Parade the Circle
Parade of Art
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Cleveland, OhioRegion:
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Community artsPopulation Density:
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Ohio Arts CouncilOVERVIEW
The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Parade the Circle returns on June 13. This 26th annual celebration art parade will fill Wade Oval with lively sounds and colors, featuring innovative costumes, giant puppets, and handmade masks created by international and national artists as well as Greater Cleveland artists, families, schools, and community groups.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
“In developing our theme, our initial interest was in the word animal and then the word animate,” said Robin VanLear, Community Arts Director, Cleveland Museum of Art. “Both words come from anima, meaning ‘spirit, soul, breath or mind.’ We then looked up the word spirit, discovering its roots are virtually the same, spiritus, ‘breath’ and spirare, to ‘breathe.’ Our discussions of these overlapping meanings led to the question, what is behind the breath, what is our driving force? Our answer was the beat. We felt this single word exemplified the shared energy among all living beings, human, or other animals.”