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Nehemiah Mission and Inlet Dance Theatre partner to bring a contemporary retelling of the story of Nehemiah

Stone By Stone
Inlet Dance Theatre and Nehemiah MissionFundraising Concert

Inlet Dance Theatre and The Nehemiah Mission of Cleveland, a mission of the North Coast District, have partnered to offer Stone by Stone on the campus of St. Ignatius High School, November 12 and 13, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Serving as a benefit for both not-for-profit organizations, the performance will feature exciting works from Inlet’s diverse repertory specifically chosen to reflect commonalities between the two organizations’ missions, including the world premiere of Stone by Stone by Bill Wade which is inspired by the Biblical story of Nehemiah rebuilding Jerusalem.

The organizations discovered their similarities while both enrolled in The Cleveland
Foundation’s Project Access - a capacity-building program for community or faith-based notfor- profits. Jim Szakacs, Executive Director of the Nehemiah Mission stated, “while The Nehemiah Mission rebuilds the lives of the physically and fiscally challenged by providing services that improve their living environments, Inlet uses dance to bring about personal development through training, mentoring, and to speak creatively about life issues. Since we both build community, we felt a concert based on these efforts would inform and inspire all who attend.”

Inlet’s performance will feature the world premiere of Stone by Stone - a contemporary
retelling of the story of Nehemiah that uses the metaphor of stones as hindrances for peoples’
quality of life. The work includes information gathered from community members whose lives
have been positively impacted by the work of The Nehemiah Mission and features a
Cleveland-based creative team of composer Jeremy Allen, filmmaker Travis Pollert, and
lighting designer Trad Burns. Other Inlet pieces in the concert include Ascension, “In, Not Of”,
ImPaired, and The Door by acclaimed choreographer Steve Rooks.

For more information or tickets call 216.961.6968 or online at www.nehemiahmission.org.

* a fundraising concert presented by Patriot Security Systems at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts