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New Edgecliff Theatre Sharing of the Green

NET_LepracaunNET has caught itself a leprechaun!! His name is Leroy and as folklore has it, he, in exchange for his freedom, will grant us three wishes!  Well, we at NET are no fools! “Forget the wishes,” we told him, “just share your pot of gold with us!”

Well, we’ve come to find out Leroy has lost his pot of gold so he needs your help to gain his freedom.

Leroy, a well known performer himself throughout the pubs of Ireland, knows how important it is NET continues to bring our audiences quality theatre performed by local artists. So he is behind us 100%!

We need your behind us too, so please consider “sharing a little green” to help Leroy get home by March 31st (aka out of our hair, the feisty lil’ bugger!).  And generosity has its rewards (winners will be announced April 5th on the NET Facebook page):

  1. The top 3 donors will be entered in a random drawing to win a brunch for two at Orchids at the Palm Court, located at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza.
  2. For every $20 donated your name will be entered to win a $50 gift card from Maggiano’s Restaurant.  Donate $20, get one entry … $40, get two entries … $60, get three entries!  The more the merrier … and luckier!
  3. All remaining donors will be entered to win 2 free tickets to our production of The Shape of Things running April 13-26, 2016.

Sponsorship opportunities:

  1. Be a part of the first $250 raised and be listed in our program as a crowd sourcing sponsor of our April show, The Shape of Things.
  2. Do you or the company you work for want exposure within our patronage? Become a show or season sponsor. For more information contact Producing Artistic Director Jim Stump at jstump@newedgecliff.com.

All that’s left to do is donate! Please go to http://newedgecliff.com/get-involved/donate/ today and donate via PayPal or GiveUnity. Or mail a check to: New Edgecliff Theatre, 97 Twin Lakes Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014.

Donations must be received or postmarked by March 31st to be considered for a prize. NET is a 501(c)3 organization, so your donation is tax deductible.

We look forward to seeing you at our spring performance of The Shape of Things, performing at Hoffner Lodge in Northside April 14-30, 2016. For tickets go to: http://www.cincyticket.net.

NET thanks you and Leroy… well, Leroy is begging you. For some reason he doesn’t like his accommodations!

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MAKING A MURDERER’S Dean Strang & Jerry Buting: A Conversation on Justice | Sun., May 1 | Aronoff Center

MAKING A MURDERER’S DEAN STRANG & JERRY BUTING:
A CONVERSATION ON JUSTICE

Sunday, May 1, 2016
Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall  

PRESALE THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 10:00 AM
ONSALE FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 12:00 NOON 

ADDITIONAL NORTH AMERICAN DATES ANNOUNCED  

CAA_Making a Murderer logoCincinnati, OH – Dean Strang and Jerry Buting, defense attorneys for Steven Avery in the Netflix documentary series Making A Murderer, have just announced North American dates for their “A Conversation on Justice Tour.” Strang and Buting’s multi-city speaking tour will play the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on  Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 8:00 PM.  The tour, which begin April 16th at Berklee Theater in Boston and hits cities across the U.S. and Canada through mid-August, will involve the two attorneys in conversation about the Steven Avery case and its broader implications, as well as a discussion on the larger topic of the American criminal justice system. Each night will also feature a Q&A opportunity for the audience to address questions directly to Dean Strang and Jerry Buting.

Tickets go on pre-sale Thursday, March 3 from 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM (AEG Live and Cincinnati Arts Association members).  Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 4 at 12:00 Noon at CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.  Ticket prices are $46.25 and $36.25.  Limited VIP tickets are available at $91.25 and include a seat in the first eight rows of the orchestra, a pre-show meet & greet and photograph with Dean Strang and Jerry Buting, and  an autographed program.

At a time when the nation is gripped with pressing questions about the fairness and effectiveness of our criminal justice system, concerns that have been highlighted by true crime narratives from Making A Murderer, Serial and The Jinx to the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, Strang and Buting will be exploring and discussing our process of justice today and throughout history. Reviewing these situations, they will highlight the imperfections in our judicial system and suggest improvements that are sorely needed.

For more information, visit ConversationonJustice.com

DEAN STRANG & JERRY BUTING:
A CONVERSATION ON JUSTICE TOUR 

  • 4/16 – Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center
  • 4/17 – NYC @ Beacon Theatre
  • 4/24 – LA, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
  • 4/30 – Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre
  • 5/1 – Cincinnati, OH @ Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall
  • 5/20 – Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center
  • 5/21 – Houston, TX @ Cullen Performance Hall
  • 5/22 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
  • 6/2 – Minneapolis, MN @ Northrop
  • 6/3 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre presented by Chase
  • 6/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Playhouse Square – State Theater
  • 6/11 – Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
  • 6/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
  • 6/17 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
  • 6/18 – San Francisco. CA @ The Warfield Theatre
  • 6/19 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
  • 7/15 – Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
  • 7/16 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
  • 7/17 – San Diego, CA @ The Balboa Theatre
  • 7/29 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theater
  • 7/30 – Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
  • 7/31 – Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
  • 8/12  – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
  • 8/13 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre
  • 8/14 – Nashville, TN @ TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall
  • 8/20 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
  • 8/21 – Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Watch: A Conversation on Justice Tour Trailerhttps://youtu.be/uF8o_5vloZc

Find more info at: ConversationonJustice.com

Follow the tour on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @strangandbuting

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Newsboys Variety Show on March 7

BIC Newsies Variety Show logoCincinnati, OH – Cast members from the North American tour of Disney’s NEWSIES will present The Newsboys’ Variety Show, a cabaret benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), on Monday, March 7, 2016 at 7:30pm at The Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater (650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202). Doors open at 7pm.

More than 20 cast members from the North American touring company of NEWSIES will present some of their favorite standards, pop songs, choreography, dances and more. Come see the Newsies like you’ve never seen them before, all while supporting an incredible organization. A Facebook event to share on social media can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/ 957756887628271/

Tickets start at $27 and are available online at http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/newsboys, in person at the Aronoff Center Box Office, or by calling (513) 621-ARTS. A silent auction will present opportunities to bid on backstage passes, tickets to see Disney’s NEWSIES at The Aronoff Center, merchandise and exclusive show memorabilia. All proceeds go to BC/EFA, which provides funds to over 450 service organizations from coast to coast.

BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS (BC/EFA) is the nation’s leading industry-based, non-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American theater community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. Since its

founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $250 million for critical services for people across the country with AIDS, HIV, and other serious illnesses. Locally, “The Newsboys’ Variety Show” will benefit Caracole, Inc, which provides safe and affordable housing to those suffering from HIV/AIDS. In the past six months alone, NEWSIES has raised more than $175,000 for BCEFA. For more information, visit: http://www.broadwaycares.org/newsies

Tickets to the Cincinnati engagement of Disney’s NEWSIES, playing March 1-13 at the Aronoff

Center, can be purchased at the theatre box office (650 Walnut Street), by calling (513) 621- ARTS or by visiting http://www.cincinnatiarts.org

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Cincinnati Ballet Presents WILD SWEET LOVE with Balanchine’s WHO CARES? in Collaboration with BalletMet Columbus

Family Friendly Ballet Toybox Features Second Company in One Day Only Performance

CB_Wild Sweet Love promoCINCINNATI, OH.  Cincinnati Ballet presents a triple bill in collaboration with BalletMet Columbus March 18 and 19 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. The program includes George Balanchine’s Who Cares? performed by Cincinnati Ballet and BalletMet Columbus, Age of Innocence performed by BalletMet Columbus and Wild Sweet Love performed by Cincinnati Ballet. The family friendly Ballet Toybox returns for one performance only on March 20 at 2 pm at the Aronoff Center.

Who Cares? brings together both companies for a spectacular collaboration with the grandeur of an expansive corp de ballet. The performance marks our sixth shared production with BalletMet, and our 2014 collaboration for the masterwork Symphony in C was deemed one of the best performances of the year by The Columbus Dispatch. Backed by George Gershwin’s most popular melodies, Who Cares? has the spirit of a Broadway performance, coupled with the exquisite technique from the legendary choreographer George Balanchine.

Trey McIntyre’s Wild Sweet Love follows a young woman on her journey through episodes of romance and heartbreak, revealing the many faces of love. McIntyre’s piece Chasing Squirrel which was performed on tour at New York’s Joyce Theater, returned to Cincinnati audiences last season in Director’s Choice and was described by the Cincinnati Enquirer as “a raucous work, exuberant and raw in a way rarely seen on the ballet stage.”

Age of Innocence, performed by BalletMet Columbus, is a neoclassical piece choreographed by BalletMet’s own artistic director Edwaard Liang, set to the music of Thomas Newman and acclaimed minimalist composer Philip Glass. Cincinnati audiences may be familiar with Liang’s piece Feast of the Gods which was also featured in Director’s Choice last season. Inspired by Jane Austen novels, Age of Innocence is a compelling exploration of women’s roles in society during that time period, reflecting on their lack of voice and individuality.

MEET THE ARTISTS
Studio Experience: Join us at the Cincinnati Ballet Center (1555 Central Parkway) for a full behind the scenes experience including a performance preview and a conversation with select artists, Tuesday, March 1 at 5:15 pm. RSVP to the Cincinnati Ballet box office at 513.621.5282.

Pre-performance: Cincinnati Ballet invites ticket holders to a pre-show conversation with select dancers, choreographers and designers who bring the performances to life, Friday, March 18 at 7 pm in the Procter & Gamble Hall at Aronoff Center. Present your Wild Sweet Love ticket for admission. 

PERFORMANCE DATES AND INFORMATION

WHO:        Cincinnati Ballet and BalletMet Columbus

Who Cares?
Choreography: George Balanchine
©The George Balanchine Trust
Staged by Victoria Simon
Costume Design: David Heuvel
Costumes Courtesy of Ballet West
Lighting Recreated: Trad A Burns

Age of Innocence
Choreography: Edwaard Liang
Costumes Design: Maria Pinto
Original Lighting Design: Mark Stanley
Lighting Recreated: Trad A Burns

Wild Sweet Love
Choreography: Trey McIntyre
Costumes: Trey McIntyre
Original Lighting Design: Steve Odehnal
Lighting Recreated: Trad A Burns

WHAT:     Wild Sweet Love with Balanchine’s Who Cares?

WHEN:    

  • Friday, March 18 – 8:00 pm
  • Saturday, March 19 – 2:00 pm
  • Saturday, March 19 – 8:00 pm

WHERE:
Aronoff Center for the Arts
650 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio  45202

HOW:
Call 513.621.5282, visit cballet.org or visit the Cincinnati Ballet Box Office at 1555 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH  45214

Tickets start at $32

Ballet ToyboxCB_Toybox logoReturning to the Aronoff Center, the fifth annual Ballet Toybox offers an exciting opportunity to  introduce children from ages 3 to 12 to the joy of dance on March 20 at 2 pm. An interactive performance featuring the Cincinnati Ballet Second Company in a mix of ballet and storybook classics, Ballet Toybox is a fun way to experience dance and even learn a few moves of your own! Performances include excerpts from Cinderella, Resident Choreographer Adam Hougland’s Idlewild, a piece choreographed just for the Second Company by Heather Britt and more! At under an hour and only $20 a ticket, Ballet Toybox is the perfect afternoon event where the whole family can learn about the essential elements that make up the beauty, humor and inspiring discipline of dance.

PERFORMANCE DATES AND INFORMATION

WHO:        Cincinnati Ballet Second Company

WHAT:     Ballet Toybox

WHEN:     Sunday, March 20 – 2:00 pm

WHERE:  Aronoff Center for the Arts

650 Walnut Street

Cincinnati, Ohio  45202

HOW:        Call 513.621.5282, visit cballet.org or visit the Cincinnati Ballet Box Office at 1555 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45214

All tickets only $20

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Wild Sweet Love Sponsors: Dr. Lawrence Eynon, John & Julie Richardson, Jack & Moe Rouse, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Horan Associates, Inc.

Ballet Toybox Sponsors: Trish & Rick Bryan

Cincinnati Ballet 2015-2016 Season Sponsors: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation, ArtsWave, The Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund, Rhonda & Larry A. Sheakley Family Foundation, Rosemary & Mark Schlachter, Ohio Arts Council, PNC Bank, Frisch’s, Wellington Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Enquirer 

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. Under the artistic direction of Victoria Morgan, Cincinnati Ballet has become a creative force within the larger dance community, commissioning world premiere works and exploring unique collaborations with artists as diverse as Grammy winning guitarist Peter Frampton and popular, Ohio-based band Over the Rhine. With a mission to inspire hope and joy in our community and beyond through the power and passion of dance, 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, extensive education outreach programs and offers top level professional ballet training at Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy.

CONNECT: READ / WATCH / LISTEN / LEARN / ENJOY at cballet.org

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Dance ’16 Offers Something for Everyone at NKU This Spring

NKU_logoHIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Northern Kentucky University | School of the Arts | Program of Theatre and Dance presents DANCE ‘16 March 18 – 19, 2016. DANCE ’16 will take place in the Corbett Theatre in the Fine Arts Center.

Not to be missed, DANCE ‘16 features a company of our best young dance artists. Full of new and innovative works created by faculty, guest artists, and nationally renowned choreographers in creative expressions including theatre dance, contemporary, tap, and jazz, DANCE ‘16 features something for everyone!

FACULTY CHOREOGRAPHERS

Tracey Bonner
Dance Coordinator and Assistant Professor, NKU
BFA, Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University
MFA, University of California, Irvine

Dee Anne Bryll
Theatre and Dance Faculty, NKU, Xavier University
Director, CCM Prep Musical Theatre Program
BA, Baldwin Wallace College
MA, Kent State University

Heather Britt
Dance Faculty, NKU
Owner and Founder, DANCEFIX by Heather Britt Dance Company

Jay Goodlett
Dance Faculty, NKU
Former Senior Soloist, Cincinnati Ballet
Artistic Director of Education and Outreach, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati

GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS/DANCERS

Andrew Pearson
Faculty, California State University, Channel Islands
Guest Faculty, American Musical and Dramatic Academy
BFA, University of California, Irvine

Andrew Pearson is a dancer and movement artist who has performed and studied both nationally and internationally. He is in his 5th season with the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, with whom he has traveled to Palm Springs, Florida, and New York City. Most notably, Andrew performed in Julien Previeux’s Award-Winning work What Will They Do Next in Paris and Malaga, Spain. Andrew has created work and directed movement for a variety of mediums and venues, including many musical theater productions, opera, film, and countless concert dances. His original concert-dance work has been seen all over Southern California and he has been commissioned to create new work for the Collabo Youth Collective, Santa Monica College’s Synapse Dance Theatre, the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, and PGK Dance Project. As a dance educator, Andrew has served on faculty at the The Wooden Floor, the Los Angeles Arts Collective, the Orange County High School of the Arts, and the Nuevo School of Contemporary Dance. He has also been hired as a guest instructor for numerous institutions including Riverside Ballet Arts, The Colburn School, The Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, PGK Dance Project, Malashock Dance, Parker Dance Academy, and Colorado Mesa University. Some influential choreographers Andrew has had the opportunity to work with include Ryan Heffington, Loretta Livingston, Barak Marshall, Rosanna Gamson, Ido Tadmor, and Holly Rothschild.

Kim Popa
Executive Director and Co-founder, Pones Inc.
BFA, Northern Kentucky University

Kim Popa has studied dance for 30 years and graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in theatre and dance from Northern Kentucky University. Popa is a professor at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and also teaches dance classes at The Carnegie and SCPA, as well as multiple dance workshops around the tri-state. Popa danced at the CrisisArt Festival in Arezzo, Italy in 2014 and the Sibiu International Theatre Festival in Sibiu, Romania in 2007, and performed in multiple NKU mainstage productions and modern dance concerts. In addition to teaching and performing, Popa is the Executive Director, cofounder, and performing member of Pones Inc. Beyond Pones Inc., she has choreographed for multiple award-winning productions at NKU, New Edgecliff Theatre, and Know Theatre. She is a member of the Young Professionals Board at the Children’s Home of Cincinnati, a trustee on the board of OhioDance, serves as a “big” for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and has a passion for art and volunteerism in many forms.

Kamelia Smith
Balinese Dancer

Kamelia Smith began learning Balinese dance as a five year-old growing up in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Since moving to Covington in 2010, Kamellia has shared her dancing with schools and universities in the Cincinnati area. Kamellia was a reporter for Tempo, a news magazine in Indonesia, and a contributor for Enquirer Media’s Community Recorder Newspaper in Northern Kentucky. She currently works for the ELS Language Center at the University of Cincinnati and continues to write and dance in her free time.

STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS

Maria Broderick
Senior, BFA Dance Candidate, Graduation May 2016

Lauren Crawford
Senior, BFA Dance Graduate, December 2015

Brian Spencer
Senior, BFA Dance Candidate, Graduation May 2016

Kyle Segar
Junior, BFA Music Theatre Candidate, Graduation May 2016

Kat Wolf
Senior, BA Integrative Studies Candidate, Graduation 2016
Theatre minor, Dance minor, Art Minor

Andrew Wiemann
Senior, BFA Acting Candidate, Graduation Spring 2016

For more information call the NKU School of the Arts Box Office at 859.572.5464 or visit theatre.nku.edu

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