2021 Nutcracker Young Performers Auditions
September 29, 2021
Cincinnati Ballet is looking for talented young performers to be a part of this timeless holiday tradition. Cincinnati Ballet Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance 1801 Gilbert Avenue | Cincinnati, OH 45202 Download Young Performers Auditions Information sheet. A $25 audition fee will apply to everyone at the audition. Must be 12 years old […]
Cincinnati Ballet announces new members to the Board of Trustees
September 28, 2021
Cincinnati Ballet is pleased to announce the following five additions to the Board of Trustees for the 2021-2022 Season. Rico Grant is a serial entrepreneur, founder of Paloozanoire, creator of Gallery at Gumbo, Executive Director of SoCap Accelerate based out of Northern Kentucky University, the architect behind Black and Brown Faces art exhibition (previously on […]
Cincinnati Ballet to stage free, outdoor performance this spring
January 27, 2021
Ballet in the Park returns this May! Last fall’s free, outdoor production was so popular, a second Ballet in the Park has been added to the Company’s spring schedule. “We were overwhelmed with the positive response to our performances at P & G Pavilion at Sawyer Point Park. Dance lovers snapped up reservations within minutes,” […]
Cincinnati Ballet announces new Chair of the Board of Trustees
October 12, 2020
Cincinnati Ballet proudly announces its new Board Chair, Thomas “T” H. Quinn, Jr. Quinn first became a friend of Cincinnati Ballet more than a dozen years ago when his daughters attended the Otto M. Budig Academy Children’s Division. “I know firsthand the impact ballet can have on our community,” Quinn said. “I am deeply honored […]
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. […]