Verbiculture Magazine: October 2021 Issue 5

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FULL-LENGTH BALLETS

Photo: Kolman Rosenberg (2021) Dancers: Sikhumbuzo Hlahleni, Lieneke Matte

New commissions by Joshua L. Peugh and Tommie-Waheed Evans

AKRON NUTCRACKER

FIRST NATION BALLERINA Welcome company apprentice Kia Jimmy of Canada and Thunderchild First Nation

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The Director's Note Akron Nutcracker Season Choreographers Thunderchild First Nation Ballerina Dancing Dark Ballets 6Q's with Isaac Hileman South African Dance Traditions Welcome Spring Former President

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Havana to CLE University of Akron Partnership OAPN Where are they now?

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DIRECTOR'S NOTE Verb’s 2021-22 season got off to a bang this summer performing before over 3,000 audience members! The dancers were overjoyed to perform in front of live audiences again. The thrill of applause and the in-time reaction to live performance is something we really missed.

Most importantly, returning to live performance reminded me how the arts bring people together. As with all outdoor events, there are always challenges with weather, but we made some beautiful memories on stage under starlit skies.

This season the company is diving right in and creating three full-length works! It is with much pride that I announce Verb’s partnership with the Dance Institute at The University of Akron in presenting The Akron Nutcracker: A Holiday in the Rubber City at E.J. Thomas Hall. As the Artistic Director of the production, I have worked with many artists in the community to recreate the sights and sounds of Akron in 1935 as well as celebrating the cultural backgrounds of Akron’s citizens. The Verb dancers will join the stage with the Dance Institute and dancers from the University’s Dance program for a reinvention of The Nutcracker. Later in the season, in winter and spring 2022, Verb has commissioned contemporary versions of Romeo & Juliet (with choreography by Joshua L. Peugh) and Antigone (with choreography by Tommie-Waheed Evans). Both ballets are timeless stories of tragedy and love but will be reinterpreted to elevate marginalized voices and reflect our times.

Verb will continue to follow all recommended state health and COVID-19 guidelines for public performances. Though entering a theatre may feel different with masks on and the ticket-buying process may require proof of vaccination, the experience of witnessing dance will continue to light up the hearts of our audiences. We are thankful for the support of our audience members, patrons, and funders for making it

Photo: Bill Naiman (2021)

all possible!

Dr. Margaret Carlson Producing Artistic Director Triptych Dancers: Kelly Korfhage, Benjamin Shepard

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AKRON NUTCRACKER A HOLIDAY IN THE RUBBER CITY The Dance Institute at The University of Akron presents

This twist on the traditional Nutcracker will unify dance

The Akron Nutcracker: A Holiday in the Rubber City in

with all new stunning sets and costumes augmented by

collaboration with Verb Ballets and the Akron Symphony

video projections. A team of local choreographers have

on December 16 & 17, 2021. The sights, sounds, and

been engaged to celebrate diversity that reflects the rich

magic of Akron in the 1930s will once again come to life,

composition of Akron's community. This collaboration

whisking the audience away for an evening of adventure.

Envision an idyllic walk down Main Street, visiting

gives young students the opportunity to perform side by side with professional dancers and musicians. Enjoy the

Polsky’s Department Store, and spending Christmas Eve

timeless holiday ballet in the Rubber City this December

with the Seiberling family at Stan Hywet. The artistic

at E.J. Thomas Hall. This project is made possible with the

vision for this new production is led by Verb Ballets’ Dr.

generous support of our funders, The University of

Margaret Carlson, former director of UA’s Dance

Akron President Dr. Gary Miller and Development

Program, and is produced by The University of Akron's

Office.

Dance Institute.

Tickets are on sale only through the E.J. Thomas Hall Box Office at 330-972-7570 or Ticketmaster. Tickets are $20 general and $15 youth.

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S E A S O N

R E S I D E N T

C H O R E O G R A P H E R S

JOSHUA L. PEUGH Verb Ballets has commissioned award-winning choreographer Joshua L. Peugh, of New Mexico, to create a contemporized version of Romeo and Juliet. Peugh was the recipient of the Grand Prize at the McCallum Theatre's 18th Annual Choreography Festival and was chosen as one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch." Using the plot and structure of Shakespeare’s play along with the mythology of the story and characters themselves, this new ballet will take an adventurous approach to exploring the intersecting themes of freedom and mortality while reflecting poignant issues of our current political and social reality. Peugh Photo: Brian Guilliaux

moves audiences to understand movement as a universal language, accessible to all. Through his work, he aims for audiences to connect, interact, and react to one another in the depths of our humanness. The production will preview at the Cleveland Public Theatre and makes its world premiere at E.J. Thomas Hall.

TOMMIE-WAHEED EVANS Verb Ballets and Philadelphia-based choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans will join forces again to create a powerful new work based on the Ancient Greek tragedy Antigone. Verb Ballets has worked with Evans for the past ten years commissioning many of the company’s most recognized works including Dark Matter and Surge.Capacity.Force. Evans is a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow in choreography and a 2021 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Jerome Robbins Dance Research Fellow. Using his driving urban contemporary ballet movement aesthetic, Evans will synthesize the current political climate with the classical world of Antigone. By placing these ancient Photo: German Ayala Vazquez

archetypes into the contemporary world, the tension between action and fate will be met with a dynamic, classically driven score. The production will makes its world premiere at the newly restored LaSalle Theatre on the East Side of Cleveland.

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THUNDERCHILD FIRST NATION BALLERINA Kia Jimmy is a member of the Canadian Thunderchild First Nation which is of the Plains Cree Tribe and is equally proud of her Japanese heritage. Following graduation from Alberta Ballet in 2019, Kia joined US International Ballet as a trainee for two seasons. She Photo: Bill Naiman (2021) Dancer: Kia Jimmy

joined Verb Ballets as an apprentice in July. Kia's position is funded in part by the Verb Ballets Fund for Artists of Color.

Where did you grow up?

I was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a small city in one of the Prairie Provinces of Canada.

How does your heritage inform your work as an artist?

Dance is an important part of who I am. As a Canadian artist/dancer, my heritage is also a part of who I am. My dad is American Indian and my mom is Japanese, and both cultures have dance and performing arts in their traditional heritage. I

What drove you to audition Verb Ballets?

believe this is where my love for performing arts

I was encouraged by a friend to audition. When I further

originates as it is deeply rooted in who I am. I

researched the company, I felt Verb Ballets would be a good

represent the unique merging of both cultures.

fit for me. My training at Alberta Ballet School was predominantly classical but also included contemporary. Verb

How would you describe your relationship with dance?

Ballets combines both. I was drawn to Verb because it values

Growing up I was always the “quiet” one. Dance

diversity, which is extremely important to me.

was a way to express myself without words.

Dancing helped me gain my confidence.

How has your family supported your career?

I’m very fortunate because my parents have always been

Why did you choose to go into a professional ballet

extremely supportive of my goals and aspirations. From

career?

driving me to and from dance every night, to helping me move

I started dancing when I was very young. When I

provinces and eventually countries, they have done it all and

was not at school, I was at the dance studio. It

I’m extremely grateful.

became a dream of mine to become a professional dancer. I chose ballet when I was asked to train

What is an interesting fact about you?

with Alberta Ballet School.

My given name. Kia Takara Jimmy. Kia is the Cree word for “your” and Takara, means “treasure” in Japanese.

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How does rock music bring unexpected qualities to ballet

Photo: Kolman Rosenberg

Lieneke Matte is from the Bronx and has danced with Verb Ballets since 2013. She was featured in the documentary No Dominion: The Ian Horvath Story and danced the led in Romeo and Juliet for the Cleveland Havana Ballet Project in Cuba.

Lieneke has been a part of every Verb collaboration with Neil Zaza to date! We asked her about what it is like to be in a rock production.

Rock and ballet seem like an unlikely

Has anything surprised you about

Have you learned anything about yourself

pairing. What is it like dancing to rock

working on One Dark Night?

from the experience? I have learned how

music? It is exciting and refreshing! It is

I am certainly in awe of all the various

much I love performing in non-

wonderful to perform with music that

elements that go into putting on a

traditional environments! Experiences

has so much energy. It is hard not to

show like One Dark Night. The lights,

like this make me appreciate the

perform your best when there is an

costumes, and props all make it a truly

variety of opportunities that we have

awesome guitar riff! I also enjoy

immersive experience.

at Verb. I have also realized how much I

introducing a different audience to ballet.

enjoy collaborating with different kinds What types of challenges have you dealt

of individuals to create something new.

with in One Dark Night?

It encourages all who are involved to

What do you want the audience to know

One challenge has been show-casing

think differently about their craft!

about this collaborative work?

ourselves [as dancers] without pulling

I want audience members to know how

too much attention away from Neil.

This collaboration returns to the Akron

much the artists in the production truly

The choreography plays a major role in

Civic Theatre on Friday, October 29,

admire one another! While the dancers

determining the viewer’s focus. The

2021. Tickets are on sale only through

are amazed by the musicians’

choreographer had to think about that

the Box Office at 330-253-2488 or

virtuosity, the musicians enjoy having

during the rehearsal process.

Ticketmaster. Tickets start at $25.

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This past summer the new Company Apprentice moved from Texas to start his professional dancing career upon graduation from the University of Oklahoma.

Photo: Kolman Rosenberg (2021) Dancers: Emily Dietz, Isaac Hileman

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QUESTIONS WITH ISAAC HILEMAN

What age did you start dancing?

I started dancing when I was seven years old at the Dallas Ballet Center in Texas. I started out watching my sister through the glass doors of the studios and eventually my parents enrolled me in a boys ballet class.

What drove you to a career in dance?

I began to fall in love with the challenge and nuance of dance, both physically and musically. That passion led me to the University of Oklahoma where I discovered what it means to be an artist within my dancing.

Your favorite role or piece to dance?

I have so many favorite dances! My favorite full length classical ballet to dance is Don Quixote. At OU, I loved getting to dance Lickety Split by Alejandro Cerrudo, and a new work by Mariana Oliveira called So Near and Yet So Far. How do you stay motivated?

I am most productive when I stick to a consistent schedule.

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If you weren’t a dancer, what would you be?

I’ve taken several anatomy and health-related classes and love the idea of working in the health field. My dream job in that field would be a physical therapist or athletic trainer.

What is the last book you read?

I just finished reading Hyperion by Dan Simmons. I always have a sci-fi book I am working on.

What are you are looking forward to next?

I recently began my professional career post-college at the beginning of July. I am naturally nervous about what “real life” will be like, but I am very excited to see where my life takes me and how my dancing evolves.

What is an interesting fact about you?

I like to bake.

What 3 things would you need if you are on a deserted island?

A book, a dance floor, and a kitchen.

Verb Ballets partnered with the Cleveland Dance Movement to bring the community an opportunity to share in South African dance traditions. Sikhumbuzo Hlahleni taught an intergenerational masterclass of South Africa’s dance traditions in the styles of Pantsula, moving through Traditional African to Contemporary African. Together the two organizations seek to bring the area a deeper appreciation and understanding of cultures while finding community in dance. He joined Verb Ballets in 2021 as a part of Verb's International Cultural Exchange Program. He began training at Cape Academy of Performing Arts then continued at the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center under the guidance of Stella Abrera. Before joining Verb Ballets, he danced with the Joburg Ballet and Mzansi Ballet. He has been a wonderful addition to the company and we are honored to have him share South African traditions with the community.

Photo: Courtsey Cleveland Dance Movement

HELP US WELCOME SPRING HEALY Help us welcome Spring Healy to Verb Ballets! She joined the company in July as the Company Administrative Manager. She has a background in dance, studying ballet for nearly 12 years in her hometown of Toledo. Spring holds a B.A. in English from Bowling Green State University and is currently completing her M.A. in Arts Administration at The University of Akron where she was a Graduate Assistant for the School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration for two years. Spring has worked with several arts organizations including the Toledo Arts Commission, American Dance Festival, National Center for Choreography in Akron (NCCAkron), and most recently, the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival in Akron as Operations Coordinator. She is

Photo: John Aylward

Photo: Kolman Rosenberg (2021)

SOUTH AFRICAN DANCE TRADITIONS

currently conducting research for her master’s thesis, which focuses on dance and creative placemaking. In her spare time Spring enjoys reading, hiking, making coffee, and hanging out with her cat, Ezra. verbiculture | October 2021

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SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS

Rococo Variations Photo: Kolman Rosenberg (2021)

KL3558 Photo: Kolman Rosenberg (2021)

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Eight by Benny Goodman Photo: Bill Naiman (2021)

SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS

Bolero Photo: Kolman Rosenberg (2021)

Triptych Photo: Bill Naiman (2021)

World of Another (2021) Eight by Benny Goodman Photo: Bill Naiman (2021)

Dancers: Kelly Korfhage, Benjamin Shepard

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Photos: Susan Bestul Dark Matter (2018)

FORMER PRESIDENT, ALWAYS A FAN One performance introduced him to a company that he led to the next level

Jim Farley Verb Ballets has been honored to have Jim Farley on the board of directors for the past

I am constantly inspired by the dedication to the craft that those involved with Verb have.

decade. He is the owner and president of J.P. Farley Corporation, an employee benefits business located in Lakewood, which he has run for over 40 years. Jim was first introduced to Verb Ballets through his Pilates instructor, Troy McCarty, who had choreographed a work for the company that premiered at Cleveland Public Theatre. He attended that performance and kept coming back to see more! He brings a wealth of knowledge to the Verb Ballets board and tries to apply what he has learned with his company to Verb—and vice versa. As former board president, Jim worked hard to help grow the company’s revenue above $500,000 and gain more prominence. With active support from other board members, he achieved this goal. He is constantly inspired by the dedication to the craft that those involved with Verb have. He also part of a national trade organization, St. Ed’s Alumni Association, his condo’s home owner’s association, and the Cleveland chapter of the American Heart Association’s Executive Leadership Team.

Although he still works full time, he reads a lot, enjoys driving his old convertible, exercise, and looks forward to traveling around Europe post-COVID.

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Photos: Kolman Rosenberg (2021)

HAVANA TO CLE Cuban dance legend Laura Alonso returned to Cleveland in August for a week-long residency, reuniting with the Verb Ballets dancers. The daughter of world-famous ballerina Alicia Alonso, Laura is an award-winning teacher and coach. Ms. Alonso performed for 25 years with Ballet Nacional de Cuba, and now travels the world teaching and staging classical ballets. She is also the director of ProDanza in Havana, Cuba, which is part of the Cleveland Havana Ballet Project, an ongoing international partnership with Verb Ballets. During her week-long residency, Laura taught Verb’s company class in the Cuban method of ballet.

She is the “crème de la crème” when it comes to training dancers in classical ballet technique and over the past several years has instilled a technique and performance quality in Verb’s dancers that is timeless. Having the Verb Ballets and ProDanza dancers perform together in Cuba has added an additional dimension to both company’s performance versatility. During her time at the Verb studio she also staged and coached the romantic pas de deux from Act 2 of Swan Lake. The Cleveland Havana Ballet Project is made possible through past support of the Cleveland Foundation.

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Verb Ballets is excited to announce a new office at The University of Akron. Thanks to a recent partnership with The University of Akron, Verb Ballets will expand its collaboration with the university and reach deeper into Akron the community. Guzzetta Hall houses the administrative and faculty offices for the School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration, as well as the Dance Institute, which is presenting The Akron Nutcracker in collaboration with Verb Ballets this December. For over a decade, Verb Ballets has worked with the UA dance program to offer master classes, bring students to productions, and perform at E.J. Thomas Hall. Verb Ballets has a home in Shaker Heights that hosts the professional company, a community school and administrative offices. Verb Ballets fosters collaborations across the communities it serves.

OAPN CONFERENCE The Ohio Arts Professionals Network (OAPN) will host its 2021 Photo: Kolman Rosenberg (2021) Dancers: Kelly Korfhage, Benjamin Shepard

Photo: Kolman Rosenberg (2021)

OFFICE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

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Conference October 18-20 at Playhouse Square in Downtown Cleveland. OAPN’s role is to support and grow the touring arts & culture industry in Ohio. The conference will bring together presenters, agents, artists, and individuals from across the country to connect in an intimate setting. Verb Ballets was selected to perform in a juried showcase, featuring performing artists of all genres, at the Mimi Ohio Theatre. The company will perform the beautiful duet choreographed by Heinz Poll, Adagio for Two Dancers, known for its marvelous lifts and lines. The company was also selected to present a virtual pitch session video to agents during the conference to bring awareness to the new tour packages featuring story ballets by choreographers Joshua L. Peugh and Tommie-Waheed Evans. Verb is also hosting a booth in the exhibition hall to give presenters the opportunity to stop by and learn more about the company. The conference is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the company to industry professionals and let them know what Verb Ballets can bring to their stage or venue.

AROUND THE WORLD TO COME HOME Tell us about how your background in dance contributed to your successful career?

As a dancer I had to be disciplined in all aspects of my life. There is no substitute for hard work and humility when it comes to being successful as a dancer and choreographer. In addition, it’s important to take risks and try new things without letting the fear of failure stifle you. These habits were invaluable as I pushed myself to take the next steps in my career after leaving Verb. I took chances and put myself out there as a performer and choreographer.

Ultimately, this led me to pursue my M.F.A. and seek employment in Kara (Madden) Brems danced for five seasons with Verb Ballets. She went on to also dance with SLATE Contemporary Dance Company in Shanghai, China and Dance in the Annex in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She received her M.F.A. in dance from the University of Arizona in 2019. Her research on the effect of dance in popular culture on dance education was selected to be presented at the National Dance Education Organization’s 2018 national conference. She is now the Assistant Professor of Dance Instruction at Hope College in Michigan and is the dance department’s culture and inclusion champion. Kara is also a certified Vinyasa Yoga instructor and Fletcher-style Pilates instructor. Kara loves to dabble in many other art forms and is a classically trained pianist, a crafter, knitter, amateur potter and a baker of sourdough bread. Kara loves hiking, camping and traveling to new parts of the world to explore different cultures and meet new people.

Recently she and her husband Jeff welcomed a new addition to their family.

We caught up with her to ask her what she has been up to since leaving Cleveland.

academia. As a dance professor I can’t be complacent—there are always new things to learn and explore. I constantly tap into my experience as a dancer and lean into the discomfort that accompanies learning. I believe that persisting through uncomfortable experiences is the only way to truly grow!

You most recently had a child. What skills do dancers and parents share?

Being a dancer, I think my time management skills and ability to multitask are both very helpful to me as I navigate working full time as a new

Arizona. Now I teach as an Assistant

mom. Also, the body awareness and

to do?

Professor of Dance at Hope College

muscular strength I have developed

After leaving Verb I moved to

in Holland, Michigan. It’s been a

through dance, Pilates and yoga are

Shanghai, China with my husband

dream come true to move home to

helpful as I heal and rehabilitate after a

Jeff. In Shanghai I taught dance at

Michigan and contribute to growing

cesarean section and pregnancy-

various studios, taught English at an

the arts community here, where my

induced abdominal separation (diastasis

international school, and performed

love of dance was first sparked. I

recti).

with a local dance company called

also still perform locally with the

SLATE. We moved back to the

Grand Rapids-based collaborative

states in 2017 so I could pursue my

dance company, Dance In The

M.F.A. in Dance at the University of

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Photo: JAlecxander Leopoldd

After leaving Verb what did you go on

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DISCOVER AND DANCE Multi-disciplinary arts camp for residents of University Hospital’s Center for Women and Children Verb Ballets partnered with University

The campers also had the opportunity

Prelutsky’s poem “I’m Glad I’m Me,”

Hospital’s Center for Women and

to work with Angelica Pozo, a visual

and a creative dance to Louis

Children to offer a multi-disciplinary

artist, Siaara Freeman, a poet and

Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful

arts camp for the residents’ children

actor, and Baba Jubal, a drummer. The

World.” Each artist worked to bring

organized by The Center for Arts

participants performed during the

messages of inclusion and self-

Inspired Learning. The arts camp was

CLEVELAND WALLS! International

empowerment to the project. The arts

available free to children in K-4th

Mural Festival in MidTown for family

camp at the University Hospital's

grade and took place at the Dunham

and friends. The performance included

Center for Women and Children was a

Tavern Museum. Desmond Davis, Verb

movements with body percussion to a

wonderful time to celebrate

Ballets’ Education and Outreach

poem about self-awareness. Campers

community in Cleveland's

Coordinator, led campers in creative

also performed call-and-response

neighborhoods.

movement games and in learning a

recitations to encourage self-

variety of body percussion movements,

actualization, a vocal performance of

rhythms, and vocal recitations.

children’s book author Jack

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S T U D E N T

H I G H L I G H T

GLIMPSE INTO PROFESSIONAL WORLD OF DANCING Junior Trainee Somiya Schirokauer is 16 years old and attends Shaker Heights High School. She has studied at the Verb Ballets Dance For Everyone program for 3 years. She has been a Junior Trainee with the company since 2020.

How did you get involved with Verb’s classes?

I started dancing at Cleveland City Dance when I was ten years old. My mother had never danced before and found the “new to ballet” class at Verb Ballets. She really appreciated the teachers’ individualized attention and the supportive atmosphere. Since she loved it so much, I tried a few classes Photo: Kolman Rosenberg (2021)

and fell in love with it too!

What have you gained from being a junior trainee?

I love being able to watch the company dancers up close and learn from their different strengths and approaches. As a junior trainee I get to learn the repertory with the dancers in studio and have even had the opportunity to perform with the company. I also enjoy that the pieces encompass a wide range of music from classical to rap and dance styles from contemporary to Ukrainian folk dance!

What does your typical day look like with dance and school?

On a typical day, I attend company ballet class in the morning before rushing to school for the afternoon. In the evenings, I go back to the studio to take Dance for Everyone classes.

What does ballet bring to your life?

Ballet gives me a chance to express myself, enjoy physical movement, and connect with music! It also gives me a Photo: Bill Naiman (2021)

community of people with shared interest in the arts.

What are your career aspirations?

I aspire to be a professional dancer in a company with a varied repertoire just like Verb’s. I will be auditioning this winter for traineeships with companies!

Verb Ballets welcomes teens and adults wishing to study dance with its Dance For Everyone Community program. We offer all levels of ballet for all ability levels on an ongoing drop in basis. Whether you always wanted to start or want to reconnect with a childhood hobby, your first class is free!

View class schedule at verbballets.org/classes.

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Photo Bill Naiman (2021) Dancer: Emily Dietz

WAYS TO SUPPORT Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to support Verb Ballets operations and dancers. Your contribution will help us move into this new season and a new reality with confidence. Together we can build community through dance. All donations are fully tax-deductible.

To make a donation online by credit card visit verbballets.org/donate or call 216-397-3757 ext 2.

To make a donation by check please mail to Verb Ballets 3558 Lee Rd. Shaker Heights, OH 44120.

For details on how to contribute gifts of stock or securities contact Dr. Margaret Carlson at 216-3973757 ext 3.

For details on how to contribute to the Verb Ballets Endowment Fund at the Cleveland Foundation contact Dr. Margaret Carlson at 216-397-3757 ext 3.

To make gift in honor or as a present contact Spring Healy at 216-3973757 ext 2.

DONATE NOW

Photo Kolman Rosenberg (2021) Dancers: Hunter Hoffman, Kate Webb

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert M. Shwab, President Antwon Duncan-Milczewski, Vice President Frederick Lautzenheiser, Secretary Mary Anne Garvey, Treasurer

Dr. Margaret Carlson Laura Cleveland Mario Clopton-Zymler Antwon Duncan-Milczewski David M. Dusek* James P. Farley * James D. Graham Leslie Kaufman James F. Koehler^ Debra Light Deborah L. Neale Richard Rinehart Jr. Charles Sheehe Hema Steele Anna Soskic

Past Presidents* Jeri E. Chaikin David Pierce Ann Ennis

^Leave of absence

Dr. Margaret Carlson Producing Artistic Director

Richard Dickinson, MFA Associate Artistic Director

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World of Another Photo: Kolman Rosenberg (2021) Dancers: Emani Drake, Lieneke Matte, Emily Dietz, Sikhumbuzo Hlahleni, Hunter Hoffman, Julie Ruseell, Benjamin Shepard