CITY BALLET OF CLEVELANDNUTCRACKER AUDITION (Cleveland, OH) – The City Ballet of Cleveland, formerly Cleveland City Dance Company will be holding its annual “Uniquely Cleveland Nutcracker” audition on Saturday September 12th from 2:30 pm-5:00 pm.� The City Ballet of Cleveland (CBC), formerly Cleveland City Dance Company, audition is open to all area ballet dancers ages 8 and older.� Dancers auditioning for pointe roles should wear their pointe shoes to audition for roles including Act I Snow and Act II Waltz of the Flowers. Adult roles are available for the new Party Scene set in a historic Cleveland home. Potential dancers do not need to be students at Cleveland City Dance. Students must continue to take their dance classes with their local school during the rehearsal process. The Company Artistic and Executive Director, Courtney J. Laves-Mearini, Ballet Master Mark Otloski, and Case Western Reserve University Professor Shannon Sterne will be conducting the audition.� The performances scheduled for the weekend of December 5-6 at Cuyahoga Community College’s Eastern Campus in Cleveland are funded through the support of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and Ohio Arts Council.� A pre-registration form should be submitted by Thursday, September 10 accompanied with the registration fee.� Application forms and full details are available online at www.cityballetofcleveland.org � Cleveland City Dance, Home to City Ballet of Cleveland � � � 13108 Shaker Square Cleveland, OH 44120www.clevelandcitydance.com / 216-295-2222