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<p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2022-2023/category/series/dance-works/">Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) presents
DanceWorks 2023 (Part One)</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">An annual showcase of contemporary dance. This year’s event will be presented in two parts with the first running February 23 through March 11, 2023, with part two
running in the spring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">PART ONE</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Week 1: February 23-25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2022-2023/week-1-february-23-25/">MADJAX DANCE COMPANY:
<i>Release</i></a><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">MadJax Dance Company presents
<i>Release</i>, a collection of work that encapsulates the idea of vulnerability “juxta positioned” by power and strength in today's society bridging together age, race, and sexuality into a platform of powerful, thought-provoking works.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Week 2: March 2-4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2022-2023/week-2-inlet-dance-theatre-company/">INLET DANCE THEATRE:
<i>Experiences: Lived and Imagined</i></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Inlet Dance Theatre will present
<i>Experiences: Lived and Imagined</i> as part of DanceWorks 2023. The first half of the concert focuses on repertory inspired by lived experiences and stories of community members gathered via collaborations with numerous organizations. The second half of
the concert leverages creativity and imagination, exploring what might be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Week 3: March 9-11: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2022-2023/week-3-reflections-dance-theater/">REFLECTIONS DANCE THEATER:
<i>Silver Lining</i></a><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Silver Lining</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> is a dance piece that is based on redlining. Red lining is a discriminatory practice in which services are withheld from potential customers who reside
in neighborhoods classified as "hazardous" to investment. These neighborhoods have significant numbers of racial and ethnic minorities, and low-income residents. </span>The piece focuses on the resilience of Black and brown communities to find joy against
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<p class="Body" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">TICKET & SHOW INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="Body" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DANCEWORKS 2023 (Part One)
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">runs February 23 – March 11, 2023.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:00pm in CPT’s Gordon Square Theatre, located at 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102, in the heart of the Gordon Square Arts
District. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/uncategorized/cleveland-public-theatre-announces-expanded-choose-what-you-pay-ticketing-practice/"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">CHOOSE WHAT YOU PAY</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
tickets starting at $1 can be purchased without handling fees online at </span></b><a href="http://www.cptonline.org"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.cptonline.org</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
or by phone through the </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Box Office at 216.631.2727 ext. 501.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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