[NEohioPAL] Media Release - Dancing Wheels presents "Babes in Toyland" at Breen Center for the Arts November 9-10, 2018

[Sara Lawrence-Sucato]

*Media Release*

*For Immediate Release*

                                       Contact:           Mary
Verdi-Fletcher


    President/Founding Artistic Director

                                                                216-432-0306


vfletcher1 at aol.com

*Dancing Wheels kicks off the holiday season with the return of*
*Babes in Toyland!*

Cleveland - November 9th-10th will kick off the hustle and bustle of the
holiday season when the Dancing Wheels Company takes to the Breen Center
stage at Saint Ignatius for three heartwarming performances of the beloved
story of Mary Quite Contrary and Tom Piper in the reimagined classic *Babes
in Toyland. *

*About the Production*
This fun-loving production, choreographed by Rehearsal Director and
Resident Choreographer Catherine Meredith, is filled with love, laughter
and hysterical hijinks!   When it premiered in 2014, Founding Artistic
Director, Mary Verdi-Fletcher said, “This story is so delightful and has so
many audience pleasing moments, I know it will be among our favorite story
book ballets.”
This year’s production includes the 10-member Dancing Wheels Company, along
with guest artists Lianne Zydowicz, Meredith Aleigha Wells and Lil’ Craig,
who play such memorable characters as Mother Goose, Jack and Jill, Jack Be
Nimble, Little Bo Peep, Mary Contrary, Tom Piper, the dastardly villain
Barnaby and his sidekicks Gonzorgo and Rodrigo!  An awesome march of toy
soldiers will include the School of Dancing Wheels’ Performance Ensemble
and additional students from our School and outreach programs. The
production will run for three shows at the Breen Center for the Performing
Arts (2008 W 30th in Cleveland) and includes two student matinees on
Friday, November 9th (10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.) and a public matinee on
Saturday, November 10th at 2:00 p.m. followed by a “Toys & Treats” kids
party!

*About the Choreographer*

Catherine Meredith’s choreography has been commissioned by Santa Monica
College, Kent State University, Mercyhurst University, Ohio Northern
University, Verb Ballets, Dancing Wheels Company, and The University of
Akron and presented at The Kennedy Center, AVAYAVA Festival (India),
American Dance Guild (NYC), White Wave DUMBO Dance Festival, TED Talks,
Dance St. Louis, HATCH Series at Jennifer Muller/The Works, Playhouse
Square, Cain Park, Cleveland Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pavilion-Nautica, and
at The American Dance Festival. As a performer, Catherine Meredith has
toured nationally/internationally while working in television, film,
musical theater and on the concert dance stage with such companies as
Cortez & Co. Contemporary/Ballet, Verb Ballets, The Glue Factory and Karen
Reedy Dance Company. She has performed in works by Alvin Ailey, George
Balanchine, Beth Corning, Talley Beatty, Paul Taylor, David Rousseve, David
Parsons, Shapiro & Smith, and Hernando Cortez, with principal roles in
Heinz Poll’s “Bolero”, Martha Graham’s “Appalachian Spring”, Ulysses Dove’s
“Vespers” and Dianne McIntyre’s “In the Groove and Over the Top.” Ms.
Meredith has been on faculty at Slippery Rock University, Joffrey Ballet,
Brooklyn Music School, Pineapple Studios (UK) and currently, Cuyahoga
Community College. She received her MFA from the American Dance
Festival/Hollins University.

*About the Company and School*
The Dancing Wheels Company & School, operating at its new World Center for
Integrated Dance & Arts Access, is celebrating its 38th season.  As
America’s first physically integrated dance company, Dancing Wheels Company
brings inclusive and entertaining dance to audiences throughout the world.
The highly skilled stand-up and sit-down (wheelchair) dancers travel the
globe performing and teaching for more than 30,000 people each year.
Company members for the 2018/19 season are:  Matt Bowman, Tanya Ewell,
Kaitlyn Fabian, Molly Haslag, Sara Lawrence-Sucato, Deborah Reilly, Matthew
Robinson, Celina Speck, Mary Verdi-Fletcher and Caleb Waybright.
The Dancing Wheels School is under the leadership of Deborah Reilly, School
Administrator with help from Sara Lawrence-Sucato, Director of Outreach &
Community Engagement.  Together, the school and outreach programs serve 30
organizations, including public and private schools, reaching 7,000
students in five counties.
The School’s in-studio classes provide opportunities for professional
training as well as programs for students that seek the sheer pleasure of
dance for recreational purposes.  It also offers students an opportunity to
perform on a regular basis through its Performance Ensemble.

*Tickets         *
Tickets for student matinees (November 9th) are $5/per person for
performances that and are perfectly suited for senior centers, schools and
home-schooled children.
Babes in Toyland public performance (November 10th) tickets are $15/child
and $25/adult and can be purchased by calling (216) 432-0306 or by visiting
our website at www.dancingwheels.org.  For special group rates, inquire by
phone. Tickets are also available at the door on a first-come, first-served
basis.

*Sponsors*
*The Dancing Wheels Company & School is sponsored through the generous
support of the National Endowment for the Arts, Ohio Arts Council, The
Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, The Spaeth Family
Foundation, George Gund Foundation, Char and Chuck Fowler Family
Foundation, Toyota, and The Kuhn Family Foundation.*

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*For high resolution photos, interview requests or for more information
contact President/Founding Artistic Director Mary Verdi-Fletcher
at 216-432-0306 or vfletcher1 at aol.com <vfletcher1 at aol.com>.*
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