cleveland PUBLIC theatre
Presents
Cleveland Public Theatre’s popular DanceWorks kicks off the third week (out of five) with Blakk Jakk Dance Collective and their program
Rhythms of Heritage. In this program, patrons get to experience a mix of South African and African American styles of dance.
Week 3: May 1-May 3—Blakk Jakk Dance Collective
Rhythms of Heritage
Experience the ancestral connections and similarities of Gumboot dance in South Africa and Stepping by Black fraternities and sororities in America.
Blakk Jakk Dance Collective LLC (@blakkjakkdance) • Instagram photos and videos
Check out a sample of the program from
Kickin’ It With Kenny (Fox 8 Morning show) from a couple of weeks ago at the link
here.
Week 4— May 8-10—Ajayi Dance
Again and Again and
Premiering three new works in addition to stage adaptations of the 2022 site-specific work
Place in Time: There|Then (originally set at Hale Farm and Village), this evening will feature more than 20 local artists, original music
by Luke Rinderknecht, and live performance by the Nightingales A Cappella Choir. Audiences can expect a visceral journey of reflection, a reckoning of personal and collective responsibility, and a celebration of resilience utilizing joy as resistance in Ajayi
Dance's first ever full evening of work performed in a traditional stage setting.
Week 5— May 15-17 DOUBLE BILL!—Christina Lindhout & Blissed Out Human Collective
Common Threads
Common Threads is
an evening of powerful and virtuosic movement, weaving together themes of identity, strength, resilience, and repair featuring Christina Lindhout & Artists’ our knees hurt, and Blissed Out Human Collective’s Unravel.
Christina Lindhout & Artists: Our Knees Hurt
Christina Lindhout & Artists present our knees hurt, an exploration of female-identifying bodies and the enduring fight for autonomy, self-worth, and dignity.
www.christinalindhout.com
Blissed Out Human Collective: Unravel
Watch a mesmerizing sequence of movement vignettes about building, unraveling, and repair. Combining contemporary dance with crochet, dancers will move through
yarn-constructed landscapes, weave creations with their bodies, and ultimately pull everything to pieces.
TICKET INFORMATION:
While continuing CPT’s commitment to offering accessible pricing, we’re also offering
specially priced reserved seating options as follows:
VIP:
$80 reserved seat + bar voucher through the Box Office
General Admission Seating:
$40 adult, $30 senior, $20 student
Choose What You Pay GA:
First-come-first-served $10 and $1 tickets!
Also, every
Friday is Free Bev Friday at CPT where patrons and artists can mingle and discuss the performance and enjoy select complimentary beverages.
Tickets and information:
www.cptonline.org
or 216.631.2727 x 501
Check
out this article about this year’s line-up by dance writer Steve Sucato by clicking the link!