[NEohioPAL]CLEVELAND REPERTORY PROJECT CHANGES NAME TO "VERB BALLETS, CLEVELAND'S NATIONAL REPERTORY DANCE COMPANY"

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VERB Ballets

Cleveland’s National Repertory Dance Company

Hernando Cortez, Artistic Director



Press Release
October 17, 2003

Contact: Margaret Carlson, 216-397-3757, Margaret.Carlson at att.net



THE NAME’S THE THING!

"VERB Ballets,

Cleveland’s National Repertory Dance Company"

Is the New Name of Cleveland Repertory Project



Cleveland, OH   Last Thursday, October 16, Twist Creative, Inc. announced
the new name of Cleveland Repertory Project at Trinity Cathedral Hall (2230
Euclid Ave) at a benefit dinner celebration.



At 7:30pm, sharp, TWIST Creative, Inc., headed by Mike and Connie Ozan made
an exciting grand presentation announcing CRP’s new name to be “VERB
Ballets.”



“It’s exciting new times,” exclaims Artistic Director, Hernando Cortez, “we
have a re-energized company, a new image, and an extremely hard-working
Board of Trustees. This new name will spearhead a new generation for this
company, regionally and nationally.”



After the announcement, patrons gathered at 8:00pm at Cleveland State
University’s Waetjen Auditorium to watch the dance performance: Appalachian
Spring (Martha Graham/Aaron Copland) and a World Premiere by Artistic
Director Hernando Cortez, Dear World to Darius Milhaud’s La création du
monde.



Cleveland Repertory Project gratefully acknowledges the following for their
support:

National Endowment for the Arts, The George Gund Foundation, Cleveland
Foundation’s BASICs Program, Ohio Arts Council, Kulas Foundation, The
Stocker Foundation,

 The Laub Foundation and Young Audiences of Greater Cleveland



Danskin™ is the official season sponsor of verb ballets.

TWIST creative is proud to be a sponsor of verb ballets.

embassy suites [cleveland downtown] is a proud sponsor of verb ballets.



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VERB Ballets, 2140 Lee Road, #206, Cleveland, OH  44118; 216.397.3757;
f216.397.7872; info at repertoryproject.org; repertoryproject.org

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creative is proud to be a sponsor of verb =
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