Presented by DANCECleveland, Tri-C Performing Arts, The Joyce Theater Foundation, Northrop, and PMG ARTS Management 1

WELCOME! As the saying goes, ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ in our case it also refers to presenting a performance.

With the cancellation of our entire season, it seemed impossible to imagine that we would have the chance to see a ‘live performance’ at all this year. Then the stars aligned.

Northrop at the University of Minnesota, whose original live performance of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE was to be the week following our performance here in Cleveland, wondered if it might be possible to broadcast a live performance of the Company to all of our patrons? With that, the Joyce Theater in joined the conversation to share that they had been developing both the technology and the technical expertise to bring this idea about. With both a Director, Producer, multiple cameras, an expanse of time for rehearsal on stage and with all of us providing funds into the project, the impossible has become possible.

As the idea has taken shape, Northrop took the lead in developing a series of additional events which we thought were both relevant and timely and excited to be able to share as part of the performance series.

So without further ado, DANCECleveland, Cuyahoga Community College along with partners Northrop and the Joyce Theater present (drum roll please) Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE…..LIVE FROM THE JOYCE THEATER!!!!!!!

Enjoy the Performance!

Pamela Young Executive Director DANCECleveland

Terri Pontremoli Director, Tri-C JazzFest & the Performing Arts Cuyahoga Community College 2

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR RONALD K. BROWN ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ARCELL CABUAG

DANCERS DEMETRIUS BURNS, ARCELL CABUAG, STEPHANIE CHRONOPOULOS, JOYCE EDWARDS, CHARLES GRANT, ANNIQUE ROBERTS, SHAYLIN WATSON

GUEST ARTISTS DANIEL S. HARDER & HANNAH ALISSA RICHARDSON

APPRENTICES AUSTIN COATS, BREANA MOORE & CHRISTOPHER SALANGO

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR ANNIQUE ROBERTS

COSTUME DESIGNER OMOTAYO OLAIYA

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR / RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER TSUBASA KAMEI

COMPANY MANAGER MEGHAN ROSE MURPHY

ABOUT THE COMPANY Founded by Ronald K. Brown in 1985 and based in Brooklyn, EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY focuses on the fusion of with contemporary and spoken word. This work provides a unique view of human struggles, tragedies, and triumphs. Brown uses movement as a way to reinforce the importance of community in African American culture and to acquaint audiences with the beauty of African forms and rhythms. EVIDENCE tours to some 30 communities in the United States annually. The company has traveled to Cuba, Brazil, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Hawaii, Ireland, Holland, Mexico, Columbia, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, and in 2010 joined the U.S. State Department’s DanceMotion USASM tour to perform works, teach master classes, and conduct demonstrations. Annually, the company reaches an audience of more than 30,000.

EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY 1368 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: 347-493-2414

BOOKING AGENT PMG ARTS MANAGEMENT Pamela Green LOTUS ARTS MANAGEMENT Sophie Myrtill-McCourty 3

Note from Ronald K. Brown

The foundation of the relationship between Pamela Green, PMG Arts Management, Evidence, and I began over 20 years ago. In 1998, I was preparing an application for National Dance Project and there was a requirement to list a Booking Agent. I knew that Pam had worked for Baba Chuck Davis and with fingers crossed, I sent her a note asking her to work with Evidence. She said yes.

When we began working together in 1999, we talked business, dreams, and family. In our work together, we were able to share the work of Evidence in 50 of the states in the US and at over 8 venues internationally.

During our relationship, Pam has brought many opportunities that have resulted in magic. She has been instrumental in the development of some of the most potent works in the Evidence repertory including; Come Ye, One Shot, The Subtle One, and Blueprint of a Lady: The Once and Future Life of Billie Holiday, in collaboration with Nneena Freelon and over five other works.

When Pam mentioned that Gideon Lester wanted to meet with me to discuss a presentation for the 20th Anniversary of Grace and the possible creation of a new work, I had no idea that it would result in a collaboration with Meshell Ndegeocello and the creation of Mercy.

It is perfect that for this special digital performance, Evidence is performing Mercy and some of the solos and duets that are a part of our history. The dancers and I are happy to dedicate these performances to Pamela Green as a thank you for her support, encouragement, love, and contribution to us all. 4

MEET THE COMPANY

RONALD K. BROWN (Founder/Artistic Director) raised in Brooklyn, NY, founded EVIDENCE, A Dance Company in 1985. He has worked with Mary Anthony Dance Theater, Jennifer Muller/The Works, as well as other choreographers and artists, and has been on the faculty of The Julliard School. Brown has set works on American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dayton Company, Jeune d’Afrique Noire, Ko-Thi Dance Company, Philadanco, Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago, Ballet Hispánico, TU Dance, and Malpaso Dance Company. He has collaborated with such artists as composer/designer Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya, the late writer Craig G. Harris, director Ernie McClintock’s Jazz Actors Theater, choreographers Patricia Hoffbauer and Rokiya Kone, composers Robert Een, Oliver Lake, Bernadette Speech, David Simons, and Don Meissner, and musicians Jason Moran, Arutor O'Farrill and Meshell Ndegeocello.

Brown is the recipient of the 2020 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award. His other awards and recognitions include the AUDELCO Award for his choreography in Regina Taylor’s award-winning play Crowns, two Black Theater Alliance Awards, and a Fred & Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography in the Tony Award winning Broadway and national touring production of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, adapted by Suzan Lori Parks, arranged by Diedre Murray, and directed by Diane Paulus.

Brown was named Def Dance Jam Workshop 2000 Mentor of the Year and has received the Doris Duke Artist Award, NYC City Center Fellowship, Scripps/ADF Award, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, United States Artists Fellowship, a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award, Dance Magazine Award, and The Ailey Apex Award.

Brown is Co-Artistic Director of Restoration ART Youth Arts Academy Pre-Professional Training Program / Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble and a member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.

ARCELL CABUAG (Associate Artistic Director/Dancer) is a first generation Filipino American who is a native of San Jose, California. In 1995, he moved to New York and attended the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center where he was first introduced to Ronald K. Brown. His professional experiences include: Rock the House for Paramount Pictures (California), The Shoji Tabuchi Show (Branson, MO), and the Richard Rodgers Centennial Production of The King and I. Arcell can be seen in the episode "Choreographed" on Law and Order SVU, and a Codorinu commercial with PILOBOLUS, shot and aired in Barcelona. He has served his community as dance professor at Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus), the Co-Artistic Director of RestorationART Youth Arts Academy Pre-Professional Training Program / Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble, and continues to teach master class locally and abroad. Cabuag has also set EVIDENCE repertory at NYU TISCH, UMASS, Boston Arts Academy, the Peridance Certificate Program, The Ailey Fordham BFA Program, University of the Arts, Kent State, DeSales University, Coker College, Marymount Manhattan College, and Boston Conservatory. Cabuag has assisted Brown in creating repertory on Philadanco Dance Company, MUNTU, TU Dance, Ballet Hispánico, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Malpaso Dance Company of Havana, Cuba, and was the associate choreographer for the Tony Award winning Broadway and National touring production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Arcell was the first EVIDENCE apprentice in 1996, joined the company in 1997, was appointed to be the associate artistic director in 2003 and won a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award in 2004.

TSUBASA KAMEI (Technical Director/Production Manager/Resident Lighting Designer) has toured with the company for more than 65 venues globally and internationally. Credits include: Scene and lighting for Mercy (World Premiere), lighting for Four Corners; Dancing Spirit (Company Premiere); New Conversations: Iron Meets Water (World Premiere) for Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE. He has also designed The Call (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) and Where The Light Shines Through (TU Dance), all choreographed by Ronald K. Brown. 5 ANNIQUE ROBERTS (Rehearsal Director/Dancer) is from Atlanta, Georgia and a graduate of Tri-Cities High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. She attended the Junior Division Summer Intensive Program at The Ailey School and the School at Jacob’s Pillow. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance from Howard University under the direction of Dr. Sherrill Berryman Johnson. There, she performed works by distinguished choreographers such as Ronald K. Brown, Kevin Iega Jeff, Christopher Huggins, and Eleo Pomare. Annique joined Garth Fagan Dance in January 2004 and became senior dancer in 2006. She also taught at the Garth Fagan Dance School and was featured in the August 2008 issue of Dance Magazine. Annique joined EVIDENCE in January 2010 and became the rehearsal director in 2017. She was nominated for a 2013 and 2020 New York Dance and Performance Award "Bessie" for Best Performer and featured in the February 2013 edition of TimeOut NY. In 2020, she was one of seven dancers selected to perform in The Joyce Theater's production of the revival of Molissa Fenley's tour de force solo, State of Darkness. Annique also holds an MA in Arts Administration from Savannah College of Art & Design. She currently serves on Jacob’s Pillow’s School Advancement Committee and is an Adjunct Professor of Dance at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

DEMETRIUS BURNS (Dancer) was born in Anniston, AL and grew up in Boston, MA. He graduated from Boston Arts Academy and the Boston Conservatory on scholarship where he choreographed Urinetown on the musical theatre department. He spent several summers at the Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts (EMIA) as a student, intern, and dance instructor. While at EMIA he performed at Jacob’s Pillow with Earl Mosley's Life Dance Company and repertory by Ronald K. Brown. Demetrius attended the Bates Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow program with the American Dance Guild Scholarship under the direction of Camille A. Brown and Moncell Durden, and the Jacobs Pillows Improvisation Traditions and Innovation program under the direction of Jawole Zollar. Demetrius is a recipient of the EVIDENCE, A Dance Company Beth Young Scholarship and is celebrating his fourth season with EVIDENCE. He recently received his MFA in Dance from Hollins University.

STEPHANIE CHRONOPOULOS (Dancer) is a first generation Greek American, born and Raised in New York City. She graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Dance from LIU Brooklyn. At LIU, Stephanie had the privilege of performing works by influential choreographers such as Khaleah London, Frederick Earl Mosley, Erika Pujic, Doug Varone, and Ronald K. Brown. In 2015, she became a company member of Forces of Nature Dance Theater under the Direction of Abdel Salaam. During her time with the company, she performed in the Bessie Award winning Healing Sevens at BAM's Dance Africa, and in the revival of Terrestrial Wombs at the Apollo Theater. Stephanie has also apprenticed with Jennifer Muller/ The Works, and is now a company member with EVIDENCE, A Dance Company. She is also a recipient of the EVIDENCE Dance Workshop Series Beth Young Scholarship. 6

JOYCE EDWARDS (Dancer), a Rochester, NY native, is a dancer, storyteller, and a lifelong student. Her undergraduate studies in Dance and African/Afro-American Studies, at The College at Brockport SUNY, journeyed her to The University of East Legon in Ghana, and to La Universidad de Granada in Spain. Joyce has performed in works by Bessie Award winning choreographer Beth Gill and Netta Yerushalmy (Brand New Sidewalk-2017, Pitkin Grove- 2018, Paramodernities-2019). She is mentioned in the 2019 Dance Magazine issue of the “25 to Watch” in 2020 for her work in Gill’s Pitkin Grove. EVIDENCE welcomed Joyce as an apprentice in May of 2018, and later as a company member in August of 2019 following her premiere in Ronald K. Brown’s Mercy at Bard SummerScape Dance Festival. Joyce is thrilled to be celebrating her second season with the company.

CHARLES GRANT (Dancer) hails from South San Francisco, CA. He started dancing with tap classes at Schumacher's School of Dance and later began to expand his dance experiences at the ODC School in San Francisco, The Rites of Passage Program in Oakland, and the Howard University Dance Major Program. After receiving his Bachelor degree from Fisk University, he attended The Ailey School for four years. During his studies, Charles participated in Buglisi Dance Theater’s Table of Silence Project, the student ensemble of Alvin Ailey’s Memoria, the Bessie Award winning show The Let Go by Nick Cave, and appeared in an episode of the FX series Pose. He has performed works by known artists such as Alvin Ailey, Ephrat Asherie, Darshan Bhuller, Hope Boykin, Clifton Brown, Ronald K Brown, Thang Dao, Amy Hall, Francesca Harper, Tracy Inman, Donald McKayle, Ray Mercer, Frederick Earl Mosley, and Pearl Primus. This is Charles' second season with EVIDENCE.

SHAYLIN WATSON (Dancer) was born in Lanham, Maryland and trained at Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the instruction of Charles Augins and Katherine Smith. She obtained a BFA in Dance with a concentration in Choreography and Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2019. While in North Carolina, her choreography was featured in the National Black Theater Festival (Winston Salem, NC 2019). Ms. Watson is a recipient of the EVIDENCE dance workshop series Beth Young Scholarship and has also received scholarships to intensives such as American Dance Festival and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She has performed works by choreographers such as Clarice Young, Ronald K. Brown, T Lang, Christopher Huggins and Marcus White, and Shen Wei.This is Shaylin’s second season with EVIDENCE. 7

DANIEL S. HARDER (Guest Artist) began dancing at Suitland High School’s Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Maryland and received additional training at the Dance Institute of Washington, Dance Academy, The Ailey School and Dance Theater of Harlem. Upon graduating, Mr. Harder attended the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance on full scholarship, where he had the opportunity to work with and perform works by world renown choreographers. Before graduating in 2009, he danced in an international tour of West Side Story, and with Camille A. Brown & Dancers. Daniel became a member of Ailey II in 2009 and joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2010, under the direction of , where he was featured in works by Alvin Ailey, Rennie Harris, Ronald K. Brown, Hans van Manen, Aszure Barton, Ulysses Dove, and Kyle Abraham, to name a few. Recently, Daniel made his Broadway debut in Disney’s THE LION KING. Mr. Harder has had the privilege to work as a choreographer’s assistant with powerhouses including Debbie Allen and Christopher L. Huggins at Lula Washington Dance Theater, Philadanco, and Dallas Black Dance Theater. When Mr. Harder is not performing, he teaches master classes at high schools and universities in the U.S. and abroad.

HANNAH ALISSA RICHARDSON (Guest Artist) is from Toronto, Canada. She has graduated with honors from the prestigious Ailey School. Hannah can be found on TV shows such as Family Channel’s The Next Step, Disney Channel’s Backstage, and also roles in movies. She plays “Katie” in the film Everyday based on the book written by David Levithan, directed by Michael Sucsy. She has also performed in the 2017 fall/winter Vogue Collections fashion video and has been the opening and closing performer for many New York Fashion Week shows. Hannah has performed works by Bradley Shelver, Tina Bush, Ray Mercer, Fredrick Earl Mosley, Clifton Brown, William Forsythe, Moonlight choreographed by Robert Battle at the , the premiere performance of Grace and Mercy choreographed by Ronald K. Brown at Fisher Center at Bard’s SummerScape festival, and danced in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s 2017, 2018, and 2019 New York City Center season. Hannah was featured in a dance video tribute to Judy Chicago’s, The Dinner Party, directed by Redha Medjellekh. She was also a principal dancer in performances at the 2020 Holland Dance Festival and took part in a video performance for Def Jam artist Teyana Taylor. Hannah is currently a special guest artist with Evidence, A Dance Company and the newest company member with Ailey II. Hannah is very thankful to those who have guided and supported her along her journey and feels very blessed being able to do what she loves most. 8

GRACE (excerpt) (1999/2003) Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Original Lighting for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: William H. Grant Original Lighting for EVIDENCE: Brenda Gray Lighting Re-creation: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Omotayo Olaiya Performance: The Company Music Credits: “Come Sunday “ Composed by Duke Ellington Recorded by Jimmy McPhail

Grace was originally choreographed for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1999. Grace became a part of the EVIDENCE repertory in 2003.

MARCH (1995) Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Music: Selected Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. “The 23rd Psalm” by Bobby McFerrin Lighting: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Omotayo Olaiya Performance: Demetrius Burns & Shaylin Watson

SHE IS HERE (2016) Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Music: “Vieques” composed by: Andy Gonzalez, recorded by Arturo O’Farrill, Andy Gonzalez and Dafnis Prieto Lighting: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Keiko Voltaire Performance: Annique Roberts

FOR YOU (2003) Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Music: “A Song For You” By: Donny Hathaway Lighting: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Omotayo Olaiya Performance: Daniel S. Harder

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ONE SHOT: PALO Y MACHETE (excerpt) (2007) Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Music: “Loma Y Machete” by Anónimo Consejo Original Lighting: Dalila Kee Lighting Recreation: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Omotayo Olaiya Performance: Arcell Cabuag

Commissioned by August Wilson Center for African American Culture, The Joyce Theater, American Dance Festival, One Shot was made possible, in part, by the Doris Duke Fund for Dance of the National Dance Project, a program administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Philip Morris Companies Inc. Special Thanks to Charles Teenie Harris Jr, Kamau Ware, Louise Lippincott, Celeta Hickman, Carnegie Museum of Art, Sandra Jackson Dumont, Deborah Willis, the staff of August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, Youth Arts Academy,Jana Feinman, Jennifer Rabb, Dean Judith Freidlander, the staff of Hunter College, Kay Cummings, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Pam Tatge, Barbara and the staff of Wesleyan University.

PAUSE

MERCY (2019) Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Original Music: Meshell Ndegeocello Scenery and Lighting: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Omotayo Olaiya Performance: The Company

Mercy was co-commissioned by the Fisher Center at Bard, where it received its world premiere in July 2019, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Carolina Performing Arts at UNC Chapel Hill, and The Joyce Theater’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work.

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Special thanks to Linda Shelton, Aaron Mattocks, Margaret Hollenbeck, Jean Ross, Ross LeClair, Meghan Rose Murphy, Andy Sheagren, and the board and staff of The Joyce Theater. Additional special thanks to the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, RestorationART, The Billie Holiday Theatre, Colvin Granum, Dr. Indira Etwaroo, and the RestorationART team. Ongoing appreciation to Pierre Apraxine, Torya Beard, Ayodele Casel, Elena Comendador, Janet Cox, Pamela M. Green, Fatima Jones, Paunika Jones, Sharon Luckman, Mary McCormick and the Fund for the City of New York, Freddie Moore, Newman’s Own Foundation, Alison Riley, Karen Thornton, Bruce Gordon and Tawana Tibbs, Reginald Van Lee, and Vera Wells. Zenobia Marion

Key support provided by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The New York Community Trust, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Bay and Paul Foundations, Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, Select Equity Group Foundation, and GE Foundation. Additional key support provided by Amit Wadhwaney, Lisa Walker, Robert-Kristoffer Haynes, Ed Henry and Susan Monk, Susan Jacobson and David Moskovitz, Sharon Luckman and Paul Shapiro, Kerry Wingo, and the EVIDENCE Circle of Friends. 11 ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER (“The Joyce,”Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a non-profit organization, has proudly served the dance community for almost four decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and , Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 400 U.S.-based and international companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope fromLincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (K–12th grade) benefit from its school program, and family and adult audiences get closer to dance with access to artists. The Joyce’s annual season of about 48 weeks of dance now includes over 340 performances – both digital and in-person–for audiences in excess of 150,000.

ABOUT NORTHROP, THE UNIVERSITY OF MINISOTA Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, Northrop is committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come. Northrop shapes Minnesota’s rich cultural environment through programming that celebrates excellence and innovation, community engagement, and creative exchange. Northrop is an enduring symbol of the University of Minnesota, and the focal point of the Twin Cities campus and community. Since opening in 1929, Northrop has served as the University's primary gathering place for the performing arts, concerts, lectures, academic ceremonies, and major civic events and during the pandemic, Northrop has continued to find ways to provide access to students and audiences online for both free and ticketed events. 12 ABOUT TRI-C PERFORMING ARTS Tri-C Performing Arts -part of the Creative Arts Center of Excelence- is an invigorating mix of events taking place at various Tri-C campuses and venues in the city that make it convenient for you to attend no matter where you live. The season is made up of four presentations - Performing Arts Series, Classical Piano Series, Theatre Program and Art Galleries - and the entire season usually kicks off in the fall. Due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, we have decided to offer a limited amount of virtual events.

Gill and Tommy LiPuma This season, the Classical Piano Series, presented FREE at 2 p.m. Center for Creative Art on Sundays at the Cleveland Museum of Art, is going virtual. The 2809 Woodland Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115 series is celebrating its 14th anniversary of showcasing emerging and established pianists from all over the world. All recitals will www.tri-cjazzfest.com be livestreamed at tri-c.edu/performingarts. www.tri-c.edu/performingarts

The Performing Arts Series is partnering with DANCECleveland, The Joyce Theater and Northrop for one virtual performance of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE.

Tri-C Creative Arts Staff

G. Paul Cox, Ph.D. Dean of Creative Arts

Constance Edwards, Ph.D. Associate Dean

Terri Pontremoli, Director, Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland and Tri-C Performing Arts

Emanuela Friscioni Director, Creative Arts Academy and Classical Piano Series

Orlando Watson Project Manager, Public Programs

William Horschke Production Manager

Cliffie Jones Box Office and Operations

Madeline Shepherd Project Manager/Writer Integrated Communications

Ann Garbler Grant Writer

Creative Arts Coordinators Cindy Weaver, Jackie Guerra, Lori Williams-Murphy, Karah Vance, Kristina Reese, and Doreen Stark

Tri-C Classical Piano Series Upcoming Recitals: Aaron Diehl, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. Caroline Oltmanns, March 21 at 2 p.m. Dan Tepfer, April 18 at 2 p.m. 13

ABOUT TRI-C JAZZFEST CLEVELAND: Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland: Virtually Unforgettable in 2020 On an improvisational stage, jazz musicians embrace the moment. The artistry that follows is unscripted, unpredictable and unlike anything an audience has previously experienced. That’s probably the best way to describe the virtual edition of the 41st annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, presented by KeyBank.

Six hours of music, artist interviews and jazz talk flowed over online platforms Aug. 21-23, 2020 as the festival shifted from an in-person event to an on-the-screen happening due to the coronavirus crisis. More than 75,000 music lovers shared the free online experience over the three days. They watched as more than a dozen acts with Northeast Ohio roots showed why Cleveland can call itself a jazz town.

The lineup of performers included acts such as the Dan Wilson Trio, Evelyn Wright Quartet, Sammy DeLeon’s Latin Jazz Sextet, Vanessa Rubin, Joe Hunter and Hubb’s Groove.

In addition, two of the jazz world’s preeminent bassists — Christian McBride and John Clayton — called in to share stories. McBride’s live chat took place on the virtual festival’s first night. Clayton dialed in on Day Two.

If you missed it live, don’t worry: Each night’s two-hour presentation is available for viewing at tri-cjazzfest.com.

“The virtual festival exceeded all expectations,” said Terri Pontremoli, director of Tri-C JazzFest. “It was, in a word, unforgettable. We saw that music brings people together, no matter the obstacles. That’s the lesson from the 2020 Tri-C JazzFest.”

Plans for the 2021 Tri-C JazzFest are currently being worked on, but the festival promises to bring the same quality to its viewers whether in- person or virtual. 14

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

DANCECleveland and Tri-C Performing Arts graciously thanks the following funders, sponsors, and supporters. Without their generous support this performance would have not been possible.

The Ohio Arts Council helped fund DANCECleveland with state tax dollars to encourage economic DANCECleveland is generously funded by growth, educational excellence, and Cuyahoga County residents through cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from Ohio Arts Council and the Crane Group.

In addition, thank you to our other generous supporters:

The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and The John P. Murphy Foundation 15

ABOUT DANCECLEVELAND A Cleveland, Ohio based non-profit, is one of a handful of presenters in the nation that is dedicated solely to the presentation of modern and contemporary dance. The centerpiece of the organization’s programming is its annual performance series. The performances are surrounded by an array of educational outreach events including artist-run master classes, residency programs, student matinees, pre-performance lectures and post- 13110 Shaker Square, Suite 106 performance Q&A sessions, designed to both break artistic Cleveland, OH 44120 boundaries and provide community access to the dance aesthetic and dance luminaries that DANCECleveland www.dancecleveland.org brings to Northeast Ohio 16

DANCECleveland's Advancing the Dance Legacy Fund The Advancing Dance Legacy Fund, established in 2018 as an Organizational Fund of The Cleveland Foundation, is serving as DANCECleveland’s endowment fund. It provides supporters with the satisfaction of knowing that their legacy investment will be carefully managed to grow over time, serving tens of thousands of dancers, dance makers and dance enthusiasts for generations to come.

We are proud to announce a new set of ‘Focus Funds’ within The Advancing Dance Legacy Fund, which gives supporters the chance to champion a specific cause within the field of dance: *The Nick and Sue Peay Fund for New Works *Dance Artists of Color Advancement Fund *Women in Choreography Commissioning Fund

*Opportunities for designated naming are available as are the creation of other funds to support a special focus on dance. For information, to donate now, or to make legacy plans for future donations, please contact Pamela Young, Executive Director, at 216.991.9000 or [email protected]

Thank you to our GENEROUS Legacy Fund Donors:

Rebecca & Irad Carmi Charlene & Marv Nevans Lenore and Peter Cohn Sue & Nick Peay Andrea Daloia Maria Restrepo-Hamilton & Richard Hamilton Gina France James & Joan Schattinger Ms. Nina Gibans Mimi Schwensen John & Rachel Jenkins Glenn & Pat Solomon Kathryn Karipides & David Brown Mimi Schwensen K. C. Koester in memory of Joanne & Dion Tsevdos Joan R. Koester Rena Vysnionis Dianne Kotrlik-Thompson LIllian Weisberg & Tom Thompson Laura Weisberg & David Wong Lucinda Lavelli Toni & Mark Williams Dolores Bielecki & Stephen Lorton David Wittknowsky & James Anderson Danielle Morris Pam & Leonard Young Jessica Nelson The Trustees of the Marian Chace Foundation 17

DANCECleveland's Opportunity Fund The Opportunity and Innovation Fund allows DANCECleveland to test bold and innovative ideas and pursue sudden opportunities that advance the organization’s mission. Conceived as a risk capital fund and launched by DANCECleveland’s visionary Board of Directors in (fill in year), it has fueled initiatives to build new audiences, enhance operations, and create new entry points to the artform of dance..

We are proud to announce a new set of ‘Focus Funds’ within The Advancing Dance Legacy Fund, which gives supporters the chance to champion a specific cause within the field of dance:

Thank you to our GENEROUS Opportunity and Innovation Fund Donors:

Pamela Barr Dmitriy Berkovich Lindsay Maxwell & Jim Venizelo Amanda Bohlman Ronya McMillen-Driscoll Robin Herrington-Bowen Sue & Nick Peay Debra & James Diggs Karen Powers Joan Dowling Susan & Paul Ruflin Sheldon Ezring Ellen Schermer & Bruce Gina France Charna Sherman Elaine Green Lynn Twarog Singer The Roe Green Foundation & Mark Singer Maria Restrepo-Hamilton Carol & David Skirball & Richard Hamilton Janus Small Andrean & Justin Horton Susan Spallino & James Emily Huggins Jones The Cleveland Foundation Rachel & John Jenkins Ron Torch Joy E. Kane Lillian Weisberg Kathryn Karipides & David Brown Toni and Mark Williams Lisa Lansing Anna Markovich Lucinda Lavelli Diane Phillips-Leatherberry & Wilbur Leatherberry 18

Leadership Society $5,000-25000 Virtuosos $300-$499 Sue & Nick Peay Zeda Blau Albert Leonetti & Ruth Anna Carlson Visionaries $1000-$2499 Christopher Faiver Dmitriy Berkovich Alan Feller Cory & Liz Clay Manju Goradia David and Adelaide Davies Frank Kunstel Ann Ennis Stephen Kushnick Scott and Anne Danielle Morris Donna Fox & Loren Smith Marjorie Moskovitz Deborah Glosserman Linda Schoenberg & William Jones Maria Restrepo-Hamilton John Streett and Richard Hamilton Thomas Froehlich Andrean &Justin Horton Carole Walters John and Rachel Jenkins Kristine M. Willings Kathryn Karipides & David Brown Jene Wilson John Nosek Alita and Rick Rogers Partners $100-$299 Barbara & John Schubert Sandra Agin Kim Sherwin Cathy & Paul Becker Gregory Videtic & Christopher McCann Bruce Blank Mary C. Warren Alan Block Toni and Mark Williams Jonathan & Ellen Brown David Wittkowsky & James Anderson Donald & Terry Cairns Laura Chapman Rebecca & Irad Carmi Luminaries $500-$999 John & Molly Chiles Phillip & Debra Canuto Debra Chwast Matthew & Dana Carson Robert Chwast Andrea Daloia Patricia Cooper Kim DeNero-Ackroyd Marina Corleto In honor Miam Glazer Nancy & Charles Davis David & Inez Myers Foundation Audrey DeClement Roberta Hardacre M. Lynn Deering Barbara Hawley & David Goodman Jane Delcamp Mark & Ellen Hoffman Deborah Deutch-Rabinowitz & Martin Jim & Gale Jacobsohn Rabinowitz Don & Pamela Jonovic Barbara Domski Eric Logan John M. Dressler Daniel Medalie Janice Driesbach Charlene & Marv Nevans Edna Duffy Tawny Ratner Patricia Dussaux Jason & Angela Ridgel Elissa Okin Karen Seawall & Greg Warren Mary Kim Elkins Charna Sherman Gina France Joanne & Dion Tsevdos David Foosn 19 Jonathan Freilich Michael Oddi Ruth Friedman Jim & Barbara Sheila Friedman Joel Pendery Harriet & Steve Friedman David Perelman John and Pam Gibbon George Pope Nan and Sheldon Gisser Karen Powers Jennifer Goings Smith Susan Rakow Barbara Gordon-Lickey Ann Reichsman Peter and Joanne Griesinger Kathryn Reinhardt Carol J. P. Griffith Melissa Richmond Deborah Gross Dennis & Candace Risen James Gruzosky Barbara Robinson Elaine Guregian Brian Robinson Jeremy Gutow Roberta Rocco John Hammond Cathy G Roche Susan & George Hays Jon Rogen Franklin and Kathleen Hickman Shelley Roth & Bruce Schwartz Nance Hikes Connie Sapin Stephanie Hiles Sandra J. Schlub Dr. David & Kathy House James & Marie Kilbane Seckers Arthur and Berverly Huckelbridge Gerald Sgro Jan Jones Lauri Shanahan Maribeth & Don Katt Annette Shaughnessy Margaret Krudy Andrea Shearer Eleanor Leahy Richard Sicha & Marcia Moll Barbara & Richard Lederman Renee Siegel Deborah Lee Christine Silver Maribeth Lekas Carol & David Skirball Ms. Samantha Lengel & Janus Small Associates, LLC Dr. Joel Pendery Ed & Donna Rae Smith Stephen & Lillian Levine Dana Snyder & James Slivkoff Robin Lieberman & Louis Kelsch Lloyd Snyder & Margaret Terry Kelly Lipinski James & Susan Spallino Patti London David & Gail Stachnik Peter & Kathleen Mac Ewan William Stigelman David Maltz Amy Switzer Kathleen M Mcconaughy Andrea Synenberg Chris & Gaylee McCracken Elizabeth Szpak Janet & David Erin Vasiloff Dianne McIntyre Cheryl & Mickey Weinstein Lynna Metrisin LIllian E. Weisberg Antoinette Miller Laura Weisberg & David Wong Paula Mindes William Weisel Howard Montgomery Elizabeth and Larry Weiss Susannah Muskovitz & Steven Izen Margaret Weitzel Marc Nathanson Martha Wiersma Gilda a& Louis Newman Sarah Winans 20

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