Name: Lift
Start: 2025-04-03T19:00:00
Location: Ruth Eckerd Hall

Get ready to be swept off your feet by a series of unforgettable performances in Clearwater, Florida! This vibrant city will host an array of musical talents, from the iconic Little River Band's 50th anniversary celebration to the spine-tingling interactive horror experience of INSIDIOUS: The Further You Fear. With performances by renowned artists like Rick Wakeman, Geoff Tate, and a touching ballet documentary, these events promise to captivate and inspire audiences of all ages. Whether you're a fan of rock, pop, classical music, or immersive theater, Clearwater is the place to be this spring.

A Symphony of Sounds: Music Legends Unite in Clearwater

David Peterson

Ruth Eckerd Hall

Filmed over ten years, LIFT shines a spotlight on the invisible story of homelessness in America through the eyes of a group of young homeless and home-insecure ballet dancers in New York City. After performing all over the world, ballet dancer Steven Melendez returns to the Bronx shelter where he grew up to give back to his community, offering a New York Theatre Ballet workshop to children. His traumatic reaction to the shelter from his childhood sends him on an unexpected journey with three kids to reckon with a past he had escaped from through ballet. As young dance students, Victor, Yolanssie and Sharia face the same chasm of home insecurity that long separated Steven from his audience and makes the arts inaccessible to so many kids who share his background. The children he mentors offer him insight into turning a hidden trauma into dance, and together they make an aristocratic art form into an expression all their own. View the film trailer here.

Lift

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