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October 16, 2015 · 8:30 am

Tune Into IF/THEN on Broadway Balances America on Oct. 20 & 27

BIC_IfThen logoTune in to “The Balancing Act” on Lifetime where we will meet the creative team behind this new contemporary musical IF/THEN as the national tour begins.

AirsTuesday, October 20 and 27 at 7:30am. (ET/PT)

Check local listings for details.

The contemporary new musical IF/THEN follows two distinct parallel paths in the life of the leading character and illustrates how fate plays a role in our own lives.  As rehearsals begin in New York for the national tour, the creative team talks about the inspiration behind this new production.

Check out our first two segments from this season of Broadway Balances America where we met the casts and creative teams behind Cinderella and Kinky Boots.

Don’t Miss IF/THEN in Cincinnati

February 2–7, 2016
Aronoff Center for the Arts

IF/THEN Tickets Are Available Now
When You Purchase a 2015-2016 Season Package
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October 9, 2015 · 7:49 am

Cincinnati Ballet Presents The Anticipated Return of Val Caniparoli’s LADY OF CAMELLIAS

A touching tale of two hopeful lovers confronting the beauty and anguish of forbidden love

James Gilmer & Abigail Morwood. Photography: by Aaron M. Conwa.

James Gilmer & Abigail Morwood. Photography: by Aaron M. Conwa.

CINCINNATI, OH. LADY OF CAMELLIAS takes the stage October 23 and 24 at the Aronoff Center with choreography by Val Caniparoli. Performances are October 23 at 8 pm and October 24 at 2 and 8 pm. The moving music of Frédéric Chopin is performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra with Piano Soloist Michael Chertock, Baritone Vocal Soloist Thom Dreeze and Soprano Vocal Soloist Lisa Ericksen.

LADY OF CAMELLIAS is based on the 19th Century novel La Dame aux Camelias published in 1848 by Alexandre Dumas. His novel tells the tragic and compelling story of Marguerite, a famous courtesan, and Armand, a young countryman, as they become entangled in a forbidden affair, ultimately facing heartbreak and loss. The story has inspired more than 16 screen and stage adaptations including the film Camille, featuring an Oscar nominated performance by Greta Garbo, the popular opera La Traviata and most recently Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film Moulin Rouge.

Val Caniparoli’s take on this poignant love story has endured and evolved over time. He created LADY OF CAMELLIAS in 1994 on Ballet Florida, as a co-commission with Ballet West. First performed by Cincinnati Ballet in 1998, it remains widely popular today among many esteemed ballet companies and requires a company’s full range of artistry. The choreography demands a physical technicality from the dancers including seven beautiful and challenging pas de deux, as well as a breadth of emotion in order to convey this compelling story on stage. “In the last several minutes of the ballet, there is not even a single dance movement” says Caniparoli. “It’s all expression, which I think can be even more powerful than an overhead lift or an exciting jump. You just cannot underestimate the power of expression in dance.”

Caniparoli may be familiar to Cincinnati audiences as the choreographer of Frisch’s Presents The Nutcracker from 2001-2011, as well as Caprice, Lambarena, The Bridge and Bow Out, among others. His versatility has made him one of the most sought after choreographers in the

U.S. and abroad. Caniparoli has contributed to the repertoires of more than 45 dance companies. He has been the recipient of ten grants for choreography from the National Endowment for the Arts, an artist fellowship from the California Arts Council, and two awards from the Choo-San Goh and H. Robert Magee Foundation.

Caniparoli is most closely associated with San Francisco Ballet, his artistic home for over forty years. In 1972, he received a Ford Foundation Scholarship to attend San Francisco Ballet School. He performed with San Francisco Opera Ballet before joining San Francisco Ballet in 1973. He began his career under the artistic directorship of Lew Christensen, and in the 1980s was appointed resident choreographer of San Francisco Ballet. He continues to choreograph for the company under Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson and performs with the company as a Principal Character Dancer.

MEET THE ARTISTS Cincinnati Ballet is pleased to offer Meet the Artists, a pre-performance discussion series where you will have the opportunity to meet select dancers, choreographers and members of the creative team who bring Lady of the Camellias to life. For admission, please present your ticket to the current production. Meet the Artists will be held at 7 pm on October 23.

PERFORMANCE DATES AND INFORMATION

  • WHO: Cincinnati Ballet, Choreography: Val Caniparoli
  • WHAT: LADY OF CAMELLIAS
  • WHEN:
    Friday, October 23 – 8:00 pm
    Saturday, October 24 – 2:00 pm
    Saturday, October 24 – 8:00 pm
  • WHERE: Procter & Gamble Hall
    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. Tickets start at $32.

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LADY OF CAMELLIAS Sponsors: Score Sponsor: William S. Rowe Foundation; Scenic Design Sponsor: Richard Antoine & Dorothy O’Brien; Marguerite Sponsor: Mary Ann & John Boorn; Armand Sponsor: Loretta Motz Cook & David Cook

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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September 29, 2015 · 3:43 pm

VOICESCAPES: A Storytelling Festival on Oct. 3

MISC_VoiceScapes logoTrue Theatre, Tri-Health, The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, the Cincinnati Recreation Commission, and Clifton Town Meeting have partnered for VOICESCAPES: A Storytelling Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3 on the lawn of the new location of the Clifton Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library, 3400 Brookline Avenue.

At 1pm & 3pm, children ages 5-10 will be entertained by April Eight.

At 7pm, three local storytellers from past TrueTheatre events will be revising/reprising their stories for a family-friendly, family-themed good time.

At 8pm, nationally-known storytellers Tommy Nugent and Irene Evens will be sharing their family-friendly/family-themed stories.

All performances are free.

In the event of rain, the event moves to E.T. Carson Masonic Lodge Auditorium at 218 Ludlow Ave.

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September 28, 2015 · 7:53 am

TAYLOR 2 Brings Legendary Dance to NKU This October

NKU_Taylor2 logoHIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Northern Kentucky University / School of the Arts / Program of Theatre and Dance presents a one-night-only performance by TAYLOR 2.

Repertory:
Junction
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Roses Duet
The Uncommitted
Company B

Northern Kentucky University
Fine Arts Center / Corbett Theatre
Friday, October 9, at 8:00PM

Tickets: $10 (General); $8 (Students)

TAYLOR 2 will present a program comprising a unique window into Paul Taylor’s extensive repertoire — now numbering 142 dances! Paul Taylor is one of this country’s legendary choreographers and a pioneer of modern dance culture. His choreography is known for its physicality and grace, as well as its cultural relevance. In selecting repertoire for TAYLOR 2 (established in 1993), he chooses dances that span the broad spectrum of his work. Several of the dances performed by TAYLOR 2 have been re-worked from the Paul Taylor Dance Company’s version to enable the smaller ensemble of dancers to perform them. Critics and audiences cheer as TAYLOR 2 introduces the athleticism, humor, and range of emotions found in Mr. Taylor’s work to audiences around the world. Taylor 2 has had engagements in over 400 cities, 46 states, and as far as Africa and Asia.

“Taylor 2 is a kind of a miracle… All of the dancers are considerable talents [who] unite fearlessness with skill.” — Gia Kourlas, New York Times

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

One of the seminal artists of the 20th and 21st Centuries, Paul Taylor continues to shape the homegrown American art of modern dance that he has helped define since he became a professional dancer and pioneering choreographer in 1954. After 60 years as Artistic Director of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, he blazed a new trail in 2014 by establishing an institutional home for the art form: Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance. Mr. Taylor will curate and present great modern dances of the past and present alongside his own works at Lincoln Center and other preeminent venues throughout the world, nurturing a new generation of choreographers so that modern dance flourishes long into the future. Mr. Taylor first gained notoriety as a dance maker in 1957 with Seven New Dances and has since received nearly every important honor given to artists in the United States. In 1992 he was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and received an Emmy Award for Speaking in Tongues, produced by WNET/New York the previous year. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton in 1993. In 1995 he received the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts and was named one of 50 prominent Americans honored in recognition of their outstanding achievement by the Library of Congress’s Office of Scholarly Programs. He is the recipient of three Guggenheim Fellowships and honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees from California Institute of the Arts, Connecticut College, Duke University, The Juilliard School, Skidmore College, the State University of New York at Purchase, Syracuse University, and Adelphi University. Awards for lifetime achievement include a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award. Other awards include the New York State Governor’s Arts Award and the New York City Mayor’s Award of Honor for Art and Culture. In 1989 Mr. Taylor was elected one of ten honorary members of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Having been elected to knighthood by the French government as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1969 and elevated to Officier in 1984 and Commandeur in 1990, Mr. Taylor was awarded France’s highest honor, the Légion d’Honneur, in 2000 for exceptional contributions to French culture. Today Mr. Taylor’s dances are performed by the Paul Taylor Dance Company, the six-member Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company (begun in 1993), and companies throughout the world including the Royal Danish Ballet, Rambert Dance Company, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Ruth Andrien became Rehearsal Director of Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company in 2010. She danced with the Paul Taylor Dance Company from 1974 to1983, originating roles in such works as Esplanade, Runes, Airs, Images and Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal). She has restaged Mr. Taylor’s work for professional companies and universities around the world. Ms. Andrien has been on the faculty of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Swarthmore College, Harvard University, MIT, Southern Methodist University, The School at Jacobs Pillow, New York State Summer School of the Arts, The Taylor School and the American Dance Festival, where she directed the Paul Taylor Project for the past three years. She has worked closely with The American Dance Legacy Institute at Brown University, which focuses on preservation and access to American dance heritage. She served as master teacher for the National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts in Miami and for the U.S. State Department’s cultural exchange program in Tunisia. She was the recipient of Towson University’s Rosenberg Award for Distinguished Artists in 2002 and the Balasaraswati/ Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching in 2009 with Carolyn Adams and Sharon Kinney. Ms. Andrien received her MFA in Dance at Hollins University in 2007.

For more information call the NKU School of the Arts Box Office at 859.572.5464

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September 16, 2015 · 2:32 pm

Old Time Radio Sensation Comes Through Loud and Clear with ArtsConnect Dinner Show

— Relive or experience for the first time, the magic of old time radio with live sound effects and a stellar cast —

— It’s a trip to the past with a modern twist…and dinner! —

AC_Strangers on a Train logoSpringfield Township – On Friday, October 16 at 6:30 pm, the New Edgecliff Theatre will present a special old-time radio style performance of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller STANGERS ON A TRAIN. Guy Haines and Charles Bruno meet by chance on a train and share about the people in their lives they could do without. Guy is going through an unhappy time in his marriage and wants to divorce his wife Miriam. Bruno’s problem is with his father, but he wants a more permanent solution. The plan is relatively simple. When Bruno has an idea about planning the perfect murders, and then goes on to commit one, Haines finds himself in a bad position.

This vintage radio-style performance, complete with live sound effects created by Media Heritage’s Mike Martini, tells one of America’s best psychological crime thrillers. The performers will be dressed in period fashion. This production is a unique combination of the nostalgia of classic radio drama, and the excitement of a live theatrical performance. Come see the golden age of radio brought gloriously back to life, featuring some of Greater Cincinnati’s finest actors! It’s a trip to the past with a modern twist.’

  • TICKETS: Dinner and the Show are $40.00 per person. There is a cash bar. Dinner is provided by DiStasi Banquet Center. Tickets can be ordered online at TheArtsConnect.us/dinner-theater. You can choose your dinner option.
  • WHERE: The Grove Banquet and Events Center, 9150 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231, located behind the Springfield Township Civic Center.
  • WHEN: Doors open at 6:30 pm. Dinner will be served buffet style and the show starts at 7:30 pm.

“Radio theatre is a significant slice of Americana,” said Shawn Maus, Springfield Township Arts and Enrichment Council board member.

Be a part of the live “studio” audience.

“From the innovative work of Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre broadcasts of the 1930’s to the hilarity of A Prairie Home Companion, the radio play has been one of our nation’s most beloved art forms,” adds Maus. “We are proud to honor this tradition through our Dinner Theatre series.”

—For more information on ArtsConnect™visit www.TheArtsConnect.us or call Kim Flamm, Projects, Events & Communications Coordinator. 9150 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231. Tel: (513) 522-14310; artsinfo@springfieldtwp.org; Web: www.springfieldtwp.org

The Springfield Township Arts and Enrichment Council, d.b.a. The ArtsConnect™ is a 501(c)3 organization established to create an engaged and vibrant community with quality of life enhancements through the arts, community events, and parks and recreation.

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