Verb Ballets brings a bunch of new work to Lincoln Park this
week as part of Tremont’s Arts in August program. World
premieres include the ballroom-style “Lady Be Good,” choreographed by
Gary Pierce, and Troy McCarty’s one-woman piece “Scent.” Ginger
Thatcher’s “Urban Study” from 2002 is new to Verb. The only older dance
on the program has been a favorite since it was created in 1968. Ohio
Ballet founder Heinz Poll’s “Elegaic Song,” with music by Shostakovich
and movement rooted in Poll’s memories of wartime Germany, was the
first dance he created in Northeast Ohio. The Tremont performance will
be restaged by former Ohio Ballet member Jane Startzman. Bring blankets
or chairs. It’s at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, and Saturday, Aug. 29, in
Lincoln Park (W. 14th St. and Starkweather Ave., tremontwestdevelopment.com,
216.575.0920). Free. Rain date: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30.
One thing we’ve learned through the housing crisis is that cities
around the world have allowed ambitious building projects to outpace
the demand for housing and people’s ability to pay for it. But the
shape that takes is as diverse as the cities themselves. In
Toplu: Landscapes of New Turkish Suburbia, Cleveland
State University assistant professor Mark Slankard shows photos of new
residential developments outside of Ankara and Istanbul. Slankard gives
a gallery talk at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, followed by a reception from
5-8 p.m. at the CSU Art Gallery (2307 Chester Ave., csuohio.edu/artgallery,
216.687.2103). The show is up through Oct. 10. It’s free.
Here’s a chance to get some consultation and perhaps generate some
buzz about the old building you’re turning into an art studio. The
Community Partnership for the Arts and Culture is putting together its
second From Rust Belt to Artist Belt conference Sept. 17-18, and
is looking for projects for discussion and critique by a panel of
experts in a “Rate My Project” session. The session will take place
from 1:30-2:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18th. Deadline for
consideration is Tuesday, Sept. 1. For information, contact Kristin
Tarajack at KLT@cpacbiz.org.
Artists, it’s not too early to start booking yourself at holiday art
shows and other vending events. Trinity Cathedral is looking to
fill 35 booths with artist vendors for their annual Medieval
Feasts (December 4-5 and Dec.11-12). To be considered, send 5-10
photos of your work and a $20 fee. Deadline is Sept. 15. Call
216.771.3630, or go to trinitycleveland.org.
This article appears in Aug 26 – Sep 1, 2009.