[NEohioPAL]Karamu to recieve Ohio Cassic Dream Builder Award and NEO "Award in Achievement" Nomination

Fri Sep 16 20:19:03 PDT 2005

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September 17, 2005=20

Karamu Performing Arts Theatre is to recieve the Dream Builders Award at =
the Proctor and Gamble Ohio Classic Chairman's Breakfast hosted by =
Channel 8 newsman Wayne Dawson on September 17 at The Crowne Plaza =
downtown. In addition to the award, the newly formed MU Mime Troupe =
(teen division) will perform a ten minute marionette/puppet dance number =
to the classic song "I Just Want To Be" by the legendary funk group =
Cameo during the ceremony. The piece was part of Karamu's Summer Camp =
production "FAME: Making it to the Top" and was a crowd favorite. This =
original and hilarious piece is a homage to some of the Karamu legends. =
Usher's choreographer and Clevelander Todd Sams was in the crowd during =
Aug. 12th show and enjoyed it. The summer camp production was directed =
by Terrence Spivey, Karamu's Artistic Director. Mr. Spivey also taught =
mime classes to the kids in the summer camp.

September 19, 2005

KARAMU in collaboration with Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre has =
been nominated for the Northern Ohio Live magazine "Awards in =
Achievement" for last Spring's production of "Daughter of a Buffalo =
Soldier". This dance/driven drama about the life of Karamu dance legend =
Marjorie Witt Johnson was directed by Clevelander and B'dway legend =
Dianne McIntyre. Ms. McIntyre, CCDT Founder Michael Medcalf, Karamu's =
Executive Director Gerry McClamy and Artistic Director Terrence Spivey =
will be present at the awards ceremony Monday, September 19 at Playhouse =
Square.

Karamu House
2355 East 89th
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-795-7070 ext. 242
performingarts at karamu.com
www.karamu.com

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<DIV><STRONG>September 17, 2005</STRONG> </DIV>
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<DIV>Karamu Performing Arts Theatre is to recieve the <STRONG><EM>Dream =
Builders=20
Award</EM></STRONG> at the Proctor and Gamble Ohio Classic Chairman's=20
Breakfast hosted by Channel 8 newsman Wayne Dawson on September 17 =
at The=20
Crowne Plaza downtown. In addition to the award, the newly =
formed MU Mime=20
Troupe (teen division) will perform a ten minute marionette/puppet =
dance=20
number to the classic song "I Just Want To Be" by the legendary =
funk group=20
Cameo during the ceremony. The piece was part of Karamu's Summer Camp =
production=20
"FAME: Making it to the Top" and was a crowd favorite. This original and =

hilarious piece is a homage to some of the Karamu legends. Usher's =
choreographer=20
and Clevelander Todd Sams was in the crowd during Aug. 12th show and =
enjoyed it.=20
The summer camp production was directed by Terrence Spivey, =
Karamu's=20
Artistic Director. Mr. Spivey also taught mime classes to the =
kids in=20
the summer camp.</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>September 19, 2005</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>KARAMU in collaboration with Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre =
has been=20
nominated for the Northern Ohio Live magazine "Awards in Achievement" =
for last=20
Spring's production of "Daughter of a Buffalo Soldier". This =
dance/driven drama=20
about the life of Karamu dance legend Marjorie Witt Johnson was =
directed by=20
Clevelander and B'dway legend Dianne McIntyre. Ms. McIntyre, CCDT =
Founder=20
Michael Medcalf, Karamu's Executive Director Gerry McClamy and Artistic =
Director=20
Terrence Spivey will be present at the awards ceremony Monday, =
September 19=20
at Playhouse Square.</DIV>
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<DIV>Karamu House</DIV>
<DIV>2355 East 89th</DIV>
<DIV>Cleveland, OH 44106</DIV>
<DIV>216-795-7070 ext. 242</DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:performingarts at karamu.com">performingarts at karamu.com</A></=
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<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.karamu.com">www.karamu.com</A></DIV>
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