Years of decline threaten Ohio Ballet: Summer park shows may be end for Akron company in wake of problems with finances, board, staff, key artistic decisions.

From: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH) | Date: July 16, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Elaine Guregian

Jul. 16--Picture the dancers of Ohio Ballet dressed in fire-engine red, hurtling across the stage to the thumping percussion score of Laura Dean's Earth. It's an eye-catching sight at a city park on a summer night. Since Ohio Ballet's first summer show in 1970, its free outdoor performances have become an Akron ritual. But this year's parks concerts are likely to be the company's last act. If there were just one problem, there might be one cle...

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