Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa discusses Bloom
February 20, 2020
Watch as choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa explains how the island of Bali inspired her piece, Bloom. It’s one of three compelling contemporary works in this season’s Director’s Cut at Cincinnati Music Hall March 19-21.
Dancer Q & A: Performing Odette/Odile in Swan Lake
February 12, 2020
It is one of the most iconic roles in all of classical ballet — Odette/Odile or White/Black Swan from Swan Lake. The role requires both technical mastery and emotional range. These two personalities are the polar opposites of good and evil. Principal Dancers Sirui Liu and Melissa Gelfin sat down to talk about what it’s […]
Video: Dancers Sirui Liu and Edward Gonzalez Kay rehearse Act III of Swan Lake
February 5, 2020
As the world turns…and turns…and turns! A dizzying display of technique and endurance from principal dancer Sirui Liu as Black Swan and first soloist Edward Gonzalez Kay as Prince Siegfried in the Pas de Deux from Act III of choreographer Kirk Peterson’s Swan Lake..
Video: Swan Lake Rehearsal, Pas De Trois, Act I
February 1, 2020
Cincinnati Ballet dancers Samantha Riester, Bella Ureta, and Blake Kessler rehearsing the Pas de Trois from Act I of Swan Lake.
The Nutcracker and Fiona take a trip to Kroger
December 9, 2019
This year, the Nutcracker is planning to set a trap for the Mouse King and his minions. He and BFF Fiona recently took a trip to the new downtown Cincinnati Kroger to scoop up some mousetraps and cheese! What a clever couple. Fiona did get a little distracted in the produce section…hippos love that lettuce. […]
Nutcracker Black Friday Sale EXTENDED!
November 28, 2019
We have so much to be thankful for this year, most of all YOU! We would love to see you this season and hope you add The Nutcracker to your holiday tradition this year. EXTENDED through Monday, save up to 30% off Select Performance of The Nutcracker presented by Frisch’s Big Boy. The more you […]
Dancer Taylor Carrasco shows off Nutcracker costumes
November 26, 2019
There are dozens and dozens of ornate and colorful costumes in The Nutcracker presented by Frisch’s Big Boy! From party kids to snowflakes to the Sugar Plum Fairy herself, the costumes help create the magic on stage. Did you know our dancers perform many characters during the annual production? Sometimes four or five in one […]
Kick up your heels with the Russian Dance from The Nutcracker!
November 22, 2019
We wish we had even an ounce of the energy our talented dancers deliver in the Russian Dance from The Nutcracker presented by Frisch’s Big Boy. Nostrovia (Cheers)!
Warming up before the curtain rises on Act Two of The Nutcracker presented by Frisch’s Big Boy
November 12, 2019
When the curtain drops on Act One of The Nutcracker presented by Frisch’s Big Boy, our dancers hit the stage to warm up for Act Two. In this exclusive, behind-the-scenes video, you see Rose, the Sugar Plum Fairy, her Cavalier, a Russian dancer, and several others warming up.