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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'><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0'>CLEVELAND BALLET PRESENTS:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0'>A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Tickets are on sale for Cleveland Ballet’s production of <i>A Midsummer Night’s Dream </i>and they are selling <span style='color:red'>FAST</span>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Award-winning choreographer Ramón Oller (of Spain) has returned to Cleveland to create a new version of this classic ballet. <span style='background:white'>The story, based on William Shakespeare’s comedy is about a night in which supernatural effects, fairies, romantic misadventures and fantasy characters intertwine between imagination and reality. This whimsical tale is great for the whole family!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>Principal roles will be danced by Cleveland Ballet’s Luna Suyag as Titania, Lauren Stenroos as Hippolita and Rainer Diaz Martinez and Puck. Joining the Cleveland Ballet company will be former principal dancers with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Nurlan Abougaliev as Theseus and Alan Obuzor as Oberon. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The new work will be premiered on <u>Friday, April 7, 2017</u> at Playhouse Square’s Ohio Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>*To purchase tickets ($25-$69) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Visit: <a href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/a-midsummer-nights-dream"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/a-midsummer-nights-dream</span></a>.*<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>For $15 Student Discount tickets, use promo code: <span style='color:red'>BALLETSTU</span> online. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(You will need to bring your valid student ID for verification.)</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> For group ticket discounts call (</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA'>216) 640-8603.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>To<a name="_GoBack"></a> learn more about how to support Cleveland Ballet, please visit <a href="http://www.clevelandballet.org"><span style='color:blue'>www.clevelandballet.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p 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