The City is Our Stage

Show Description:

Take an adventure through Cleveland's neighborhoods and discover LIVE sight-specific artistic performances from the comfort of your own car!

During this unusual time, we are all craving live performance! Now, you can get in your car with your loved ones, and soak in multiple performances at locations throughout the greater Cleveland area! Join us for this unique traveling show - where YOU are the one that travels!

As travelers, you will be able to purchase a ticket by choosing a performing arts route from an East Side, West Side, Mid-town, or "Surprise me" starting location. Then you will have the opportunity to see different performances of varying styles. As an artistic traveler, you will have no idea what performance style you will get to see next, truly making this an adventure.

Each artistic journey will take approximately 2 hours, including travel time. Starting times vary by location and artist line-up.

Eastside:

Take a trip on the Eastside and enjoy performances by local artists, including: The Welcome Table, a music and spoken word celebration of hope, resilience, and humor. Join Russian Duo and enjoy music from different places and different times. Listen to the solo piano performance and poetry of Mike Bruckman and experience the myth of Persephone with MorrisonDance. Witness short vignettes sharing the mystery of ritual with Robin Vanlear and take in a performance of Verb Ballets “Bolero”. Be wowed by the operatic talents of Lara Troyer and soothe your spirit with a collection of movements prepared by KenyaWoods. Listen to an alien invasion from War of the Worlds performed by Radio on the Lake Theatre, see a short play written by Christopher Johnston, and enjoy the original jazz compositions of Alba Trio.

Downtown:

Adventure downtown and checkout the diverse group of artists including: Russian Duo, with music ranging from classical to world favorites, they are sure to delight. Join Mike Bruckman and enjoy his solo piano performance and poetry and then head over to MorrisonDance to explore the myth of Persephone through dance. Learn to dance in your car with Dancing Wheels and get empowered with a hip hop performance by Blakk Jakk. See an exotic belly dance performance featuring Aminah Louise and rock out with indie rock group The Scenic Route as they play acoustic covers of their original songs. Take in a contemporary ballet performance with Cleveland newcomers, Ballet Legato and get energized with a performance of African music and dance featuring Talise Campbell and Djapo Cultural Art Institute. Dive deep with Inlet Dance Theatre as they explore emotions surrounding the pandemic and enjoy the original soundscapes unbound by genre created by Opus 216.

Westside:

Explore the westside of Cleveland and discover artists and performers including: Shanty Circus, come and explore the multiverse with acrobatics and circus acts. See Marquez Dance Project perform a mother-daughter duet that explores the importance of family and community. Check out mother and son aerial silks and hoop performance of Sky Aerial works and jam with Zydeco band, Cats on Holiday. Take in a “non-music” performance by Fellahean with Slowburn that utilizes industrial sounds and equipment accompanied by surreal images and film. Explore the impact of creating and collaborating with a performance by Laura D’Alessandro, Tou Cha, June Hund, and Norbert Zieblod featuring the magic of puppetry. Enjoy the vocals of Nadia Tarnawsky and the improvisational sword, skirt, and zill belly dance performances of Tribe Ostara. Head to Near West Theatre to see youth artists performing excerpts from upcoming performance of Rise -- The Isolation Project and join Inlet Dance Theatre as they explore with dance the emotions that come with the pandemic.