[NEohioPAL]March 1 Cleo Parker Robinson Dance with CCDT

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CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE

CONTEMPORARY VISIONS SERIES PRESENTS

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

CCC's OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Presents:

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CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE COMPANY

 WITH

 CLEVELAND CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATRE

SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2003-8 PM

Free Pre-performance Discussion at 7 PM

OHIO THEATRE, PLAYHOUSE SQUARE

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THE COLLABORATION

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The CCC Center for Arts for Arts and Culture, in partnership with CCC's =
Office of Diversity and Community Outreach, is proud to present the =
Cleveland premiere of internationally-acclaimed Cleo Parker Robinson =
Dance in celebration of Black History Month.  Cleveland's own Cleveland =
Contemporary Dance Theatre will be joining the company onstage in =
selected works.

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Michael Medcalf, Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre's artistic =
director, is a prot=E9g=E9 of Ms. Cleo Parker Robinson, founder and =
artistic director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance.  Mr. Medcalf spent =
several years as a dancer with Ms. Robinson's company, and this dynamic =
joint performance in Cleveland represents their first-ever collaborative =
project.  The project has been crafted to not only allow teacher and =
prot=E9g=E9 the opportunity to work together again, but also to create a =
Cleveland community connection for the work of Cleo Parker Robinson =
Dance.

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CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD) was founded with the belief that the =
language of dance transcends the boundaries of culture, class and age.  =
CPRD is committed to bringing dance into the lives of many diverse =
people and is composed of a professional modern dance ensemble, =
year-round dance school, three-hundred seat theatre, in-school lecture =
demonstration series and international summer dance institute program.  =
CPRD also provides a program for at risk youth called Project =
Self-Discovery (PSD), which provides the arts to these youth in Denver =
as an alternative to gang activity, peer pressure and substance abuse.

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Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre

Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre is a professionally-established =
not-for-profit cultural institution and the first of its kind =
established in Northeast Ohio dedicated to celebrating, teaching and =
promoting diversity through dance while bringing forth the contributions =
African-Americans and others from diverse communities have made to the =
art form of dance.  In only four years, CCDT has assembled a =
multi-cultural company of dancers and has quickly gained recognition in =
the region as "a first-rate company  rooted in the tradition of black =
dance in America" (The Plain Dealer, February 2002).

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Submitted by:

J. Kay Coughlin

Center for Arts and Culture, Cuyahoga Community College

216-987-2544

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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CENTER FOR ARTS AND =
CULTURE</span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>CONTEMPORARY VISIONS SERIES =
PRESENTS</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>IN PARTNERSHIP =
WITH</span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>CCC’s OFFICE OF DIVERSITY =
AND COMMUNITY
OUTREACH</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><i><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>IN =
CELEBRATION OF
BLACK HISTORY MONTH</span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><i><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Presents:</=
span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-right:-.5in;text-align:justify'><b><i><font
size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE COMPANY</span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>WITH</span></i></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>CLEVELAND CONTEMPORARY
DANCE THEATRE</span></i></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font
 size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>SATURDAY, MARCH =
1, 2003</span></font>-8 PM</p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><i><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Free Pre-performance =
Discussion at </span></font></i><i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>7 =
PM</span></i></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>OHIO THEATRE, </span></font>PLAYHOUSE =
SQUARE</p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>THE =
COLLABORATION</span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

The CCC Center for Arts for =
Arts and
Culture, in partnership with CCC’s Office of Diversity and =
Community
Outreach, is proud to present the Cleveland premiere of
internationally-acclaimed Cleo Parker Robinson Dance in celebration of =
Black
History Month. =A0Cleveland’s own Cleveland Contemporary Dance =
Theatre will
be joining the company onstage in selected works.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

Michael Medcalf, Cleveland Contemporary Dance
Theatre’s artistic director, is a prot=E9g=E9 of Ms. Cleo Parker =
Robinson,
founder and artistic director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance.=A0 Mr. =
Medcalf spent
several years as a dancer with Ms. Robinson’s company, and this =
dynamic
joint performance in Cleveland represents their first-ever
collaborative project.=A0 The project has been crafted to not only allow =
teacher
and prot=E9g=E9 the opportunity to work together again, but also to =
create a Cleveland
community connection for the work of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CLEO PARKER ROBINSON =
DANCE</span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD) was founded =
with the
belief that the language of dance transcends the boundaries of culture, =
class
and age.=A0 CPRD is committed to bringing dance into the lives of many =
diverse
people and is composed of a professional modern dance ensemble, =
year-round
dance school, three-hundred seat theatre, in-school lecture =
demonstration
series and international summer dance institute program.=A0 CPRD also =
provides a
program for at risk youth called Project Self-Discovery (PSD), which =
provides
the arts to these youth in </span></font>Denver as an alternative to =
gang
activity, peer pressure and substance abuse.</p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.5in'><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;text-transform:
uppercase;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><font
size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;
font-weight:bold'>Cleveland Contemporary Dance =
Theatre</span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre is a
professionally-established not-for-profit cultural institution and the =
first of
its kind established in </span></font>Northeast Ohio dedicated to =
celebrating,
teaching and promoting diversity through dance while bringing forth the
contributions African-Americans and others from diverse communities have =
made
to the art form of dance.  In only four years, CCDT has assembled a
multi-cultural company of dancers and has quickly gained recognition in =
the
region as “a first-rate company=A0 rooted in the tradition of =
black dance in
  America” (<i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Plain =
Dealer</span></i>,
February 2002).</p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-style:italic'>Submitted by:</span></font></i></p>

J. Kay Coughlin

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-style:italic'>Center for Arts and Culture, =
</span></font></i><i><span
  style=3D'font-style:italic'>Cuyahoga</span></i><i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>
 </span></i><i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Community =
College</span></i></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-style:italic'>216-987-2544</span></font></i></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

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