Cleveland troupe excels at building partnerships: Natural history museum offers comfortable surroundings for Verb Ballets performance.

From: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH) | Date: September 18, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Elaine Guregian

Sep. 18--CLEVELAND -- Verb Ballets is beginning its fifth season, moving forward on its mission of being Cleveland's national repertory dance company. How has it distinguished itself so far? On Saturday night at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, what stood out as a strength was the company's ability to build partnerships.

Representatives of the museum came onstage at the end of the program to say they hoped the company's two-year collaboration with the institution would continue. That seems like a good idea. The museum's 500-seat auditorium ...

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