Organization: VERB BALLETS INC
Mission: VERB IGNITES AUDIENCE PASSION AND PARTICIPATION IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE THROUGH PERFORMANCE, OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
Activities: CUBA - VERB TRAVELED TO CUBA FOR THE 2ND TIME AS PART OF THE CLEVELAND HAVANA PROJECT AND PERFORMED ROMEO AND JULIET AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRODANZA. IT INCLUDED LAURA ALONSO, WHO CAME TO CLEVELAND FOR 3 WEEKS TO STAGE THE BALLET. THE PROGRAAM WAS SUPPORTED BY A 25,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
TUESDAY MUSICAL/MARTINEZ VERB WORKED WITH THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF OHIO AND TUESDAY MUSICAL OF AKRON TO PRODUCE AN EVENING OF DANCE WITH LIVE MUSIC AT EJ THOMAS HALL. WE PRESENTED HEINZ POLL'S ROCOCO VARIATIONS, AN OPERATIC VERSION OF SCHEHERAZADE AND A CONTEMPORARY PIECE TO AKRON COMPOSER PAT PACE. DIRECT COSTS: 6,000 NOT INCLUDING SALARIES FOR 5 WEEKS. SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF 7500, PEG'S FOUNDATION 10,000 AND A FEE OF 15,000 FROM THE PRESENTER.
IN JANUARY, CHOREOGRAPHER STEPHANIE MARTINEZ CAME TO CLEVELAND FOR 2 WEEKS TO STAGE 'WANDERING ON'. IT WAS PERFORMED AT THE BREEN CENTER. COST: 6,800 NOT INCLUDING SALARIES FOR 4 WEEKS. SUPPORTED BY A 25,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION DFE/DFY WE GREW OUR ADULT EVENING CLASSES AND INTRODUCED THE DANCE FOR YOUTH PROGRAM. INCOME ROSE TO 63,400 OVER 48,000 THE PREVIOUS YEAR. INCOME WAS CURTAILED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC AS INCREASE HAD BEEN PREDICTED TO REACH 80,000.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Youth Development