Greyt Big Talk w/ Anna Cerveny
Greyt Big Talk is a multi-disciplinary creative lecture & podcast series for inspiring artists and entrepreneurs.
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Anna Cerveny
Physical therapist, founder of Cleveland Dance Project
Anna Cerveny is a physical therapist, dancer and choreographer, and the founder and director of Cleveland Dance Project, an all-adult dance, fitness and wellness studio. She started it in June 2017 to give adults who want to keep dancing at a challenging level a place to train, choreograph and perform together. Today it is the largest all-adult dance group in the Cleveland and Akron area, with fall and spring seasons of weekly rehearsals building to a showcase, drop-in classes for every level and a summer training season.
Cerveny grew up in dance, training at the Royal School of Ballet and in summer programs at Bengbu Ballet, BalletMet and the Nutmeg Conservatory, and kept dancing through a B.S. in chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University and a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Columbia University in 2013. She spent her first year as a physical therapist touring with the Broadway production of War Horse, then came home to Cleveland. At University Hospitals she became a lead therapist and clinical specialist and founded its dance rehabilitation program, working with dancers from Cleveland Ballet and Case Western Reserve University's dance program.
She spoke at Greyt Big Talk in May 2023 at the INTRO Cleveland Courtyard, in a talk called "Just Keep Moving."
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INTRO Cleveland Courtyard
2075 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH, 44113
INTRO is a nine-story mixed-use building on West 25th Street in Ohio City, across from the West Side Market. Developed and owned by Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors, it holds about 300 apartments over ground-floor retail and was billed as the largest mass-timber building in the country when it opened. Its outdoor courtyard sits beside the building's brick and glass ground floor. Greyt Big Talk met in the INTRO courtyard in May 2023, when Anna Cerveny spoke, joined by pitches from local founders and live music.
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GREYT BIG TALK is a multi-disciplinary creative lecture & podcast series for inspiring artists and entrepreneurs. Live Audience Podcast Recordings Feature: • local culinary artisan breakfast and coffee, • live music performances • original art by local designers • startup pitches for anything our community is making • a short talk from a successful creative person • all filmed to share with our community online. Become a Member to register yourself and a guest for free, or wait for discounted FOMO Registration to open Monday, May 15th at 9 am (interested in a feature, artisan maker space, company table space, or other placement within the program? email us at omg@thatsgreyt.com) Since our founding in January of 2015, we’ve hosted over 10,000 attendees in pop-up locations all over the city of Cleveland. Greyt Culture is Partnered with Brite Energy Innovators to help connect artists and entrepreneurs in Ohio. This program is made possible with support from Northish, Zorro Capital, Evergreen Podcasts, Edda Coffee Roasters, and our community of members.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Anna Cerveny is the founder of Cleveland Dance Project (CDP), a dance and wellness professional 501c3 company, which was created to fill a community need for health education and movement for dancers and non-dancers alike. Anna founded CDP in 2017 to provide training, choreography, and performance opportunities to adults from beginner to professional levels.
Currently, Anna works at University Hospitals as a lead therapist/clinical specialist and the founder of UH's dance rehabilitation program, where she works with local dancers, including Cleveland Ballet and Case Western’s dance program. After graduating with a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Columbia University in 2013, Anna spent a year traveling internationally as the physical therapist for the Broadway play, "WarHorse."
She received her BS in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon and spent much of her time during school dancing, choreographing, and directing her university's respective dance organizations. Anna grew up training at Royal School of Ballet, with summer programs at Bengbu Ballet, BalletMet, and Nutmeg Conservatory.
Anna directs, trains, performs, and choreographs in her dance studio. The space is dedicated to dance and fitness classes, as well as holistic health education/services, and a gathering place for wellness-focused communities.
