Following the journey of how a conversation becomes a show, "Creating, Community" peeks into the highly-collaborative creative process of Inlet Dance Theatre, a Cleveland based company on a mission to further people through dance. In 2020, composer Ty Alan Emerson (director of the Cleveland Chamber Collective) connected with Bill Wade, (founder and executive/artistic director of Inlet Dance Theatre) with ideas of creating a new ballet reimagining the trajectory of Shakespeare's characters from 'The Tempest.' This film follows the artists through 2021 as they develop and share their ideas, build on each other's genius, laugh, and finally premiere the new work onstage at the Cain Park Evans Amphitheatre in Cleveland, Ohio.

Producer Jess Cavender
Executive Producer Dan Shellenbarger
Photographers Jess Cavender, James Davis, Ali Milo
Film Music excerpts "Caliban Ascendant" by composer Ty Alan Emerson
with Inlet Dance Theatre and Cleveland Chamber Collective
Choreography by Bill Wade in collaboration with Dominic Moore-Dunson, Kevin Parker, Emily Stonecipher, Katie Wilber, and current cast Drake Dombroski (Prospero), Sabrina Lindhout and Josh Schaeffer (Caliban), Mason Alexander and Stephanie Ruth Roston (Ariel)
"Caliban Ascendant" is based on a story developed by Joshua Legg and Ty Alan Emerson
Composed and conducted by Ty Alan Emerson
Cleveland Chamber Collective musicians, Mary Kay Fink, Kim Gomex, Lisa Boyko, Linda Atherton, Nicholas Underhill, Bruce Golden, and Dylan Moffitt
Special Thanks to Libby Koba, Inlet Dance Theatre Managing Director, Jesse Bethea and Anna Brown Massey consultants