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<b>Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance presents</b></div>
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<b><i>CSU SPRING DANCE CONCERT</i></b></div>
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<b>APRIL 19-21, 2024</b></div>
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Directed by Michele Ainza</div>
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The Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square</div>
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<i>Performances are Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm, and Sunday at 2:00pm</i></div>
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<b><u>Tickets</u>: $5-$20, <a href="https://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/csu-spring-dance-concert-2024" id="LPlnk" title="https://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/csu-spring-dance-concert-2024">
www.playhousesquare.org</a></b></div>
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<i>Promo code discounts are available in the Concert details at the purchase site!</i></div>
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<b><u>FEATURING:</u></b></div>
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The company has worked all year in the studio with Visiting Guest Artist, <span style="color: rgb(15, 92, 26);">
<b>Errin Weaver</b></span>, and her dance company <span style="color: rgb(15, 92, 26);">
<b>Mojuba! Dance Collective</b></span>; Guest Artist, <span style="color: rgb(15, 92, 26);">
<b>Alice Blumenfeld</b></span>, Executive/Artistic Director of <span style="color: rgb(15, 92, 26);">
<b>Abrepaso</b></span>; and <span style="color: rgb(15, 92, 26);"><b>Michele Ainza</b></span>, CSU Director of Dance and Artistic Director of
<span style="color: rgb(15, 92, 26);"><b>MADE</b></span>; together with student choreographers
<span style="color: rgb(15, 92, 26);"><b>Raquel Cairns, Na’Ron Goggans, Alessandra Rovito, Vivi-Anne Stein</b></span>, and
<span style="color: rgb(15, 92, 26);"><b>Bryon Ward, Jr.</b></span> Additionally,
<span style="color: rgb(15, 92, 26);"><b>Ohio Contemporary Ballet</b></span> will be joining as guest artists and performers.</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This year’s annual concert centers around student learning opportunities, bridging ties with the community, and supporting the inclusivity of diverse forms of expression. Through ongoing master classes, residencies
and rehearsals, CSU dance students have gained essential team-building skills, strengthened their work ethic, and experimented with artistic expression through the evolving process of dance making.</span></div>
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<b><u>Tickets</u>: $5-$20, <a href="https://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/csu-spring-dance-concert-2024" title="https://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/csu-spring-dance-concert-2024">
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<i>Come celebrate DANCE with us!</i></div>
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