[NEohioPAL]Verb Ballets performs in Lincoln Park this wkd!

Wed Aug 22 13:42:11 PDT 2007

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Verb Ballets Senior Dancer Mark Tomasic Steps Down
  Free Tremont Performances Complete His Tenure with Verb
  Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
  Free Admission

Verb Ballets returns to Lincoln Park in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood on Friday, August 24 and 25, 2007, at 8:00 p.m. for the final performances of senior dancer and longtime Verb company member Mark Tomasic.  The outdoor program features a solo piece for Tomasic, “Darkwood,” as well as Artistic Director Hernando Cortez’s madcap ballet “Polka Madness.”  Heinz Poll’s (Ohio Ballet, 1926-2006) riveting “Bolero” and Cortez’s upbeat “Planet Soup” complete Verb’s family friendly Tremont program.   Admission is free; audience members are encouraged to arrive early and to bring blankets or chairs.  Rain date is Sunday, August 26.  Lincoln Park is located between West 14th, West 11th, Kenilworth and Starkweather Avenues in the Tremont neighborhood, Cleveland, Ohio 44113.

  "Having been a part of one of the most exciting arts organizations in Cleveland in decades, Verb Ballets, has been a true highlight of my career,” states outgoing company member Tomasic.  “To have been there at the very inception of this incredible dance company and help shape its course gives me an overwhelming feeling of satisfaction and gratitude.  Working under the inspired leadership of Hernando Cortez and Dr. Margaret Carlson has prepared me well for the new ventures that lay ahead. I feel especially blessed to have shared the stage with so many fine artists over the years and to have danced for the always appreciative audiences of Cleveland. I look forward to maintaining my relationship with Verb Ballets through future projects."

  Mark Tomasic has worked with a variety of internationally renowned dance companies and choreographers throughout his career, including Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Tom Evert Dance Company, Cleveland San Jose Ballet, Ballet Contemporaneo de Buenos Aires and Dancing Wheels.  With Verb Ballets, Mark has performed principal roles in the works of Martha Graham, Paul Taylor, David Parsons, Antony Tudor, Sean Curran, Heinz Poll and Verb Artistic Director Hernando Cortez. In Cleveland, Mark studied under Dana Snyder at Cuyahoga Community College and graduated cum laude from the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music, where he studied under the late, legendary James Truitte. Theatrical credits include work with Great Lakes Theater Festival and Cleveland Opera.  On national television, Mark has been seen as Big Boss Man in Blue Suede Shoes (PBS), on The Drew Carey Show (ABC), and as a featured performer on Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope (ABC).  Mark
 has been honored to create three works for Verb Ballets: The Memory Room, Before the Time After and Luis (commissioned by Hiram College), as well as works for Dancing Wheels’ first and second companies.  Now in his fifth season with Verb Ballets, Mark also serves as the company’s Outreach and Education Coordinator. Mark joined Verb Ballets in 2002.

  Verb’s Tremont performances are presented by Tremont West Development Corporation and Cleveland City Councilperson Joe Cimperman. 

  About Verb Ballets. Verb Ballets begins its sixth season under the leadership of Artistic Director Hernando Cortez and Executive Director Dr. Margaret Carlson, supported by its energetic staff and board of trustees, who have established it as Cleveland’s premiere contemporary dance repertory company. Verb has been named as one of “25 to Watch in 2004” by Dance Magazine, the country’s leading news magazine covering dance.  Verb Ballets discovers, collects, interprets and stages choreography that matters to the region and to the world of dance.  As a curator of expressive movement that is globally connected and nationally respected, Verb Ballets has a mandate to support and foster emerging talent, present excellence in contemporary choreographers, and revive and honor modern dance classics.  Additional information may be found at www.verbballets.org. 

  The Company:
  Danielle Brickman, Ashley Cohen, Erin Conway, Katie Gnagy, Jason Ignacio, Sydney Ignacio, Faith McNea, Catherine Meredith,Brian Murphy, Anna Roberts, Mark Tomasic and Gretchen Ziolek*
  *summer intern

  Verb Ballets’ 2007 - 2008 Sponsors are
  Major Support:  AHS Foundation, The Bascom Little Fund, Millie L. Carlson, RSIS; a NASA Glenn Contractor, The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, Kulas Foundation, The Laub Foundation, The McGregor Foundation, John P. Murphy Foundation, National Endowment For the Arts and Ohio Arts Council. Other sponsors include: Baumgarten & Company, LLP, Cedar Hill Communications, Hotcards.com, The Plain Dealer, PrimeZone Media Network, WCLV 104.9FM and WVIZ/WCPN Ideastream. Individual sponsors are: Charles & Sandy Abookire, Millie L. Carlson, Chuck & Ann Ennis, Norma & Jeffrey Glazer and Aldona Titus.
  DANSKIN IS THE OFFICIAL 2007-2008 SPONSOR OF VERB BALLETS
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Dan Kilbane
216.513.3654
kilbanedan at yahoo.com

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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%">Verb Ballets Senior Dancer Mark Tomasic Steps Down</SPAN></B></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%">Free Tremont Performances Complete His Tenure with Verb</SPAN></B></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN>Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.</SPAN></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN>Free Admission</SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN></SPAN>  <DIV class=MsoNormal><BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Verb Ballets returns to </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_2 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Lincoln Park</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2> in </FONT><SPAN
 id=lw_1187814963_3 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Cleveland</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial>’s Tremont neighborhood on Friday, August 24 and 25, 2007, at 8:00 p.m. for the final performances of senior dancer and longtime Verb company member Mark Tomasic.<SPAN>  </SPAN>The outdoor program features a solo piece for Tomasic, “Darkwood,” as well as Artistic Director Hernando Cortez’s madcap ballet “Polka Madness.” <SPAN> </SPAN>Heinz Poll’s (Ohio Ballet, 1926-2006) riveting “Bolero” and Cortez’s upbeat “Planet Soup” complete Verb’s family friendly Tremont program. <SPAN>  </SPAN>Admission is free; audience members are encouraged to arrive early and to bring blankets or chairs.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Rain date is Sunday, August 26.<SPAN>  </SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_4 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Lincoln
 Park</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2> is located between West </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_5 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>14<SUP>th</SUP>, West 11<SUP>th</SUP>, Kenilworth</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2> and Starkweather Avenues in the Tremont neighborhood, </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_6 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Cleveland, Ohio 44113</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2>.</FONT></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>  <DIV class=Default><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN><TT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=arial size=2>"Having been a part of one of the most exciting arts organizations in </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_7 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Cleveland</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2> in decades, Verb
 Ballets, has been a true highlight of my career,” states outgoing company member Tomasic.<SPAN>  </SPAN>“To have been there at the very inception of this incredible dance company and help shape its course gives me an overwhelming feeling of satisfaction and gratitude.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Working under the inspired leadership of Hernando Cortez and Dr. Margaret Carlson has prepared me well for the new ventures that lay ahead. I feel especially blessed to have shared the stage with so many fine artists over the years and to have danced for the always appreciative audiences of </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_8 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Cleveland</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2>. I look forward to maintaining my relationship with Verb Ballets through future projects."</FONT></SPAN></TT></DIV>  <DIV class=Default><TT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN></TT><SPAN
 style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN> </DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=arial size=2>Mark Tomasic </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=arial size=2>has worked with a variety of internationally renowned dance companies and choreographers throughout his career, including Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Tom Evert Dance Company, </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_9 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Cleveland</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2> </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_10 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>San Jose</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2> Ballet, Ballet Contemporaneo de </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_11 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Buenos Aires</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2> and
 Dancing Wheels.<SPAN>  </SPAN>With Verb Ballets, Mark has performed principal roles in the works of </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_12 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Martha Graham</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2>, Paul Taylor, David Parsons, Antony Tudor, Sean Curran, Heinz Poll and Verb Artistic Director Hernando Cortez. In </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_13 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Cleveland</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2>, Mark studied under Dana Snyder at </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_14 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Cuyahoga Community College</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2> and graduated cum laude from the </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_15 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>University of
 Cincinnati</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2>, College Conservatory of Music, where he studied under the late, legendary James Truitte. Theatrical credits include work with Great Lakes Theater Festival and Cleveland Opera.<SPAN>  </SPAN>On national television, Mark has been seen as <I>Big Boss Man</I> in <I>Blue Suede Shoes </I>(PBS), on </FONT><I><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_16 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>The Drew Carey Show</FONT></SPAN></I><FONT face=arial size=2> (ABC), and as a featured performer on </FONT><I><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_17 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Christopher Reeve</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2>: A Celebration of Hope</FONT></I><FONT face=arial size=2> (ABC).<SPAN>  </SPAN>Mark has been honored to create three works for Verb Ballets: <I>The Memory Room, Before the Time After</I> and <I>Luis</I> (commissioned by
 Hiram College), as well as works for Dancing Wheels’ first and second companies.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Now in his fifth season with Verb Ballets, Mark also serves as the company’s Outreach and Education Coordinator. Mark joined Verb Ballets in 2002.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>  <DIV class=Default style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=arial size=2>Verb’s Tremont performances are presented by Tremont West Development Corporation and Cleveland City Councilperson Joe Cimperman. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>  <DIV class=Default style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=arial></FONT></SPAN></DIV>  <DIV class=Default style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=arial size=2>About Verb Ballets.</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
 face=arial size=2> Verb Ballets begins its sixth season under the leadership of Artistic Director Hernando Cortez and Executive Director Dr. Margaret Carlson, supported by its energetic staff and board of trustees, who have established it as </FONT><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_19 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><FONT face=arial size=2>Cleveland</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial size=2>’s premiere contemporary dance repertory company. Verb has been named as one of “25 to Watch in 2004” by <I>Dance Magazine</I>, the country’s leading news magazine covering dance.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Verb Ballets discovers, collects, interprets and stages choreography that matters to the region and to the world of dance.<SPAN>  </SPAN>As a curator of expressive movement that is globally connected and nationally respected, Verb Ballets has a mandate to support and foster emerging talent, present excellence in contemporary choreographers, and revive and honor
 modern dance classics.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Additional information may be found at </FONT><A href="http://www.verbballets.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face=arial size=2>www.verbballets.org</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face=arial size=2>.</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=arial> </FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"><BR><BR></SPAN></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">The Company:</SPAN></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Danielle Brickman, Ashley Cohen, Erin Conway, Katie Gnagy, Jason Ignacio, Sydney Ignacio, Faith McNea, Catherine Meredith,Brian Murphy, Anna Roberts, Mark Tomasic and Gretchen Ziolek*</SPAN></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">*summer intern</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"></SPAN></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN:
 center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"></SPAN> </DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Verb Ballets’ 2007 - 2008 Sponsors are</SPAN></B></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Major Support</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">:<SPAN>  </SPAN>AHS Foundation, The Bascom Little Fund, Millie L. Carlson, RSIS; a NASA Glenn Contractor, The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, Kulas Foundation, The Laub Foundation, The McGregor Foundation, John P. Murphy Foundation, National Endowment For the Arts and Ohio Arts Council. <B>Other sponsors include: </B>Baumgarten & Company, LLP, Cedar Hill Communications, <A href="http://hotcards.com/" target=_blank><SPAN id=lw_1187814963_20><FONT color=#003399>Hotcards.com</FONT></SPAN></A>, The Plain Dealer, PrimeZone Media Network, WCLV 104.9FM and WVIZ/WCPN Ideastream. <B>Individual
 sponsors are: </B>Charles & Sandy Abookire, Millie L. Carlson, Chuck & Ann Ennis, Norma & Jeffrey Glazer and Aldona Titus.</SPAN></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">DANSKIN IS THE OFFICIAL 2007-2008 SPONSOR OF VERB BALLETS</SPAN></DIV>  <DIV class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%">< END ></SPAN></DIV><BR><BR>Dan Kilbane<br>216.513.3654<br>kilbanedan at yahoo.com<p> 
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