An excerpt from Wilma Salisbury's column in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, in which she presents the efforts being taken to revitalize Ohio's two oldest dance companies:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Ohio Ballet and the Repertory Project are the oldest dance compa nies in North east Ohio and the only ones participating in the Cleveland Foundation's Building Arts Stability in Cleveland program. The stability of both troupes is crucial to the health of dance in Northeast Ohio. But both ensembles are going through transitions this season, following a significant turnover in dancers and a rethinking of each company's mission.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.cleveland.com/artsandevents/plaindealer/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/entertainment/9957078252783399.xml" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>
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