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Roger Durbin

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    Photo: Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal in a scene from “Kosmos” by Andonis Foniadakis. Photo courtesy of DANCECleveland. DANCECleveland and The University of Akron are strong and frequent collaborators. The two organizations–which will receive $5 million from Knight Foundation to fund the creation of the National Center for Choreography–teamed up to bring Les Ballets Jazz […]

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    Photo: Akron Civic Theatre welcomes Broadway performer Mary Bridget Davies. Photo by Roger Durbin. Mary Bridget Davies, a 2014 Tony Award nominee for best leading actress in a musical, will be performing at the Akron Civic Theatre on Sept. 19. Davies is appearing as part of The Club @ The Civic series, which involves a […]

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    Akron Symphony Orchestra. Photo courtesy of ASO. The Akron Symphony Orchestra, a Knight Arts grantee, will kick off its new season on Sept. 19 with a concert it’s calling “American Journey.” The evening will feature a complete version of “Rodeo” by well-known 20th-century American composer Aaron Copland, as well as a newer work, “Southern Air,” […]

    Article · September 14, 2015 by

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    Photo: Installation artist Charles Beneke builds the framework for his installation art work “Specter.” Photo courtesy of the artist. During a recent visit to the Akron Art Museum, which received a $750,000 grant from Knight Foundation to support “groundbreaking exhibitions,” installation artist Charles Beneke was putting the finishing touches on a massive work called “Specter.” […]

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    Photo: Verb Ballets performing Royce Zackery’s “Grace” at the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival. Photo by Dale Dong. A summer weekend evening watching a polished professional ballet company perform in a grassy outdoor park. It sounds like a highbrow but comfortable experience, and one exactly like what the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival, a Knight […]

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    In 2011, the Ohio Shakespeare Festival received a two-year Knight Arts grant for a project called Rare Works by Shakespeare, the goal of which was to stage “Love’s Labour’s Lost” and “The History of Richard III.” Since then, the Akron, Ohio-based company has continued to favor the Bard’s lesser-known works. Its current production of “Henry […]

    Article · August 11, 2015 by

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    Photo: Parsons Dance. Via altervista.org. DANCECleveland celebrated the National Day of Dance and kicked off its 60th season on Saturday, July 25 by co-sponsoring a performance by Parsons Dance at Cain Park in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Before the renowned contemporary dance company took the stage, other events filled up the festive occasion. Local dancers were […]

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    Wandering Aesthetics may have the most intriguing show title at the moment: “Boogers, Witches and Haints.” The performance itself also was extremely well-received when Kyle Josza did his one-man storytelling event at the Standing Rock Cultural Arts facility in Kent, Ohio. Two more performances are scheduled for this weekend. The show’s subtitle, “Spooky Stories from […]

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