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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 6pt" class="Textbody" align="center"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"><font size="4">Talespinner Children's Theatre announces open enrollment for spring classes</font></span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"><br style>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 6pt" class="Textbody"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Talespinner Children's Theatre (TCT) Executive Artistic Director Alison Garrigan is proud to announce that registration is now open for spring educational programming. TCT is a new Cleveland theatre company that develops and produces highly imaginative, original, collaborative and interactive professional works for children.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 6pt" class="Textbody"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"><br>TCT will offer eight classes developed for pre-schoolers (ages 3-5), school age kids (6-11) and teenagers (12-18). Spring session starts April 7 and runs through May 26. Pre-school classes will be held on Saturdays from 10:00am 11:00am; programming for school age kids and teenagers will be held on Saturdays from 10:00am 2:00pm.<span style> </span>All classes will be held at Talespinner Children's Theatre at the Reinberger Auditorium, 5209 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, Ohio. Parents and children are welcome to attend an open house at the theatre on Friday, March 22 from 4:00pm 6:00pm or Saturday, March 23 from 12:00pm 3:00pm to learn more about TCT, tour the facilities and meet faculty and staff. <br style>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Classes will be taught by qualified theatre professionals and cover topics ranging from stage combat and conflict in the work of Shakespeare to comedic improvisation, puppetry, character development and movement. The cost of an eight-week session for pre-schoolers is $75. School age kids and teenagers will be enrolled in three classes at a total cost of $200.<span style> </span>Interested parents or students may register online at <a href="http://www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org/">www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org</a> or via phone at 216.264.9680. Detailed instructor biographies are also available online. </span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt" class="Standard"><strong><font size="4"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Class Descriptions:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></font></strong></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b style><i style><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Pre-school Classes (Ages 3-5):</span></u></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">10:00am-11:00am</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Creative Drama</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style> </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Teacher:<span style> </span>Lydia Chanenka</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt" class="Standard"><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Creative Drama</span></i><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"> is a unique opportunity to discover each childs creative potential using elements of theatre, voice, puppets and movement in a safe, collaborative environment.<span style> </span>Children are encouraged to let their imaginations soar as they sharpen their abilities to think on their feet and create characters and situations of their own, based on folk tales and stories explored in class. Self-Expression and fun are the goals in this class.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b><i style><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">School Age Classes (Ages 6-11):<br style><br style></span></u></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Character Creation <i style>(Improv</i></span></b><i style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">)</span></i><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">11:00am 11:55am<br>Teacher:<span style> </span>Liz Huff</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Students learn how to create the whole character from the feet all the way up to the imagination.<span style> </span>These characters some realistic, some zany, interact through improvisation and games, with hysterical results!</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Movement for Theatre</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">12:00pm 12:55pm<br>Teacher:<span style> </span>Brittany Gaul</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Students learn how to use their bodies to explore the space they are in gaining confidence and awareness of how their bodies move and how that movement can create character and presence on the stage and in the world around them.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Acting on Your Feet</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">1:00pm 1:55pm</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Teacher: Alison Garrigan, TCT Executive Artistic Director</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Through acting, action, vocal exploration and theatre games, students will learn how to combine voice, body and imagination to explore folktales and create scenes.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b><i style><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"><br>Teen Classes (Ages 12-18):</span></u></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></div>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Mind and Body Connection</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">11:00am 11:55am<br>Teacher: Brittany Gaul</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">This class is rooted in stage technique with a splash of yoga. Students go on an in-depth discovery of how their bodies move and gain physical awareness and stage presence through text, vocalization, and physical activity.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Acting Through International Storytelling</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">12:00pm 12:55pm<br>Teacher:<span style> </span>Lisa Ortenzi</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">This class will explore basic acting techniques, using characters and stories surrounding universal themes from around the world.<span style> </span>Students will explore the ideas of space, voice and movement, character development and expression through the art of storytelling.<span style> </span>Stories and scripts will present themes that will find relevance with young people.<span style> </span>Students should wear comfortable clothes, bring a water bottle and snack and be prepared to move each week.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Do You Quarrel, Sir?</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">1:00pm 1:55pm</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Teacher: <span style> </span>Khaki Hermann</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black">Do You Quarrel, Sir?</span></i><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black"> is a fun and safe way to explore the conflicts within Shakespeare and other classic dramas while also learning about the arc of scenes, acting those dramatic moments and safely performing stage combat. Emphasis will be put primarily on the safety of the students, with the integrity of the acting coming second. Students can look forward to (non-contact) hand to hand combat, tumbling and some of the best dramatic dialogue ever written</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black">.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Improvisation</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">1:00pm 1:55pm</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Teacher: Aaron Patterson</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">Students create their own improvisational world, using the acting<span style> </span>tricks of the<span style> </span>trade, and learning what makes good improv really tick.<span style> </span>They will learn timing, arc, and story-telling through interactive improvisational exercises and games.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 6pt" class="Textbody"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">ABOUT TALESPINNER CHILDREN'S THEATRE:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"> TCT is a Cleveland-based company that develops and produces highly imaginative, original, collaborative and interactive professional works for children that also stimulate creative growth in its artists. At any time, these pieces may involve acting, dance, music, puppetry, tumbling, drumming, and numerous other artistic disciplines as imagined by the artistic teams working with and for TCT, and are open to all creative possibility. The inaugural season of TCT will feature two exciting works. <i style>The Tale of the Name of the Tree, a Bantu Tale</i> runs June 16 July 8 and <i style>Magic Flute, an Adaptation</i> will be onstage December 1 23. TCT's aim is to bring theatre to the community in its fullest form providing excitement, growth and joy for all who are involved in and/or touched by its work.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 6pt" class="Textbody"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">TCT strives to reach across socio-economic, cultural and traditional boundaries to help awaken and bring better understanding by opening eyes, ears, hearts and imaginations in the young people (and artists) of Cleveland and its surrounds.<br>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Textbody"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">TCT creates work that remembers that children are smaller people, not lesser people.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="Standard"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">For more information email </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif'"><a href="mailto:info@talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org"><span class="Internetlink"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'"><font color="#0000ff">info@talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org </font></span></span></a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif'">or call 216.264.9680.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<br>-- <br> <br>Mindy Childress Herman<br><a href="http://www.mindychildress.com/" target="_blank">www.mindychildress.com</a><br><a href="mailto:herman.mindy@gmail.com" target="_blank">herman.mindy@gmail.com</a><br><br><br>