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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:34.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>CLEVELAND BALLET <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Presents world premiere of Coppelia <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Dr. Coppélius has made a life-size dancing doll that is so life like one young man, Franz, becomes so infatuated that he pushes aside his true love, Swanhilda. Eager to win back Franz’s heart, Swanhilda dresses like the doll Coppélia. Although Swanhilda manages to fool both men into believing Coppélia has come to life, the danger mounts as Dr. Coppélius seeks to keep the living doll hidden from the world while Frantz tries to run away with his new found love, Coppélia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Cleveland Ballet’s world premiere Coppélia performances take place Friday, May 13 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 14 at 1 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Get your tickets <a href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/coppelia-a-doll-with-enamel-eyes">here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>