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One of the world's leading contemporary dance companies, The Lyon Opera Ballet is renowned for its vast repertory of work by emerging and established choreographers. The company has acquired and commissioned ballets by a wide range of international dance makers including Jirí Kylían, Nils Christe, Nacho Duato, Trisha Brown, Ralph Lemon, and Bill T. Jones, among others. Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times hailed Lyon Opera Ballet as “a company full of surprises,” marked by “impressive individuality [and] versatile dancers.” The company returns to Meany Hall with a mixed program: William Forsythe's Steptext (a quartet set to J.S. Bach), Sunshine by Emanuel Gat and Sarabande by Benjamin Millipied.

Young Soon Kim and WHITE WAVE DANCE present the World Premiere of Eternal NOW. An ambitious collaboration reuniting Young Soon Kim's fluid and intertwining dramatic movement with longtime collaborator composer Marco Cappelli, who will perform an original score live, as dancers interact with scenes of lusciously composed images and edited footage by video artist, Kate Freer, playing on widescreen monitors.

The newly established Cleveland Ballet Youth Company will make its debut performance with the program Where it All Began, tonight, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. in PlayhouseSquare's Hanna Theatre.

Young Soon Kim and WHITE WAVE DANCE present the World Premiere of Eternal NOW. An ambitious collaboration reuniting Young Soon Kim's fluid and intertwining dramatic movement with longtime collaborator composer Marco Cappelli, who will perform an original score live, as dancers interact with scenes of lusciously composed images and edited footage by video artist, Kate Freer, playing on widescreen monitors.

The newly established Cleveland Ballet Youth Company will make its debut performance with the program Where it All Began, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. in PlayhouseSquare's Hanna Theatre. It is no coincidence that this production will take place on the very stage where the former Cleveland Ballet hosted its first professional performances during the late 1970's. Founded by former Cleveland San Jose Ballet principal dancer, Gladisa Guadalupe, who also serves as the company's artistic director, Cleveland Ballet Youth Company is laying the ground work to re-introduce professional ballet to Cleveland audiences. Where it All Began will feature the entire company of Cleveland Ballet Youth Company along with several guest artists from the company's professional division. Musical accompaniment will come courtesy of the newly-founded Cleveland Ballet Orchestra.

GINGER THATCHER, former principal dancer of the Cleveland Ballet and former soloist of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, and PHILLIP BROOMHEAD, former principal dancer of the Royal Ballet and the Houston Ballet, will members of the faculty for the Goh Ballet Academy's Summer Program in Vancouver, Canada from July 7-August 9, 2014.

Spectrum presents an afternoon recital with virtuoso pianist Beth Levin today, May 5th at 3. The program features a world premiere by Andrew Rudin, a New York premiere by David Del Tredici and works by Scott Wheeler, Yehudi Wyner, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert and Michael Rose.

Spectrum presents an afternoon recital with virtuoso pianist Beth Levin on Sunday, May 5th at 3. The program features a world premiere by Andrew Rudin, a New York premiere by David Del Tredici and works by Scott Wheeler, Yehudi Wyner, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert and Michael Rose.

Cleveland School of Dance, the official school of the Cleveland Ballet, will hold a fundraiser tonight, October 26th, to benefit future events and performances.

Cleveland School of Dance, the official school of the Cleveland Ballet, will hold a fundraiser, Friday, October 26th, to benefit future events and performances. The school, helmed by Artistic Director and former Cleveland San Jose Ballet Principal Dancer, Gladisa Guadalupe, will also begin classes September 4th, at their new location in Bedford Heights, OH.

The Cleveland School of Dance, the official school of the Cleveland Ballet, presents their spring show Russian Elegance at PlayhouseSquare on Saturday, April 21st at 7:00 p.m. The performance will take place in the Ohio Theatre and will exhibit dancers from the school. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased online at PlayhouseSquare.org or by calling the ticket office at (216) 241-6000.

The Cleveland School of Dance, the official school of the Cleveland Ballet, presents their spring show Russian Elegance at PlayhouseSquare on Saturday, April 21st at 7:00 p.m. The performance will take place in the Ohio Theatre and will exhibit dancers from the school. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased online at PlayhouseSquare.org or by calling the ticket office at (216) 241-6000.

Helmed by Artistic Director and former Cleveland San Jose Ballet Principal Dancer, Gladisa Guadalupe, Cleveland School of Dance is now the Official School of the Cleveland Ballet. Cleveland School of Dance is a direct 'descendant' of the former School of Cleveland Ballet. The non-profit organization is comprised of former artists, faculty, accompanists and staff of the former School of Cleveland Ballet, Cleveland Ballet and Cleveland San Jose Ballet.

For most people the name Roundabout Theatre conjures up Ibsen and Shaw but for many New Yorkers residing in Manhattan in the late 1970s Roundabout might also mean Meredith Monk and Joyce Trisler.