Artists from Movement Project perform

Dancers provide summer entertainment at new venue

Mentor’s new Civic Amphitheater welcomed a group of dancers July 12 as part of its summer entertainment lineup during a free performance for the community.

The Movement Project, based out of the Cleveland Tremont neighborhood, presented The Movement Project beginning for dozens of spectators at the city’s amphitheater.

It featured six performances, all intending to fulfill its mission “to challenge perspectives, evoke social change and bridge communities through the power of movement,” the performance’s program reads.

Mentor Community Relations Manager Ante Logarusic said he was pleased to be there with his daughter and thought the event was enriching.

“Those who were here were treated to a delightful, avant-garde performance. I attended with my daughter...” Logarusic writes in a July 13 e-mail exchange. “Being able to kick back on the lawn and watch something like this on a summer evening with her is a memory made.”

The Movement Project was founded in 2009 by Megan Gargano and Rebecca J. Leuszler.

The group reports since launching a first full season of performances in 2013, it has produced more than 20 evening length concerts and five original dance films, created over 30 new

“Those who were here were treated to a delightful, avant-garde performance. I attended with my daughter... Being able to kick back on the lawn and watch something like this on a summer evening with her is a memory made.” — Mentor Community Relations Manager Ante Logarusic wrote

works, and performed at numerous dance venues.

JONATHAN TRESSLER — THE NEWS-HERALD From left, Ashley G. Herron, Grace Nicklos and Elyse Morckel perform “the space, between,” part of The Movement Project’s SummerWorks 2018 program July 12 at the Mentor Civic Amphitheater.