Cincinnati Ballet will welcome more than two thousand CPS students at special student shows
Cincinnati, OH (April 2, 2025) – “Over the seven jeweled hills, beyond the seventh fall, in the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs, dwells Snow White, fairest one of all.” Cincinnati Ballet’s annual Family Series returns to the Aronoff Center, April 24-27 with Snow White!
We are so pleased to welcome families back to the Aronoff for an interactive dance performance with children in mind. Snow White is the fifth installment of our Family Series. The show will feature everything audiences love and remember from the adventures of Disney’s first princess—like a jealous queen, poison apples, talking mirrors! Young dancers perform the roles of Snow White’s trusted friends, the Seven Dwarfs and woodland animals who guide her on her journey to find true love. The Family Series is an hour-long, narrated ballet performed by Cincinnati Ballet’s Second Company – CB2 and Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy Students, staged by Second Company – CB2 Director Yoshihisa Arai.
Due to ArtsWave’s “More Arts More Kids” initiative, Cincinnati ballet will welcome more than two thousand CPS students at special student shows. “More Arts More Kids” is designed to provide every student in grades 1-6 with an annual arts field trip.
The production, choreographed by Pamela Robinson Harris, is also narrated by actors playing the Brothers Grimm, making the story easy for even the youngest members of your family to understand and enjoy. The production runs a little over an hour and includes free, fun, fairy-tale themed lobby games and activities before performances. Tickets are on sale now, starting at $20 at cballet.org.
PERFORMANCE DATES AND INFORMATION
WHO: Cincinnati Ballet
Choreography: Pamela Robinson Harris
Music: Edvard Grieg and Johann Strauss II
WHAT: Family Series: Snow White
WHEN:
- Thursday, April 24 at 7pm (Sensory Friendly)
- Friday, April 25 at 7pm
- Saturday, April 26 at 11am
- Saturday, April 26 at 2:30pm
- Saturday, April 26 at 6:30pm
- Sunday, April 27 at 11am
- Sunday, April 27 at 2:30pm
WHERE: Aronoff Center for the Arts – 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Cincinnati Ballet 2024-2025 Season Sponsors:
Margaret and Michael Valentine, Julie and John Richardson | SugarCreek, ArtsWave, Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund, Ohio Arts Council, The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation
About Cincinnati Ballet
Since 1963, Cincinnati Ballet has been the cornerstone professional ballet company of the region, presenting a bold and adventurous array of classical, full-length ballets and contemporary works, regularly with live orchestral accompaniment. Cincinnati Ballet is a creative force within the larger dance community, commissioning world-premiere works and exploring unique collaborations. With a mission to enrich, expand, and excel in the art of dance through performance, a high-caliber academy, and impactful education and community engagement in local to global communities, Cincinnati Ballet reaches beyond the stage in programs that allow every person in the region to be part of the continued evolution of dance. To that end, Cincinnati Ballet presents exhilarating performances, provides extensive education and community engagement programs, and offers top-level professional ballet training at Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy.
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