<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:25.575px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><font size="3">"</font><font size="4"><i>reclaiming”</i></font></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:25.575px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">: A One-Night-Only Evening of Dance, Embodied Story, and Spoken Word</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:25.575px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Saturday, June 21 at 7:30pm</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bridge Street Theatre | 44 W Bridge Street | Catskill, NY</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bridge Street Theatre is proud to present </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">reclaiming</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> — an evening of bold, embodied storytelling through dance, curated by local movement artist Francesca Avani and featuring a powerhouse ensemble of dancers from across the country.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Now in its eighth year of partnership with Bridge Street Theatre, </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bridge Street Dance</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> returns with a transformative one-night-only performance exploring themes of trauma, healing, identity, and wholeness. This year’s show, </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">reclaiming</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, brings together a dynamic roster of artists working in styles ranging from fusion belly dance to waving. Each performer offers deeply personal interpretations of the show’s central theme — reclaiming agency, voice, and self through movement.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">“‘reclaiming’ means taking back ownership of the self — from trauma, patterns of survival, and old identities — by choosing how to move forward with intention, agency, and self-trust,” says curator Francesca Avani.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Among this year’s lineup is a special return appearance by </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Jesse Sykes</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, a Las Vegas-based dancer known for his work with Cirque du Soleil and other world-class productions. Jesse brings his signature emotional depth and technical mastery to the stage in a rare Hudson Valley performance.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Poetry and spoken word are interwoven throughout the evening, adding depth and resonance to the show’s exploration of grief, resistance, and transformation. Rather than simply </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">showcasing</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> dance, </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">reclaiming</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> offers a communal space to reflect, feel, and </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">perhaps even</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> heal — together.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Tickets are $30</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> and can be reserved now at </span></span><a href="https://bridgest.org/bsd25" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">bridgest.org/bsd25</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bridge Street Theatre is </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">located</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> at 44 W Bridge Street, Catskill, NY.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p role="heading" style="margin:18.733333px 0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(15,71,97)"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;line-height:25.575px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">About Bridge Street Theatre</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bridge Street Theatre is a nonprofit performing arts center in Catskill, NY, dedicated to bringing bold, imaginative work to the Hudson Valley. From groundbreaking plays to innovative dance, music, and community events, BST provides a platform for storytelling that sparks connection and transformation. Learn more at </span></span><a href="https://bridgest.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">bridgest.org</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.666667px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Contact:</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> Timothy Dakin-Dunn</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bridge Street Theatre</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><a href="mailto:tim@bridgest.org" target="_blank">tim@bridgest.org</a></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><a href="https://bridgest.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">bridgest.org</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.925px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="text-align:right;margin:0px 0px 10.666667px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">We hope you'll consider joining us in supporting some really top-notch local dance in Catskill!</p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:right"><font style="font-weight:bold"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">Timothy Dakin-Dunn</font></font></div><div style="text-align:right">Assistant Artistic Director,<span> </span><a href="https://bridgest.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Bridge Street Theatre</a></div><div style="text-align:right">Director,<span> </span><a href="https://bridgest.org/south/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">South: A Nautical Musical</a></div><div style="text-align:right">Man who owns a url,<span> </span><font color="#1155cc"><a href="http://timothydunncreative.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">timothydunncreative.com</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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