Cleveland Ballet (founded 2014)Cleveland Ballet was founded in Cleveland in 2014 by Gladisa Guadalupe and Michael Krasnyansky. It is the third incarnation of a Cleveland Ballet, having been preceded by establishments of the same name founded in 1935 and 1972. The company has grown from 5 to 26 dancers from 11 countries and territories over its initial 5 seasons, and as of 2019 was one of the fastest growing professional ballet companies in the U.S. In 2017, it became a resident company of Playhouse Square.Cleveland Ballet (founded 1935)The Cleveland Ballet was founded in Cleveland in 1935 by Russian émigré Sergei Popeloff, a dancer associated with Anna Pavlova, and lasted until 1942. It was the first incarnation of the Cleveland Ballet, having been succeeded by ballet companies of the same name founded in 1972 and in 2014.
ClevelandCleveland ( KLEEV-lənd) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the lake from the Canadian province of Ontario, and is approximately 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state line.
Playhouse SquarePlayhouse Square is a theater district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is the largest performing arts center in the US outside of New York City (only Lincoln Center is larger). Constructed in a span of 19 months in the early 1920s, the theaters became a major entertainment hub for the city for much of the 20th century. However, by the late 1960s, the district had fallen into decline and its theaters had closed down.
Swan LakeSwan Lake (Russian: Лебединое озеро) is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular ballets of all time. The scenario, initially in two acts, was based on Russian and German folk tales, telling a story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse.
San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, officially the City of San José ( SAN hoh-ZAY, -SAY; Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]), is the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with an estimated 989,814 residents as of 2025. The city's metropolitan area is home to nearly two million people, while the broader combined statistical area (the fifth-largest in the United States) has a population of over nine million.
CoppéliaCoppélia (sometimes subtitled: La Fille aux Yeux d'Émail (The Girl with the Enamel Eyes)) is a comic ballet from 1870 originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music of Léo Delibes, with libretto by Charles-Louis-Étienne Nuitter. Nuitter's libretto and mise-en-scène was based upon E. T. A. Hoffmann's short storyDer Sandmann (The Sandman). In Greek, κοπέλα (or κοπελιά in some dialects) means young woman.
The Nutcracker1892 ballet by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyThe Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик, romanized: Shchelkunchik, pronounced), Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie; Russian: балет-феерия, romanized: balet-feyeriya) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll.
Hanna TheatreThe Hanna Theatre is a theater at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is one of the original five venues built in the district, opening on March 28, 1921. The Hanna Theatre reopened in 2008 as the new home of Great Lakes Theater Festival after a major renovation by the classic theater company.
Fry's ElectronicsFry's Electronics was an American big-box store chain. It was headquartered in San Jose, California, in Silicon Valley. Fry's retailed software, consumer electronics, household appliances, cosmetics, tools, toys, accessories, magazines, technical books, snack foods, electronic components, and computer hardware, in addition to offering in-store computer repair and custom computer building services.
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)1935 ballet by Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and JulietCommemorative coin depicting a scene from the balletChoreographerIvo Váňa-PsotaMusicSergei ProkofievLibrettoAdrian Piotrovsky, Sergei Radlov, Sergei Prokofiev, Leonid LavrovskyBased onRomeo and JulietPremiere1938 (1938)Mahen Theatre, BrnoOriginal ballet companyBallet of the National Theatre, BrnoCharactersIvo Váňa-Psota as RomeoZora Šemberová as JulietGenreDrambalet Romeo and Juliet (Russian: Ромео и Джульетта, romanized: Romeo i Dzhulyetta), Op.KeyBankAmerican regional bank headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio KeyBank is an American regional bank, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Formed by the 1994 merger of the Society Corporation and KeyCorp, KeyBank is the 27th largest bank in the United States. The company today operates nearly 1,000 branches and over 1,200 ATMs across the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest and Northeast United States as well as in Alaska, Colorado, Texas and Utah.
ClevelandCleveland ( KLEEV-lənd) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the lake from the Canadian province of Ontario, and is approximately 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state line.Playhouse SquarePlayhouse Square is a theater district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is the largest performing arts center in the US outside of New York City (only Lincoln Center is larger). Constructed in a span of 19 months in the early 1920s, the theaters became a major entertainment hub for the city for much of the 20th century. However, by the late 1960s, the district had fallen into decline and its theaters had closed down.Swan LakeSwan Lake (Russian: Лебединое озеро) is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular ballets of all time. The scenario, initially in two acts, was based on Russian and German folk tales, telling a story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse.San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, officially the City of San José ( SAN hoh-ZAY, -SAY; Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]), is the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with an estimated 989,814 residents as of 2025. The city's metropolitan area is home to nearly two million people, while the broader combined statistical area (the fifth-largest in the United States) has a population of over nine million.CoppéliaCoppélia (sometimes subtitled: La Fille aux Yeux d'Émail (The Girl with the Enamel Eyes)) is a comic ballet from 1870 originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music of Léo Delibes, with libretto by Charles-Louis-Étienne Nuitter. Nuitter's libretto and mise-en-scène was based upon E. T. A. Hoffmann's short storyDer Sandmann (The Sandman). In Greek, κοπέλα (or κοπελιά in some dialects) means young woman.The Nutcracker1892 ballet by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyThe Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик, romanized: Shchelkunchik, pronounced), Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie; Russian: балет-феерия, romanized: balet-feyeriya) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll.Hanna TheatreThe Hanna Theatre is a theater at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is one of the original five venues built in the district, opening on March 28, 1921. The Hanna Theatre reopened in 2008 as the new home of Great Lakes Theater Festival after a major renovation by the classic theater company.Fry's ElectronicsFry's Electronics was an American big-box store chain. It was headquartered in San Jose, California, in Silicon Valley. Fry's retailed software, consumer electronics, household appliances, cosmetics, tools, toys, accessories, magazines, technical books, snack foods, electronic components, and computer hardware, in addition to offering in-store computer repair and custom computer building services.Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)1935 ballet by Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and JulietCommemorative coin depicting a scene from the balletChoreographerIvo Váňa-PsotaMusicSergei ProkofievLibrettoAdrian Piotrovsky, Sergei Radlov, Sergei Prokofiev, Leonid LavrovskyBased onRomeo and JulietPremiere1938 (1938)Mahen Theatre, BrnoOriginal ballet companyBallet of the National Theatre, BrnoCharactersIvo Váňa-Psota as RomeoZora Šemberová as JulietGenreDrambalet Romeo and Juliet (Russian: Ромео и Джульетта, romanized: Romeo i Dzhulyetta), Op.KeyBankAmerican regional bank headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio KeyBank is an American regional bank, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Formed by the 1994 merger of the Society Corporation and KeyCorp, KeyBank is the 27th largest bank in the United States. The company today operates nearly 1,000 branches and over 1,200 ATMs across the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest and Northeast United States as well as in Alaska, Colorado, Texas and Utah.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.