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February 24, 2016 · 6:18 am

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.

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February 23, 2016 · 6:09 am

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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February 18, 2016 · 5:52 am

Wild Kratts LIVE! | Sat., April 16 | Aronoff Center

CAA_Wild Kratts Live logoCINCINNATI, OH – The acclaimed, award-winning PBS KIDS® television show, WILD KRATTS, is coming to the live stage. The Cincinnati Arts Association is proud to present Wild Kratts LIVE! at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Saturday, April 16 for two shows only at 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM. The much-anticipated show is part of CAA’S 2015-16 Season, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Aronoff Center.

Tickets are on sale now at CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. Tickets are $25, $35, and $45, plus applicable service fees (ticket prices/fees subject to change).

In this live version of the wildly popular PBS KIDS® television show, animated Kratt Brothers, Martin and Chris, “come to real life” in a classically Wild Kratts story. Off “to the Creature Rescue,” the Emmy-nominated Kratt Brothers activate some fan favorite Creature Power Suits to confront a comic villain. Through hilarious pratfalls and amazing animal “wow facts,” the Wild Kratts team rescues their favorite invention from Zach’s clutches so the animals of the creature world are safe once again.

Wild Kratts LIVE! is created for the stage by the imaginative minds of Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt from  Zooboomafoo, Kratt’s Creatures, and Be the Creature. The Kratt Brothers’ national tours draw tens of thousands of creature-crazy kids and their families and the not-for-profit Kratt Brothers Creature Hero Society, together with kids, has successfully protected critical wildlife habitats through the creation of nature reserves.

WILD KRATTS

In its fourth season, Wild Kratts was created and developed by real life brothers and zoologists Martin and Chris Kratt (both nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Children’s Animated Series). Wild Kratts features the brothers on incredible expeditions to meet wild creatures from the far corners of the earth, diving into the habitats of these unusual animals with the use of futuristic technology and Creature Powers Suits that allow the brothers to take their funny and exciting adventures to where they’ve never gone before. Wild Kratts has received numerous awards since its inception in 2011, including Parents Choice, Kidscreen, Aurora, and two Emmy nominations. The series is a co-production of The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Entertainment.

About the Kratt Brothers Company

About the Brad Simon Organization:

Cincinnati Arts Association SPONSORS

Season Sponsors:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), FURNITURE FAIR, LOCAL12 WKRC, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Heidelberg Distributing Company, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Garfield Suites Hotel, Macy’s, Pepsi, Skyline Chili, TriHealth, Ultimate Air Shuttle, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.

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February 13, 2016 · 7:14 am

NKU Hosts Tony Award Winner Karen Ziemba

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Virginia Butley (Karen Ziemba, right) attempts to sway new neighbor Tania Del Valle (Sabina Zuniga Varela, left) to her point of view in the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s world premiere of Karen Zacarías’ Native Gardens, which runs through Feb. 21 in the Robert S. Marx Theatre. A disagreement over a longstanding fence line spirals into an all-out war of taste, class, privilege and entitlement with hilarious results. For NATIVE GARDENS tickets call 513-421-3888 (toll-free in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, 800-582-3208) or visit http://www.cincyplay.com. Photo – MIKKI SCHAFFNER; Date – January 2016.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY –Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba will visit Northern Kentucky University to speak with students about her life and career on Tuesday, February 16 from 3-4pm. The event is open to the public and will take place in the Stauss Theatre in the Fine Arts Center.

Ziemba is currently appearing in the world premiere of Native Gardens at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

Karen Ziemba is an American actress, singer and dancer, best known for her work in musical theatre. Ms. Ziemba received the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in Contact at Lincoln Center Theater. Other Broadway, off-Broadway and regional credits include Bullets Over Broadway; Chicago; Curtains (Outer Critics Circle Award and Tony nomination); Crazy for You (Jeff Award); Never Gonna Dance (Outer Critics Circle Award and Tony nomination); And the World Goes ‘Round (Drama Desk Award); Steel Pier (Tony nomination); I Do! I Do! (Drama Desk nomination); A Little Night Music; Sweeney Todd; 110 In the Shade; The Most Happy Fella; Hello, Dolly!; Boeing-Boeing; Much Ado About Nothing; Brighton Beach Memoirs; Broadway Bound; Heresy; Sylvia; and Six Degrees of Separation. She’s appeared on The Good Wife, Madam Secretary, Law and Order, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Scrubs and The Kennedy Center Honors in tributes to Angela Lansbury and Julie Harris, as well as for PBS’ Great Performances in My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, Gershwin at 100 and Sondheim: A Celebration At Carnegie Hall.

WHO
Karen Ziemba, Tony Award winning actress
Hosted by Northern Kentucky University | School of the Arts | Theatre and Dance

WHEN
February 16, 2016 | 3-4pm

WHERE
NKU Fine Arts Center | Stauss Theatre | 100 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099

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February 11, 2016 · 6:30 am

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Mason Community Players

MCP_Sweetheart Review logoLooking for a great way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your “sweetheart?”
Or maybe your mom would like a special night out … or your Dad?
Hey, Dads, would your beautiful daughter enjoy a special evening?
Singles … Want a safe place to go on a blind date?

MCP has the evening for you …
enjoy dinner, dessert and delightful tunes at the “Sweetheart Review.”

The evening begins with dinner at the Houston Restaurant. You have a choice of four of the establishment’s most popular entrees … fried chicken, roast beef, salmon or frog legs. Then it is less than a mile up Route 42 from the front door of the restaurant to Theatre 42 where you will be served dessert and champagne and treated to love songs. All for $25 per person.

Arrive for dinner at a time that suits you … knowing that the show is planned for 8:00 PM. Performance dates are Feb. 12, 13, 19 & 20.

Reservations are necessary. Go to the home page of www.masonplayers.org to purchase your tickets. You will be able to choose your entree while purchasing your tickets. After you have made payment, you will be directed back to the MCP ticket site where you can print your ticket. Show your ticket to the wait staff at the Houston and they will guide you from there.

And be prepared for a fun evening at the theatre. MCP is breaking from Broadway and treating you to love songs from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and the millennium …pop, country, soul, rhythm & blues, rock, and classics.

Questions? Leave a message at 513.398.7804 and Paula will return your call as soon as she is able.

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