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October 16, 2015 · 12:00 pm

Matthew 25: Ministries Presents TICKETS TO THE RADIO PLAY by Reverend Wendell Mettey

TICKETS TO THE RADIO PLAY is a family-friendly holiday treat!

MISC_Matthew 25 Ministries logoOctober 14, 2014  CINCINNATI, OH – Matthew 25: Ministries, an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization located at 11060 Kenwood Road in Blue Ash presents the third annual production of Matthew 25: Ministries by Reverend Wendell Mettey on December 4th and 5th.

Matthew 25: Ministries is based on the short story Tickets originally written by Matthew 25’s Founder and President Reverend Wendell Mettey in 1976 for his Walnut Hills congregation and was produced by his congregation at Montgomery Community Church in 1985 as a radio program.  Reverend Mettey conceived the idea of turning the radio program into a staged old-style radio play and the original radio script was adapted for the stage in 2012. TICKETS TO THE RADIO PLAY received its world premiere production in December of 2013.

Reverend Mettey was the Senior Pastor at Walnut Hills Baptist Church from 1972 – 1979 and at Montgomery Community Church for twelve years from 1979 – 1991.  During that time, he preached weekly, wrote stories, reflections, prayers, guided enrichment programs and performed many additional roles that were inspirational to his congregations and provided them with growth and guidance in creative ways.

One of those ways was through the crafting of short stories like Tickets and the adaptation of Tickets into an audio play that he and members of his MCC congregation recorded at WCET studios in downtown Cincinnati in 1985.  The radio recording was a huge success and a tremendously enjoyable experience for all involved.  Now, TICKETS TO THE RADIO PLAY has become a part of the yearly Christmas celebrations at Matthew 25: Ministries.  The original short story Tickets is included in a compilation of Reverend Mettey’s Christmas stories (Lost and Found, Stories of Christmas), released in November of 2013.

Performances of TICKETS TO THE RADIO PLAY are 12/4 (7:30) and 12/5 (3:00 and 7:30).   Tickets for TICKETS are available at www.ticketstheradioplay.org or by calling (513) 793-6256 or e-mailing katie@m25m.org.

More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. Matthew 25 also welcomes volunteers six days a week at their Blue Ash facility.  For the most up-to-date information about Matthew 25: Ministries’ humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts please contact Joodi Archer at (513) 793-6256 or visit their website at www.m25m.org. Follow Matthew 25: Ministries on Facebook facebook.com/m25m.org, Pinterest http://pinterest.com/m25m/, Instagram http://instagram.com/m25m_org and Twitter twitter.com/M25M_org.

ABOUT MATTHEW 25: MINISTRIES: Matthew 25: Ministries rescues and reuses approximately 15,000,000 pounds of corporate discontinues, misprints, overruns, off-spec, slightly damaged, returned and past season products each year and redistributes them to people in desperate need throughout the US and worldwide. Each year, Matthew 25: Ministries impacts the lives of more than 16,000,000 individuals throughout the United States and around the world. More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. Matthew 25 is highly ranked on Forbes’ list of the Most Efficient Large Charities in the US. Matthew 25 is also highly ranked of more than 2,500 four star charities on Charity Navigator.  Matthew 25: Ministries is accredited by the Better Business Bureau through the “Wise Giving Alliance Standards”. For more information, or to schedule an interview, contact Joodi Archer at Matthew 25: Ministries (513) 793-6256 or visit www.m25m.org.

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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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