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<p style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:14.0px Helvetica;color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thomas
Richards, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">former Artistic Director of the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Thomas Richards, will lead two separate Masterclasses, introducing
participants to an </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">exploration of a work on songs of Afro-Carribean and African tradition. These songs have </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">been at the core of Richard’s
performing arts research for over 30 years. Such a work on </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">song explores the potential impact that the rhythmic and melodic qualities
of certain </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">songs of tradition can have on the persons who sing.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:14.0px Helvetica;color:#ffffff"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">When:</span></p>
<p style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:24.0px Helvetica;color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1st
</span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Masterclass:
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">March 22, 23, and 24,</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
</span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6:30pm-9:30pm</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">March 29, 30, and 31</span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
</span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6:30pm-9:30pm</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:14.0px Helvetica;color:#ffffff"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Where:</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:18.0px Helvetica;color:#ffffff"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Balch Street Theatre, 220 S. Balch St., Akron, OH 44302</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Helvetica;color:#ffffff"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For registration and information:</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:20.0px Helvetica;color:#ffab00"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.catac-akron.com/potentialofsong" title="www.catac-akron.com/potentialofsong">www.catac-akron.com/potentialofsong</a></span></p>
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