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The 2011-2012 Studio Musical Theatre Series continues with this passionate and unforgettable audience-favorite

CINCINNATI, OH — The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) will present the award-winning Spring Awakening as the next installment in its 2011-2012 Studio Musical Theatre Series. The musical runs Feb. 2 – 4 in the Cohen Family Studio Theater and promises to push the envelope as a stirring production of this celebrated rock musical.

Adapted from Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play with music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater, Spring Awakening celebrates the journey from youth to adulthood with power, poignancy and unforgettable passion. Following the tumultuous period of adolescent self-discovery of a group of German teenagers, this coming-of-age story is a powerful presentation of the trials, tears and exhilaration of the teen years.

Spring Awakening was nominated for eleven Tony Awards in 2007, and ultimately won eight, including best musical. It was named the best musical of the year by the New York Times, New York Post, New York Observer and USA Today. CCM’s Studio Series production of Spring Awakening is directed by Steven Goldstein, with musical direction by Roger Grodsky and choreography by Diane Lala.

Note: This production features adult themes and situations and is intended for mature audiences. 

Tickets & Parking Information
Tickets to Spring Awakening are free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available Monday, January 30 at 12 p.m. Please contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order. Parking is available in the CCM Garage (at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. For complete ticket and parking information, visit ccm.uc.edu or call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183.

Spring Awakening Cast List

Anna – Erica Vlahinos, sophomore from Castle Rock, Colo.
Ernst – Nate Irvin, freshman from Maple Grove, Minn.
Georg – Noah Ricketts, sophomore from Louisville, Ky.
Hanschen – Julian Decker, sophomore from Erie, Pa.
Ilse – Alysha Deslorieux, senior from Plano, Texas
Martha – Jennifer Hickman, sophomore from Satellite Beach, Fla.
Melchior – Max Clayton, sophomore from Manchester, N.H.
Moritz – Matt Hill, sophomore from Los Gatos, Calif.
Otto – Kevin Brown, junior from Simi Valley, Calif.
Thea – Alison Bagil, freshman from Boulder, Colo.
Wendla – Jen Brissman*, junior from San Mateo, Calif.
Wendla – Kathryn Boswell**, junior from Dallas, Texas
Man  – Collin Kessler, sophomore from Overland Park, Kan.
Woman  – Kelsey Crismon, junior from Hanoverton, Ohio
Ensemble
Alexandria Howley, junior from Rumson, N.J.
Emily Schexnaydre, sophomore from Gonzales, Calif.
Jordan DeLeon, sophomore from Bolingbrook, Ill.
Eric Geil, freshman from Kansas City Mo.
J.T. Smith, junior from Pittsburgh, Pa.

* Preview, Thursday Evening, Saturday Matinee
** Friday Evening, Saturday Evening

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
STUDIO MUSICAL THEATRE SERIES

Spring Awakening
Music by Duncan Sheik
Lyrics and book by Steven Sater
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind

Steven Goldstein, director
Roger Grodsky, musical director
Diane Lala, choreographer

Performance Dates:
Thursday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2 & 8 p.m.

Location:
Cohen Family Studio Theater, College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati

Tickets:
FREE, but reservations are required. Tickets become available Monday, January 30 at 12 p.m. Please contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theater Program Sponsor:
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation 

All event dates and programs are subject to change. For a calendar of events or to view CCM’s 2011-2012 Mainstage Performance brochure visit our website at ccm.uc.edu. 

Be embraced. Be mesmerized. Be delighted. Be a part of CCM!

CINCINNATI, Ohio—Join the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music for the return of the city’s premiere fundraiser, “A Moveable Feast,” on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. 

A unique showcase of CCM’s world-class performing and media arts programs and state-of-the-art facilities, the fundraiser features samplings of artistic and culinary delights throughout CCM Village. Guests can enjoy backstage tours and plan their own schedule of half hour samplings of student entertainment, including Jazz, Musical Theatre, Piano, Opera, Drama, Dance, Orchestra and Wind Symphony performances.

The evening’s program will begin in Corbett Auditorium with a prelude performance featuring the Jazz Ensemble and dancers from CCM’s Musical Theatre program and conclude with a Concert Orchestra finale. Cocktails and dinner-by-the-bite will be served throughout the evening.

Tickets are $100 each for the general public and $75 each for Young Professionals and “Friends of CCM” Members. Tickets can be purchased online at http://ccm.uc.edu or by calling 513-556-2100. Event proceeds raised by the Friends of CCM, a group of 600 volunteers and an active board, support student scholarships for CCM “stars of tomorrow.”

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit http://ccm.uc.edu for directions. For ticket information, contact CCM External Relations at 513-556-2100.

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A Moveable Feast: Hosted by the Friends of CCM

When: Friday, January 20, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

Where: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Tickets:
$75 Friends of CCM Member Tickets
$75 YP (40 and under) Tickets
$100 General Public Tickets
$150 Patron Host Tickets

Reservations: Seating is limited. For more information, please call CCM External Relations at 513-556-2100.

Through a National Endowment for the Arts grant, the College-Conservatory of Music Dance Division presents Twyla Tharp’s ballet
THE STORY TELLER

Rehearsal photography courtesy of Rene Micheo.

CINCINNATI, OH – The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Ballet Ensemble is excited to present its Fall Dance Concert December 2-4. The concert features new and innovative programming, including Twyla Tharp’s THE STORY TELLER, which recently made its North American premier, along with a newly premiered dance choreographed by CCM’s Shellie Cash and other works.

Through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, CCM’s Dance Division presents THE STORY TELLER staged by guest artist Benjamin Bowman with music by Kiyoung Kim. THE STORY TELLER originally premiered in 1997 with The Australian Ballet and had its North American premier earlier this year with the Nashville Ballet. The ballet chronicles the life of one character through movements of four dancers and this cutting-edge performance promises to impress with its seamless expression and athleticism.

The program will also include “Siete Canciones Populares Españolas” (“Seven Spanish Folksongs”) choreographed by Dance Division Head Shellie Cash to music composed by Manuel de Falla for tenor and piano. The work had its world-premier in October of this year at CCM’s Sueños de España (Dreams of Spain) concert.

Additionally the concert will showcase Paquita (Act II) with music by Ludwig Minkus, restaged by CCM Professor Jiang Qi. Jiang will also restage Danish choreographer August Bournonville’s Flower Festival in Genzano pas de deux to music originally by Matthias Strebinger and adapted by Holger Simon Pauli.

Students and audiences alike will have the opportunity on Tuesday, Nov. 29, to meet the guest artist, Benjamin Bowman, at 9:30 a.m. in CCM’s Baur Room. This event is free and open to the public.

About Benjamin Bowman
Benjamin G. Bowman began his studies in dance after serendipitously being offered a chance to study ballet at the North Carolina School of the Arts as part of a pilot outreach program in the Winston-Salem public schools. After moving to Kansas City, Missouri, Bowman was fortunate in studying with world-class instructors such as Todd Bolender, Una Kai, Jonathan Watts, Diana Adams and Eckhard Heidrich. He undertook further studies as a summer scholarship student at both the School of American Ballet and the San Francisco Ballet School, and both institutions eventually awarded him scholarships as a full-time student.

Bowman’s professional career began with the Kansas City Ballet where he performed works by such choreographers as Bolender, Balanchine, Christiansen, William Dollar and Alvin Ailey. He then spent five years with the Fort Worth Ballet as a principal dancer before joining New York City Ballet (NYCB) in 1993. During his tenure with NYCB he performed in a diverse repertoire of existing works by Balanchine, Martens and Robbins as well as being involved in the creation of new works by Robbins, Martens and other notables. In 2000 Bowman was invited to join Twyla Tharp Dance and toured extensively for the next two years. With Twyla Tharp Dance he was privileged to originate the role of James in the hit Broadway show Movin’ Out. Bowman has worked on-stage as both a dancer and actor, performing works by Kathy Posin, Nilas Martens and John Selya and in the re-imagined “Garden of Earthly Delights” by Martha Clarke.

As a director and choreographer, he has most recently set Twyla Tharp’s Surfer at the River Styx with Company C Contemporary Ballet in Walnut Creek, California, Tharp’s The Storyteller with the Nashville Ballet, and co-choreographed the critically acclaimed Indoor Fireworks set to the music of Elvis Costello with Company C founder Charles Anderson.

Bowman currently resides in New York City.

Tickets & Parking Information
Tickets to the Fall Dance Concert are $15 general admission, $10 non-UC students, and free for UC students. Parking is available in the CCM Garage (at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. For complete ticket and parking information, visit ccm.uc.edu or call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183.

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
CCM DANCE SERIES

Fall Dance Concert
Jiang Qi, director

Performance Dates:
Friday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4, 3 p.m.

Location:
Patricia Corbett Theater, College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati

Tickets:
$15 general admission
$10 non-UC students
UC students FREE

This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation.

The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the support of The Corbett Endowment at CCM.

All event dates and programs are subject to change. For a calendar of events or to view CCM’s 2011-2012 Mainstage Performance brochure visit our website at ccm.uc.edu.

Be embraced. Be mesmerized. Be delighted. Be a part of CCM!