[NEohioPAL]Reminder: Dia de los muertos with ALMA DE LA TIERRA/Everts great production &...

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Day of the Dead Celebration with
 ALMA DE LA TIERRA, award winning production of Tom & Susana Evert Dance=20
Theatre,
 Roberto Ocasio Latin Jazz Band, Traditional Installations of Altars and=20
Mexican Food

On Saturday, October 30th, unlike any Cleveland has seen before, Tom & Susan=
a=20
Evert will feature a re-sized and revised version of the their  award-winnin=
g=20
production Alma de la Tierra ("Soul of the Land") with a cast of 10 dancers,=
=20
installations of typical Mexican altars by Alejandro Rivera and partner,=20
Jeannie Petrus-Rivera, who will create and direct the installation of beauti=
fully=20
elaborated altars by various community groups and individuals in the=20
transformed festival hall, and dancing with Roberto Ocasio Latin Jazz Band.

"ALMA DE LA TIERRA" is a dance/theatre work that has elements of fantasy and=
=20
myth presented in a magic-realistic form characteristic of Latin America's=20
primary literary movement. Performed by a wonderful cast of ten dancers/acto=
rs,=20
this mesmerizing production creates a world that is familiar, yet dreamlike.=
 An=20
exploration of Latino culture, this artistic, cultural celebration fuses=20
modern, folk and classical dance, poetry, song, fantastic effects and costum=
es and=20
is a feast for the senses for audiences of all ages.=A0=20

"Tom and Susana Evert draw us into a world of intimacy and depth, where hear=
t=20
and soul are revealed in human terms, and where we can witness the=20
nitty-gritty of the struggle to be vulnerable, in love and in one's spiritua=
l life. And=20
all this is done with great skill, and taste, and humor .Mr. Evert is a rare=
=20
breed in this day and age - a true craftsman. It's no accident that he is a=20
sculptor as well as a dancer. When he moves, he is carefully shaping his bod=
y,=20
and the surrounding space, to create images that are clear and evocative. Wh=
ile=20
his background with Paul Taylor serves him well in his precision and strengt=
h=20
of movement, Tom also adds a self-effacing vulnerability seldom seen in male=
=20
dancers, and which, in their many duets, is a useful foil for his partner=20
Susana's wonderfully brash and outgoing character. His group efforts have th=
e=20
quality of whirlpools, watery and circular and mesmerizing, like the Philip=20=
Glass=20
music he often sets them to. =A0 =A0 Susana Evert dances boldly. And brightl=
y. From=20
her delightful lip-synching of Celia Cruz, to her solo invocations of the=20
divine spirit, she grabs your attention, and draws you in. In her dances wit=
h her=20
partner Tom, she can morph from surrendered lover to angst-driven fury and=20
back again in a split second - leaving no doubt that she has lived both=20
characters. Her face is almost never neutral - it's as expressive as the res=
t of her,=20
and sometimes audibly so. While capable of statuesque and fiery beauty, she'=
s=20
not afraid to get down and roll around on the floor, either - a sign of the=20
vulnerability that makes her dancing so potent a communication. And as a=20
choreographer, her work in "Alma de la Tierra" (co-created with husband Tom)=
=20
communicates the full range of her Mexican heritage, from fleshy sensuality=20=
to
spirit-filled Catholicism"=A0 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ( April, 2004)

Day of the Dead has been celebrated in Mexico and other Latin-American=20
countries since Pre-Hispanic times. During this important celebration, peopl=
e honor=20
their deceased family members through the installation of altars, special=20
foods , music and dance, and by visiting the cemeteries.=20

For tickets or further information=20
(216) 664-1533=20
La Sagrada Familia Church is located at=20
7719 Detroit Avenue in Cleveland.

Press Contact: Susana or Tom Evert=20
216-269-6985
Bailarte at aol.com
http://www.diadelosmuertos.info

This event is made possible by the City Of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County ACE=20
Development Grant, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Kulas Foundation, TOPS. Th=
e=20
Cleveland Foundation.

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 <I>Roberto Ocasio Latin Jazz Band</I>, Traditional Installations of Altars=20=
and Mexican Food</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ff8080" style=3D"BA=
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<B>On Saturday, October 30th, unlike any Cleveland has seen before, Tom &amp=
; Susana Evert will feature a re-sized and revised version of the their&nbsp=
; award-winning production <I>Alma de la Tierra ("Soul of the Land") with a=20=
cast of 10 dancers, </I>installations of typical Mexican altars by Alejandro=
 Rivera and partner, Jeannie Petrus-Rivera, who will create and direct the i=
nstallation of beautifully elaborated altars by various community groups and=
 individuals in the transformed festival hall, and dancing with Roberto Ocas=
io Latin Jazz Band.<BR>
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"ALMA DE LA TIERRA"</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ff8080" style=
=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ff8080" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=
=3D"Rockwell" LANG=3D"0"></I> is a dance/theatre work that has elements of f=
antasy and myth presented in a magic-realistic form characteristic of Latin=20=
America's primary literary movement. Performed by a wonderful cast of ten da=
ncers/actors, this mesmerizing production creates a world that is familiar,=20=
yet dreamlike. An exploration of Latino culture, this artistic, cultural cel=
ebration fuses modern, folk and classical dance, poetry, song, fantastic eff=
ects and costumes and is a feast for the senses for audiences of all ages.=
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#ff8080" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial Narrow" LAN=
G=3D"0">"<I>Tom and Susana Evert draw us into a world of intimacy and depth,=
 where heart and soul are revealed in human terms, and where we can witness=20=
the nitty-gritty of the struggle to be vulnerable, in love and in one's spir=
itual life. And all this is done with great skill, and taste, and humor .Mr.=
 Evert is a rare breed in this day and age - a true craftsman. It's no accid=
ent that he is a sculptor as well as a dancer. When he moves, he is carefull=
y shaping his body, and the surrounding space, to create images that are cle=
ar and evocative. While his background with Paul Taylor serves him well in h=
is precision and strength of movement, Tom also adds a self-effacing vulnera=
bility seldom seen in male dancers, and which, in their many duets, is a use=
ful foil for his partner Susana's wonderfully brash and outgoing character.=20=
His group efforts have the quality of whirlpools, watery and circular and me=
smerizing, like the Philip Glass music he often sets them to. =A0 =A0 Susana=
 Evert dances boldly. And brightly. From her delightful lip-synching of Celi=
a Cruz, to her solo invocations of the divine spirit, she grabs your attenti=
on, and draws you in. In her dances with her partner Tom, she can morph from=
 surrendered lover to angst-driven fury and back again in a split second - l=
eaving no doubt that she has lived both characters. Her face is almost never=
 neutral - it's as expressive as the rest of her, and sometimes audibly so.=20=
While capable of statuesque and fiery beauty, she's not afraid to get down a=
nd roll around on the floor, either - a sign of the vulnerability that makes=
 her dancing so potent a communication. And as a choreographer, her work in=20=
"Alma de la Tierra" (co-created with husband Tom) communicates the full rang=
e of her Mexican heritage, from fleshy sensuality to<BR>
spirit-filled Catholicism"=A0<U> </I>THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ( April, 2004)</FON=
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=3D"Rockwell" LANG=3D"0">has been celebrated in Mexico and other Latin-Ameri=
can countries since Pre-Hispanic times. During this important celebration, p=
eople honor their deceased family members through the installation of altars=
, special foods , music and dance, and by visiting the cemeteries. <BR>
<BR>
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BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ff8080" SIZE=3D6 PTSIZE=3D24 FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=3D"Roc=
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Press Contact: Susana or Tom Evert <BR>
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