Frederick’s Palace
Duke Senior’s Encampment in the Forest of
Arden
Act III
Duke Frederick’s Palace
Arden: Near Rosalind’s Cottage
The Goat Pasture
Arden: Near Rosalind’s Cottage
Another part of the forest
Act IV
Arden: Near Rosalind’s Cottage
The Goat Pasture
Arden: Near Rosalind’s Cottage
Act V
The Goatpasture
Duke Senior’s Encampment in the Forest of Arden
CAST LIST
Katie Atkinson- u/s Jacques; Allen - Duke Senior; Hannah
Cooney- Phebe; Bobby - William Leonard Goff -Charles/
Sir Oliver Martext; William Goff-Orlando; Valerie KilmerRosalind; John Lynch- Touchstone; Jim McCormack-Adam;
Brian Pedaci-Duke Frederick; Tyson Douglas Rand –Corin;
Laura Rauh- Audrey; Bryan Ritchey- Silvius; Steven
Schuerger –Oliver; Maddie Small –Celia; Hillary WheelockJacques and Bobby Williams -Amiens
THE ARTS: for learning, for success, for community
Young
Audiences
enriches the
lives of
children by
bringing the
arts to
learning.
www.yaneo.org
Young Audiences will be performing a poetry slam
from 6:15 until 7pm before The Cleveland Shakespeare
Festival’s performance of Henry VIII.
Friday, August 10th,
8:30pm
Sarah Morrison, Director & Choreographer
2012 performers:
Kevin Marr, Carli Taylor Miluk,
Bethany Nesta, & Adam Thatcher
Interns: Rob Jaeger & Manolo Manalo
Visual consultant: Scott Radke
MorrisonDance
I. 9.8 m/s2 (2010)
Created by Sarah Morrison, Jess Carthen and Rebecca Nicklos, with solo by Kevin Marr II
Performed by Manolo Manalo, Kevin Marr II, and Carli Taylor Miluk
Music: James Brown
II. Conflict Resolution (2010)
Created by Sarah Morrison with movement input from Taliesin Haugh
Performed by Taliesin Haugh and Emily Konig
Music: Velvet Underground
III. A Tribute to Sissy Hankshaw (2001)
Created by Sarah Morrison
Performed by Bethany Nesta
Original Soundtrack created by Sarah Morrison using text from Tom Robbin’s Even Cowgirls Get
the Blues read by Mark Ireland & Timmie Boose with selected music by James Bonney
“ You may claim that I have an unfair advantage, but no more than Nijinsky, whose reputation
as history’s most incomparable dancer is untainted by the fact that his feet were abnormal,
having the bone structure of bird feet. Nature built Nijinsky to dance, me to direct traffic.” Sissy Hankshaw (Tom Robbins)
IV. Syzygy (2012)
Created by Sarah Morrison
Performed by Emily Konig, Manolo Manalo, Kevin Marr II, and Bethany Nesta
Music: Peter Whitehead / Damien Rice
V. Why? (2012)
Created by Sarah Morrison
Performed by Taliesin Haugh, Emily Konig, Manolo Manalo, Kevin Marr II, Carli Taylor Miluk,
Bethany Nesta
Flamingo heads created by Scott Radke
Music for the dance by Vyvienne Long
Inspired by a facebook post of a youtube video originally aired on PBS’s NATURE July 18, 2010
See more of MorrisonDance, as our “dancing flamingos”
mingle through crowds at the following FREE festivals:
BEREA ARTS FESTIVAL:
Sunday, September 9th 1:00-2:30pm
GPS: 7 Berea Commons,
Berea, OH 44017
OPEN AIR AT MARKET SQUARE:
Saturday, September 15th 1:00-2:30pm
GPS: 2525 Market Ave.,
Cleveland, OH 44113
TREMONT ARTS AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL:
Sunday, September 16th 2:30-4:00pm
GPS: 1050 Starkweather Ave.,
Cleveland, OH 44113
MorrisonDance was founded in 1997 and is directed by Sarah Morrison, a 2009 recipient of the Ohio Arts
Council Individual Excellence Award. Morrison is a choreographer, performer, educator and behavioral
researcher, who has presented innovative and acclaimed presentations such as LEAPING INTO THE NET!,
the world’s first online simulcast of a modern dance concert, and ERIE SIRENS, a site specific performance
held at sunset on the Cleveland city shore of Lake Erie with sand-sculptures created by Scott Radke. Since
incorporating as a non-profit company in May 2002, MorrisonDance continues to push the boundaries of
dance by exploring unusual presentation and rehearsal venues, cross-disciplinary approaches to creation
and education, and new creative marriages with other artistic media, science, nature, and technology.
Through this exploration, MorrisonDance has been able to discover the power of dance as a language
for communication and expression in a wide array of settings, while continuing to cultivate the value of
more traditional dance presentations in conventional spaces. The company has been recognized through
proclamations for their contribution to the artistic community through original works such as THE MAD
MASK MAKER OF MAIGH EO, INSIDE, RENDEZVOUS, and THE CITY IS OUR PLAYGROUND. MorrisonDance has
performed extensively in the Cleveland area at venues including Playhouse Square and Cleveland Public
Theatre, and has been presented by DanceNow/NYC at the Joyce SoHo and City Center and Joe’s Pub at
Public Theatre in New York City. They have been supported by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the Ohio Arts
Council and Neighborhood Connections, a program of the Cleveland Foundation.
The strength of MorrisonDance comes from performers trained in a variety of techniques ranging from
modern dance to physical theater, from ballet to yoga, and everything in between. Synergistically
highlighting the strengths of these varied styles, the company is greater than the sum of its many parts.
Additional strength is gained through their unique partnerships with organizations such as BrainMaster and
NASA, allowing them to explore new marriages between art and science.
The mission of MorrisonDance is to inspire and cultivate public awareness of the art of dance through
performances and cross-disciplinary collaborations. To provide, promote, and participate in educational
and outreach programs that increase the awareness of dance and that encourage community cultural and
artistic endeavors; to research and develop integrated and cross-disciplinary teaching and presentation
methods for dance; and to create opportunities for artists and performers of various media, augmenting
the accessibility of dance as a performing art.
www.MorrisonDance.com
www.Youtube.com/MorrisonDance
Celebrate the beauty and positive influence of the arts with the
unique performances at Arts in August. We support the art of music
and dance as it brings a community together.
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Friday, August 10th,
8:30pm
Joan Meggitt, Artistic/Executive Director
The Company
Marissa Glorioso, Heather Koniz,
Shannon Sefcik, Rhian Virostko,
Desmond Davis, Joan Meggitt
choreography & direction: JOAN MEGGITT, unless otherwise noted
lighting design: BRAD PETOT
Drift In, Drop Out
music: Philip Glass
poetry: Alan Ginsberg
costumes: Christine LaPerna
dancers: Marissa Glorioso,
Heather Koniz,
Shannon Sefcik, Rhian Virostko
understudy: Roberta Bailey
PAUSE
The Ghost of Where You Were
music: Bill Evans
costume: Paula Pedaci
dancer: Heather Koniz
Ladies Errant
www.antaeusdance.com
(216) 486-2874
choreography: Joan Meggitt
& Beth Salemi Szpak
music: Astor Piazzolla
costumes: Meggitt & Szpak
costume silk: Skōv Silk
dancers: Shannon Sefcik, Rhian Virostko
Hidden Dialogue
music: Steve Reich as interpreted by Tranquility Bass
dancers: Desmond Davis, Heather Koniz, Joan Meggitt
Antaeus Dance is a professional modern dance company based in Cleveland, OH. Founding Director Joan
Meggitt launched the Company in 2001 with an ambitious tour of Estonia, where the company gave public
performances across the country and held master residencies in dance, improvisation and composition at
several universities. The tour was immediately followed by a world-premiere evening-length performance in
Cleveland. The evening-length format has become a signature of Antaeus Dance, which has premiered five such
danceworks – each one with an original score commissioned from award-winning local composers, compelling
set designs custom built by well-known regional artists and, most recently, evocative films by Cleveland film
makers. The Company has brought the work of more than 50 choreographers, dance artists, composers, visual
artists and film makers to stages in Cleveland and beyond.
Antaeus Dance’s work is transformative, reaching beyond the traditional repertory concert to fulfill a larger
vision, exploring the intersection of individual experience and collective expression. The choreography
combines physical stamina, self-disciplined quiet and stillness, and a deep awareness of the interplay between
strength and vulnerability. The Company’s striking performances challenge audiences to examine the world
around them and their relationship to it. Antaeus Dance boasts an impressive repertory of original danceworks
by Director Joan Meggitt, and a distinctive collection of premiere dances by the Artistic Staff. The Company
teaches and rehearses in Cleveland’s historic Tremont neighborhood in Pilgrim Congregational Church. Antaeus
Dance is also in residence at Allegheny College, where they hold the annual Allegheny Summer Dance Intensive
as well as an annual fall residency.
Saturday, August 11th,
8:30pm
Dr. Margaret Carlson, Director
The Company
Lloyd Boyd, Danielle Brickman*, Ashley Cohen,
Katie Gnagy*, Stephanie Krise, Kara Madden,
Garrett McCann, Leslie Miller, Brian Murphy,
Rebecca J. Nicklos, Or Sagi, Jarrod Sickles
*On leave
Lighting Design - Trad A Burns; Lighting Associate - Benjamin Gantose; Production Stage Manager - Rachael
Sauber; Audience Engagement - Jen Garlando; and Rehearsal Director - Richard Dickinson, MFA; Outreach
and Education - Katie Gnagy; Executive Assistant - Maura Haas; Development - Erin Conway Lewis; and
Finance - Michelle Gregorczyk
EIGHT BY BENNY GOODMAN
Choreography: Heinz Poll (1992)
By permission of Richard Dickinson
Music: Arranged by Benny Goodman*
Staged by: Richard Dickinson
Original Lighting Design: Thomas R. Skelton
Costumes: A. Christina Giannini
Lighting Adaptation: Trad A Burns
“Let’s Dance”
Stephanie Krise, Leslie Miller, Ashley Cohen,
Garrett McCann, Lloyd Boyd, Jarrod Sickles
“I’m Nobody’s Baby”
Kara Madden
Brian Murphy
“Somebody Stole My Gal”
Lloyd Boyd, Leslie Miller, Garrett McCann,
Rebecca J. Nicklos, Jarrod Sickles
“How Long Has This Been Going On”
Stephanie Krise
“Don’t Be That Way”
Lloyd Boyd, Garrett McCann, Brian Murphy, J
arrod Sickles, Rebecca J. Nicklos
“My Old Flame”
Leslie Miller, Kara Madden, Ashley Cohen
“How High The Moon?”
Rebecca J. Nicklos
Jarrod Sickles
“My Guy’s Come Back”
Full Cast
*From a collection of Columbia mono recordings from 1939 - 1946, Rereleased by CBS Records, Inc. 1990
Permission granted as follows (All Rights Reserved): EML Robbins Catalogue for the use of “Don’t Be That
Way” by Benny Goodman and Edgar Sampson, And “Somebody Stole My Gal” By Leo Wood. WB Music Carp.
(ASCAP), EML/Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP), Gilda Davis for Benny Davis Music Company (ASCAP) for “I’m Nobody’s Baby” by Milton Ager, Benny Davis and Lester Santly. Copyright 1921. WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) for
“How Long Has This Been Going On?” by George and Ira Gershwin. Copyright 1927 (renewed)> Edward B.
Marks Music Co. for “Let’s Dance” by Fanny May Baldridge, Gregory Stone, and Joseph Bonime. Chappell
& Co. for “How High The Moon” by Nancy Hamilton & Morgan Lewis. Copyright 1940 (renewed). Famous
Music Corp for “My Old Flam” by Sam Coslow & Arthur Johnson. Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. for “My Guy’s
Come Back” by Ray McKinley, Benny Goodman & Mel Powell. Made Possible by a grant from the Dance Program of the National Endowment for the Arts and gifts from Barbara and John Shubert and Beatrice Knapp
McDowell, with additional support from Ohio Ballet’s BACKSTAGERS. First performed February 7, 1992,
Ohio Theatre, Cleveland, OH.
~ Intermission, 15 min ~
TARANTELLA
Choreography: Pamela Pribisco (2005)
Music: Louis Moreau Gottschalk; Grand Tarantella for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 67 (ca. 1866)
Lighting Design: Trad A Burns
Costumes: Janet Bolick
Stephanie Krise Brian Murphy
LAURA’S WOMEN (EXCERPT)
Choreography: Ian Horvath (1975)
Music: Laura Nyro, Poverty Train
Regisseur and Re-staging: Margaret Carlson
Costume Design: Ginger Shane
Lighting Design: Trad A Burns
Ashley Cohen
This early work by Ian Horvath explores psychosis and the life of Laura Nyro.
Originally choreographed in honor of Kathleen Kennedy. The addition of Laura’s Women to the Verb
Ballets repertoire was made possible by the generosity of Millie L. Carlson.
Laura’s Women received its world premiere in 1975 by Cleveland Ballet at the Cleveland Play House.
MY TRIBUTE
Choreography: Danielle Brickman (2012)
Music: Elvis Presley, “Trouble,” “It Hurts Me,” “Young and Beautiful”
Lighting Design: Trad A Burns
Lloyd Boyd, Stephanie Krise, Brian Murphy
~ Intermission, 15 min ~
OTRA LUNA
Choreography: Troy McCarty (2012)
Music: Trio Garufa “Palomita Blanca;” Narcotango “Otra Luna;”
Quartango, “Oblivion;” Saul Cosentino, “Ultimatum”
Lighting Design: Trad A Burns
Costume Design: Janet Bolick
Lloyd Boyd, Ashley Cohen, Stephanie Krise, Kara Madden, Garrett McCann,
Leslie Miller, Brian Murphy, Rebecca J. Nicklos, Or Sagi, Jarrod Sickles
Set in the turbulent times of post WWII Argentina, and on the death of Eva Peron, anything can happen.
This work was made possible by the Gay Endowment Fund of the Akron Community Foundation and
commissioned by Verb Ballets for its 2011-12 Season.
~Thank you for joining us this evening! ~
Verb Ballets ignites audience passion and participation in contemporary dance. Under the leadership of
Director, Dr. Margaret Carlson, Verb strives to support and foster emerging talent, to present excellence
in contemporary choreographers, and to revive and honor modern dance classics. The company strives
to be a thought leader in cultivating dance appreciation and support through education and outreach
programs. In growing audience appreciation for dance Verb Ballets helps make northeast Ohio a national
destination for the arts. In 2012-13, Verb Ballets welcomes the return of contemporary choreographers
Antonio Brown and Chung-Fu Chang as well as Verb Ballets’ Rehearsal Director and choreographer,
Richard Dickinson. This diverse group of choreographers will each get the opportunity to explore
and challenge their creative side. The audience will discover how their choreography and expressive
possibilities are interpreted by the dancers and on themselves as they dance a solo work of their choosing.
This opportunity for the choreographers holds great potential for self-discovery and will delight audiences
as they discover a new side of Verb.
verbballets.org l 216.397.3757 l facebook l Twitter: @Verbballets
Verb Ballets’ Exclusive North American Representation
River City Artists Management, Linda Reznik, Booking Manager, 601 Wood Street 4th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Office: 412.927.2873 | Cell: 412.335.5293 | Fax: 412.232.3262
Sunday, August 12th
, 7pm
David Shimotakahara, Artistic Director
The Company
Amy Miller, Artistic Associate; Gustavo
Aguilar, Music Director; Felise Bagley,
Noelle Cotler, Damien Highfield, Gary
Lenington, and Kathryn Wells Taylor
General Manager- Beth Rutkowski; Outreach Coordinator -Mark Otloski; Administrative Assistant-Pamela
R. Esch; Development Assistance-Pamela McKee; Accounting-Joanne Montagner Hull, Your Bean Counters;
Technical Coordinator, Lighting -Dennis Dugan; Stage Crew, Tech Direction Associates; Front of House and
Information-Pamela R. Esch, Jan Wolf; Marketing, Publicity, Program-Barr Communications; Print DesignJo-Ann Dontenville; Photography- Dale Dong; Sound Engineering and Recording-Ken Tomsick; Video
Randy & Kathie Brown, Access Video; Website-David Toth, John Hauser
CoDa
Choreography: Ronen Koresh
Music: René Aubry*
Lighting: Dennis Dugan
Costumes: Ronen Koresh
Dancers:
Felice Bagley, Noelle Cotler, Kathryn Wells Taylor,
Damien Highfield, Gary Lenington
*Music Notes in order of sections:
“Magda” from the album Steppe
“Staccato” from the album Steppe
“Chaloupée” from the album Seuls au monde
“La marée etait en noir” from the album Seuls au monde
“Voleurs de Bagdad” from the album Seuls au monde
“Uniques au monde” from the album Seuls au monde
“Les blés en Feu” from the album Invités sur la terre
“CoDa” - is a newly commissioned work from Roni Koresh. Koresh has choreographed for dance companies
throughout the U.S. as well as South Korea, Japan, Turkey and Israel, where he was born and raised. He
formed the Koresh Dance Company, based in Philadelphia, PA, in 1991. Don Rosenberg from the Cleveland
Plain Dealer wrote of the world premiere in Feb 2012, “CoDa is arresting, a work of urgent physicality
and emotional extremes.” Set to haunting and exuberant music by French composer Rene Aubry, CoDa
communicates a full range of life experiences with passion and humanity. CoDa was commissioned in
2011 with the generous support of Toby Devan Lewis to GroundWorks NewWorks Fund, and with additional
support from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Cleveland Foundation and the Kulas Foundation.
Pause
GroundWorks DanceTheater, 13125 Shaker Square, Suite 102,
Cleveland, OH 44120
www.groundworksdance.org
GroundWorks DanceTheater’s performances are made possible with funding from The National Endowment
for the Arts, The Ohio Arts Council, Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, The
Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The Murphy Foundation, The Kulas Foundation,
Cleveland City Dance, Individual Contributors, and Members of the GroundWorks Board of Trustees. Akron
and Summit County programming is generously supported by the GAR Foundation, Akron Community
Foundation and the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, the Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation and the
Knight Foundation.
SWEET
Choreography: David Shimotakahara
Music: “Sweet in the Morning” Bobby McFerrin/Medicine Man
Lighting: Dennis Dugan
Costumes: Janet Bolick
Dancers
Felise Bagley, Damien Highfield
“SWEET” by Artistic Director David Shimotakahara takes its impetus from the musical brilliance of Bobby
McFerrin. Created to one of McFerrin’s signature vocal harmonies by the same name, the work weaves
and unfolds in a sensual and visceral duet that never lets go. SWEET was originally created in June 2007,
for Ballet Met in Columbus OH as part of their 30 x 30 Anniversary Celebration.
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CURRENT FRAME
Choreography: Amy Miller
Music: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Passacaglia from the Mystery Sonatas
Music Performed By: Hanne-Berit Hahnemann
Lighting: Dennis Dugan
Costumes: Victoria Mearini, Janet Bolick
Dancers:
Kathryn Wells Taylor, Gary Lenington
“CURRENT FRAME” explores the dramatic interplay between the formal structures of Baroque composer,
Biber’s Passacaglia violin solo and the emotional undercurrent found in response to the music’s themes
and cadences.
15 Minute Intermission
HINDSIGHT
Choreography: Lynne Taylor-Corbett
Music: Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders*
Lighting: Dennis Dugan
Costumes: Victoria Mearini
Set Design: Ian Petroni
Dancers:
Felise Bagley, Noelle Cotler, Kathryn Wells Taylor, Damien Highfield, Gary Lenington
*Music notes in order of sections:
My City Was Gone from the album “Learning to Crawl”
I’ll Stand By You from the album “Last of the Independents”
Love’s A Mystery from the album “Break Up the Concrete”
Hymn To Her from the album “Get Close”
Rosalee from the album “Break Up the Concrete”
Brass in Pocket from the album “Pirate Radio”
“HINDSIGHT” was created in homage to rock legend and Northeast Ohio native Chrissie Hynde of the
Pretenders. It premiered in July 2011 at the Alma Theater, Cain Park. Hindsight was commissioned in
2011 with the generous support Chuck and Charlotte Fowler to GroundWorks NewWorks Fund, and with
additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Cleveland Foundation and the Kulas
Foundation.
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Saturday, August 18th,
7pm
Opera Goes Global
Song to the Moon
Rusalka by Antonin Dvorak
Die Nacht
Richard Strauss
Avant de quitter
Faust by Charles Gounod
Faites-lui mes aveux
Faust by Charles Gounod
And This is My Beloved
Kismet by Robert Wright & George Forrest
Barcarolle
The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
Tanzlied
Die Tote Stadt by Erich Korngold
The Sun Whose Rays
The Mikado by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Voi che sapete
The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart
Evening Prayer
Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck
Chacun a son gout
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss
Cacilie
Richard Strauss
Witness
Arranged by Hall Johnson
De los alamos vengo, madre
Joaquin Rodrigo Vidre
Chanson a boire
Maurice Ravel
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
Showboat by Jerome Kern
Ol Man River
Showboat by Jerome Kern
Bess, You is My Woman
Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
Soave sia il vento
Cosi fan tutte by W.A. Mozart
Our mission is to bring professional quality opera to a broader audience, by
making it accessible to people from all communities and backgrounds, through
performances in a variety of venues, many unconventional and intimate, at
affordable prices, with an emphasis on realistic acting as well as beautiful singing.
It is our belief that many people, if given the opportunity, will appreciate the
beauty of opera and be enriched by its transformative quality.
We also wish to provide performance opportunities for professional singers and
musicians who have chosen to make Northeast Ohio their home, thus encouraging
the growth and well being of cultural life in this area.
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Poetry in partneship with
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All Go Signs is an art, design, and music environment created by a DIY collective
of artists from the Cleveland, Ohio area. We are fully supported by donations
and allow artists to sell their works and retain 100% of the costs. Please note
that events are no longer limited to the warehouse at 1936 W. 96th street check the details for each specific happening.
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Growing New Performance
in the Heart of the Rustbelt
13 Full Productions per Year | 4 Development Series
World Premieres | Devised Work
New Playwright Fellowships | Director Fellowships
Community Based New Plays
World Premiere Devised Theatre
Community Outreach 2011
Y-Haven Theatre Project 2011: Lost and Found
Created and Performed by Residents of Y-Haven
(YMCA’s transitional housing center for homeless
men in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction)
Photo by Steve Wagner
World Premiere 2012
Akarui
Written by Jen Silverman
Directed by Raymond Bobgan
Photo by Steve Wagner
World Premiere Devised Theatre 2012
Alibi Conceived and Directed by Chris Seibert
Part of At-TEN-tion Span, an evening of
short devised plays
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The Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion program is bringing international
artists to Cleveland for long-term residencies at our cultural and educational
institutions, giving our community a rich appreciation of diverse cultures
and art forms.
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Bar, Dante, Fat Cats, Grumpy’s Cafe, Flying Monkey Pub, Istanbul Grill,
Lava Lounge, Tremont Scoops, Prosperity Social Club, Tremont Tap House,
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Friday, August 3rd, 7pm
Cleveland Shakespeare Festival
Henry VIII
Saturday, August 4th, 7pm
As You Like It
Sunday, August 5th, 7pm
date information, rain locations and program
details and like us on facebook.
FREE Dance Workshops
Call 216-575-0920, ext 105 to register
Friday, August 10th, 10am
MorrisonDance workshop
for ages 2-5 at Merrick House
Antaeus Dance & MorrisonDance
Friday, August 10th, 8:30pm
Verb Ballets
Saturday, August 11th, 8:30pm
GroundWorks DanceTheater
Sunday, August 12th, 7pm
Opera Per Tutti
Saturday, August 18th, 6:30pm
ALLGOSIGNS
an eclectic environment of music and performance art
Friday, August 10th, 10:30am
Antaeus Dance workshop
for ages 5-15 at Merrick House
Saturday, August 11th, 2pm
WiggleWorms with VERB Ballets
for K-2nd Graders at Studio 11
Saturday, August 11th, 3pm
GroundWorksDanceTheaterworkshop
for 3rd-8th Graders at Studio 11
Saturday, August 25th, 5pm
All Arts in August events are FREE and Young Audiences of Greater Cleveland
Saturday, August 4th, Poetry Slam, 6:15pm
are held in Tremont’s Lincoln Park.
Saturday, August 11th, 7:30pm, Family Crafts
Rain location is Pilgrim Church
(2592 West 14th Street).
Thank you to our supporters: Clear Channel Outdoor, Ohio Arts Council,
Consolidated Graphics Group, Inc., Stein, Inc., Cleveland Water,
Forest City Enterprises, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Republic Services,
Geis Companies, Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, The W. H. Fay Company, PNC,
Cleveland Foundation, Third Federal Savings & Loan and our Tuesdays in Tremont
participants.