2012-13 Season
Night Moves
Saturday, JULY 14, 2012 8:00pm
Perici Amphitheater,
10260 Ravenna Rd. Twinsburg, Ohio 44087
$10 Presale l $15 Day of Show l $30 VIP Seating with Wine Tasting
330.963.8722 mytwinsburg.com
Lakeside
Wednesday, JULY 18, 2012 8:15pm
The Chautauqua on Lake Erie 236 Walnut Avenue Lakeside, OH 43440
Show included with park admission
1.866.952.5374 l lakesideohio.com
Peter and the Wolf
Friday, AUGUST 3, 2012 1:00pm
Cain Park 14591 Superior Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
$4 Child $7 Adult
216.371.3000 l cainpark.com l ticketmaster.com
Summer Series
Saturday, AUGUST 4, 2012 8:00pm
Cain Park 14591 Superior Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
$22/$20 Advance $24/$22 Day of Show
216.371.3000 l cainpark.com l ticketmaster.com
Witness the story of passion as it unfolds in Carmen, choreographed by Richard Dickinson. Verb’s new rendition proves to be exciting as audiences see obsession driving the characters to desperate acts of desire. Cain Park is the only chance to see Carmen this summer! Also, on evening’s program is the company premiere of the Heinz Poll favorite, Eight By Benny Goodman. This exuberant big-band piece mixes ballet and ballroom dancing for a fun and sassy number set to the feel-good music of Benny Goodman.
Free Modern Master Class with Tom Evert
Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:30-8:00pm
Verb Ballets Studio 3445 Warrensville Center Rd. Shaker Hts, OH 44122
For this free class to Katie Gnagy, Education and Outreach Director 216.397.3757 or email.
Open to all advanced dance students ages 12 and up or professionals.
Tremont Arts in August
Saturday, August 11, 20128:30 pm
Lincoln ParkW. 14th and Starkweather
Free and open to the public
Bring a chair or blanket
216.575.0920 l tremontwest.org
Free Modern Master Class with Antonio Brown
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 5:30-7:00pm
Karamu House 2355 East 89th Street, Cleveland, OH (downstairs dance studio)
Open to all dance students ages 11-17. Class is limited to 30 students.
Must pre-register by contacting Katie Gnagy at 216-397-3757, ext. 2 or email.
This free class is presented by Verb Ballets in partnership with the Karamu House.
PlayhouseSquare Dance Showcase
Friday, September 7, 2012 7:00 pm
1501 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115
Free Admission-No Tickets Required
216.241.6000 l playhousesquare.org
Verb Ballets and six other local companies are performing at the 10th annual PlayhouseSquare Dance Showcase on Friday, September 7 at 7 p.m. in the Palace Theatre. Admission is free; no tickets are required. At the close of the show, guests will be treated to a special performance of the Grand Pas De Deux from Act II of The Nutcracker by members of The Joffrey Ballet.
Falls Series
Saturday, September 22, 2012 8:00pm
Breen Center for the Performing Arts 2008 W. 30th St. Cleveland OH 44113
$28 Reserved l $20 General l $10 Student
216.397.3757 l verbballets.org
Featuring an evening of work by Antonio Brown. Added to will be The President choreographed by Tom Evert. An excerpt from Verb’s new children’s ballet, The Carnival of the Animals, choreographed by Richard Dickinson.
Verb CLICKs Workshop
Sunday, September 30, 2012 12:30-5:15pm
Idea Center Studio 1375 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44114
$38 for the day
Must pre-register by contacting Katie Gnagy at 216-397-3757, ext. 2 or email.
Work with Ohio's finest artists in this full day of activities in the beautiful Idea Center Studio, located at PlayhouseSquare. Experience master classes taught by Andrew Blight faculty at Pittsburgh Youth Ballet; Tom Smith, faculty teacher for The University of Akron; as well as Verb Ballets' Rehearsal Director, Richard Dickinson.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Sunday, October 7, 2012 Noon – 2 P.M.
3900 Wildlife Way Cleveland, OH 44109
$13 Child l $30 Adult l $15 Senior
216.397.3757 l verbballets.org
Let your imagination soar with Verb Ballets’ new children’s ballet, The Carnival of the Animals, choreographed by Richard Dickinson. The performance is set to Camille Saint-Saëns’ beloved score “where birds and beasts and such, behave a lot like people do, at times a bit too much.” quoting Jack Prelutsky, the nation’s first Children’ Poet Laureate. The whimsical menagerie of animals will come to life for the first time on in a benefit for Verb Ballets Young Scholars Program for Talented Youth.
Carmen: Story of Passion
Saturday, October 13, 2012 8:00pm
Akron Civic Theatre 182 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308
$25 Advanced
330.253.2488 l akroncivic.com
Witness the story of passion as it unfolds in Carmen: Story of Passion, choreographed by Richard Dickinson. Verb’s new rendition proves to be exciting as audiences see obsession driving the characters to desperate acts of desire.
Sunday, October 14, 2012 5:00 pm
Fairmount Temple, Beachwood, Ohio
Prism Series
Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:30 pm
University of Pittsburgh Bradford Campus Bromeley Family Theater
Public $24 and $26 l Faculty, staff and alumni $18 and $22 l Students $10 and $12
814.362.5155
The company will dance to Carmen: Story of Passion, choreographed by Richard Dickinson and based on the Georges Bizet classic. Also on the evening’s program is Eight by Benny Goodman, which blends ballet and ballroom dancing set to the lively big-band music of Benny Goodman. The show will close a fan favorite classic of Heinz Poll's, Bolero.
Peter and The Wolf
Saturday, October 20, 2012 2:00pm
Akron Public Library 60 South High Street Akron, OH 44326
Free and open to public
In 1936, Prokofiev composed Peter and the Wolf as a way to introduce children to the different instruments of the orchestra. On Saturday, the audience will experience storytelling through the interaction of narrative, music, and movement.
Ohio Arts Presenters showcase
Monday, October 22, 8:00pm
Springfield, Ohio
African Drumming Family Workshop
Saturday, October 27, 2012 2:00 pm
Verb Studio 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Hts, 44122
$10/Adults l $5/Children (17 and younger)
Must pre-register by contacting Katie Gnagy at 216-397-3757, ext. 2 or email.
A family drum workshop for parents and children, offered by Awo Fasi Irunsewe/Linda Thomas Jones. This workshop is intended to demonstrate a sense of community and to encourage unity within the family structure. When we play drums together there is a great deal of laughter, sharing, over coming fears and celebrating success.
Documentary Thou Shalt Not Dance
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 7:00pm
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage 2929 Richmond Road Beachwood, OH 44122
$12/$10 Museum Members
Thou Shalt Not Dance, an illuminating documentary directed by Eyal Sela & Yochai Shalom Hadod, explores the obstacles faced by three Orthodox men who establish a dance school for religious males. The film chronicles their struggles as they try to reconcile their desire to express themselves physically while still maintaining an Orthodox life.
Verb CLICKs Winter Intensive
Wednesday, December 26th- Friday, December 28th, 2012
Verb Ballets Studio in Shaker Heights
Verb will be hosting exciting three days of dance to work with extraordinary master teachers including Pamela Pribisco, Meghan Bando and Sara Whale. This winter workshop will consist of classes in classical ballet, modern, and choreography. Registration is limited to 50 people. This program is made possible through the support of the Cleveland Foundation.
$120 per student for three full day intensive or $45 per day. Scholarships available upon request. Contact Richard Dickinson 216-397-3757 or email at for more information.
NYC City Center Showcase
Friday January 11, 2013 9:00pm
PNC Grow Up Great
Sunday, February 10, 2013 1:00pm
Akron Art Museum 1 S. High St. Akron, OH 44308
Free
In partnership with the Akron Art Museum, Tuesday Musical will present Verb Ballets in bringing interactive musical/dance appreciation and education to pre-school students and their families. The performance will be at 1:00pm and will take place in the Akron Art Museum's Lehner Family Foundation Auditorium. Families can experience a dance performance as well as participate themselves.
Winter Series
Saturday, February 23, 2013 8:00pm
Breen Center for the Performing Arts 2008 W. 30th St. Cleveland OH 44113
$28 Reserved l $20 General l $10 Student
216.397.3757 l verbballets.org
Reflect upon an evening with Chung-Fu Chang as he creates an evening of work on Verb Ballets to share a story about how his identity has evolved through his presence in contemporary societies with a distinctive fusion of the East and West. The evening will also include a new work about a story of loss, choreographed by Richard Dickinson. Set to the masterful and haunting music of Strauss' Four Last Songs.
Wigglewords
Sunday, February 24, 2013 2:00pm
1713 Lincoln Rd. Wickliffe, OH 44092
Free with registration
Children will enjoy this performance by Young Audiences which pairs dance with letters of the alphabet to enhance a wide range of literacy skills. Registration Required 440-944-6010.
Roxboro School Residency
February 26, 2013 - March 1, 2013
Offer students and teachers the opportunity to learn how movement relates to subjects such as science, social studies, language arts, and math. Through improvisation and dance composition exercises, students create dances to explore and reinforce themes they are learning in other subjects.
Honoring Poll
Friday, March 8, 2013 8:00pm
The Akron Civic Theatre 182 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 4430
Single tickets $25
330.253.2488 l akroncivic.com
The Akron Civic Theatre will present Verb Ballets’, Honoring Poll, on Friday, March 8, 2013, at 8pm with intimate cabaret seating on stage at the historic theatre. The program will highlight the late choreographer Heinz Poll and his legacy through works created for the Ohio Ballet and features a new work by former Ohio Ballet dancer and ballet master, Richard Dickinson. The show will feature the exuberant big-band piece by Heinz Poll, Eight By Benny Goodman. In contrast to the sassy ballroom piece will be Duet. Donald Rosenberg of The Plain Dealer described the classical pas de deux as, “pure classical ballet, its sense of line and high lifts set to a majestic Bach adagio.” The fan favorite Bolero choreographed to the epic music of Ravel will revisit the stage. Also on the program is Dickinson’s ballet about loss and longing, set to Richard Strauss’ haunting Four Last Songs (2013).
Verb Goes Electric with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony
March 21, 22, 23, 2013 7:00pm
Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Tickets: $10 Thursdays, $25 General Admission, $22 Students/Seniors
216.631.2727, x501
Verb Ballets in collaboration with The Cleveland Chamber Symphony presents an evening fusing dance and electronic music. Four to six young and emerging composers will be selected to present new electronic music that explore and push the boundaries of contemporary American music. The dancers of Verb Ballets will then take the new score and challenge and explore how to move in the sound evolution of the musical language. This program builds on harnessing the creative talent of local artists to create new collaborative works.
The Rite of Spring: The Bride Unseen
April 18-20, 2013 7:00pm
Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Tickets: $10 Thursdays, $25 General Admission, $22 Students/Seniors
216.631.2727, x501
The Rite of Spring originally choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky shattered expectations and was a milestone in performance history in Paris 100 years ago. Verb Ballets will take to the stage with an evening work featuring a modern interpretation of The Rite of Spring choreographed by Richard Dickinson. The new ballet titled, The Rite of Spring: The Bride Unseen, reinvents the story of pagan sacrifice as the bride surrenders, her dreams to appease her family and succumbs to the pressure of an arranged marriage. The ballet explores the interpersonal relationships of a quirky family and the influence they play in the family paradigm. Someone will be sacrificed. Who, is the question?
Saturday, JULY 14, 2012 8:00pm
Perici Amphitheater,
10260 Ravenna Rd. Twinsburg, Ohio 44087
$10 Presale l $15 Day of Show l $30 VIP Seating with Wine Tasting
330.963.8722 mytwinsburg.com
Lakeside
Wednesday, JULY 18, 2012 8:15pm
The Chautauqua on Lake Erie 236 Walnut Avenue Lakeside, OH 43440
Show included with park admission
1.866.952.5374 l lakesideohio.com
Peter and the Wolf
Friday, AUGUST 3, 2012 1:00pm
Cain Park 14591 Superior Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
$4 Child $7 Adult
216.371.3000 l cainpark.com l ticketmaster.com
Summer Series
Saturday, AUGUST 4, 2012 8:00pm
Cain Park 14591 Superior Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
$22/$20 Advance $24/$22 Day of Show
216.371.3000 l cainpark.com l ticketmaster.com
Witness the story of passion as it unfolds in Carmen, choreographed by Richard Dickinson. Verb’s new rendition proves to be exciting as audiences see obsession driving the characters to desperate acts of desire. Cain Park is the only chance to see Carmen this summer! Also, on evening’s program is the company premiere of the Heinz Poll favorite, Eight By Benny Goodman. This exuberant big-band piece mixes ballet and ballroom dancing for a fun and sassy number set to the feel-good music of Benny Goodman.
Free Modern Master Class with Tom Evert
Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:30-8:00pm
Verb Ballets Studio 3445 Warrensville Center Rd. Shaker Hts, OH 44122
For this free class to Katie Gnagy, Education and Outreach Director 216.397.3757 or email.
Open to all advanced dance students ages 12 and up or professionals.
Tremont Arts in August
Saturday, August 11, 20128:30 pm
Lincoln ParkW. 14th and Starkweather
Free and open to the public
Bring a chair or blanket
216.575.0920 l tremontwest.org
Free Modern Master Class with Antonio Brown
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 5:30-7:00pm
Karamu House 2355 East 89th Street, Cleveland, OH (downstairs dance studio)
Open to all dance students ages 11-17. Class is limited to 30 students.
Must pre-register by contacting Katie Gnagy at 216-397-3757, ext. 2 or email.
This free class is presented by Verb Ballets in partnership with the Karamu House.
PlayhouseSquare Dance Showcase
Friday, September 7, 2012 7:00 pm
1501 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115
Free Admission-No Tickets Required
216.241.6000 l playhousesquare.org
Verb Ballets and six other local companies are performing at the 10th annual PlayhouseSquare Dance Showcase on Friday, September 7 at 7 p.m. in the Palace Theatre. Admission is free; no tickets are required. At the close of the show, guests will be treated to a special performance of the Grand Pas De Deux from Act II of The Nutcracker by members of The Joffrey Ballet.
Falls Series
Saturday, September 22, 2012 8:00pm
Breen Center for the Performing Arts 2008 W. 30th St. Cleveland OH 44113
$28 Reserved l $20 General l $10 Student
216.397.3757 l verbballets.org
Featuring an evening of work by Antonio Brown. Added to will be The President choreographed by Tom Evert. An excerpt from Verb’s new children’s ballet, The Carnival of the Animals, choreographed by Richard Dickinson.
Verb CLICKs Workshop
Sunday, September 30, 2012 12:30-5:15pm
Idea Center Studio 1375 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44114
$38 for the day
Must pre-register by contacting Katie Gnagy at 216-397-3757, ext. 2 or email.
Work with Ohio's finest artists in this full day of activities in the beautiful Idea Center Studio, located at PlayhouseSquare. Experience master classes taught by Andrew Blight faculty at Pittsburgh Youth Ballet; Tom Smith, faculty teacher for The University of Akron; as well as Verb Ballets' Rehearsal Director, Richard Dickinson.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Sunday, October 7, 2012 Noon – 2 P.M.
3900 Wildlife Way Cleveland, OH 44109
$13 Child l $30 Adult l $15 Senior
216.397.3757 l verbballets.org
Let your imagination soar with Verb Ballets’ new children’s ballet, The Carnival of the Animals, choreographed by Richard Dickinson. The performance is set to Camille Saint-Saëns’ beloved score “where birds and beasts and such, behave a lot like people do, at times a bit too much.” quoting Jack Prelutsky, the nation’s first Children’ Poet Laureate. The whimsical menagerie of animals will come to life for the first time on in a benefit for Verb Ballets Young Scholars Program for Talented Youth.
Carmen: Story of Passion
Saturday, October 13, 2012 8:00pm
Akron Civic Theatre 182 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308
$25 Advanced
330.253.2488 l akroncivic.com
Witness the story of passion as it unfolds in Carmen: Story of Passion, choreographed by Richard Dickinson. Verb’s new rendition proves to be exciting as audiences see obsession driving the characters to desperate acts of desire.
Sunday, October 14, 2012 5:00 pm
Fairmount Temple, Beachwood, Ohio
Prism Series
Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:30 pm
University of Pittsburgh Bradford Campus Bromeley Family Theater
Public $24 and $26 l Faculty, staff and alumni $18 and $22 l Students $10 and $12
814.362.5155
The company will dance to Carmen: Story of Passion, choreographed by Richard Dickinson and based on the Georges Bizet classic. Also on the evening’s program is Eight by Benny Goodman, which blends ballet and ballroom dancing set to the lively big-band music of Benny Goodman. The show will close a fan favorite classic of Heinz Poll's, Bolero.
Peter and The Wolf
Saturday, October 20, 2012 2:00pm
Akron Public Library 60 South High Street Akron, OH 44326
Free and open to public
In 1936, Prokofiev composed Peter and the Wolf as a way to introduce children to the different instruments of the orchestra. On Saturday, the audience will experience storytelling through the interaction of narrative, music, and movement.
Ohio Arts Presenters showcase
Monday, October 22, 8:00pm
Springfield, Ohio
African Drumming Family Workshop
Saturday, October 27, 2012 2:00 pm
Verb Studio 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Hts, 44122
$10/Adults l $5/Children (17 and younger)
Must pre-register by contacting Katie Gnagy at 216-397-3757, ext. 2 or email.
A family drum workshop for parents and children, offered by Awo Fasi Irunsewe/Linda Thomas Jones. This workshop is intended to demonstrate a sense of community and to encourage unity within the family structure. When we play drums together there is a great deal of laughter, sharing, over coming fears and celebrating success.
Documentary Thou Shalt Not Dance
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 7:00pm
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage 2929 Richmond Road Beachwood, OH 44122
$12/$10 Museum Members
Thou Shalt Not Dance, an illuminating documentary directed by Eyal Sela & Yochai Shalom Hadod, explores the obstacles faced by three Orthodox men who establish a dance school for religious males. The film chronicles their struggles as they try to reconcile their desire to express themselves physically while still maintaining an Orthodox life.
Verb CLICKs Winter Intensive
Wednesday, December 26th- Friday, December 28th, 2012
Verb Ballets Studio in Shaker Heights
Verb will be hosting exciting three days of dance to work with extraordinary master teachers including Pamela Pribisco, Meghan Bando and Sara Whale. This winter workshop will consist of classes in classical ballet, modern, and choreography. Registration is limited to 50 people. This program is made possible through the support of the Cleveland Foundation.
$120 per student for three full day intensive or $45 per day. Scholarships available upon request. Contact Richard Dickinson 216-397-3757 or email at for more information.
NYC City Center Showcase
Friday January 11, 2013 9:00pm
PNC Grow Up Great
Sunday, February 10, 2013 1:00pm
Akron Art Museum 1 S. High St. Akron, OH 44308
Free
In partnership with the Akron Art Museum, Tuesday Musical will present Verb Ballets in bringing interactive musical/dance appreciation and education to pre-school students and their families. The performance will be at 1:00pm and will take place in the Akron Art Museum's Lehner Family Foundation Auditorium. Families can experience a dance performance as well as participate themselves.
Winter Series
Saturday, February 23, 2013 8:00pm
Breen Center for the Performing Arts 2008 W. 30th St. Cleveland OH 44113
$28 Reserved l $20 General l $10 Student
216.397.3757 l verbballets.org
Reflect upon an evening with Chung-Fu Chang as he creates an evening of work on Verb Ballets to share a story about how his identity has evolved through his presence in contemporary societies with a distinctive fusion of the East and West. The evening will also include a new work about a story of loss, choreographed by Richard Dickinson. Set to the masterful and haunting music of Strauss' Four Last Songs.
Wigglewords
Sunday, February 24, 2013 2:00pm
1713 Lincoln Rd. Wickliffe, OH 44092
Free with registration
Children will enjoy this performance by Young Audiences which pairs dance with letters of the alphabet to enhance a wide range of literacy skills. Registration Required 440-944-6010.
Roxboro School Residency
February 26, 2013 - March 1, 2013
Offer students and teachers the opportunity to learn how movement relates to subjects such as science, social studies, language arts, and math. Through improvisation and dance composition exercises, students create dances to explore and reinforce themes they are learning in other subjects.
Honoring Poll
Friday, March 8, 2013 8:00pm
The Akron Civic Theatre 182 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 4430
Single tickets $25
330.253.2488 l akroncivic.com
The Akron Civic Theatre will present Verb Ballets’, Honoring Poll, on Friday, March 8, 2013, at 8pm with intimate cabaret seating on stage at the historic theatre. The program will highlight the late choreographer Heinz Poll and his legacy through works created for the Ohio Ballet and features a new work by former Ohio Ballet dancer and ballet master, Richard Dickinson. The show will feature the exuberant big-band piece by Heinz Poll, Eight By Benny Goodman. In contrast to the sassy ballroom piece will be Duet. Donald Rosenberg of The Plain Dealer described the classical pas de deux as, “pure classical ballet, its sense of line and high lifts set to a majestic Bach adagio.” The fan favorite Bolero choreographed to the epic music of Ravel will revisit the stage. Also on the program is Dickinson’s ballet about loss and longing, set to Richard Strauss’ haunting Four Last Songs (2013).
Verb Goes Electric with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony
March 21, 22, 23, 2013 7:00pm
Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Tickets: $10 Thursdays, $25 General Admission, $22 Students/Seniors
216.631.2727, x501
Verb Ballets in collaboration with The Cleveland Chamber Symphony presents an evening fusing dance and electronic music. Four to six young and emerging composers will be selected to present new electronic music that explore and push the boundaries of contemporary American music. The dancers of Verb Ballets will then take the new score and challenge and explore how to move in the sound evolution of the musical language. This program builds on harnessing the creative talent of local artists to create new collaborative works.
The Rite of Spring: The Bride Unseen
April 18-20, 2013 7:00pm
Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Tickets: $10 Thursdays, $25 General Admission, $22 Students/Seniors
216.631.2727, x501
The Rite of Spring originally choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky shattered expectations and was a milestone in performance history in Paris 100 years ago. Verb Ballets will take to the stage with an evening work featuring a modern interpretation of The Rite of Spring choreographed by Richard Dickinson. The new ballet titled, The Rite of Spring: The Bride Unseen, reinvents the story of pagan sacrifice as the bride surrenders, her dreams to appease her family and succumbs to the pressure of an arranged marriage. The ballet explores the interpersonal relationships of a quirky family and the influence they play in the family paradigm. Someone will be sacrificed. Who, is the question?
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