The City Ballet of Cleveland is holding its annual “Uniquely Cleveland Nutcracker” audition on Saturday September 16th from 2:30pm-5:00pm.� The audition is open to all area ballet dancers ages 8 and older, and these young dancers will be dancing side by side with professional ballet dancers including from the Verb Ballets!� Dancers auditioning for pointe roles, including Act I Snow and Act II Waltz of the Flowers, should wear their pointe shoes to audition. Potential dancers do not need to be students at Cleveland City Dance; however, students must be enrolled in class at their current studio or Cleveland City Dance during the 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 are scheduled for the weekend of December 2-3 at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts in Cleveland. City Ballet of Cleveland’s The Uniquely Cleveland Nutcracker performances are partially supported by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.� A pre-registration form and $10 audition fee should be submitted by Thursday, September 14th.� 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 44120 www.clevelandcitydance.com / 216-295-2222