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June, 2016
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Inlet would like to wish a huge congratulations to the Cleveland Cavaliers for winning the 2016 NBA Championship!
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t is officially summer and Inlet has officially started a whirlwind of activity. From the kickoff of the Summer Dance Intensive '16 (SDI '16), to summer auditions, more performances, elaborate special events, and national touring--Inlet is excited and blessed to be so busy.
With all of this thrilling activity taking place, Inlet has started a
GoFundMe page to assist students financially that are interested in studying with Inlet. Please check out this website and share the site with friends and family, and on your social media. Help us help these deserving students!
In this issue, you will learn about all that has happened the first few weeks of Inlet's SDI '16, including the auditions held for positions within the company, and an informal concert performed by members of Inlet's Trainee & Apprentice Program, alongside the Company Members. Also, this issue shows Inlet's participation in special event work at Cleveland Museum of Art and Cleveland Playhouse and exciting touring opportunities in Detroit, MI.
You'll read the official announcements of Company Member and Rehearsal Coordinator Dominic Moore-Dunson's recently awarded Creative Community Fellow Scholarship and of Inlet's dance classes at The Music Settlement voted "Best Dance Class" by Macaroni Kid: Cleveland East.
As always, stay tuned for more Inlet action!
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Inlet's SDI '16 has begun!
On June 15, Inlet started their Summer Dance Intensive at Playhouse Square's Idea Center.
Classes include nontraditional partnering, Hawkins-based release technique, performance improvisation, composition, and repertory. Students receive multiple performance opportunities including an informal showing on July 1 and the culminating concerts at Cain Park Evans Amphitheater on July 27-28. Even though camp has already begun, it's never too early to think about next year. If 6.5 weeks is too long,
there are other options. The 2.5 program runs June 15 - July 1. This includes all morning modern technique classes and afternoon sessions in Improvisation, Nontraditional Partnering, and Choreography. Students in the 2.5 Option will be featured in a performance to showcase their talent and growth as dancers at the end of their program. Keep these in mind as you make plans for next summer!
However, it's not too late to sign up for the following options this summer:
1) the 10 class card option: Students may participate in ten morning technique classes. (9:30-11am) - $150
2) Single class: Students may drop in to take a single morning technique class. (9:30-11am) - $15/class.
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Inlet's Summer Dance Intensive students during Non-Traditional Partnering class.
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SUMMER AUDITIONS
June 15-18, Inlet held auditions at Playhouse Square's Idea Center for the 2016-2017 Season. Inlet is looking for professionals and students who are teachable and able to assimilate into the organizational culture and aesthetic. Inlet is a modern dance company with a technical base grounded in Hawkins-based release technique, Pilobolus-based nontraditional partnering, and a collaborative creative process that relies on improvisation skills. Inlet is equally strong in education programming as it is in performing concert and special event work. The company seeks highly skilled dance artists with a desire to educate as well as perform. Inlet Dance Theatre employs a "get to know you" approach to auditions. We look to determine fit with Inlet's culture and aesthetic, as well as create an opportunity for dancers to see if Inlet's programming and culture is a good fit for them. If you missed these auditions but are interested in checking out the company,
contact us to set up a time to visit! Stay tuned for more auditions in the future.
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| Company Member Joshua Brown leading those auditioning in a phrase from, Dream of Sleeping. |
Inlet's Informal Performance
On June, 17 Inlet's Trainee & Apprentice Program, alongside the Company, performed pieces for the Summer Dance Intensive students, friends, and family, and also for those who auditioned. After a long and intense three days, this performance allows the students to see Inlet staff in concert but on a personal level.
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| Inlet members in a moment from Fire during the Informal Concert on Friday, Jun. 17 |
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Donate To Inlet Dance Theatre's Summer Dance Intensive Scholarship Fund
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For the past 15 years, Inlet Dance Theatre has been making a difference in many lives - those of audience members, educational partners and students, the company members, trainees, and apprentices, numerous other artistic collaborators, and you! Inlet knows that dance has the power to connect and believes strongly that creating connections early is the key to the organizations success!
Did you know that, for the past 15 years, Inlet has earned a reputation for:
- Serving as a catalyst for transformation through our annual Summer Dance Intensive (SDI), which provides intensive instruction for young dancers from throughout the world;
- Attracting the creative class to Cleveland from all over the country through their participation in the Inlet Trainee & Apprentice Program;
- Creating a strong company of dancers who have chosen to make their homes in Cleveland;
- Garnering international acclaim through our work with international artists brought to Cleveland via The Cleveland Foundation's Creative Fusion exchange program and our involvement with International Performing Arts for Youth;
- Fostering creativity in the next generation of dancers through our core education programs;
- Offering programs in three areas: performance, education, and event services.
Inlet Dance Theatre has many needs, but one of the greatest is to provide financial support to students who participate in the Summer Dance Intensive. SDI is a 6.5 week dance camp that will take place this year from
June 15 - July 29 and once again culminate with free performances at Cain Park Evans Amphitheater. Once again, we have not changed the tuition rate of $1,450 to ensure that as many students who want to participate can. However, there are many who simply cannot afford the tuition. This is how YOU can help!
Through your tax-deductible donation, you can live our mission first-hand by helping to further a student's life.
Whether you are able to underwrite the entire tuition or contribute another amount, your gift will make a difference. Please help continue our tradition of building connections to community and creativity by supporting this transformational opportunity for young dancers!
There is no time like the present to support Inlet and our SDI students! Won't you please help further our students' lives through a gift made today? You can mail your check made out to Inlet Dance Theatre, or
go online to
www.inletdance.org or visit our
GoFundMe account!
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| Faces of lives changed through working with Inlet Dance Theatre |
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Cleveland Play House's 2016 Benefit: Cirque du Centennial!
On June 4, Inlet Dance Theatre joined other Cleveland talent performing as part of the Cleveland Play House's 2016 Benefit - Cirque du Centennial: A Modern Masquerade Ball. This celebration falls into Inlet's Event Services work, you can find more info about this area of our programming HERE.
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Company Member Erin Pennebaker with Chris Kascsak and Juliana Kascsak at the Cirque du Centennial Celebtration.
Photo: Thom Sivo Photography |
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Cleveland Museum of Art's
Parade the Circle
Every year, Inlet is involved with Cleveland Museum of Art's Parade the Circle that marches around Wade Oval in University Circle. This year was special given that is was the 100th birthday of the Cleveland Museum of Art (June 11, 2016). Over 80,000 people attend this event viewing artwork from artists all over the world. If you missed it this year, make sure you get down for next years' festivities. For more information,
visit their website.
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| Artistic/Executive Director Bill Wade and Company Member Dominic Moore-Dunson in Saltimbanques puppets made by Robin Van Lear. |
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Inlet Performs at
Project Dance Detroit
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| Company B Member Katie McGaha premiering Getting to Zero: a survivor's tale at Cleveland Public Theatre's DanceWorks 2016 |
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On Friday, June 24, Company Member and Rehearsal Coordinator Dominic Moore-Dunson and Company B Member Katie McGaha with Artistic/Executive Director Bill Wade traveled to Detroit, MI to perform at Project Dance Detroit.
Dominic performed the solo
Soon I Will Be Done
and Katie performed the solo
Getting to Zero: a survivor's tale
in the Project Dance Live Concert on Friday. Then, on Saturday, Jun. 25, they performed again in the Open Air Dance Concert. On Sunday, Bill Wade taught an Advanced Hawkins Technique class that also served as an open audition for the organization.
Project Dance is a movement of dancers seeking to positively impact culture through artistic integrity. Project Dance's desire is to see every dancer nurtured to their fullest human potential for their own wellbeing and their contribution to the world. They offer training, education, and performance opportunities for dancers worldwide who desire to dance with integrity to inspire. For more information visit Project Dance Detroit!
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Dominic Moore-Dunson Awarded Creative Community Fellow Scholarship
Inlet is proud and honored to announce Company Member and Rehearsal Coordinator Dominic Moore-Dunson has received yet another incredible scholarship. The National Arts Strategies' program Creative Community Fellows awards scholarships designed for individuals igniting change through arts and culture in their community. Focusing on curious, open and collaborative individuals who are interested in learning and sharing what they learn, the NAS (National Arts Strategies) wants people who are dedicated to creating healthy neighborhoods and who will recognize and seize opportunities for change.
Around the world there are artists, activists, community organizers, administrators and entrepreneurs working as change-makers in their communities - using arts and culture as vehicles to drive physical and social transformations. Community change requires individuals with grit, those who are passionate and dedicated to tackling the challenges that lie ahead. It requires trailblazers who carefully engage local partners, who listen to the advice and counsel of community members and who can adapt their strategy based upon community feedback. The NAS has built the Creative Community Fellows program for these individuals working at the intersection of culture and community. Over the course of a year, through online and in-person learning, they give them tools, training and access to a community of support. This combination fuels their visions for community change, sparking new ideas and helping propel them into action.
Below is Dominic's biography and personal expectations for the use of this scholarship:
Dominic Moore-Dunson, IPAY's 2016 Colleen Toohey Porter Emerging Artists Residency Recipient, is a dancer/choreographer and Rehearsal Coordinator with Inlet Dance Theatre. Under the direction of the Founding Executive/Artistic Director, Bill Wade, Dominic has created numerous works with students in Inlet's Summer Dance Intensive. A highlight of this choreographic opportunity occurred in July 2015, when Dominic collaboratively created a work with the young men of our summer dance camp called "Wary of the Wolves," a poignant work surrounding the injustice of the killings of young African-American men in the United States. For this Fellowship, he will be working on a community-based, collaboratively built one man show that tackles the issue of racial self-perception and identity. The show will take a comedic examination of the African-American idea of "the black card" and help African- American youth see there is more to life than dancing on beat, rapping, and bouncing a basketball.
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Apprentice Feature
This month, meet Kevin Parker. Kevin is an Apprentice with the Inlet Trainee & Apprentice Program. This is Kevin's third season with Inlet. Here is a little about him:
What is your dance/theatre background?
Prior to joining Inlet, I studied a lot of acting with Shaker Heights High School, and a lot of physical theatre such as acrobatics, mime, commedia dell'arte, and non-traditional partnering with their Shaker Ensemble Program. I came across Inlet's Summer Dance Intensive at the end of my sophomore year and continued to be a student every summer after that until I made the decision to officially join the company.
Why did you decide to join Inlet Dance Theatre this season?
This is my third season with Inlet Dance Theatre. My decision to come back this season was pretty much a no brainer for me. This organization is composed of a multitude of selfless individuals who seek to serve other people and change our community. Together, we use all of our minds, talents, and skills to give to our community while treating one another as family. It would be difficult for me to try and not be a part of something as powerful as this organization.
What do you hope to accomplish as a member of Inlet?
As a member of Inlet, I hope to continue to play a role in the serving of individuals, the community, and the growth of the organization that is Inlet.
And most importantly, why do you like to dance?
Well, who doesn't like to dance? It's so much fun! I mean babies dance before they can even speak! Whether it's on stage, at a celebration, or home alone, dance is something that everyone does. There is something about dance that helps communicate things so much stronger than words could. It is said all the time that action speaks louder than words. Whether it's a five minute dance about someone's hardships or that five second dance someone does in their room after a first kiss, the audience is able to tell exactly how you feel without you saying a single word. Being able to express something through dance and knowing that you left an impact on someone watching you is a feeling I really don't think I can obtain by doing anything else.
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Inlet's Friend-Raiser
On July 8, Inlet will be holding a Friend-Raising Event at Playhouse Square's Idea Center. This will be an informal showing for all those interested in becoming involved with Inlet.
The "Friend-Raiser" on
July 8
is geared at seeing who is in our network that is interested in becoming more involved with helping the organization grow. (i.e. Inlet fans that want to volunteer at events or with a task, or board involvement, etc).
WHEN: Friday, July 8
TIME: 3:00pm--4:00pm
WHERE: Playhouse Square's Idea Center
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Inlet Voted "Best Dance Class"
Inlet is proud to announce they
received
a 2016 Gold Daisy Winner for Best Dance Class (at The Music Settlement) by the Macaroni Kid: Cleveland East!
Macaroni Kid and its family of Publisher Moms are dedicated to delivering the scoop on all the family-friendly events and activities happening in their communities each week.
You can get more info and sign up for these award-winning
classes for all ages
HERE.
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Inlet Around Town
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| Inlet Summer Dance Intensive students in rehearsal for the culminating performance at Cain Park |
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| Inlet's members performing at Cleveland Playhouse's annual benefit, Jun. 4 |
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| Inlet participating in the Cleveland Museum of Art's Parade the Circle event, June 11. |
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Save the Date!
June 15-July 29
Inlet Dance Theatre's Summer Dance Intensive at Playhouse Square.
July 1
1:30pm-2:30pm
Informal Showing of students from Inlet's Summer Dance Intensive.
July 9
10:00am-2:00pm
Come out to get a car wash and help us raise funds for the Summer Dance Intensive Scholarships. (Marathon Gas Station, 2294 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights)
July 27
1:00pm-2:00pm
Inlet's Summer Dance Intensive Kids Matinee Performance at Cain Park Evans Amphitheater--FREE for the public.
July 28
8:00pm
Inlet returns for its "Sweet 16th" FREE concert at Cain Park Evans Amphitheater featuring the students of the company's Summer Dance Intensive and the Inlet Trainee & Apprentice Program. Select com
pany members will premiere new works on the students and the company will perform selections from its active repertory in this community favorite annual event.
August 11
8:30pm
Inlet performs in a free concert in Tremont's Lincoln Park as part of the annual Arts in August.
August 12
7pm
Inlet is back at The Grove in Mayfield Village for a second, annual, free performance.
November 11
Inlet's Big Bash! Join us for this exciting fundraising event, as we celebrate Inlet's past 15 years and look at what the future holds. You don't wanna miss this unique and fun party that everyone will be talking about! More details coming.
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Donate through Amazon Smiles!
Did you know that when you order at Amazon you can direct 5% of your purchase to assist Inlet Dance Theatre in using dance to further people?
Just follow this link. Many thanks!
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Supported by:
The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
Leonard Kreiger Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
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About Us
Inlet Dance Theatre is one of the region's most exciting professional modern dance companies. Founded in 2001 by Artistic Director Bill Wade, Inlet embodies his longstanding belief that dance viewing, training and performing experiences serve as tools to bring about personal growth and development. Inlet's collaborative artistic staff builds the company's solid reputation for uplifting individuals and engaging new audiences via
performances and
education programming.
Inlet Dance Theatre's concerts, special events, Inflow and Outflow education programs began as local initiatives and now reach regional and international markets. Inlet's diverse base of work includes concerts such as part of Cleveland Public Theatre's DanceWorks series, PlayhouseSquare's LAUNCH initiative, and includes international exchanges to Easter Island (a commonwealth of Chile) and participation in the Cleveland Foundation's Creative Fusion International Artist Exchange Program. Inlet's education programming includes teaching dance in our rehearsal studio, our classes at the Music Settlement, attracting students from as far away as Central America and Israel to our Summer Dance Intensive, and conducting residencies throughout Ohio as part of the Ohio Arts Council's Artist in Residence Program. In contrast to an industry where people are often used to further dance, Inlet Dance Theatre is committed to using dance to further people. Discover for yourself what makes Inlet unique. Contact us at info@inletdance.org or call 216-721-8580 |
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