THE MUTUAL DANCE THEATRE AND THE JEFFERSON JAMES CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER SERIES 22-23 SEASON IS
DEDICATED TO LATINE VOICES, STORIES, AND EXPERIENCES
OCT 28 & 29, ’22
MUTUAL DANCE THEATRE AND THE JEFFERSON JAMES CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER SERIES PRESENT
BALLET HISPÁNICO
VIRTUOSIC AND ENTHRALLING: AN AMERICAN CULTURAL TREASURE PERFORMS THREE WORKS
DATES:
- Friday, October 28, 2022 at 7:30pm
- Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 7:30pm
AT THE ARONOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW, STARTING AT $40
FOUNDED BY A NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS RECIPIENT, TINA RAMIREZ in 1970, Ballet Hispánico has since grown to be the largest Latinx cultural organization in the U.S. Ballet Hispánico has been named one of America’s Cultural Treasures, celebrating and exploring culture through dance.
In this mixed repertory concert, the world-class ensemble of exquisite and virtuosic technique will perform the following works, taking audiences on a full range of theatricality, from the intense to the comedic: “Tiburones” by the internationally-sought-after Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, 18+1 by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano (formerly of Luna Negra), and Con Brazos Abiertos from Michelle Manzanales (who has choreographed for Paul Taylor Dance Company and Oregon Ballet Theatre).
PLUS:
- Friday, October 28, 2022: POST-show Q&A
- Saturday, October 29, 2022, 12-1:30pm: ALL BODIES, ALL AGES Latin social dances workshop (REGISTER HERE)
- Saturday, October 29, 2022 7:00pm: Pre-show interview with Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro
BALLET HISPANICO: MORE INFORMATION
DEC 2 & 3, ’22
MUTUAL DANCE THEATRE PREMIERES
“ROJO” and “NIGHTCAP”
DRAMATIC CONTRADICTIONS INSPIRED BY THE PASSIONATE COLOR, AND, MEMORIES COME FOR A LAST DRINK ON A WOMAN’S FINAL NIGHT
DATES:
- Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:30pm
- Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 7:30pm
AT MUTUAL ARTS CENTER HARTWELL Studio Theater
SAVE THE DATE: TICKETS AVAILABLE STARTING SEPTEMBER 23
MDT WELCOMES GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS GABRIEL MARTINEZ RUBIO AND GLENDA NIDAI DE ABREU FIGUEIREDO in exciting new commissions. Martinez says that rojo/red is “related to love, emotion, and passion; warm and contradictory; dramatic and powerful.” Figueiredo, a former aerialist with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, brings us into the sitting room of a woman experiencing her final night. Light and dark moments come to visit for their last drinks. Both world premieres will take shape in-the-round, in Mutual’s studio theater. Seats are extremely limited!
PLUS:
- Saturday, December 3, 2022, 12-1:30pm: ALL BODIES, ALL AGES workshop with Glenda Figueiredo (choreographer of “Nightcap”) what it was like to dance in the circus (REGISTER HERE)
- Saturday, December 4, 2022: Post-show Q&A with the artists
MDT ROJO AND NIGHTCAP: MORE INFORMATION
FEB 3 & 4, ’23
MUTUAL DANCE THEATRE AND THE JEFFERSON JAMES CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER SERIES PRESENT
RUBBERBAND
THE CINCINNATI PREMIERE OF THE SENSATIONAL INTERNATIONAL TROUPE COMBINING HIP HOP, BALLET, AND CONTEMPORARY
DATES:
- Friday, February 3, 2023 at 7:30pm
- Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 7:30pm
AT THE AROFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS
SAVE THE DATE: TICKETS AVAILABLE STARTING OCTOBER 28
KNOWN ABROAD AS AN EXPLOSIVE, ONE-OF-A-KIND ENSEMBLE combining the energy of Hip Hop, the refinement of classical Ballet, and the angular quality of Contemporary Dance, RUBBERBAND will make its very first Cincinnati appearance!
Led by Los Angeles-born Victor Quijada, the child of Mexican parents, the troupe will perform a collection dubbed “Vic’s Mix,” a “best-of” selection spanning Quijada’s immense creative territory.
PLUS:
- Friday, February 3, 2023: POST-SHOW Q&A
- Saturday, February 4, 2023 7pm: pre-show interview with Artistic Director Victor Quijada
- Saturday, February 4, 2023, 12-1:30pm: RUBBERBAND technique masterclass for experienced dancers (REGISTER HERE)
RUBBERBAND: MORE INFORMATION
JUN 2 & 3, ’23
MUTUAL DANCE THEATRE’S NEW, ANNUAL TRADITION
MODERN MIX
“PETRICHOR” AND “CLIMB” : RAIN IS COMING, AND, DARING TO ASCEND
DATES:
- Friday, June 2, 2023 at 7:30pm
- Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 7:30pm
AT THE AROFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS
SAVE THE DATE: TICKETS AVAILABLE STARTING NOVEMBER 23
MODERN MIX SHOWCASES DARING COLLECTIONS OF MODERN DANCE BY A MIX OF CHOREOGRAPHERS. Modern Mix (’23) features refined restagings of two works.
In “Petrichor” by Steven P. Evans, relief after an arid period inspire this work. Petrichor is the term for the phenomenon of the distinctive, earthy, and unusually pleasant smell after rainfall, particularly following dryness.
“Climb” originally captivated audiences in 2018 with edge-of-your-seat, dare devil work on ladders, which symbolized the arduous work of rebuilding oneself in a new culture. In “Climb,” Elena Rodriguez Moore processes growing up a conflicted, bi-racial daughter of a Colombian immigrant.
PLUS:
- Friday, February 3, 2023: POST-SHOW Q&A
- Saturday, February 4, 2023 7pm: pre-show interview with Artistic Director Victor Quijada
- Saturday, February 4, 2023, 12-1:30pm: RUBBERBAND technique masterclass for experienced dancers (REGISTER HERE)
MODERN MIX: MORE INFORMATION
Mutual Dance Theatre (formerly Contemporary Dance Theater and MamLuft) is looking for additional instructors for their summer camp program this year.
RUBBERBAND
ROJO and NIGHTCAP
BALLET HISPÁNICO
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