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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Beck Center For The Arts Produces Beautiful
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">The Ugly Duckling
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Ballet
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Beck Center for the Arts</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> is
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">excited to stage <span style="color:black">
the upcoming Dance Education Production,</span> </span><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/events"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Ugly Duckling.</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Choreographed by Associate Director of Dance Education Melanie Szucs, </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">this piece includes 65 students in the cast,
</span><span class="xelementtoproof"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">ages seven to18. </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This hour-long ballet production is perfect for adults and children of all ages and is filled with colorful costumes and sets.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This production is the traditional telling of
<b><i>The Ugly Duckling</i></b> through Dance. The dancers portray farm animals (and other animals such as bees, butterflies, frogs, ladybugs, and birds) as well as two farmers. In addition, there are dancing flowers, golden leaves, and snowflakes to symbolize
the changing seasons as the young swan matures and finds her place in the world. Visit our “farm” and experience this tale told through movement.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The lead of the Ugly Duckling is being danced by Lakewood High School Senior Meredith Barcelona. She studies multiple dance disciplines at Beck Center and plans to continue her training as a
dance major in college.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Melanie Szucs says, “</span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ugly Duckling</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is a retelling of the Hans Christian Anderson
fairytale in dance where a little gray cygnet raised by a mother duck matures into a beautiful, graceful swan, and discovers acceptance and happiness. The classic story reminds us not to judge others by how they look.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This production of
<b><i>The </i></b><b><i>Ugly Duckling </i></b>will take place in the Senney Theater on
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Sat, April 13 at 7 p.m. and Sun, April 14, 2024 at 2 p.m.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Purchase tickets at
</span><a href="https://beckcenter.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/16518"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BeckCenter.org.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center is proud to also present Sensory-Friendly performances on
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m., please RSVP at
</span><a href="https://beckcenter.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/16517"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">BeckCenter.org.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">
For a</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">Monday, April 15, 2024 at 10 a.m. Sensory-Friendly School Matinee, email Kelsey Heichel at
</span><a href="mailto:KHeichel@beckcenter.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">KHeichel@beckcenter.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tickets for these performances are available for purchase now, and cost $12 for children and $14 for adults. Please call Customer Service for more details at 216-521-2540 or visit
</span><a href="https://beckcenter.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/16518"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BeckCenter.org.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Beck Center is located at
</span><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=17801+Detroit+Avenue&entry=gmail&source=g"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">17801 Detroit Avenue</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> in Lakewood, just ten minutes
west of downtown Cleveland. For more information visit</span><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/education/dance"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> beckcenter.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
or call Beck Center Customer Service at 216.521.2540. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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