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Ohio Contemporary Ballet, formerly Verb Ballets, will present a delightful twist on a holiday classic in the production of The Little Nutcracker at Firestone CLC Theatre.

From festive displays to great performances, Northeast Ohio offers a mix of holiday fun and engaging programs throughout the week.

This week a range of events take place across Northeast Ohio commemorating Latinx identity, community theater, the Kent State shootings and more.

Cleveland Dance Movement and Verb present an open community workshop on April 29, 2022 featuring international artists, El-drick Aboagye and Bryan Andres Salinas!

The world premieres of three new works commissioned by the Hope College Patrons for the Arts will be performed by multiple Hope College music ensembles on Friday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

Beckley Dance Theatre School & Beckley Performing Arts will present Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” Friday, Dec. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2:30 p.m.

Executive Artistic Director of Cleveland Public Theatre, Raymond Bobgan, is the curator of the performances. Opening night will be Cleveland Public Theatre’s Student Theatre Enrichment Program performing Song of Sankofa, created and performed by the 2021 STEP. After a relocation from her idyllic homeland and the death of a loved one, Jetta, a once free-spirited teenage girl, embarks on a journey through the natural world to recapture the magic of her fading childhood. Led by their childho...

Anton Chekhov is most famous for his dramas, including "The Seagull." Western Reserve Playhouse, which produced that show virtually in October, is now jumping into the turn-of-the-century playwrights comedies with the three shorts "On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco," "The Bear" and "The Swan Song." The night of Russian comedic sketches, dubbed "Fragments of Farce," will run at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Stories about human foibles include a man whose speech about the evils of tobacco turn...

Local temples plan Purim fun: Press Run Updated Feb 05, 2021; Posted Feb 05, 2021 Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, in Beachwood, is planning February Purim celebrations, as is Temple Emanu El in Orange. (Jeff Piorkowski, special to cleveland.com) Facebook Share ORANGE, Ohio -- In order to share the joy of Purim, Temple Emanu El of Orange will celebrate the holiday with 10 days of fun, including creative online and socially distanced events for the whole family, beginning Feb. 19. The holiday be...

1 of 5 Beckley Dance Theatre Artistic Director Jerry Rose works with, Delaney Hames, left, as Fritz, and Lexi Clay who will dance the role of Clara in The Nutcracker.(Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald) Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald Beckley Dance Theatre Artistic Director Jerry Rose works with Lexi Clay, who will dance the role of Clara in the Beckley Dance Theatre and Beckley Performing Arts production of The Nutcracker.(Rick Barbero/The Register-Hera...