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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:28.0pt;color:red'>Carmen: Story of Passion</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#121212'>Verb Ballets Director Dr. Margaret Carlson<br>Choreographed by Richard Dickinson</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#121212'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#121212'>Possession. Passion. The sights, tastes and beauty of Spain. The story moves to Carmen in this timeless, contemporary ballet. Conceived as theatre-in-the-round, and full of drama, simplicity, and pathos, choreographer Richard Dickinson (Ohio Ballet) creates a new production that is sure to generate heat. With music based on the opera version, focusing on string and percussion, join us for a laid-bare Carmen as Verb Ballets return to Cleveland Public Theatre's DanceWorks series in a reimagining that is not to be missed!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><br></b><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Special 2 Week Run!</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>Playing through April 28<br>James Levin Theatre at Cleveland Public Theatre<br></span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>*Please note that the James Levin Theatre is not handicap accessible</span></i><b><br><br></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red'>“You can see the sweat as the cast – occasionally speaking in Spanish – thrusts itself into the story, which grips with an aura both bright and ominous.”</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red'> – Donald Rosenberg, <i>Plain Dealer<br></i></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>For the full <i>Plain Dealer</i> review go to - <a href="http://bit.ly/IeMk9d">http://bit.ly/IeMk9d</a> </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br><span style='color:black'>Performances are at 7:00pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday </span></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><br><b>Regular Tickets $10 - $25 <br>Premium Ringside Seating $15 - $30<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Take advantage of </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>$10</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'> <b>Thursdays </b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>and </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>Free Beer Fridays</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>- stay after the show to mingle with the cast and enjoy a drink or two on us!<br><br>For more information and tickets go to </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><a href="http://cptonline.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=cwAEAAAHHQAGDoE" target="_blank">www.cptonline.org</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> or call the box office at (216) 631-2727<br></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>See you at the theatre!</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rebecca Hill<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marketing Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(216) 631 - 2727 ext 212<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.cptonline.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>