DANCE ’22
NKU School of the Arts
April 22-24
Corbett Theatre [Highland Heights]
Artistic Directed by Tracey Bonner
Featuring a company of our best young dance artists, along with new and innovative works created by faculty, guest artists, and nationally renowned choreographers, Dance ’22 has something for everyone – contemporary dance forms that include modern, jazz, and African/Afro-Fusion.
SNOW WHITE
Cincinnati Ballet
April 7-10
Aronoff Center Procter & Gamble Hall [Downtown]
Who’s the ‘fairest of them all?’ Find out this season in a regional premiere of our Family Series: Snow White. It’s the treasured fairy tale of a jealous Queen, her beautiful stepdaughter, and a kiss from a handsome Prince. Snow White is just over an hour long, narrated, fun, fully-staged ballet, featuring Cincinnati Ballet Second Company – CB2 dancers. It’s the perfect introduction to dance, even for the youngest members of your family.
3/8/22 – Covid-19 Policies
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SIDRA BELL DANCE NEW YORK
Mutual Dance Theatre
March 25-26
Aronoff Center Jarson-Kaplan Theater [Downtown]
Sought-after across the globe and the nation, Sidra Bell is one of Modern Dance’s most up-and-coming artists. Mutual Dance Theatre’s Jefferson James Contemporary Dance Theater Series is ecstatic to present Ms. Bell and her diverse Company of dance artists for the first time in Cincinnati, Ohio for one weekend only. Described as “hypnotically seductive” and “brilliant and impressive,” Bell’s aesthetic rings of “Pina Bausch, fashion, and Harlem’s ballrooms” in a unique, visionary style that draws in audiences, deeply. Her distinctive, hyperkinetic movement and dramatic brilliance hone-in on the human psyche and questions of identity. Sidra Bell is the first African American woman to be commissioned by the New York City Ballet. Sidra Bell Dance New York will perform IN | REP, an evening of short repertory works of dance theatre works that will leave you feeling and thinking for days to come.
2/22/22 – Covid Policies
Official page | Facebook event
CINDERELLA
Cincinnati Ballet
Feb. 17-27
Cincinnati Music Hall [Over-the-Rhine]
Have a ball and fall in love with Cinderella! The enchanted heroine’s good deeds awaken a magical transformation thanks to a little help from her Fairy Godmother. Laugh out loud with the riotous Stepsisters, hilariously performed by male dancers, and marvel as an ordinary pumpkin becomes a spectacular carriage. The audience even becomes a part of the story in this clever production! Featuring sets and beautiful updated costumes, it’s sure to enchant audiences of all ages.
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PHILADANCO! in Ray Mercer’s “This Place.” Photo by Julieanne Harris.
PHILDANCO!
Mutual Dance Theatre
Jan. 21-22
Aronoff Center Jarson-Kaplan Theater [Downtown]
Known across the world for their “brilliant mix of miracle of skill” and “virtuoso physicality,” PHILADANCO! makes a short return to Cincinnati 10 years since their last visit. The Jefferson James Contemporary Dance Theater Series (newly renamed since CDT’s merger into Mutual Dance Theatre and Arts Centers) welcomes the 51-year-old legendary dance company who celebrates and preserves predominantly African American traditions in dance. Do not miss this repertory concert chock-full of both old and new favorites, featuring choreography by Francisco Gella, Ray Mercer, Tommie-Waheed Evans, and Anthony Burrell (subject to change).
12/20/21 – Covid policy
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