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<span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Verb Ballets marking its 12</b></span><span style="font-size: 12.4px; line-height: normal; -webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b><sup>th</sup></b></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><b> year at Tremont's Arts in August</b> </span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning: none"><i>Free show Saturday night in Lincoln Park </i> </span></p>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 10pt;">CLEVELAND, OH - Verb Ballets returns to Arts in August at Tremont's Lincoln Park on August 12, 2017. This free community performance will showcase Verb Ballets as the company celebrates both its 30th
anniversary season and marking its 12</span><span style="font-size: 6.7px; line-height: normal; -webkit-font-kerning: none;"><sup><span style="font-size: 10pt;">th</span></sup></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 10pt;"> year at Tremont. </span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The program will feature the Cleveland debut of </span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Surge.Capacity.Force.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> by choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans. His
new work draws upon the human experience to connect audiences through a fierce physical language while communicating relevant statements about social justice. Evans danced with PHILADANCO! and Complexions Contemporary Ballet before starting his own company Waheed Works
in 2006. The Dance Journal described his work as, “vocabulary is deeply rooted in a classical ballet aesthetic blended with modern sensibilities and jazz influences.” </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Returning to the stage is Anthony Kruztkamp's, </span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Appropriated Memories</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. This contemporary ballet is a highly kinetic
work then seamlessly weaves one movement into the next. The work explores tender moments from past relationships as passing memories that fade in and out. Verb Ballets' dancers will also perform a series of duets on the program that feature their technical
abilities and personalities including the return of the thrilling </span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Tarantella </span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">staged by former Cleveland Ballet dancer, Pamela Pribisco. </span></span></p>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 10pt;">Guests are invited to bring blankets and/or a chair. Onstage stage interactive activities start at 7:45pm. Verb Ballets’ performance will start at 8:30pm. Arts in August performances are free and open
to the public. Lincoln Park, located at W. 14th and Starkweather in the heart of Tremont, is the perfect venue for this signature outdoor performance series. </span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning: none"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">All programs and artists are subject to change. </span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning: none"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Photos and choreographer bios or interviews available upon request by contacting </span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning: none"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Jen Garlando at jgarlando@verbballets.org.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p>
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