October 22, 2026
CINCINNATI, OH (October 22, 2026) – LIVE! in concert with Over the Rhine and The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra opens November 6-7, 2026 at Music Hall. This dynamic weekend of performances features three world-premiere ballet works set to live music performed by local band Over the Rhine and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Each of the pieces will feature songs from Over the Rhine’s vast discography and have been created by internationally recognized choreographers Young Soon Hue, David Morse, and Kenneth Tindall.
“Innovation begins with curiosity about what we can create together,” says Artistic Director Cervilio Miguel Amador. “LIVE! celebrates Cincinnati’s creative spirit by bringing ballet, the music of Over the Rhine, and the sound of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra onto one stage. I hope audiences feel both a connection to this music and the excitement of experiencing it in a new way.”
Married couple Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist founded Over the Rhine in 1989 and have since released fifteen studio albums. This will be the third collaboration between the Cincinnati Ballet and Over the Rhine. The partnership began in 2011 and closed out Cincinnati Ballet’s 50th anniversary season in 2014.
“Two highlights of our career undoubtedly were the two occasions that we got to collaborate with the Cincinnati Ballet,” says Detweiler.
“When they’re choreographing your songs and performing to your songs, it’s such an emotional overload. It’s so moving” says Bergquist.
Over the Rhine will be joined onstage by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Alyssa Wang, Music Director of Cincinnati Ballet will be conducting the Symphony for the performances.
“It’s exciting to bring together the world of orchestra, Over the Rhine, and ballet in such a direct way” says Alyssa Wang. “Usually, when the Cincinnati Symphony performs with the ballet, the orchestra is in the pit, so getting to share the stage with the band and the dancers makes this performance feel especially collaborative and alive!”
Tickets for LIVE! are available at cballet.org or at the Box Office at Music Hall prior to the performances. Performance dates and times are as follows:
Cincinnati Ballet’s 2026-2027 season is proudly sponsored by Margaret and Michael Valentine, ArtsWave, the Ohio Arts Council, the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation and the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund.
The Choreographers
Young Soon Hue is a South Korean choreographer with more than two decades of experience as a dancer and choreographer. A former performer with companies including Frankfurt Ballet, Zürich Ballet, and Basel Ballet, she has created 56 works for 25 companies worldwide. Her acclaimed repertoire includes Romeo and Juliet, Carmen, and Carmina Burana, and she currently serves as rehearsal director for Semperoper Ballett in Dresden, Germany.
David Morse is Academy Director of the Otto M. Budig Academy at Cincinnati Ballet, where he previously served as Academy Principal and led the Professional Training Division. A former soloist with Cincinnati Ballet and dancer with Charlotte Ballet, Morse has performed works by leading choreographers and created original works for professional companies and universities across the United States. He is a two-time resident artist at the New York Choreographic Institute, where he created works for dancers of New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet.
Kenneth Tindall is an internationally acclaimed choreographer and former principal dancer known for his cinematic style, emotionally driven storytelling, and innovative approach to movement. His work spans dance, theatre, film, visual art, and site-specific performance, with acclaimed productions including Casanova and Alice in Wonderland. A recipient of the Production Prize at the International Choreographic Competition in Hanover and a multiple nominee for Best Classical Choreography at the National Dance Awards, Tindall continues to push creative boundaries through cross-disciplinary collaboration.
