The City Is Our Stage

GO Dream this weekend. Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd. Subway level of the Detroit Superior Bridge. 4pm till 11pm

Special Sunset performance on center Span both nights

Friday, 6/21

4:00 p.m. - DJ SqrBiz (West End)

4:15 p.m. - Moises Borges (East End)

4:45 p.m. - Mikey Silas (West Span)

4:45 p.m. - Taylor Lamborn (East Span)

5:45 p.m. - Opus216 (West End)

6:15 p.m. - Jules Green (East Span)

6:15 p.m. - DJ Guilty Pleasures (West Span)

7:15 p.m. - Stephen Haluska (West End)

7:15 p.m. - Ray Flanagan (East End)

8:00 p.m. - DJ Virus (East Span)

8:00 p.m. - Togishi (West Span)

Saturday, 6/22

4:00 p.m. - Paul Stranahan (West End)

4:00 p.m. - Brent Kirby (East End)

4:45 p.m. - Cats on Holiday Duo (West Span)

4:45 p.m. - Austin Walkin' Cane (East Span)

5:45 p.m. - Mike Filly (West End)

5:45 p.m. - Mikey Silas (East End)

6:15 p.m. - Janice Liu (East Span)

6:15 p.m. - Michael Billings (West Span)

7:15 p.m. - Leia Hohenfield (West End)

7:15 p.m. - MuAmin Collective (East End)

8:00 p.m. - Black Island Condors (West Span)

8:00 p.m. - Eri Snowden-Rodriguez (East Span)

From one of the organizers of "The City is Our Stage" - MorrisonDance presents an intimate celebration of dance with reEMERGEnce on stage at the Reinberger Auditorium.

Please come out and enjoy our first STAGED performance in over 2 years! We would so love to see you!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/morrisondance-presents-reemergence-tickets-329247136047

MorrisonDance presents reEMERGEnce June 2-4, 2022: Join us for a live dance performance as we reemerge from our post-pandemic identity crisis through wit, wonder, and whimsy!

All routes have sold out, enjoy the shows everyone!

There are a few tickets still available for the amazing Downtown routes! All of these performances are incredible, so don't miss your chance to see this unique performing arts event!

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Get your downtown route before they go!!!!

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Only 7 vehicle tickets left for DOWNTOWN ROUTE B featuring Russian Duo, The Dancing Wheels Company, Ron'Dale J Simpson with Black Jakk, Aminah Louise, and The Scenic Route

https://www.eventbrite.com/d/online/city-is-our-stage/

Maybe you want to support the artists, but you can't make it out to the event on Saturday? ALL ticket sales AND donations made to the Eventbrite site will be split up evenly among each participating artist group - so PLEASE show your love to these artists from a distance!!!! You can click on the green TICKETS button, and scroll down to the end for donation options.

Let's keep the arts aLIVE in Cleveland!!!!!!

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The City Is Our Stage Take an adventure through Cleveland's neighborhoods and discover sight-specific artistic performances from the comfort of your own car!

Less than 10 car tickets left for Downtown ROUTE D, with start times of 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, and 2:30pm !!! This route includes a wonderful variety of music and dance with Russian Duo, The Dancing Wheels Company, Aminah Louise, Inlet Dance Theatre, and OPUS 216

Get your ticket now for tomorrow’s LIVE event!

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There are only THREE tickets left for EAST SIDE ROUTE A, which includes The Welcome Table, Russian Duo, Mike Bruckman, MorrisonDance, and AlbaTrio. A music lover's delight! Get your ticket now before the all disappear!

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Ron'Dale Simpson directing Blakk Jakk in their last rehearsal before Saturday!!! They found a great location in Midtown for a dance stop. Find Blakk Jakk on Downtown Route B!!

Tickets are selling out! Make sure to get your ticket now!

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Thanks for the article FreshWater Cleveland and the photos Bob Perkoski!!

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ROUTES ARE SELLING OUT!!! Get your ticket now:
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Participating performers are:
AlbaTrio
Aminah Louise
Ballet Legato
Blakk jakk
Cats On Holiday
Christopher Johnston & Courtney Nicole AumanThe Dancing Wheels Company
Djapo Cultural Arts Institute
FELLAHEANwith Shawn Slowburn
Inlet Dance Theatre
Kenya Woods
Lara Troyer
Laura D'Alessandro/ Tou Cha/June Hund/Norbert Ziebold
Marquez Dance Project
Mike Bruckman
MorrisonDance
Nadia Tarnawsky
Near West Theatre
OPUS 216
Radio on the Lake Theatre
Robin Vanlear Art Acts Ltd.
Russian Duo
Shanty Circus Jacrobats with Chris Seibert
Sky Aerial Works
The Scenic Route
The Welcome Table
TRIBE Ostara Tribal Belly Dance
Verb Ballets

Brought to you by the minds of Trad A Burns, Chuck Karnak, and Sarah Morrison, with administrative support from Lindsay Carter

Artists declare the city will be their stage on Saturday for drive-in performances around Cleveland All the world may be a stage in Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It,” but with COVID-19, there currently aren’t many physical stages to choose from.

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that Ballet Legato will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! Ballet Legato can be found on DOWNTOWN ROUTE A, with start times at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm.

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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Ballet Legato: Jockeying for Position
Choreography by: Jennifer Muselin
Dancers: Natalie Artman, Jennifer Milani, Richard Oaxaca

"Jockeying for Position: to maneuver or manipulate for one's own benefit, to be seen, and be in a better position to be noticed.”

Ballet Legato is a brand new contemporary ballet company coming to Northeast Ohio. We hope to offer a fresh new view of contemporary ballet to our community through the direction of our Artistic Executive Director. Dance brings people together and bridges generations. We want our performances and appearances to contribute to this togetherness – we see them as a way to give back to society and an expression of the individuality we each bring to the world.

Website Link:https://www.balletlegato.org/ Social Media Link: https://www.facebook.com/BalletLegato/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balletlegato/
This artist has a donation link: https://www.balletlegato.org/support

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that Laura D'Alessandro​ will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! Laura D’Alessandro/ Tou Cha/ June Hund/ Norbert Ziebold can be found on WEST SIDE ROUTE A1 & A2, with start times at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm.

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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Laura D’Alessandro/ Tou Cha/ June Hund/ Norbert Ziebold: “Hands of the Future”
Created by: Laura D’Alessandro, Tou Cha, June Hund, and Norbert Ziebold

Through the magic of puppetry, we will use a lyrical flow of form and images, to express what a positive impact creating and collaboration can have on a community. Hands have the power to destroy; to comfort; to heal; to create--seeds of possibility are planted in our connection and within our hope for the future.

Laura is an artist, educator and puppeteer. Currently, she is the director of the Cleveland Photo Fest, and co-curator of Prama Artspace. Tou is an artist and puppeteer. He has worked extensively with "In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre", as well as with "Barebones Productions." June and Norbert are artists who collaborate on visual art and installations. Their projects have been shown at Rooms to Let Cle, Ingenuity Fest, and the Doubting Thomas Gallery.

Social Media Link: http://www.facebook.com/laura.dalessandro.56
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This Artist has a donation page: www.paypal.me/LauraD471

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that Inlet Dance Theatre​ will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! Inlet Dance can be found on DOWNTOWN ROUTE D, with start times at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm.

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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Inlet Dance Theatre: I AM
Dancers: Katie Knettel, Sabrina Lindhout, Anna Rhodes, and Stephanie Ruth Roston
Created by: Bill Wade and Inlet Dancers

The pandemic pause is giving us all a moment for reflection. Things have changed and we’re unsure of the shaping of the future. Inlet Executive/Artistic Director, Bill Wade, guided 18 dancers through a physical and writing reflection process via Zoom based on their completing the phrases “I was _____”, I am ______”, and “I will be _____” as a way to process and document this unprecedented moment in each individual life.

Inlet Dance Theatre is one of the region’s most exciting professional contemporary dance companies. Founded in 2001 by Founder and Executive/Artistic Director, Bill Wade, Inlet embodies his long standing belief that dance viewing, training, and performing experiences may serve as tools to bring about personal growth and development. Inlet’s collaborative artistic staff build the company’s solid reputation for uplifting individuals and engaging new audiences via performances and education programming.

Website Link: www.inletdance.org; Social Media Links: Inlet on Facebook/YouTube/Instagram/Twitter
This Artist has a donation link: https://www.paypal.me/inletdance

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that The Scenic Route​ will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! The Scenic Route can be found on several DOWNTOWN ROUTES, with start times at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm.

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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The Scenic Route: The Scenic Route Acoustic
Rachel Crozier- Lead Vocals, percussion
Chad Wimberly- Guitar, Vocals
Van Lovelace- Bass, Vocals
Dominic Merlitti- Lead Guitar
Sam Merendino- Drums, percussion

The Scenic Route will perform stripped down, acoustic versions of their original music

The Scenic Route is a female fronted, Indie Rock band based in Canton, Ohio. Their original music is a rock/pop fusion with eclectic influences. Their newest single, “I'm Giving You Up!” is a p***y hybrid that uses energetic verses and a powerful, explosive chorus to capture the jubilant feeling of leaving a toxic, codependent relationship behind.

Social Media Links: https://www.instagram.com/tsroute/ , https://www.facebook.com/TSROUTE
This Artist has a donation link: Venmo.com/tsroute

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that Radio on the Lake Theatre will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! Radio Lake Theatre can be found on our EAST SIDE B ROUTE, with start times at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm.

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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Radio on the Lake Theatre: Alien invasion scene from War of the Worlds
Carl Phillips - John Busser
Professor Pierson and Wilmuth - Stuart Hoffman
Announcer - Caroline Breder-Watts
Sound Effects Artist - John Watts
Sound Effects Assistant - Victoria Watts

DesRecreation of the thrilling "alien invasion" scene from the classic radio play War of the Worlds, including authentic sound effects and audience participation.

Caroline Breder-Watts (Executive Director, ROTLT; Director) has enjoyed a diverse career in the arts for the past 30 years, with projects in radio, theater and film. Caroline has played a variety of roles in Radio on the Lake Theatre’s history, including actor, director, producer, stage manager and music coordinator. A lifelong film enthusiast, she currently produces a podcast for The Columbus Moving Picture Show in Columbus, Ohio. Caroline is also a familiar voice to Northeast Ohio through her work as Pledge Producer for ideastream.

John Watts (Artistic Director, ROTLT; Sound Effects Artist) has spent the past 25 years as a producer for both audio and video productions, which have taken him from South Florida to Australia to Barcelona, Spain. He and his wife, Caroline Breder-Watts, founded Radio on the Lake Theatre in South Florida in 2002. Upon moving the company to Shaker Heights in 2017, he has become actively involved in the local theater community, partnering on productions with Playwrights Local, Gates Mills Players and the Shaker Heights Arts Council. John was nominated in 2019 for the Broadway World Regional Award for Best Sound Design.

Website link: radioonthelaketheatre.org
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/radioonthelaketheatre/
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Did you miss Verb Ballets at Arts in August? Coewatch another sharing of Bolero as one of our performing arts stops in this unique event, The City Is Our Stage, Saturday, August 15th.

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Verb Ballets can be found on our EAST SIDE ROUTE B, with start times at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm.

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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Verb Ballets: Bolero
Daniel Cho, Emily Dietz, Kelly Korphage, Lieneke Matte, Antonio Morillo, Benjamin Shepard, Kate Webb, Hunter Hoffman, Julie Russel, Noe Iwamatsu, Demetrius Lee, Ashley Forché, Betsie Schaeffer

Originally choreographed by Heinz Poll and performed to the epic music of Ravel, the ballet blends Indian and modern dance styles while its drive, propulsion, and intensity build with the famous crescendo.

For the past 30 years, Verb Ballets has gained a reputation for artistic excellence and exemplary community engagement. Under the leadership of Dr. Margaret Carlson, and Richard Dickinson, MFA, the company is committed to the creation and mounting of dance works of the highest caliber.

Website link: http://www.verbballets.org
Social Media Link: https://www.facebook.com/verbballets
https://twitter.com/verbballets
https://www.instagram.com/verbballets/
This artist has a donation link: https://verbballets.org/donate/

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that Near West Theatre will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! Near West Theatre can be found on our WESTSIDE ROUTES A1 & A2, with start times at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm.

http://www.nearwesttheatre.org/

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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Near West Theatre: Excerpts from Rise – The Isolation Project
Near West Youth Participants
Teaching Artists: Darius Stubbs, Mariah Burks, Jodi Kirk and Trinidad Snider

This performance will feature our youth artists, ages 9 -18, sharing excerpts from our upcoming production. It is an original piece sharing their thoughts, stories and voices about the current state of the world.

Near West Theatre builds loving relationships and engages diverse people in strengthening their sense of identity, passion, and purpose, individually and in community, through accessible, affordable and transformational theatre arts experiences.

Website Link: http://www.nearwesttheatre.org/ Social Media Link: facebook.com/nearwesttheatre
This Artist has a donation page: www.NearWestTheatre.org/donate

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that Aminah Louise will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! Amina Louise can be found on our DOWNTOWN ROUTES B & D, with start times at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm.

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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Aminah Louise: Bellydance
Dancer, Choreographer: Aminah Louise
Song and Artist: Malfuf Story by Artem Uzunov

Join Aminah Louise as she performs a Bellydance Fusion Drum Solo.

Aminah first fell in love with Bellydance at the age of 13 but didn't start classes until college. Since then she has studied many different subgenres under the Bellydance umbrella from Folkloric, to Modern Egyptian to Transnational Fusion. She is also a proud teacher at Cleveland Exotic Dance.

Social Media Link: https://www.facebook.com/tyler.louse
This artist has a donation page: paypal.me/Aminahlouise

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that AlbaTrio will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! Sky AlbaTrio can be found on our EAST SIDE ROUTE A, with start times at 12:35pm, 1:05pm, 1:35pm, and 2:05pm.

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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AlbaTrio: Original Jazz Compositions
Tommy Lehman (trumpet, Tim Lekan (bass), Anthony Taddeo (drums)

AlbaTrio will be playing new instrumental compositions from their album that is to be released this fall!

A relatively new trio, the project was started by Anthony Taddeo in 2019 to explore one of his favorite trio formations. The compositions of the group deal greatly with the various nuances of each instrument all while pushing their role in the context of a jazz trio. Taking from the sounds of Miles Davis, Dave Douglas and Avishai Cohen, AlbaTrio is a trumpet trio that brings a diverse and eclectic sound to the jazz idiom.

Website Link: https://albatrio.bandcamp.com/releases Social Media Link: https://www.instagram.com/albatriocle/
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A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that Aerial Works will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! Another mother child aerial creation!!! Sky Aerial Works can be found on our Aerial Lover's route WEST SIDE B, with start times at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm. Here's a rehearsal picture!

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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Sky Aerial Works: Dancing on My Own
Cast: Emily Ann Griffith, Rylan Griffith
Music by beats antique

Aerial Dance doubles performance using silks and aerial hoop portraying the creativity found during quarantine between Emily and her son Rylan.

Emily is a local Cleveland area aerial performer and instructor. During quarantine her and her son Rylan put together aerial dance routines they are excited to showcase during this performance,

Website Link: skyaerialworks.com
Social Media Link: instagram.com/skyaerialworks; instagram.com/emily.ann
The Artist has a donation page: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/skyaerialworks

We just love all the work coming out of families in Quarantine!!!!!!

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that OPUS 216 will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! Opus 216 can be found on our DOWNTOWN D ROUTES starting at four different times from 1:00-2:30.

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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Opus 216: “Soundscapes”
Ariel Clayton Karas: Violinist
Trevo Kazarian: Cellist

OPUS 216 creates original, improvised "soundscapes" inspired by their multi-genre work across classical, folk, and jazz music. Founded in 2012, OPUS 216 is classically-trained and unbound by genre. The ensemble enjoys a varied career, performing for special events across northeast Ohio, from concert halls and museums to smaller private events. OPUS 216 and Classical Revolution Cleveland have been presenting Front Yard Concerts: a joint summer venture of both ensembles to spread joy and keep live music going safely in northeast Ohio for the last few months!

Website Link: www.opus216.com
Social Media Link: Facebook (OPUS 216); Instagram ()
This Artist has a donation Link: VENMO: -Karas

Photo by from a recent performance in .brooklyn

A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, THIS Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that Cats On Holiday will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! Cats On Holiday can be found on WEST SIDE ROUTE B, and you can pick from start times at 1:00,1:30, 2:00, and 2:30!

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Band Members: Denis DeVito, Dillon DeVito, Jeffrey Bowen, Pete Cavano and Rob Warth

Purveyors of Roots/Zydeco, The Cat's music is a high-energy romp from the shores of Lake Erie to the bayou of Louisiana. The band's instrumentation of button-box accordion, blistering guitar, washboard and a solid rhythm section create a "Mardi Gras" street festival atmosphere.

Website Link: http://www.catsonholiday.com/
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A unique way to comfortably and safely experience LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, THIS Saturday, August 15th!

The City is our Stage is excited that Shanty Circus Jacrobats with Chris Seibert will be sharing a performing arts stop for our unique driving event! They can be found as the starting performance for ALL of our WEST SIDE ROUTES, and DOWNTOWN ROUTE C. Pick your start time at 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, or 2:30pm! Do you LOVE aerial arts? If so, pick West Side Route B for THREE different aerialists!!!

Pick from one of many adventures that include different performing artists at each stop! Get your tickets early to receive your map in time for the adventure:

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Shanty Circus: In the Boundaries of the Multiverse
Creators: Jaime Bouvier, Chris Seibert, Kate Chatfield Reed
Original Live Music: Malina Rauschenfels and Neil Chastain
Costume Designer: Amy Lence
Performers: Colleen Agozzini, Maribel Azucena, Shannon Brent, Siobhan Bowden, Bianka Heymann, Vanessa Lange, Hannah Lee, Donald Mate, Sophie Martin, Megan Obi, Katherine Rae, Dalia Shafie, Sara Syed, Cary Manning, Lola Hocking, Diana Sette, Rosemary Sette Mcnamara, Ian Stuart.

Denizens of the multi-verse explore isolation and invasion and whether boundaries protect or harm us in the separate yet connected worlds of trapeze, rope, pole, lyra, aerial silks, stilt dancers, and partner acrobatics.

The Shanty Circus is a growing collective of people who love movement-based art, spend years honing their specific discipline to perform the next hardest trick, and use their breath-taking physicality to explore the meaning of life, the universe, and everything.

Social Media Link: Facebook - Shanty Circus.
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