SEPTEMBER 6 - 15, 2024
MINORI SAKITA | PHOTOGRAPHY: JOE LYMAN
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LETTER FROM LEADERSHIP
DEAR FRIENDS OF THE BALLET,
Welcome to the 2024–2025 Season and The Kaplan New Works Series! There is a reason this production has become a favorite with Cincinnati Ballet patrons over the years. There is nothing quite like New Works!–world premiere choreography in the intimate JarsonKaplan Theater. Seats so close to the dancers, you can feel the energy and emotions coming from the stage. The opportunity to be the first audience to experience innovative work. For artists, this is an incubator for growth and creativity. As a former Cincinnati Ballet dancer, fresh ideas and bold possibilities made this series an exciting journey.
This season’s New Works is the first I have curated as the Company’s Interim Artistic Director and what a joy it has been to find new choreographic voices from around the world to support this production. For several years, I served as the Artistic Director of Moving Arts, a summer dance company that staged new contemporary works in Cincinnati and Kansas City. Some of you may have enjoyed Moving Arts’ performances at the Arnoff Center in previous years. My time with Moving Arts connected me to many innovative voices in the dance world and I am so pleased to continue to have the opportunity to champion new artists with New Works. You are going to experience four unique points of view and I’d like to take a moment to introduce you to these incredible artists. First, we have Darrell Grand Moultrie who has created and staged works for dance companies across the world including American Ballet Theatre, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, BalletX, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Darrell is based in Harlem, New York and he also served as a choreographer on Beyoncé’s record-breaking The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. Christian Denice is a dancer and choreographer originally from Los Angeles, California. He has created new works for such companies and organizations as Moving Arts, Chamber Dance Project, Odyssey Dance Theatre, and DanceWorks Chicago. Gustavo Ramírez Sansano is one of Spain’s most internationally recognized choreographers. He has been commissioned to create works for some of the most respected dance companies all around the world, including Ballet Hispánico, Jacob’s Pillow, Nederlands Dans Theater, Hubbard Street Dance, and Scottish Dance Theatre, among others. He is the recipient of numerous international awards for his work. Caroline Dahm is a professional dancer and choreographer from Los Angeles, California. She has set original works on the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Kansas City Ballet, Musical Theater Heritage, Newport Contemporary Ballet, and Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance Company, among others.
I hope you enjoy this season’s New Works as much as I do! I look forward to seeing you all during the 2024–2025 Season.
2024 –2025 SEASON SPONSORS
MARGARET AND MICHAEL VALENTINE
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
PRODUCTION SPONSOR
BETSY AND JOHN LAMACCHIA
CHOREOGRAPHY SPONSOR
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Two of Cincinnati Ballet’s principal dancers, Sirui Liu and Rafael Quenedit, performing Diamonds from George Balanchine’s Jewels. Image credit: Rachel Neville
CREATIVE TEAM
DARRELL GRAND MOULTRIE CHOREOGRAPHER
A recipient of the Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship Award, Darrell Grand Moultrie has established himself as one of the most sought-after choreographers and master teachers. Moultrie has created and staged works for dance companies across the world including American Ballet Theatre, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Richmond Ballet, and NBA Ballet in Japan, among others.
Moultrie served as the choreographer for the Pulitzer Prize–winning and 2023 Tony Nominated play Fat Ham. His work can currently be seen in Disney’s new revival of the Tony Award–winning musical Aida , currently playing The Netherlands. For his work, he received a “Best Choreography” nomination at the
CAROLINE DAHM CHOREOGRAPHER
Caroline Dahm is a professional dancer and choreographer, born and raised in Los Angeles, California. As a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, she holds a bachelor of fine arts in dance performance and choreography. Dahm has danced with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Malashock Dance, Quixotic, San Francisco Dance Works, and Wylliams/ Henry Contemporary Dance Company, as well as countless projects in the U.S.
Netherlands Musical Awards. Additional credits include the world premiere of the new musical, Goddess, at Berkeley Repertory Theatre directed by Tony Nominee Saheem Ali, the world premiere of Jeremy O. Harris’s Off-Broadway Play Daddy, Witness Uganda at American Repertory Theater directed by Tony Winner Diane Paulus, and Evita and Pride & Prejudice at Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Moultrie has collaborated with Tony Award–winning dancer Savion Glover and choreographed El Publico, a new opera directed by Robert Castro and conducted by Robert Heras-Casado. Moultrie served as a choreographer on Beyoncé’s record breaking tour, the Mrs. Carter World Tour. A proud New Yorker, born and raised in Harlem, he is a graduate of LaGuardia High School and The Juilliard School.
As a choreographer, she has set original works on the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Kansas City Ballet, Musical Theater Heritage, Newport Contemporary Ballet, Contemporary Dance Company. Dahm had a residency at the Charlotte Street Foundation for 2021–2023 and serves as a professor of Dance at the UMKC Conservatory. Dahm has choreographed, directed, and produced several dance films and won a Laurel Award for Best Overall Film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for her original dance film Face Me I Face You.
CREATIVE TEAM
CHRISTIAN DENICE
CHOREOGRAPHER
Christian Denice is a dancer and choreographer originally from Los Angeles, California. His professional dance experience includes Odyssey Dance Theatre, River North Dance Chicago, and BJM Danse. As an artist, Denice seeks to examine and unravel the mysteries of the human experience by way of dance and dance making. Denice is passionate about making dance that is thought provoking and allows both dancers and audiences the invitation to take part in a reflection of sensations in this world, and hopefully gain new perspectives and opinions on not only art, but their place in this world. As a choreographer, he has created new works for such companies and organizations as Moving Arts with dancers of Kansas City Ballet and Cincinnati Ballet, Chamber Dance Project, Odyssey Dance Theatre, DanceWorks Chicago, Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance
Company, Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Western Michigan University, MADCO, Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Wright State University, and Dreyfoos School for the Arts. He has been a dance educator for such organizations as Modas Dance, Eisenhower Dance Detroit NEWdanceFEST, Kansas City Jazz Dance Fest, DanceWorks Chicago Dance360, and Stage de Danse de Mansle. Denice was the 2015 winner of the University of South Florida’s Echo Choreographic Competition and selected as one of the three choreographers for the Joffrey Academy’s Winning Works Choreographic competition in 2016. Denice works for Greek choreographer Andonis Foniadakis, restaging his work for companies throughout the United States and Europe, as well as dancing in his production of “Salema Revisited,” which premiered in Athens, Greece, in 2021. He recently served as repetiter and rehearsal director for Texas based ISHIDA Dance.
GUSTAVO RAMÍREZ SANSANO CHOREOGRAPHER
Gustavo Ramírez Sansano was
Artistic Director of Luna Negra Dance Theater from 2009 to 2013, and now he works as a freelance choreographer while directing TITOYAYA, the company he founded in 2006 in Spain with Veronica Garcia Moscardo. Sansano has been the recipient of numerous awards for his choreography, including first prize
at the Ricard Moragas Competition in Barcelona (1997), Prix Dom Perignon Choreographic Competition in Hamburg (2001), and Valencian performing arts awards for best dance show and choreographer (2005 and 2019).
He has been commissioned to create works for many companies, including Alvin Ailey, Nederlands Dans Theater, Luzerner tanz Theater, Introdans, Gibney Dance Company, Ballet BC, Atlanta
CREATIVE TEAM
Ballet, and Ballet Hispánico among others. As a dancer, Sansano was part of such companies as Ballet de la Comunidad de Madrid/Victor Ullate, Nederlands Dans Theater II, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago doing some original works by Jacopo Godani, Hans Van Manen, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Johan Inger, Paul Lightfoot, Asun Noales, Victor Ullate and many more.
Sansano has been invited to teach
and choreograph at numerous schools, universities, and companies like Centro Coreográfico Gallego (Spain), Scottish Dance Theatre (Scotland), Conservatorio superior y professional de danza de Valencia (Spain), Springboard Danse Montréal (Montreal, Canada), The Juilliard School (New York City), and Butler University (Indianapolis, U.S.A.), among others.
ELIANA BATSAKIS COSTUME DESIGNER
Eliana Batsakis is a designer, artist, and educator based in Cincinnati. She thrives in the space where costume and fashion intersect and play. Her collections have been recognized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, including her own profile on Runway 360. She received the CFDA Design Scholar Suntchi Image-Maker Award in 2020 and was featured in the CFDA’s 2021 Fashion Future Graduate Showcase. She was recently featured as a contestant on Season
2 of Netflix’s Next in Fashion, hosted by Tan France and Gigi Hadid, where she competed alongside well-known designers from around the world, gaining praise from designers like Donatella Versace. Her one-of-a-kind garments have also been seen on celebrities including Carly Rae Jepsen. Batsakis is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to design costumes for the Cincinnati Ballet this fall. In addition to her design endeavors, she is currently the Visual Arts Director of The Ghostlight Stage Company, a nonprofit arts organization based in Cincinnati.
JESSE ALFORD LIGHTING DESIGNER
Jesse is the Lighting Director and Resident Lighting Designer at the Louisville Ballet, where some of his past designs include Sleeping Beauty , La Sylphide, Rite of Spring, and more. He also frequently designs with The Kentucky Opera, Kentucky Shakespeare, Stage One Family Theatre, Circus Flora, and
more. Past collaborators also include Big Apple Circus, The Mary Shelley Electric Company, Louisville Orchestra, The Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, and others across the country. Working primarily in dance, circus, opera, and theater, Alford specializes in the moments and productions that happen in between those disciplines.
THE COMPANY
PRINCIPALS FIRST SOLOISTS
Melissa Gelfin Sirui LiuAlejandro Olivera Rafael Quenedit
Katherine OchoaChandler Proctor Maizyalet Velázquez
SOLOISTS
Maine ChernjavskyMarcus RomeoJoshua Stayton
CORPS DE BALLET
Nikita Boris
Taylor Carrasco
Sasha Chernjavsky
Amanda de Jesus
Pérez Duarte
Llonnis del Toro Cintra
Thomas Dilley
Samantha Griffin
Kirsten Hunsberger
Jhaelin McQuay
NEW DANCERS
Tatiana Melendez
Michael Mengden
Simon Plant
Bella Ureta
Joshua Fisk Simone Muhammad
Nasrullah Abdur-Rahman
Annie Fitzpatrick
APPRENTICES
Mia Schlosser Salomé Tregre
The Artists of Cincinnati Ballet are represented by the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO.
THE COMPANY
PRINCIPAL
MELISSA GELFIN (SHE/HER) PENNSYLVANIA | 2014
ALEJANDRO OLIVERA (HE/HIM) CUBA | 2023
KATHERINE OCHOA (SHE/HER) CUBA | 2022
MAINE CHERNJAVSKY JAPAN | 2023
SIRUI LIU (SHE/HER) CHINA | 2011
RAFAEL QUENEDIT (HE/HIM) CUBA | 2021
CHANDLER PROCTOR (HE/HIM) NORTH CAROLINA | 2021
FIRST SOLOIST SOLOIST
MARCUS ROMEO (HE/HIM) PENNSYLVANIA | 2017
MAIZYALET VELÁZQUEZ (SHE/HER) PUERTO RICO | 2007
STAYTON (HE/HIM) OHIO | 2019
JOSHUA
THE COMPANY
CORPS DE BALLET
NIKITA BORIS (SHE/HER) NEW JERSEY | 2020
AMANDA DE JESUS PÉREZ DUARTE (SHE/HER) CUBA | 2023
GRIFFIN (SHE/HER) NORTH CAROLINA | 2023
CARRASCO (HE/HIM) NEW MEXICO | 2015
DEL TORO CINTRA (HE/HIM) CUBA | 2022
HUNSBERGER NEVADA | 2024
(SHE/HER) FLORIDA | 2023
NEW YORK | 2023
(HE/HIM) AUSTRALIA | 2023
(HE/HIM) CALIFORNIA | 2019
(HE/HIM) TEXAS | 2016
SAMANTHA
TAYLOR
KIRSTEN
LLONNIS
SASHA CHERNJAVSKY
JHAELIN MCQUAY
THOMAS DILLEY
TATIANA MELENDEZ
MICHAEL MENGDEN
THE COMPANY
CORPS DE BALLET
SIMON PLANT (HE/HIM) AUSTRALIA | 2022
BELLA URETA (SHE/HER) WASHINGTON | 2017
NEW DANCERS
JOSHUA FISK MONTANA | 2024
SIMONE MUHAMMAD (SHE/HER) MISSOURI | 2022
APPRENTICE
NASRULLAH ABDUR-RAHMAN (HE/HIM) NEW YORK | 2024
MIA SCHLOSSER (SHE/HER) CALIFORNIA | 2024
ANNIE FITZPATRICK (SHE/HER) MASSACHUSETTS | 2023
SALOMÉ TREGRE (SHE/HER) OHIO | 2023
Professional and amateur bakers compete throughout the week, and you’re invited to join us as we announce the winners and sample sweet and savory treats from local bakeries and our sponsors in a celebration of baked goodness!
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ACADEMY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
With a mission to enrich lives, inspire excellence, and cultivate community through the power of dance, Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy serves the greater Cincinnati area through world-class dance education programs and unparalleled student performance opportunities.
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
Ages 2 – 7
Introductory classes in ballet and creative movement designed to inspire a lifelong love of dance.
Preparatory through advanced
ADAPTIVE DANCE
Ages 4 and up
CB Moves, developed in collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s, fosters a love of movement and creative expression for individuals with physical and
TRAINING DIVISION
Photography: Angie Lipscomb
Photography: Mikki Schaffner
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Professional Training Division | Photography: Aaron M. Conway
2024–2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2024-2025 GO VERNING BOARD
Emerson Moser CHAIR
Sergio Arreola
Smokey Clay
David Cook
Andrea Costa
Judy Dalambakis
Zahki Davis
David Freitas
Jodi Geiser
Michael Bailes
Bernie Calonge
Fran Carlisle
Sheila Cohen
Connie Dow
Sandra Eisele
Jerry Ewers
Kathryn Harsh
Edmond Hooker
Daphne Jurgensen
Kelly Brown
Laura Brunner
Trish Bryan
Otto Budig
Nancy Clagett
William Cordes
Sarah FrankFogarty
Jen Stein CHAIR
Debbie Brant
Jennifer Damiano
Joe Dehner
* Ex Officio + In Memoriam
Faith Whittaker VICE CHAIR
Rico Grant
Linda Greenberg
Kateri Moll Haskett
Patti Heldman
Lydia JacobsHorton
Marcie Kinney
Kristin Fishbaugh TREASURER
Jeanie Knuth
Peter Laffoon
Kei Lawson
Jack Miner
Shekhar Mitra
Alexandra Ollinger
Alandes Powell
2024–2025 SUSTAINERS
Beth Levy
Leon Loewenstein
Madelynn Matlock
Larry McGruder
Skip Merten
Alex Munoz
Cathy Nwankwo
Jim Papakirk
Joselyn Pfeil
Julie Richardson
Kitty Rosenthal
Morleen Rouse
Diane Rumpke
Keke Sansalone
Tom Schiff
Beth Snyder
Chris Sprecher
Brett Stover
Mary Talbott
Heather Theders
2024–2025 E MERITI
Lynn Good Lorrence Kellar+
Charles MacDonnell
Richardson McKinney
Tom Neyer
Carol Duane Olson
Paul Ose
T. Quinn
Melody Sawyer
Richardson
Michael Rozow
James Sammarco
Kathleen Selker
Rhonda Sheakley
2024-2025 FOUNDATION BOARD
Madelynn Matlock TREASURER
Kristin Fishbaugh
Jodi Geiser
Emerson Moser
Alex Munoz
T. Quinn
Rhonda Sheakley
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Lisa Riccardi SECRETARY
Lisa Sampson
Todd Schild
Joel Stone
Toilynn O’Neal
Turner
Brenden Zenni
Brandon Zureick
Pamela Thompson
Serena Tsuang
Kelly Vanasse
Catherine Vernon
Gary West
Barbara Weyand
George Wilkinson
Russell Shelton
Shelly Sherman
Julie Shifman
Linda Smith
Ronna Willis
Kelly Brown SECRETARY
Joel Stone
Joe Carolin*
Craig F. MaierRhoda Mayerson+
IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES
Focus: Second Grade
Available: September - December
The CincyDance! program starts in the classroom using a combination of physical education curriculum and dance training to activate a student’s desire to express themselves through movement. Following the residency, students are invited to audition for scholarships to continue their training at Cincinnati Ballet.
Focus: Pre-K
Available: January - April
The CincyDance! Pre-K program activates a student’s imagination while introducing them to the joy of creative movement and ballet. Students will explore locomotor movement, balance and other key coordination skills with highly skilled Cincinnati Ballet teaching artists.
Photo Credit: Mikki Schaffner
CINCINNATI BALLET STAFF
Debbie
Brant PRESIDENT AND CEO
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE
Joe Carolin VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND CFO
Melissa Santomo CONTROLLER
Tiffany Whitcomb, SHRM-SCP VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Tyler Parker SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND BOARD LIAISON
Chuck Beatty DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
Mary French ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DATA SERVICES
Thomas E. Johnston, CCI, CHI™ INTERPRETER
ARTISTIC
Dale Shields
Carlos Quenedit REHEARSAL DIRECTORS
Yoshihisa Arai REHEARSAL DIRECTOR/ DIRECTOR SECOND COMPANY – CB2
Allison Evans YOUNG PERFORMERS COACH
Angelika BonyhatiKovacs
Brian Cashwell
Janet Langhorst
Ted Seaman BALLET ACCOMPANISTS
PHILANTHROPY
Adrijana Kowatsch VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPY
Katharine Nemeth MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER
Ilona Piaskowy ASSOC. DIRECTOR, INDIVIDUAL GIVING AND SIGNATURE EVENTS
Payton Field DONOR RELATIONS MANAGER
MARKETING AND BRAND STRATEGY
Nicole Doll VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND BRAND STRATEGY
Louanna Wyatt ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PATRON EXPERIENCE
Nicholas Peltz
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND CONTENT MANAGER
Dan Wood VIDEOGRAPHER
Pam Taylor PATRON EXPERIENCE SUPERVISOR AND MARKETING PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Ja’Nay Brown
Reed Carter
Butch Hamm
Lisa Malsom
Ethan Mann
Brian Miller Neehar Phadke PATRON EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATES
OTTO M. BUDIG
ACADEMY AND EDUCATION
Ginger Johnson
VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMY AND EDUCATION
Elizabeth Metz REGISTRATION SERVICES MANAGER
David Morse
PRINCIPAL, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING DIVISION
Sirui Liu
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, ENSEMBLE
Carolyn Guido
Clifford EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Kate Stark
CB MOVES COORDINATOR
Kelly Daley
Emily Schau
YOUNG
PERFORMERS COORDINATORS
Cervilio Miguel Amador
INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Frankie Bennett
Iliana Rich STUDENT EXPERIENCE REPRESENTATIVES
Donna Anderle
Oliver Arana
Ja’Nay Brown
Alison Cole
Rosa Compostella
Jacqueline Damico Amador
Kiersten Edwards
Isabele Elefson
Kerry Enders
Megan Flynn
Jeri Gatch
Donna Grisez
Sasha Hart
Nicole Hershey
Julius Jenkins
Mary Kamp
Christina LaForgia
Morse
Sirui Liu
Ayako Lloyd
Kara Louis
Daimy McInroe
Mae Miller
Victoria Morgan
Shane Ohmer
Patty Pille
Jennifer Rutherford
Rowan Salem
Joshua Stayton
Cassidy Steele
Shauna Steele
Kimberley Stewart
Rose Sunila
Rebecca Walther
Michelle Ziegler ACADEMY AND EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS
PRODUCTION
Brian R Sherman VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCTION
Carissa Gandenberger PRODUCTION
STAGE MANAGER
Dena D’Andrea COMPANY MANAGER
Brooke Arthur COSTUME MANAGER
Laura Hofmann WARDROBE SUPERVISOR
Cherl Beyersdoerfer
FIRST WARDROBE ASSISTANT
Jackie Andrews SECOND WARDROBE ASSISTANT
Gabe Horan
HEAD CARPENTER
Kevin Barth HEAD OF PROPERTIES
Chanelle Dau Pino HEAD ELECTRICIAN
Mary Comtois
ASSISTANT ELECTRICIAN
James Geier
WIG AND MAKE-UP CONSULTANT
Morgan Piper ASSOCIATE STAGE MANAGER
SPORTS MEDICINE
Kelly Jo Rodrigo, MS, LAT, ATC
Liz Ebbeler, MPA, ATC COURTESY OF TRIHEALTH AND BEACON ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE
ARTISTIC EMERITI
Victoria Morgan ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMERITA
Carmon DeLeone MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS
Anonymous
DONOR HONOR ROLL
Eileen and John Barrett
Trish and Rick Bryan
Manuel Chavez
David Cook and Loretta Motz Cook +
Dianne Dunkelman and Peter Schwartz
Sarah Frank Fogarty and Timothy Fogarty
Lynne S. Friedlander
Lynn and Brian Good
Anonymous in Honor of Victoria Morgan
Donald Beck and Dr. Lawrence Eynon
Kelly Brown and Family
Debbie and Jody Brant
Bret and Alison Caller
Jennifer and Bob Conklin +
Judy and Chris Dalambakis
Ms. Susan Domonkos
FOUNDER
Linda and Gary Greenberg
Stephanie Hogue
Barbara and Larry Kellar + Betsy and John LaMacchia
Anne and Craig F. Maier
Karen F. Maier and Delane Starliper
Sherie Marek and Family
Betsy and Peter Niehoff
Julie and John Richardson
Kitty and Dick Rosenthal
DIRECTOR
Jerry Ewers and Brian L. Tiffany
Kristin and Chris Fishbaugh
Jodi M. Geiser and James Miller III
Arielle M. Goldberg
Kateri Moll Haskett
Christy and Terry Horan
Tim and Leslie Maloney
Madelynn and Raymond Matlock
Rhonda and Larry Sheakley
Julie and Steven Shifman
Ronnie and John Shore
Jen and John Stein
Barbara and Ron Stern
Dr. Peter and Sandy Stern
Heather and Jonathan Theders
Therese and Dr. William Tobler
Barbara Weyand
Margaret and Michael Valentine
Megan McCarthy and Steve Wolf
Lane and Skip Merten
Emerson and Mitzie Moser
Barbara K. Myers
Halle and T. Quinn
Martha and Nick Ragland
Dianne and J. David Rosenberg
Lisa and Joel Stone
Susan and John Tew
Anonymous (2)
Sergio Arreola
DONOR HONOR ROLL
Susan Brenner and Steven Mombach
James H. Brun
Dr. Smokey Clay
Andrea Costa
James Crosset
Kelly M. Dehan and Rick Staudigel
Maureen and John Doellman
Connie and Buzz Dow
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Heidt
Fred and Patti Heldman
Laurie and John Acklen
Bernard and Pamela Barbash
Flavia Bastos and Larry Huston
Charles and Bonnie Bensonhaver
Elaine and David Billmire
Sue and Ben Blaney
James H. Brun
Bernie and Mary Kay Calonge
Daniel Cifuentes
PRINCIPAL
Sally Hernandez
Peggy Johns
Zofeen Khan
Jeanie Knuth
Peter and John Laffoon
Jeffrey and Jody Lazarow
Martha and Carl Lindner
Frances and Craig Lindner
Lauren and James Miller
Jack Miner and Brian Dozer
Anu and Shekhar Mitra
Mary Lou Motl
Valerie L. Newell and Timothy Smith
SOLOIST
Paula and William Cordes
Aaron and Bobbi Crary
Cindy Crilley
Jennifer W. Dakers
Jennifer and Vito Damiano
Lisa and Richard Damico
Noel Julnes-Dehner and Joe Dehner
Martha and Stuart Dornette
Vallie and Rodney Geier
Kristen and Scott Oyler
Anne and Charles Pierce
John and Lisa Riccardi
Keke and Tony Sansalone
Alice Schneider
Gayle and Bill Sherman
Susie Tweddell
Kelly and Guy Vanasse
Gary and DeeDee West
Faith C. Whittaker
Jo Ann Wieghaus
Michael G. Williams
Beth and Louis Guttman
Lauren Hannan Shafer
Kathryn and Keith Harsh
Karlee Hilliard
Theresa and Eddie Hooker
Jane Hopson
Steven and Esther Johnson
Kristin and Carl Kalnow
Anne and Dean Kereiakes
DONOR HONOR ROLL
Katherine and Robert Lawrence
Drs. Lynn and Lizbie Lin
Stacey and Mark Miller
Susan Murray
Patricia and H.C. Niehoff
Marianna Bettman
Ruth Bley
Jacklyn and Gary Bryson
Lanthan and Louise Camblin
Mr. Michael Cioffi
Dr. Sarah Corathers and Mr. James Anthony
Jack Fogarty
Tom Fogarty
Valerie Folger
Michael Frabetti
Anonymous
Lois and Ken Allen
Carolyn Barham
Carrie and Michael Barron
Robert Broderick Selker
Ms. Charlotte Brooks
Joseph A. and Susan E. Pichler
Penny and Stephen Pomeranz
Bradley and Amy Resch
Jack Rouse
Dawn and Robert Schiff
Lorraine and Jerry Schlagheck +
CORPS
Claire Frank
Kristine and David Freitas
Ralph P. Ginocchio
Ricardo Grant
Margaret Hess
Sally Kelsall
Jim and Marcene Kinney
Rick and Christine Lefever
Alan Margulies and Gale Snoddy
David L. Martin
THIRD POSITION
Otto M. Budig
Gary and Angelia Butterbaugh
Debbie Campbell
Shannon and Lee A. Carter
Tracy D. Cheever
Paula I. Comisar
Susan and Russell Shelton
George and Kathy Wilkinson
Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis
Ann B. Wissman
Jaclyn and Brenden Zenni
Sara and Alex Muñoz
Carol and Bob Olson
Marilyn and Paul Porcino
Rachel and Luke Robinson
Rosemary and Mark Schlachter
Tatyana Skorobogat and Anthony Khaskelis
Mary Kate Vanderglas
Christine and John Willig
Jennifer Yeung and John Gould
Dr. Karen Zaugg, Ph.D.
Kristin and David Coppage
Robert Corgan
The Patel-Curran Family
Michael Currey
Mark and Louis Dauner
Zahki Davis
DONOR HONOR ROLL
Cynthia and Stephen DeHoff
Amy and Andrew DeWitt
Brian A. Doyle
Steven J. Dreyer
Joyce Elkus
Evelyn and Marc Fisher
Ashley and Bobbie Ford
Thomas Forte
Tedd and Sherri Friedman
Charlotte Goering
Clifford Goosmann and Andrea Wilson
Bill and Christy Griesser
Catherine Hamilton
Ham and Ellie Hamilton
Rob and Genita Heidenreich
Robert Hodges and Anthony McIntire
Becky Hogya
Linda Holthaus
Beth Hudepohl
Laura Hurley
Elaine Jaeger
Brenda Jones
Daphne and Jason Jurgensen
Steven Kenat and Heidi Jark
Carol Louise Kruse
Janet Schultz and Russell Lascelles
Joanie and Lou Lauch
Susan and Richard Lauf
Anonymous
Pam Biederman
Robert and Pamela Bosley
Phyllis Bossin and Robert Strauss
Chris Bowling
Edwin Brott
Dawn and Douglas Bruestle
Diane Carney
Anne Charles
Lisa Cohen
Candace Crouse
Madison and Yvonne Cuffy
Patricia and William Culp
Regina Daily
Kate Costlow and John D’Amore
April and Harry Davidow
Geoffrey Leder
Becky and Thomas Long
Amy Magenheim
Sophia C. McAllister
Kim and Barbara McCracken
Janet McDaniel
Leslie Mcintosh
Cassie and Lachlan McLean
Raymond McNeil and Kathleen Compton
Linda and Jim Miller
Holly and Mike Mott
Mardie and Robert Off
Alice Palmer
Sandy and Gregg Pancero
John Pape
Kathy Perry
Joselyn Pfeil
Julia W. and Daniel Poston
Alexandra and Andrew Quinn
Ellen Rieveschl
Carole and Edwin Rigaud
Jean S. Robson
Elyse M. Roth
Judith L. Roth
Janet and Bill Sarran
Julie and Charles Scheper
Rhoda Schneider
Marianne Schwab and George Stricker
SECOND POSITION
Barbara Doviak
Cynthia Dozier
Kenneth Frey
Mary Ann Gardner
Judith and Samuel Gilardi
William J. Gracie and Daniel Fairbanks
Beverly Grant
Pamela Heydt
Bridget and Brian Hoffman
Dr. Nelson D. Horseman
Sandra Houck
Kara and Guido Jackson
Randy and Jan Johnson
Patricia Joseph
Crystal L. Kendrick
Kathryn Kipp
Mary and John Kmet
Stephen Schwartz
John and Ruth Sikorski
Jay and Joanne Smale
Susan and David Smith
Elizabeth A. Snyder
Dr. Michael and Mrs. Debbie Snyder
Paul H. Spitz
Diane Spitznagel
James Stapleton and Elizabeth Shaughnessy
Dee and Tom Stegman
Elena Stein
Mary M. Stein
Sandra Stern
John U. Tan
Amy and Bill Thaman
Christopher and Nancy Virgulak
Elizabeth B. Vollmer
Barbara Wagner and William Partin
Kim A. Walker
Chad and Betsy Warwick
John and Tiffany Whitcomb
Angela White and Amahle White-Dragon
Anne Warrington Wilson
Susan Zaunbrecher
Tamela and Tim Zimmerman
Nancy Zimpher
Jackie Mack and Ted Silberstein
Anne Maddox and John Berninger
Patricia and Michael Rozow
Martha and Lee Schimberg
Vivian and Jim Schwab
Keven E. Shell and Sandra L. Wittman-Shell
Rosalind and Philip Smith
Linda and Nicholas Spadaccini
Jennifer and Chad Taylor
Claire and Zachary Tempel
Tom and Torey Torre
Sarah L. Weiss
Kathryn and Anthony Woods
Thomas and Helen Yocum
Marcy and Bob Ziek
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Zierolf
+ In memoriam
Thank you to our individual donors who supported us through cash and in-kind contributions received by June 27, 2024. The above donor pages represent the information available at the time of print. If you find that you are listed incorrectly or we did not recognize you appropriately, we apologize and want to include you. Please contact our Donor Relations Manager, Payton Field, at pfield@cballet.org or (513) 562-1136.
BUSINESS CIRCLE
$ 100,000+
$50,000–$99,999
$25,000–$49,999
$10,000–$24,999
$5,000–$9,999
$2,500–$4,999
Cincinnati Shop 5 Scenic Special Ed's Inc All Occasions
$1,000—$2,499
Thank you to our Business Circle, Foundation, Government, and Institutional donors who supported us through cash and in-kind contributions received by June 27, 2024. The above donor pages represent the information available at the time of print. If you find that you are listed incorrectly or we did not recognize you appropriately, we apologize and want to include you. Please contact our Donor Relations Manager, Payton Field, at pfield@cballet.org or (513) 562-1136.
FOUNDATION, GOVERNMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL DONORS
$ 100,000+
$50,000–$99,999
ROCKWERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$15,000–$49,999
Building Healthy Lives Foundation
Edelweiss Foundation
Chemed Foundation
Ohio History Connection
Gardner Family Foundation
Bailey Lamson Family Trust
$5,000–$15,999
Ohio Holocaust & Genocide Memorial & Education Commission
Louise Taft Semple Foundation
$1,000—$4,999
Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
Jack J. Smith Jr. Charitable Trust
Elsa Sule Foundation
Charles Scott Riley III FoundationSaenger Family Foundation
OFFICIAL IT PARTNER OF CINCINNATI BALLET
OFFICIAL SPORTS MEDICINE PARTNER
ARTSWAVE PARTNERS
Cincinnati Ballet acknowledges the following partner companies, foundations and their employees who generously participate in the annual ArtsWave Campaign at the $100,000+ level.
P & G
Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Foundation
GE Aerospace altafiber
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
Great American Insurance Group
The H.B. E.W. F.R Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A Trustee
Western and Southern Financial Group
Cincinnati Open
Cincinnati Reds
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Duke Energy
*Listed in order of size of donation
The EW Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation
The Enquirer
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Kroger Co.
Messer Construction
National Endowment for the Arts
A proud sponsor of the musical arts
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
AT THE ARONOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS
FOOD AND BEVERAGES are available at various lobby locations throughout the Aronoff Center. For many performances, a selection of the concessions we sell, including most drinks, may be taken into the theater. Our concessions staff and ushers can indicate whether or not you may take your snacks and beverages into the theater.
ALL RESTROOMS in the Aronoff Center are accessible to people with disabilities. Restrooms in the Procter & Gamble Hall are located in the side corridors on both sides of the lobbies (except Balcony—restrooms located on the north side of the lobby only).
COAT CHECK can be found on the street level of the Aronoff Center.
IF YOU LOSE AN ITEM while attending an event at the Aronoff Center, check with one of our ushers before leaving the building. If they are unable to locate the item, call the Security Desk at (513) 977-4128 during regular business hours, 9:00 AM5:00 PM, Monday-Friday.
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR RECYCLING effort is appreciated! Blue or silver recycling containers are located near every concession stand. If you don’t want to keep your program, you may recycle it in the program bins in the lobby at the Aronoff Center.
PLEASE NOTE
THE LOBBY at the Aronoff Center opens one hour prior to curtain and you may enter the theater 30 minutes prior to the start of the performance.
LATE SEATING is at the discretion of the Front of House Manager. For many events, there may be a seating hold for latecomers. These holds vary in length depending on the show. Should you need to leave the auditorium during the performance, re-admittance and seating will also be at the discretion of the house manager.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO of Cincinnati Ballet performances is strictly forbidden.
SMOKING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED at The Aronoff Center.
FREE TOURS OF THE ARONOFF CENTER are available for groups up to 50 people and are typically offered Monday – Friday between the hours of 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, pending theater availability. Weekend or early evening tours also may be possible and can be discussed with a representative. The Aronoff Center tour lasts approximately one hour. To schedule a tour, call (513) 977-4117, ext. 3 and leave a message with the date(s) and time(s) you are interested in attending. An Aronoff Center representative will respond within 2 business days.
ACCESSIBILITY
All theaters and meeting spaces within the Aronoff Center are accessible to patrons with physical disabilities. Once inside the building, all levels are accessible by elevator. The Jarson-Kaplan Theater is equipped with one elevator for patron use. Automatic accessible doors are located on the south end of the building near Sixth and Walnut Streets.
A COURTESY WHEELCHAIR IS AVAILABLE upon request on a first-come, first-served basis for patrons needing assistance from the lobby to their seats. Patrons can ask any staff member or volunteer usher for assistance.
ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES for the hearing impaired are available at the coat room in the lobby of the Jarson-Kaplan Theater. These assistive listening devices operate on an infra-red system and are not compatible with other frequency-based units.
ACCESSIBLE SEATING is available in all theaters for patrons not able to transfer out of their wheelchairs or with other seating needs. Please contact the Ticket Office at (513) 621-2787 in advance to discuss your needs.
SERVICE ANIMALS are always welcome at the Aronoff Center in order to accommodate patrons with disabilities.
For more information about Cincinnati Ballet please visit our website www.cballet.org, call (513) 621-5282, or visit us at 1801 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
