Cleveland Public Theatre presents

DANCEWORKS 2015

4 weeks of contemporary dance by local artists

April 2 - April 25

 

With special guest performance The Neighbor's Grief is Greener by internationally-acclaimed The Visual Theatre of Emanuella Amichai

May 1 - May 3

 

DanceWorks 2015 features six dance companies from the Northeast Ohio region, including MorrisonDance, The Movement Project, Ohio Dance Theatre, Cleveland Dance Exchange, Verb Ballets and Inlet Dance Theatre. Six companies premiere new work and revive popular performances, presented as single or double bills over 4 weekends.

 

The DanceWorks 2015 line-up is available here.

 

Week 2 (April 9-11): DOUBLE BILL

Ohio Dance Theatre and Cleveland Dance Exchange

 

OHIO DANCE THEATRE

BLOOD STRIPE

Ohio Dance Theatre will present the premiere of Blood Stripe, inspired by the story of an OIF/OEF Marine and his family and in honor of veterans suffering from PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).  Also on the program, Construct is a densely layered solo work partly inspired by Susan Sontag’s monograph “Illness as Metaphor.”

 

CLEVELAND DANCE EXCHANGE (CDX)

TOP 10

Ten Cleveland choreographers. Ten original dance works. Ten Billboard Hot 100 hits. Which hits? You choose. Audience members will vote to determine which songs will be played each night. 1960s? 1980s? 2000s? You decide.

 

Shows Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30

Cleveland Public Theatre’s Gordon Square Theatre

6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102

 

Tickets $12 - $28

Thursdays just $12! Students/Seniors get $3 off on Friday/Saturday.

 

www.cptonline.org | 216-631-2727 x501

 

**EVERY FRIDAY is Free Beer Friday – mingle with artists after the show and enjoy your drinks on us.

Tickets available at www.cptonline.org or (216) 631-2727 x501. (And no ticket fees, ever.)

 

 

Cathleen O’Malley

Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations

Cleveland Public Theatre

(216) 631-2727 x 212

 

To see what’s onstage tonight, visit www.cptonline.org