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I began my professional career as a teenager with the Joffrey Ballet under the mentorship of the visionary director Robert Joffrey. I went on to become a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, as well as Frankfurt Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. For 35 years, I have worked as an educator, curator, stager, and choreographer. Most recently, I was the Founding Director of the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and Founder and Artistic Director of the Laguna Dance Festival. My vision for the festival fostered artistic collaborations and choreographic commissions for multi-generational artists, while also providing youth scholarships, training and opportunities for pre-professional and professional dancers throughout the year. While at USC, I created a robust dance curriculum, called The New Movement. The curriculum is a hybrid model for dance expressed in studio practice, music, choreography, performance, new media, and scholarship that explores performance, choreography, and research, and immerses students in a dance conservatory environment, while also engaging with rigorous academic studies. As well as serving as the Artistic Director of the Company, I will also function as the Artistic Director of the Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy. I look forward to strengthening the relationship between the Company and the Academy.

I look forward to sharing this art form I love so much with all of you.

t is with such joy I share with you my ﬁrst patron letter as Artistic Director of Cincinnati Ballet. Welcome to the 2022–2023 Season and The Kaplan New Works Series. You are about to experience world-premiere choreography. For artists, this is a vulnerable place to explore their voices. For ballet companies, it’s an incubator for creativity and originality, a critical place of growth. I am excited to share my vision for New Works with you in coming seasons.

JODIE GATES Artistic Director

DEAR NEW FRIENDS,

What an incredible honor it is to lead the artistic vision of an esteemed Company with such a rich legacy of excellence in the art form. I thank my predecessors for their commitment and dedication, speciﬁcally Victoria Morgan for her 25 years of remarkable leadership. I am so grateful for the solid foundation upon which we can now build! Cincinnati Ballet is perfectly poised to move forward. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to help shape a vision, build partnerships, and foster collaboration. Dance has the power to connect us, move us, and challenge us. Along with loving the art form of ballet, I want to be sure it remains relevant. What that means to me is rethinking and reimagining what ballet is and could be. I am committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the art form. What that means to me is having honest conversations about how we can reﬂect our community in an art that has been historically exclusive. Dance is for everyone, and everyone should feel equally welcome.

Cincinnati is such a vibrant city, with a thriving arts community, and I am so excited to explore the region.

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Thanks to the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County for their support.

DEAR FRIEND OF CINCINNATI BALLET, W elcome to the 2022–2023 Season! Before we dive into the incredible season ahead, I must thank you for your unwavering support of this beautiful art form over the last few years, which have been tumultuous to say the least. The arts truly can expand the mind, sooth the soul, and reconnect us with our community. We are so grateful for the opportunity to share joy and beauty with all of you.

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Now, onto the future. Cincinnati Ballet is immersed in a time of incredible expansion. Last year at this time, we were celebrating the Grand Opening of the Cincinnati Ballet Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance in Walnut Hills. The iconic building with 62,000 square feet of space and nine light-ﬁlled studios is truly the perfect home. We have been honored by the community’s welcome and are energized by the positive feedback from those of you who have already experienced the dynamic space. Some of you may have taken a class in our expanded Adult Dance and Fitness Division, enjoyed the parent lounge as your child explores dance in an Otto M. Budig Academy class, or experienced ballet for the ﬁrst time through the Community Performance Series. We look forward to welcoming you to the Center for Dance again this season. This season we are also pleased to welcome Jodie Gates to the Cincinnati Ballet family. Jodie assumes the role of Artistic Director from Victoria Morgan, who retired at the conclusion of the 2021–2022 Season after 25 years leading the Company’s artistic vision. Jodie will also serve as Artistic Director of the Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy. Prior to joining Cincinnati Ballet, Jodie was the founding director of the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at the University of Southern California, as well as the founder and artistic director of the Laguna Dance Festival. Jodie was a celebrated principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, and Pennsylvania Ballet, as well as a principal guest artist with several companies around the world. She was a muse for celebrated choreographer Robert Joffrey and has collaborated with a host of renowned choreographers, including Merce Cunningham, Agnes de Mille, Paul Taylor, and Gerald Arpino. She also continues to work as a repetiteur for acclaimed choreographer William Forsythe. The Company is at a momentous time in its history and Jodie has the experience, vision, and dedication to take the Company to the next level of artistic excellence. Please enjoy the innovative choreography of The Kaplan New Works Series and we look forward to seeing you at another production this season.

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COSTUME DESIGNER Noelle Wedig-Johnston IN GOOD COMPANY

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COSTUME DESIGNER Noelle Wedig-Johnston

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CHOREOGRAPHY Daniel Baldwin

MUSIC American Dream, LCD Soundsystem; additional composition and arrangements by Ian Timothy Forsgren

CHOREOGRAPHY Melissa Gelﬁn De-Poli

CHOREOGRAPHY Heather Britt

ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGNER Arnaud Viala COSTUMES Marian Schmid Online Premiere

COSTUME DESIGNER Noelle Wedig-Johnston

CHOREOGRAPHY Taylor Carrasco

SERIES LIGHTING DESIGNER Sharon Huizinga

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MUSIC Pale Blue Dot by Roger Goula; Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Major (Allegro), Johann Sebastian Bach; Raindrop Waltz No. 1 in B minor, Joshua Kyan Aalampour; Death of a Friend, Yeti Music

STAGED BY Anastacia Holden

MUSIC Danish String Quartet (Arrangement of traditional folk songs and compositions by Hans Abrahamsen)

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Original Premiere: December 19, 2020, by Ballet Junior de Geneve, at ADC Theatre, Geneve, Switzerland

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MUSIC The Softness of the Present, Summon the Fire, Unity, Super Zodiac, The Comet is Coming

MUSIC Brindisi (The Drinking Song), Giuseppe Verdi; “Flower Duet” from Lakme, Léo Delibes; O Mio Babbino Caro, Giacamo Puccini; La Donna è Mobile (Luciano Pavarotti), Giuseppe Verdi; “O Fortuna” from Carmina Burana, Carl Orff; Can-Can, Jacques Offenbach

CHOREOGRAPHY Cathy Marston

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Gates received a Psychology of Leadership Certificate from Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business and studied with the Higher Education Leadership Program for Women (HERS Institute) at Bryn Mawr College.

Gates’ artistic vision for the Laguna Dance Festival has fostered artistic collaborations and choreographic commissions, while also providing youth scholarships and opportunities for pre-professional and professional dancers. The nonprofit organization presents internationallyacclaimed dance artists and the nation’s top contemporary dance companies. The organization’s mission is to present world-class dance performance, increase public appreciation for the art, and provide quality dance education. As a recognized female ballet choreographer, Gates has created more than 60 original dance works. She has been commissioned by dozens of dance companies, Los Angeles Tourism global ad campaign, site-specific events including choreography for singer/ songwriter John Legend, television commercials for USC, and choreographic commissions for academic institutions. Her work has been performed at the Kennedy Center, New York’s City Center Theater, Deutsche Oper Berlin, The Joyce Theater, Princeton University, the Helsinki International Ballet Competition, the Vail International Dance Festival, and many other venues. She has been commissioned by Ballet West, Staatsballett Berlin, Kansas City Ballet, Colorado Ballet, BalletX, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, and several more. Her ballets have been called “visually compelling, powerful, beautiful” by the Philadelphia Inquirer and “richly textured and profound” by the Orange County Register. Her teaching credentials include invitations to teach professional companies, performing arts schools, and academic institutions. Formerly she was a tenured Professor of Dance at the University of California, Irvine, where she worked closely with Donald McKayle. She has been a pre-professional teacher and mentor, and a judge for Youth America Grand Prix and Universal Ballet. Gates’ most recent accomplishment as the Founding Director of the University of Southern California’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance was a monumental success. She was given the unprecedented responsibility for implementing the artistic vision, creating a robust dance curriculum, and hire faculty and staff from the ground up. The result, The New Movement, is a new hybrid model for dance—expressed in studio practice, music, choreography, performance, new media, and scholarship—this model explores performance and choreography while engaging with rigorous academic studies at USC.

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JODIE GATES ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | SUE AND BILL FRIEDLANDER ENDOWED CHAIR

Jodie Gates has established a significant career in the dance field. For 35 years she has contributed to the profession as a visionary leader, artistic director, arts educator, stager, choreographer, and dancer. She is a former principal ballerina with the Joffrey Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She is the Founding Director of the University of Southern California’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, and Artistic Director and Founder of the Laguna Dance Festival based in Laguna Beach, California. She is an accomplished choreographer, as well as an artistic collaborator with choreographer William Forsythe, staging ballets internationally for Forsythe Productions. Gates is a well-known principal ballerina and was a principal guest artist with prominent companies internationally. During her performing career at Joffrey Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Pennsylvania Ballet, she danced title roles in the classical full-length ballets and principal roles in neo-classical and modern dance works, and collaborated with numerous choreographers, as well as historic reconstructions and revivals. Her performing career began with the mentorship of the visionary director Robert Joffrey. She originated many roles and worked with a host of renowned choreographers, including Alonzo King, Agnes de Mille, Paul Taylor, William Forsythe, Martha Clarke, and Mark Morris. Her performing career ranged from full-length productions such as Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, the title roles in Giselle and Cinderella, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, and Swanhilda in Coppélia to principal roles in repertoire by George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Dwight Rhoden, Alvin Ailey, Sir Frederick Ashton, and several reconstructions, including dancing the role as The Chosen One in Vaslav Nijinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Her guest appearances include galas at The Maryinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, and dancing Odette/Odile with Fernando Bujones in Swan Lake at the Ballet de Monterrey, Mexico, to appearing in well-known festivals in Spoleto Italy, The Edinburgh Festival, The Nijinsky Festival in Hamburg, Germany, and The Melbourne Festival in SinceAustralia.2005,

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SCOTT ALTMAN PRESIDENT AND CEO Scott Altman joined Cincinnati Ballet as President and CEO in August 2016. Under his visionary hasCincinnatileadership,Balletreachedmany noteworthy milestones, more than tripling asset growth to over $75 million, implementation of its first $11 million operating budget, a dynamic new logo and brand identity, record-breaking ticket sales, the launch of a new Family Series, as well as expanded Academy and community programs. To accommodate this incredible growth, Cincinnati Ballet launched a $31 million capital campaign to construct a new, larger, stateof-the-art ballet center; the 62,000-square-foot Cincinnati Ballet Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance celebrated its grand opening in September 2021. During his tenure, Altman has been honored for three consecutive years by Cincinnati Magazine in its Cincinnati 300 —a compilation of the city’s top 300 executives, and currently serves as Trustee on the Board of DanceUSA and as its Executive Managers Council Chair, Trustee on the Board of Ohio Citizens for the Arts, and member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Altman has been featured guest speaker for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Americans for the Arts, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Altman brings with him nearly three decades of experience in nonprofit administration and performing arts. Prior to his roles in administration, Altman enjoyed a 20year career as a professional opera singer and performed 40 opera roles internationally. He has held leadership positions as General Director at both Arizona Opera and Opera New Jersey, and just prior to coming to Cincinnati Ballet he was Executive Director of Ballet West. During his tenure, Ballet West experienced phenomenal expansion, including growth in ticket sales, a vastly expanded touring schedule, robust growth in donor development, and the construction of a new building. He is an alumnus of the Manhattan School of Music as well as State University College at Purchase and taught for three years at Princeton University. Altman earned a certificate from Stanford University’s Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders, was a Utah Business 2016 CEO of the Year Honoree, and is a three-time recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Citation of Excellence Award.

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CERVILIO MIGUEL AMADOR REHEARSAL DIRECTOR A skilled artist, entrepreneur, and change agent for the world of dance, Cervilio Miguel Amador received his education and training from the Vocational Ballet School in Camagüey, Cuba, and the National Ballet School of Cuba. He danced with the National Ballet of Cuba as a corps de ballet dancer and then as a corifeo (demi-soloist) before joining Cincinnati Ballet in 2004 as a Soloist. He was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2006 becoming one of the youngest Principals in the history of the company. During his professional career he has performed as a guest artist in galas all over the world as well as a guest teacher for numerous schools. He has represented Cincinnati Ballet dancers as a Union delegate for over 10 years and after retiring from dance, he became the Rehearsal Director for Cincinnati Ballet. He is currently the Rehearsal Director for Cincinnati Ballet and Co-Artistic Director/Founder of Moving Arts. Amador is also a member of the Cincinnati Ballet Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Task Force leading sustainable change for dancers now and future artists.

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Suzette Boyer Webb joined Cincinnati Ballet in 1979. As a Principal Dancer, under the direction of David McClain, Frederic Franklin, and Ivan Nagy, she danced classical and contemporary roles in works by choreographers Frederic Franklin, Ivan Nagy, George Balanchine, Ruth Page, Peter Anastos, John Butler, Sir Kenneth McMillian, Ben Stevenson, James Truitte, Lester Horton, and Vincente Nebrada. Upon retirement from Cincinnati Ballet, Webb served on the Dance Division faculty at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. There, she was awarded The Outstanding Adjunct Teacher of the Year award.

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As the director of the Cincinnati Ballet’s Second Company – CB2 and Young Performers Rehearsal Director, Webb has been instrumental in providing technical and artistic learning opportunities to CB2 and Academy dancers in various Cincinnati Ballet productions, including the highly successful Cincinnati Ballet Family Series. Webb has choreographed numerous works for the Cincinnati Ballet Second Company. She has staged many ballets, including children’s roles for Victoria Morgan’s The Nutcracker, in Cincinnati; Anchorage, Alaska; at the Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C.; and at the Detroit Opera House. Webb has worked nationally as guest teacher, adjudicator, and panelist.

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DALE SHIELDS REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Dale Shields trained at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Butler University before joining Indianapolis Ballet Theatre, where she rose to principal dancer under Artistic Director George Verdak. Shields performed principal roles in productions including Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coppelia, Night Shadow, The Moor’s Pavane, and many original works. She served as Principal Ballet Mistress for Ballet Internationale, assisting with the original choreography of full-length ballets by Artistic Director Eldar Aliev and worked alongside Irina Kolpakova in staging many well-known classics. Accepting Artistic Director John McFall’s invitation to join Atlanta Ballet as Ballet Mistress gave her the opportunity to assist in mounting numerous full-length productions. She assisted on works by inspiring national and international choreographers including Alexander Ekman, Helen Pickett, Twyla Tharp, Liam Scarlett, David Bentley, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Amy Seiwert, among others. She is now in her third season with Cincinnati Ballet.

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CARMON DELEONE MUSIC DIRECTOR Carmon DeLeone, Music Director of Cincinnati Ballet for over 50 years and Conductor Laureate of The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and The Middleton Symphony, has served as Conductor and Host of the Family Concert Series at New York’s Carnegie Hall and has conducted orchestras in Germany, England, Luxembourg, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Under his leadership, The Illinois Philharmonic was twice named “Illinois Orchestra of the Year.” He has composed many original scores for the ballet. His bestknown work, Peter Pan, is frequently performed nationally and overseas. As Assistant, and later Resident Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, DeLeone served on its staff with Music

Directors Max Rudolf, Thomas Schippers, Walter Susskind, and Erich Kunzel. He was also selected by Maestro Erich Leinsdorf to participate in an intensive master conducting seminar at The Lincoln Center. He possesses a wide range of musical interests; he is versed in both the classics and jazz playing the French horn or leading his own “Studio Big Band” from the drum set. Maestro DeLeone made his New York conducting debut with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center, and his Carnegie Hall debut with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. DeLeone is a recipient of the Post-Corbett Award and most recently was awarded the esteemed MacDowell Medal by the Cincinnati MacDowell Society. His very popular weekly radio show, Sunday Morning Music Hall, can be heard on WDJO-FM 99.5 & 107.9 and AM 1480. J. J. 2152 OH 513-751-9953

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CHOREOGRAPHY Melissa Gelﬁn De-Poli

MUSIC Pale Blue Dot by Roger Goula; Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Major (Allegro), Johann Sebastian Bach; Raindrop Waltz No. 1 in B minor, Joshua Kyan Aalampour; Death of a Friend, Yeti Music

COSTUME DESIGNER Noelle Wedig-Johnston PROGRAM NOTES The way we rise from every sorrow in life Is the most gorgeous thing I’ve seen —Rupi Kaur

It has become quite apparent that, in life, celebration comes in all shapes and sizes. We celebrate love, life, happiness, success, holidays, and milestones. But we also celebrate freedom from pain, the life of a most beautiful soul, the memory of someone who deserves nothing but ﬁreworks and champagne toasts, ﬂowers and big white balloons. We celebrate the losses and the ‘see you laters’ as one takes the next journey onward wherever that may be. In happiness and in desperate sorrow, there is always something worth and deserving of a celebration.

Melissa Gelfi n De-Poli began her ballet training with Lisa Collins Vidnovic at Metropolitan Ballet Academy and continued with Barbara Sandonato and Andrea Long-Naidu at Barbara Sandonato School of Ballet. She joined the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre in 2009, under the direction of Franco De Vita and Raymond Lukens, and was awarded a National Training Scholarship with ABT. Prior to dancing with Cincinnati Ballet, Gelfin De-Poli danced for Orlando Ballet II and Orlando Ballet Company from 2011 to 2014 and was a fi nalist in the 2014 Jackson International Ballet Competition. Gelfin De-Poli joined Cincinnati Ballet as a New Dancer for the 2014–2015 Season and was promoted to Corps De Ballet in February of 2015. She was promoted to Senior Soloist in 2017 and Principal Dancer in 2018. As a dancer with Cincinnati Ballet, Gelfin De-Poli’s repertoire includes classical and contemporary works by Septime Webre, Yuri Possikov, Victoria Morgan, Val Caniparoli, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Nicolo Fonte, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Adam Hougland, and Ma Cong. She has danced Principal roles in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in Wonderland) and The Wizard of Oz ; Victoria Morgan’s The Nutcracker, King Arthur’s Camelot, and Romeo and Juliet; Kirk Peterson’s Coppélia and Swan Lake; George Balanchine’s Rubies and Serenade; Devon Carney’s The Sleeping Beauty and originated roles in Penny Saunders’ Nannerl , Myles Thatcher’s Anamoly , Andrea Schermoly’s Swivet , and several works by Jennifer Archibald. Gelfin De-Poli most recently debuted her world premier Clockwise in Cincinnati Ballet’s 2019 The Kaplan New Works Series and choreographed and performed a solo work in the inaugural 2018 Female Choreographic Initiative Festival hosted by Houston Ballet. During the summer months, Gelfin De-Poli performs and tours with Moving Arts Company.

CREATIVE TEAM MELISSA GELFIN DE-POLI CHOREOGRAPHER

NEW WORKS SHARON HUIZINGA LIGHTING DESIGNER

Sharon Huizinga has been a lighting designer, programmer, and educator for over 20 years, living and working around the world and in many different areas of our industry. She has just relocated to Cincinnati after living in Amsterdam for the last four years where she was up to various things including working for the Dutch National Opera & Ballet; for ETC as the Field Project Coordinator for Northern Europe; lecturing for the Academy voor Theatre en Dance Amsterdam and Yrgo School Gothenburg; and designing lighting, projection, and scenery for multiple European/ Russian tours with Deva Pre-mal & Miten. There were also American and Canadian chapters that included lots of lighting design for theatre and dance, some Olympics and Paralympics, some NYC and Broadway, some Detroit Auto show, one tiny house built, and (sigh) Lighting Director for the Home States Ball at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. Touring Credits include Designs for Diana Krall, Jesse Cook, Lighting Direction for Norah Jones, Ballet British Columbia, more technical things for Cirque Du Soleil, some production management, some years as a booking agent covering US/Can/Mexico and enough experience on the promoter’s side to know that those guys work really hard. She is currently head of the MFA lighting program at University of Cincinnati’s CCM. BY HIROMI PLATT FEATURING DAVID MORSE AND TINA LAFORIGA MORSE

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CREATIVE TEAM HEATHER BRITT CHOREOGRAPHER Heather Britt grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she began her dance training at The School for Creative and Performing Arts. After performing professionally in San Francisco, Britt returned to her hometown to perform, choreograph, and teach. Britt’s choreographic reach spans from work for professional ballet companies to commercial dance choreography. She has had the opportunity to choreograph contemporary ballet works for multiple organizations including Cincinnati Ballet and Nashville Ballet, theatrical productions for Playhouse in the Park, and commercial choreography for Zone Perfect bars, Secret deodorant, and Fleetwood Mac through Lightborne. The Cincinnati Enquirer has called Britt’s work “mesmerizing,” “exuberant,” “moving,” “eloquent.” and “heartbreaking.”

LIGHTING DESIGNER See page 27.

Britt is the Owner and Artistic Director of HBDC and DANCEFIX, a wildly popular dance workout class offered at Cincinnati Ballet, DANCEFIX Blue Ash, and Nashville Ballet. The New York Times has recommended her classes for out-of-town visitors and Cincinnati’s CityBeat named DANCEFIX “the best damn dance workout” in the city. Britt served as a full time dance faculty member at Northern Kentucky University from 2008 to 2016. In 2011, The YWCA recognized Heather as a “Rising Star” and in 2015 she was named as “one to watch” in Cincinnati Magazine’s Future of Cincinnati edition.

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COSTUME DESIGNER Noelle Wedig-Johnston SHARON HUIZINGA

MUSIC American Dream, LCD Soundsystem; additional composition and arrangements by Ian Timothy Forsgren

CHOREOGRAPHY Taylor Carrasco

Northwest Ballet, and Ballet Chicago. He joined Cincinnati Ballet Second Company – CB2 in the 2014–2015 Season and was promoted to Apprentice for the 2015–2016 Season. Carrasco was then promoted to Corps de Ballet for the 2017–2018 Season. He has had three of his ballets performed by the main company of Cincinnati Ballet, with two of them being created for the _The Kaplan New Works Series in 2018 and 2019. Carrasco’s favorite dancing memories thus far are tied to dancing with his sister. He says that “sharing the stage with family is the best experience.”

TAYLOR CARRASCO CHOREOGRAPHER “When I was 3, my sister was 6 and in ballet like every other little girl. My parents would bring me to her classes and I would try to dance with them from the hallway. They assumed I’d like it, enrolled me in class and I never stopped,” says Taylor Carrasco of his ballet beginnings. Carrasco trained with the School of American Ballet and New Mexico Ballet Company and has taken summer intensives with Boston Ballet, Paciﬁc

COSTUME DESIGNER Noelle Wedig-Johnston

MUSIC Brindisi (The Drinking Song), Giuseppe Verdi; “Flower Duet” from Lakme, Léo Delibes; _O Mio Babbino Caro, Giacamo Puccini; La Donna è Mobile (Luciano Pavarotti), Giuseppe Verdi; “O Fortuna” from Carmina Burana, Carl Orff; Can-Can, Jacques Offenbach

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MUSIC Danish String Quartet (Arrangement of traditional folk songs and compositions by Hans Abrahamsen)

STAGED BY Anastacia Holden ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGN Arnaud Viala COSTUMES Marian Schmid

CREATIVE TEAM CATHY MARSTON CHOREOGRAPHER

Cathy Marston is an award-winning choreographer, artistic director, and Clore Cultural Leadership Fellow. After education in Cambridge, she spent two years at the Royal Ballet School before launching a successful international career now spanning over 25 years. She will become Director of Ballett Zurich, Switzerland, in August 2023. Marston’s great gift is to join artistic dots, creating form for stories, emotions, and ideas. As Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House (2002–2007), she interpreted Ibsen and Shakespeare in Ghosts and before the tempest…after the storm, as well as many other short works. During her six-year tenure directing the Bern Ballett, Switzerland (2007–2013), she developed her unique approach to narrative in works such as Juliet and Romeo and Ein Winternachtstraum. Since 2013, receiving commissions from companies all around the world, she continues to offer new perspectives to old narratives, for example in Mrs. Robinson (her adaptation of Charles Webb’s The Graduate), Snowblind (inspired by Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome), Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, DH Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover, and John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Likewise, she offers unusual perspectives in her biographically-inspired works, The Cellist, Victoria, and Witch-hunt. Ever more widely recognized for her distinctive style of dance-drama, she won the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Best Dance Production for Victoria (Northern Ballet), the UK National Dance Award for The Cellist (The Royal Ballet) and The Suit (Ballet Black), and has been short-listed for both the Olivier Awards and National Dance Awards for several other works including Jane Eyre and Victoria (Northern Ballet). In 2020 the International Institute for Dance and Theatre awarded her their prize for Excellence in International Dance. Marston has also embraced the digital stage: The Cellist, Victoria, and other short works have been live streamed to cinema/TV and are available on DVD/digital platforms. Her ﬁlm works include Bertha (Joffrey Ballet), Switchback (Ballet Unleashed), and Drift in which she performs herself. In addition to her commissioned work with The Royal Ballet, Joff rey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Northern Ballet, English National Ballet, Cuban National Ballet, Danish Royal Ballet, Ballet Black, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, and many more, she has founded two project based companies: The Cathy Marston Project (UK) and Compagnie La Ronde (Switzerland). www.cathymarston.com

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NEW WORKS ANASTACIA HOLDEN STAGER Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Anastacia Holden joined the Joffrey Ballet in 2003. During her 14 years with the Joffrey, Holden performed soloist and principal repertoire including notable roles in works choreographed by Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Alexander Ekman, William Forsythe, Kurt Jooss, Jiri Kylian, Lar Lubovitch, Wayne McGregor, Justin Peck, Yuri Possokhov, Paul Taylor, and Christopher Wheeldon. She originated roles in works by Nicolas Blanc, Val Caniparoli, James Kudelka, Edwaard Liang, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Myles Thatcher, and Stanton Welch, among others. In November 2016, Holden was recognized by Pointe Magazine as one of 12 standout performers worldwide for her role as the Red Woman in Jiri Kylian’s Forgotten Land. Since retiring from the Joffrey Ballet, Holden has staged works with companies around the world including the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, the Beijing Dance Academy, Cincinnati Ballet, the Finnish National Ballet, the Hamburg Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet, and the Royal Ballet of Flanders, for various choreographers including Gerald Arpino, Alexander Ekman, Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, John Neumeier, and Christopher Wheeldon. She has also acted as dance captain in New York City Center’s gala production of Brigadoon, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon. HIROMI PLATT FEATURING CERVILLO

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ond Company – CB2 for the 2017–2018 Season and was promoted to Apprentice the following year. Baldwin has performed in a myriad of productions such as Helgi Tomasson’s Meistens Mozart, Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella, Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz , Jennifer Archibald’s Passage and Quem Viver Vera, Adam Hougland’s Rite of Spring, Colby Damon’s I’m Still Here, Jiří Kylián’s Sechs Tänze, Mark Morris’ Silhouettes, Victoria Morgan’s Cinderella and Bolero, David Morse’s Our Story , Helen Pickett’s Petal , and Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16.

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DANIEL BALDWIN CHOREOGRAPHER Daniel Baldwin trained with the Governors School of Arts and Humanities from 2013 to 2014 under Josee Garant and Miriam González. From there, Baldwin trained with Kirov Academy of Ballet for the 2014–2015 Season under Adrienne Dellas and Stanislav Issaev, and in 2015 went on to San Francisco Ballet School to train with Patrick Armand, Rubén Martín Cintas, and Pascal Molat. He joined Cincinnati Ballet Sec-

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Sirui Liu trained at Shanghai Dance School affiliated to Shanghai Theater Academy from 2000 to 2007 and went on to the Shanghai Dance College of Shanghai Theater Academy for four years. The desire to expand her dance horizons upon graduation led Liu to Cincinnati Ballet, for which she left her school and family in China. Liu won a gold medal competing in senior group of ballet of the Ninth Taolibei National Dance Competition in China in 2009 and the gold medal of senior group of Beijing International Ballet Invitational in China in 2010. Liu was invited to perform in Night of Ballet Gala in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia in June 2016. Sirui competed in 2014’s USA International Ballet Competition, progressing to the third and ﬁnal round. Liu was named one of the Top 25 Dancers to Watch in 2017 by Dance Magazine. She has danced several Pas de Deux including Black Swan, Don Quixote, Esmeralda, Diana and Acteon, Le Corsaire, Paquita, Coppelia. She has also performed Principal roles such as Odette and Odile in Swan Lake, Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Waltz Girl in Balanchine’s Serenade, Tall Girl in Balanchine’s Rubies, The Chosen One in Rite of Spring, Pas couple in Minus 16, amongst other ballets. Liu has also worked with internationally acclaimed choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Yuri Possokhov, Kirk Peterson, Trey Mcintyre, Alejandro Cerrudo, Ohad Naharin, Annabelle Lope Ochoa, Nicolo Fonte, Garrett Smith, Justin Peck, Septime Webre, Jennifer Archibald, Ma Cong, Travis Wall, and more. Liu is the co-owner of Improvedance and Active Royale. She was named a Cincinnati Ballet Soloist in 2015 and promoted to Principal Dancer in 2017. BY HIROMI PLATT

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Melissa Gelfin De-Poli began her ballet training with Lisa Collins Vidnovic at Metropolitan Ballet Academy and continued with Barbara Sandonato and Andrea Long-Naidu at Barbara Sandonato School of Ballet. She joined the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre in 2009, under the direction of Franco De Vita and Raymond Lukens, and was awarded a National Training Scholarship with ABT. Prior to dancing with Cincinnati Ballet, Gelfin De-Poli danced for Orlando Ballet II and Orlando Ballet Company from 2011 to 2014 and was a finalist in the 2014 Jackson International Ballet Competition. Gelfin DePoli joined Cincinnati Ballet as a New Dancer for the 2014–2015 Season and was promoted to Corps De Ballet in February of 2015. She was promoted to Senior Soloist in 2017 and Principal Dancer in 2018. As a dancer with Cincinnati Ballet, Gelfin De-Poli’s repertoire includes classical and contemporary works by Septime Webre, Yuri Possikov, Victoria Morgan, Val Caniparoli, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Nicolo Fonte, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Adam Hougland, and Ma Cong. She has danced Principal roles in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in Wonderland) and The Wizard of Oz, Victoria Morgan’s The Nutcracker, King Arthur’s Camelot, and Romeo & Juliet, Kirk Peterson’s Coppélia and Swan Lake, George Balanchine’s Rubies and Serenade, Devon Carney’s The Sleeping Beauty, and originated roles in Penny Saunders’s Nannerl, Myles Thatcher’s Anamoly, Andrea Schermoly’s Swivet, and several works by Jennifer Archibald. Gelfin De-Poli debuted as a choreographer in a solo work for the inaugural 2018 Female Choreographic Initiative Festival hosted by Houston Ballet. She has since debuted two world premieres for Cincinnati Ballet’s 2019 and 2020 The Kaplan New Works Series with her works Clockwise and Ain’t I a Woman respectively. During the summer months, Gelfin De-Poli performs and tours with Moving Arts Company.

PRINCIPAL DANCERS MELISSA GELFIN DE-POLI PRINCIPAL DANCER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | JOINED CINCINNATI BALLET IN 2014

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Rafael Quenedit began his training in 2006 in Cuba at Escuela Elemental de Ballet Alejo Carpentier where he trained for ﬁve years. He then spent eight years training with the National Ballet School of Cuba. He graduated in 2014 and joined the National Ballet of Cuba as a Corps de ballet dancer. Quenedit was quickly cast in Soloist and Principal roles, before being named Principal dancer at the prestigious international company. Principal roles with the National Ballet of Cuba include Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Giselle, La Fille Mal Gardée, The Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, Carmen, La Bayadere, Cinderella, and Theme & Variations. He made his Cincinnati Ballet debut during the 2020–2021 Season in Bold Moves Plus. He has also worked with internationally-renowned choreographers including Alicia Alonso, Alexei Ratmansky, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Giuliano Peparini, and Alberto Mendez, among others. He has performed lead roles in the United States, Italy, Spain, France, Canada, Mexico, and several others. Competition awards include the bronze medal at the International Ballet competition in Havana, Cuba, Junior division; gold medal at the International Ballet competition in Cape Town, South Africa, Junior division; and gold medal at the XX International Ballet competition in Havana, Cuba. He was also awarded best Artistic Performance, Senior division; and winner at Amici World Dance competition in Italy.

All AAC 2022 Senior Thesis Exhibitions Are Available Online. Scan the QR Code to View All Six Shows While You Wait for the Ballet to Begin (A) Long Story Short Sentire Somnium Out of Frame The StateSchoolShop+BeerofAffairs 1212www.artacademy.eduJacksonStreet,Cincinnati,OH45202 The CollegeofArtandDesign forthe Radiant and Radical

ACADEMY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy serves the greater Cincinnati area through world-class dance education programs and unparalleled performance opportunities. Whether students aspire to dance as a profession or pursue it as a personal passion, we believe dance training allows them to unleash potential that proves impactful in all aspects of their lives. Led by nationally recognized faculty, our guiding principles are to teach, challenge, and inspire the whole student to achieve their highest goals in a nurturing and positive environment. For more information or to register connect with us at: Email: cbacademy@cballet.org | Phone: 513.562.1111 | Website: cballet.org/academy Address: 1801 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH DANCE PROGRAMS Ages 2 – 17 Enrollment based on age with beginning and progressing levels Designed to inspire a lifelong love of dance, the Academy’s Children’s and Community Divisions offer entry-level and advancing classes in creative dance, ballet, and a wide array of dance styles. PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Ages 8 – 18 Enrollment based on experience with an accelerating curriculum Our highly regarded ballet training, coupled with well-rounded versatility in other dance styles, elevates the potential of aspiring young dancers who have found their passion in dance. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING DIVISION Ages 16 and Up Enrollment by invitation For students on the cusp of careers in dance, the Professional Training Division provides dancers with a full-day immersive training program and opportunities to perform alongside Cincinnati Ballet’s professional Company. ADAPTIVE DANCE PROGRAMS Ages 4 – Young Adult Placement determined by student support resources Cincinnati Ballet’s CB Moves program, developed in partnership with Cincinnati Children’s Department of Physical Therapy, fosters a love of dance and creative expression for students with speciﬁc needs. Photography: Hiromi Platt Photography: Angie Lipscomb Photography: Angie Lipscomb Photography: Aaron M. Conway

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A wide variety of tasting opportunities. SEPT.FRIDAY,16,2022 6–9 PM PROMOWESTPAVILION AT OVATION www.cincinnatimagazine.com/ontherocks

“This is a pivotal time for Cincinnati Ballet and the art form,” say Debbie Brant and Joel Stone,

incinnati Ballet’s new leader has an expansive and collaborative artis tic vision for the future—a vision informed by curiosity and a com mitment to classical ballet viewed through a contemporary lens. As Cincinnati Ballet searched for a new artistic director, Jodie Gates quickly became the clear choice to lead the esteemed Company. “My career has been filled with exquisite opportunities, so this was the natural next step,” Gates says. “I have this incredibly broad perspective of the dance field. I have had a 35-year professional career as a performer, arts educator, choreographer, repetiteur, and I also founded and was artistic director of a nonprofit dance festival. All that knowledge lives and breathes with me and is part of my DNA. I feel quite ready to lead this Company, to build upon its rich legacy of excellence, and forge a path to even greater success by amplifying our talents and cultivating our identity.”

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“I feel quite ready to lead this Company.”

Gates, most recently the founding artistic di rector of the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and founder and artistic director of the Laguna Dance Festival in Laguna Beach, California, succeeds Victoria Morgan, who retired at the conclusion of the 2021–2022 Season after 25 years with the Company. Gates will also serve as the artistic director of the Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy.

co-chairs of the artistic director search committee. “Jodie has a visionary point of view, along with such an amazing depth of knowledge and international experience. Jodie also recognizes the critical need to expand inclusion, diversity, equity, and access.”

“I am so appreciative of the incredible foundation Victoria and her team created at Cincinnati Ballet, especially her commit ment to creating opportunities for female-identifying choreographers. I certainly want to continue to amplify those voices, as well as the voices of BIPOC artists,” Gates said. “We need to demystify ballet as an art form and level the dance playing ﬁeld by acknowledging all forms of dance and how they are inter twined and connect harmoniously. All of this is reﬂected in Cincinnati Ballet’s belief that dance expressed a humanity felt by everyone, and that collaborations ignite new possibilities and a culture of inclusion and belonging. To do this, we must facilitate new ways to tell stories, broaden the perception of ballet, and continue to uplift new choreographic voices.”

Gates was born and raised in Sacramento, California, and began her professional dance career at age 16 when she was discovered by Robert Joffrey and joined Joffrey Ballet. She went on to be-

come a principal dancer with Joffrey Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, and Complex ions Contemporary Ballet. She is also an artistic collaborator, and with choreographer William Forsythe continues to stage ballets for Forsythe Productions. Gates is also a proliﬁc choreographer in her own right, creating more than 60 works for dance companies and academic institutions around the world. She was also recently honored with the 2021–22 Residency Fellowship from the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University for her work as initiator for the Artistic Directors Coalition for Ballet in America, a group of artistic directors, choreographers, and educators who are addressing systemic racism and inequities within the culture of ballet. “My vision for Cincinnati Ballet honors the Company’s legacy, connects us more deeply with our community, and pushes the boundaries of what we can be. Cincin nati is an incredible city, with a thriving and committed arts community. I am truly honored to be part of this Company and this community.”

“We need to demystify ballet as an art form and level the dance playing ﬁeld.”

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JODIE GATES PHOTOGRAPHY BY (TOP) HERB MIGDOLL / (BOTTOM) ALEXANDER IZILIAEV

Carmina Burana and Extremely Close, NOV. 46, MUSIC HALL Carmina Burana is the perfect union of music and dance. One of the best known works of the 20th century, the opening of Carl Orff ’s secular cantata is recognizable to almost all who hear it. This Season, Cincinnati Ballet artists will perform Nicolo Fonte’s bold choreography, accompanied by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the May Festival Chorus, celebrating its 150th Anniversary Season in 2023. Carmina Burana is based upon a rediscovered collection of poetry dating back to the 11th century. Orff set 24 of the poems to music in 1936. Part art installation and part movement drama, Alejandro Cerrudo’s Extremely Close creates a sense of restlessness as dancers negotiate their way through a perpetually shifting environment. Propelled by changing landscapes, Cerrudo weaves a mesmerizing spell of movement punctuated by ﬂeeting moments of intense intimacy with music by composers Philip Glass and Dustin O’Halloran.

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46 T hank you for joining us for The Kaplan New Works Series—our ﬁrst production of the 2022–2023 Season. We are delighted to return to the Jarson-Kaplan Theater to present these world and regional premiere works. The curiosity and innovation that deﬁnes New Works set the tone for the season ahead. We invite you now to explore the rest of the Season. It’s a sensory journey that will transport you to places only found in your imagination.

The Nutcracker, DEC. 1524, MUSIC HALL Join us for the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season. Share Clara’s candy-coated adventure to the Land of Sweets, as your family enjoys Tchaikovsky’s beloved score. When Clara receives a nutcracker on Christmas Eve, her dreams take her to a wondrous land where a fantastic cast of characters awaits. Dozens of local young performers join Cincinnati Ballet onstage for these holiday performances. It’s a spectacular holiday treat for the entire family!

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With two diverse programs, Bold Moves Festival is an exploration of dance that features multiple works from world-renowned choreographers. Experience Cincinnati Ballet resident choreographer Jennifer Archibald’s SIT; Val Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House; William Forsythe’s In the middle, somewhat elevated; Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Written and Forgotten; and Garrett Smith’s Façades. The production also includes a to-be-determined work that will be programmed by Cincinnati Ballet’s new Artistic Director Jodie Gates.

Bold Moves Festival, JUNE 918, ARONOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS

ALICE (in wonderland), FEB. 1019, MUSIC HALL From the fantastic imagination of choreographer Septime Webre comes ALICE (in wonderland). Webre infuses Lewis Carroll’s classic story with humor, color, and irreverence. It’s a visual spectacle with elaborate sets and over-the-top costumes, accompanied by a buoyant score from composer Matthew Pierce performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Follow the White Rabbit to Music Hall and meet the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat, but watch out for the Red Queen, or it’ll be off with your head!

Family Series: Beauty and the Beast, APRIL 1316, ARONOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS

The hour-long narrated ballet, performed by Cincinnati Ballet Second Company – CB2 dancers, is the perfect introduction to dance, even for the youngest members of your family. With choreography from Pamela Robinson Harris and Peggy Dolkas, it also features Professional Training Division dancers and young performers from Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy.

Tickets for the performance start at just $20 and include fun lobby activities at the theater.

Emmy Award Winner Regional - Innterrvview/Discussioin Program SATURDAY 6:30PM CET SUNDAY 8:30PM CET ARTS Join Barbara Kellar as she showcases artists and cultural leaders from the Greatercommunity.Cincinnati www.CETconnect.org

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Cincinnati Ballet makes the beauty of live performance available to students across the greater Cincinnati area through in-school touring productions and student matinees for all grade levels.

Focus: Second Grade Available: September - December

Focus: Pre-K Available: January - April

STUDENT MATINEES Cincinnati Ballet’s student matinees connect students to live dance at the Aronoff Center, Music Hall, and the Valentine Center for Dance. These special performances are offered at an accessible price and time, making for an extraordinary student experience and a unique connection to the region’s largest professional ballet company.

TOURING PERFORMANCESCOMMUNITY

Bring Cincinnati Ballet directly to your school or community center! Each production is designed with a speciﬁc age group in mind and creates an experience that welcomes new audiences to dancethrough accessible storytelling, relatable themes, funchoreography,and interactive content.

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.

Photography: Hiromi Platt

IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES

TO LEARN MORE Email: education@cballet.org Call: 513.562.1124 Visit: cballet.org PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS

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.

PERFORMANCES FOR SCHOOLS

Cincinnati Ballet is delighted to provide elementary schools in the greater Cincinnati area with FREE residency experiences sure to inspire your students to move and to develop an appreciation for the art of dance.

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Thank you to the donors whose gifts we received by June 3, 2022. 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, Alexandria Wright, at awright@cballet.org or 513.873.5812.

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CincinnatiBallet BUSINESS CIRCLE $50,000–$99,999$100,000+$5,000–$9,999$25,000–$49,999$10,000–$24,999$2,500–$4,999$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 3, 2022. 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, Alexandria Wright, at awright@cballet.org or (513) 873-5812. 60

61 BalleCincinnatit FOUNDATION, GOVERNMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL DONORS FifthP&G Third Bank and the Fifth Third Foundation GE CincinnatiWesternaltaAviationﬁber&SouthernFinancialGroupChildren’sHospitalMedicalCenter The Cincinnati Insurance U.S.OhioGreatEnquirerCityCompaniesofCincinnatiMediaAmericanInsuranceGroupNationalFinancialServicesBank The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther PNCTheCincinnatiMacy’sHaley,BankFoundation,CharitableFifthThirdandNarleyL.Co-TrusteesBusinessCourierKrogerCo. The E.W. CompanyScrippsand Scripps Howard Foundation Duke CincinnatiHORANEnergyReds ARTSWAVE$15,000–$49,999PARTNERSWohlgemuthFoundationHerschede Peter T. Joseph FoundationLinnemann Family Foundation Cincinnati Ballet acknowledges the following partner companies, foundations, and their employees who generously participate in the annual ArtsWave Campaign at the $100,000+ level. $100,000 $50,000–$99,999+ Mueller Family Foundation Crosset Family Foundation Oliver Family FoundationJoni Herschede Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Fdtn$5,000–$14,999$1,000–$4,999 Lewis & Marjorie FoundationDaniel Charles Scott Riley III Foundation Warrington Foundation THE FOUNDATIONKAPLAN

MEET THE ARTISTS

Cincinnati Ballet is excited to open the Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance to the community for an inviting introduction to ballet and dance performance. These performances are designed to welcome new audience to dance through accessible storytelling, relatable themes, fun choreography, and community partnerships. Join us at the new Center for Dance on select Sunday afternoons with your family and friends for these hour-long performances. VOLUNTEER Cincinnati Ballet offers a variety of volunteer opportunities. Get involved and support Cincinnati Ballet while meeting new people and learning more about ballet. Volunteering for Cincinnati Ballet is fun, educational, and a great way to support the arts. Volunteers are vital in supporting the mission of Cincinnati Ballet. To learn more, please contact Kate Brockmeier at volunteer@cballet.org

BALLET AND BEER Ballet & Beer is an event series providing an insider’s view into Cincinnati Ballet while enjoying drinks, light bites, and socializing. This season we will host these happy hour–style events at the new Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance in Walnut Hills. These events are free to attend, but due to space limitations for the rehearsals, advanced reservations are encouraged. Events include a cash bar.

Cincinnati Ballet is pleased to offer Meet the Artists, a pre-performance discussion series connecting audiences to select dancers, choreographers, and members of the creative team who bring our performances to life. Admission to Meet the Artists is included in your ticket to the current production.

COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE SERIES

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ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Throughout the year Cincinnati Ballet offers dynamic and interactive experiences to deepen your love of the art form. These programs are designed for everyone and include studio rehearsals, workshops, community and educational performances, pre-and post-performance discussions, and more.

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.

ALL RESTROOMS in the Aronoff Center are accessible to people with disabilities. Restrooms in the Jarson-Kaplan Theater lobby are located across from the Ticket Office.

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.

SERVICE ANIMALS are always welcome at the Aronoff Center in order to accommodate patrons with disabilities. ACCESSIBILITY

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.

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.

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.

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.

PLEASE NOTE

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

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 AM-5:00 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.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO of Cincinnati Ballet performances is strictly forbidden.

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.

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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.

AT THE ARONOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS

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.

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