Performing Artists
Amy Arbus’ striking portraits beautifully capture the essence and energy of Cleveland’s performing artists and the remarkable gifts they bring to our community. Arbus has published four books of her photographs, and her work is in many prestigious collections, including those of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Arbus’ photographs have appeared in more than 100 periodicals, and she has had 21 solo exhibitions around the world. She also teaches portraiture at the International Center of Photography, Maine Media Workshops and the Fine Arts Work Center. The Foundation has been a longtime supporter of the arts because we recognize that their innovation and creativity are essential to our community’s continued vitality. The talented actors, dancers and musicians pictured in this report, and so many others like them, make Cleveland a more rewarding, interesting and lively place to live and work. We are richer because of their presence.
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Holly Holsinger (as Ev), Insomnia: The Waking of Herselves, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Rod Freeman (as Trombone #2), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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Sarah Perrett, Dancer, GroundWorks DanceTheater
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Kenesha Terrell (as Mourner), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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M.A. Taylor (as Gratiano), Othello, Great Lakes Theater Festival
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Sean Jones, Trumpet, Artistic Director, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
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Faye Hargate (as Fand), Open Mind Firmament, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Eduardo Placer (as Vicomte De Nanjac), An Ideal Husband, Great Lakes Theater Festival
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David Anthony Smith (as Iago), Othello, Great Lakes Theater Festival
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Richard L. Shanklin, Alto Saxophone, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
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John J. Polk (as Fred Clotaldo), FEVER/DREAM, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Damien Highfield, Dancer, GroundWorks DanceTheater
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Sheffia W. Randall Dooley (as Aoife), Open Mind Firmament, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Chris Anderson, Trombone, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
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Laura Perrotta (as Mrs. Laura Cheveley), An Ideal Husband, Great Lakes Theater Festival
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Felise Bagley, Dancer, GroundWorks DanceTheater
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Miguel Osborne (as Trombone #4), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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John L. Klayman, First Tenor Saxophone, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
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Sally Groth (as Grace), The Book of Grace, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Nina Domingue (as The Venus Hottentot), Venus, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Paul Ferguson, Lead Trombone, Associate Artistic Director, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
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Michael L. Andrews-Hinders (as King Conchubar), Open Mind Firmament, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Katie Wells, Dancer, GroundWorks DanceTheater
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Deja Conner (as Angel of Death Assistant) and James Boyd (as Jesus), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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Canaan Parrott (as Adam) and Jeffri Black (as Eve), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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Jodi Dominick (as Lady Gertrude Chiltern) and Richard Klautsch (as Sir Robert Chiltern), An Ideal Husband, Great Lakes Theater Festival
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Kyle Carthens (as Trombone #7), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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David Hansen (as Pengo), And Then You Die, Cleveland Public Theatre
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David Shimotakahara, Artistic Director, and Katie Wells, Dancer, GroundWorks DanceTheater
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B. Durand Ferebee Jr. (as Mourner) and Kaben D. Jones (as Mourner), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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Val Kozlenko (as Nicky McManus), Fire Dance, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Kelly Elliott (as Kelly), Kill Will, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Alison Garrigan (as Viviane Blaine), Pulp, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Jala Khateeb, Destiny Bloodworth, Kurana Glaros, Shirley Bell, Deja Conner and Tijai Monroe (as Red Sea Dancers), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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Kenneth C. Parker (as Trombone #6), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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Nathan Ramos (as Aston Martin), FEVER/DREAM, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Laurel Brooke Johnson (as Stella Frigidaire), FEVER/DREAM, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Anne McEvoy (as Dechtire), Open Mind Firmament, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Theron Brown, Piano / Keyboards, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
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Charles Kartali (as Vet), The Book of Grace, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Howie Smith, Lead Saxophone, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
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Doug Kusak (as Crumpet), The Santaland Diaries, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Brenda C. Adrine (as Trombone #5), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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Jodi Dominick (as Bianca), Othello, Great Lakes Theater Festival
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Elizabeth R. Wood (as Sarge or Winchester Cox), Pulp, Cleveland Public Theatre
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Kenny Charles (as Trombone #3), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre
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David Alan Anderson (as Othello) and Sara M. Bruner (as Desdemona), Othello, Great Lakes Theater Festival
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David Anthony Smith (as Viscount Goring) and Sara M. Bruner (as Miss Mabel Chiltern), An Ideal Husband, Great Lakes Theater Festival
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David Shimotakahara, Artistic Director, GroundWorks DanceTheater
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Steve Enos, Trumpet, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
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Darlisheo A. Averhart (as Mardi Gras Lady), God’s Trombones, Karamu House Theatre