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Antaeus Dance Presents Home Front
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Beat the February blahs and spend an evening with Tremont's resident dance
company. We'll perform old favorites and fresh new works guaranteed to warm
your heart and inspire your imagination. Music includes pieces by local
composers Bill Sallak, Trepanning Trio and Bryan Jacobs.
Please join us for this concert of diverse works by the Antaeus Dance
Artistic Staff--Joan Meggit, Jenita McGowan and Marissa Glorioso.
Performances are Friday, Feb 5th and Saturday, Feb 6th at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, Feb 7th at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 students and seniors. For
reservations please call (216) 486-2874 or e-mail at joan@antaeusdance.com.
All performances in Tremont at the Pilgrim Congregational Church Theatre,
2592 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH.
For more information, visit http://antaeusdance.blogspot.com/ and
http://antaeusdance.com/
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