Swan Lake 2013 Program

1963–2013 Janessa Touchet

ONE GENERATION PLANTS THE TREES; ANOTHER GETS THE SHADE.

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DEAR CINCINNATI BALLET LOVERS, A quick read through of the story of Swan Lake and you’re bound to feel slightly suspect. Evil sorcerer. Magic spell. Swan by day. Woman by night. True love found. True love lost.

Double suicide. Happily ever afterlife.

It’s a bit much. And we didn’t even mention the lake of tears.

Swan Lake is your classic boy meets girl story…on steroids.

With the sorcery of a Grimm fairy tale, the tragedy of a Shakespearean romance, a touch of ornithology and the double crossing betrayal of a Holmesian detective novel, we have the ultimate super tale.

On the surface, it seems unreasonable. But we’ve been revisiting this tall tale for over a century. So we have to stop and wonder - Why? Fast forward to a modern context. If you look closely, there are significant parallels to our own experience. With the passage of time, life casts all kinds of evil spells. They may not feel as mystical but they are every bit as real. Insecurities begin to lurk. Anxiety haunts the recesses of our mind. Past pain forms its scars. And eventually, we may become so entangled by fear that we’re only revealing a small portion of who we are to the world - a carefully disguised and guarded version of our original design.

Strip away the feathers and moonlit lake and we’re no different than Odette, the white swan.

We’re trapped. Living only half truths. The polished executive by day. The hopeless wanderer by night. The dutiful son. The domestic goddess. The innovative entrepreneur. The budding young artist. Our daytime personas aspire to picture perfect pleasantry. But they all come with alter egos that are part of our larger person. And they’re stifled, pounding at the surface to be unleashed.

Watching Swan Lake requires some suspension of disbelief. No doubt. But in that disbelief we recognize an unshakable truth - the belief that love, real love, frees us and empowers us to be the fullest version of ourselves.

Love offers hope of transcendence. The freedom to drop the façade and become fully realized.

To be whole. I’m not talking about completion. The parts were always there. But love uniquely allows us to engage the potential of our whole self. If you take stock of those people or circumstances in your life that have access to all of you, I have no doubt that a great deal of love is found there.

To be idealistically romantic in this sense does not separate us from life, it opens us up to a larger life. It’s so easy to pass off these fanciful tales as the foolish stories of youth. But with age, I often discover that they had it right all along. As you watch the story of Swan Lake unfold before you and consider the great loves of your own life, I hope the words of C.S. Lewis begin to ring true, “Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”

Your ever-in-love Artistic Director and CEO,

1963–2013

TITLE SPONSOR

CHOREOGRAPHY SPONSOR

COSTUME SPONSOR

AFTER PARTY SPONSOR

Loretta & David Cook Michael & Carole Giuliani

CHOREOGRAPHY:

Devon Carney, Gerard Charles and Victoria Morgan after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov MUSIC:

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky MUSIC DIRECTOR:

Carmon DeLeone, conducting the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra COSTUME DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION:

Cincinnati Ballet Wardrobe Department and BalletMet Costume Shop SCENERY DESIGN:

Carla Risch Chaffin LIGHTING DESIGN:

Trad A Burns

GUEST COACH:

Cynthia Gregory REPETITEURS:

Hisham Omardien, Rebecca Rodriguez-Hodory, Johanna Bernstein Wilt, Suzette Boyer Webb Cincinnati Ballet extends special thanks to: CHILDREN ROLES:

Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet Ingrid Fridenmaker and Jill Smith

PARENT COORDINATORS:

WORLD PREMIERE:

March 4, 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow with choreography by Julius Reisinger. The world premiere of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s version of Swan Lake, the one known and loved by most audiences today, premiered February 8, 1895 at the Maryinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.

CINCINNATI BALLET PREMIERE*:

October 23, 1992 with choreography by Nigel Burgoine after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. * Premiere of the full-length version of Swan Lake. Cincinnati Ballet performed Act II many times in earlier seasons.

We are proud to present more than 45 Cincinnati Ballet and BalletMet Columbus dancers performing together in the most beloved classical ballet of all time. A signature of famed choreographer Lev Ivanov was lavish corps de ballet scenes; by combining Cincinnati Ballet and BalletMet, there are enough high-level professional dancers to fulfill the original choreographic vision. The titular swan of Swan Lake is the queen of a flock of swans. By combining companies, there will be 24 female corps de ballet dancers onstage instead of the 12 that is more typically seen in regional singlecompany productions.

This production marks the fourth collaboration between Cincinnati Ballet and BalletMet Columbus. The companies previously danced together in Balanchine’s Jewels (2003), Stars and Stripes (2006) and Swan Lake (2009). Swan Lake was presented at the Ohio Theater in Downtown Columbus the weekend of October 18-20, 2013. The two companies will reunite in March 2014 for a mixed repertory program featuring George Balanchine’s Symphony in C, Victoria Morgan’s Boléro and Wunderland, an intricately beautiful ballet by BalletMet Columbus Artistic Director Edwaard Liang.

CHOREOGRAPHER DEVON CARNEY ON SWAN LAKE:

Having the opportunity to be able to create my own staging of such a significant work as that of the Swan Lake “White Acts,” which are Acts II and IV, is quite a tremendous undertaking in its own right which I did for Cincinnati Ballet in 2006. To further the complexity of mounting such a time-honored work I have had the privilege to now, for the second time, recreate these acts in the combined collaborative production which Cincinnati Ballet and BalletMet are presenting. The White Acts have some of the most difficult corps de ballet work known in the classical ballet repertoire and it is so wonderful to have the chance to return to this production again and see how successfully the BalletMet and Cincinnati Ballet women perform it. I have performed in Swan Lake as a dancer during my career countless times but it is so much more rewarding now to be able to guide these fine young artists in their pursuit of the perfectly unified corps d’esprit. Additionally to work with the leading dancers in the roles of Odette, Siegfried and Von Rothbart is a sheer joy to see these great classic roles come to life again. They are timeless characters from one of the most well known ballets of all time which are all very personal to me and have been with me my entire professional life in the arts.

I am thrilled to once again be a part of the choreographic team that will present this exciting production of Swan Lake.

SYNOPSIS

ACT I It’s Prince Siegfried’s 21st birthday and royal guests have gathered to celebrate his coming of age. The revelries are interrupted when the Queen Mother arrives to give the Prince a crossbow for his birthday. She reminds him that because he is of age now, he must choose a wife at the royal ball the following evening.

Siegfried reluctantly agrees but is distraught at the thought of not being able to marry for love. The celebration continues, but Benno, Siegfried’s best friend, notices Siegfried’s melancholy mood. Benno and his friends try to lift Siegfried’s spirits but he insists on being alone. Finally, they return and convince him to join them as they go hunting in the forest.

ACT II Siegfried arrives at a lakeside clearing as a flock of swans lands nearby. He aims his crossbow, ready to shoot, just as one of them transforms into a beautiful woman, Odette. Siegfried is instantly enchanted by her. Initially, she is terrified, but as Siegfried assures her that he will not harm her, she reveals that she and her companions are victims of a terrible spell cast by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. Doomed to live as swans by day, they return to human form only at night by the side of the enchanted lake, formed by the tears of their parents.

The spell can only be broken by the oath of faithful love from one who has never loved before. The Prince, enraptured, swears his eternal love to Odette.

Von Rothbart suddenly appears. Siegfried threatens to kill him but Odette intercedes. If Von Rothbart dies before the spell is broken, she will remain a swan forever. Siegfried’s companions finally arrive with their crossbows aimed at the maidens but Siegfried stops them just in time and dismisses them. Alone with Odette, he dances with her until dawn. As the sun begins to rise, Von Rothbart’s evil spell descends upon the maidens, causing them once again to become swans. Siegfried is left alone to watch his love glide across the lake and fly away.

ACT III At the royal ball the following day, Prince Siegfried dances with the eligible princesses but can think only of Odette. After dancers from Poland, Hungary, Spain and Italy entertain the crowd, Siegfried’s mother commands him to choose a bride. The Prince keeps his vow to Odette and will accept no one.

Trumpets sound announcing the arrival of new guests. Von Rothbart appears disguised as a noble with his daughter, Odile. Siegfried is transfixed by Odile, as she has been bewitched to look like Odette. As they dance together, Odette is seen in the far window of the castle vainly trying to warn Siegfried of this deception. Von Rothbart makes sure she is not noticed. In front of the royal court, the Prince announces his intention to marry Odile whom he believes to be Odette. Immediately, Von Rothbart reveals their true identities and Siegfried realizes that he has been tricked into breaking his oath to Odette. Grief stricken, he rushes out of the castle toward the lake.

ACT IV Back at the lake, Odette is distraught. The swan maidens try to comfort her but she is inconsolable. Siegfried finds Odette and begs her to forgive him. The swans depart, but Odette remains as the two reaffirm their love and Odette grants him her forgiveness. They are interrupted by Von Rothbart and a fight ensues. Rather than live apart, Odette and Siegfried throw themselves from a high rock into the lake. As the raging waters consume their bodies, Von Rothbart’s spell is broken. His power has finally come to an end and the swan maidens are free. Although no longer in the world of the living, the spirits of Odette and Siegfried are together as a new dawn rises.

ARTISTIC STAFF VICTORIA MORGAN - THE SUE & BILL FRIEDLANDER

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CEO

Since 1997, Victoria Morgan has served as Artistic Director for Cincinnati Ballet. As the company entered its 45th Anniversary Season in 2008, Morgan took on the additional role of executive leader, serving as both the Artistic Director and CEO of Cincinnati Ballet. Morgan came to Cincinnati Ballet after nearly a decade as resident choreographer for the San Francisco Opera. She was a principal dancer for San Francisco Ballet (1978-1987) and Ballet West (1969-1978). She performed lead roles for television and film, and her choreography was featured in the PBS documentary The Creation of O.M.O. She serves on the boards of Dance Magazine and DanceUSA, has served on the NEA evaluation panel, was presiding judge for the New York International Ballet Competition and for the Benois de la Danse Awards Gala in Russia. Morgan graduated Magna Cum Laude with an M.F.A from University of Utah. The University honored her as a Distinguished Alumna in 2009. She was honored as a 2009 YWCA Career Woman of Achievement, received special recognition from Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s WE Celebrate Women’s Business Awards, served as a member of Leadership Cincinnati USA Class 33, and was most recently honored as one of Venue & LEAD Magazine’s Women of Influence in 2013.

CARMON DELEONE - MUSIC DIRECTOR

Maestro Carmon DeLeone is celebrating his 45th Season as Music Director of Cincinnati Ballet. He is also Music Director of the Middletown Symphony and Conductor Laureate of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. At Carnegie Hall, he served as Conductor and Host of the Family Concert Series.

He has conducted frequent performances in Europe with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra and has been named Illinois “Music Director of the Year.” He has composed many original scores for ballet, including Princess & the Pea and his best known work, Peter Pan. DeLeone conducted the debut of Peter Pan in London during a 28-performance run with Atlanta Ballet at Royal Festival Hall. During his12-year tenure as Assistant, and later Resident Conductor of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, DeLeone served on its staff with Music Directors Max Rudolf, Thomas Schippers, Walter Susskind and Erich Kunzel. He was also selected personally by Maestro Erich Leinsdorf to participate in an intensive master conducting seminar at Lincoln Center. He is also a much-in-demand drummer, equally at home in the recording studio or leading his own “Studio Big Band” in concert. DeLeone is a proud recipient of Cincinnati’s Post-Corbett Award for excellence in the arts.

JOHANNA BERNSTEIN WILT - ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE

Johanna Bernstein Wilt joined Cincinnati Ballet in 1981 and danced for 11 seasons before becoming Ballet Mistress in 1992. Bernstein Wilt has staged ballets for notable choreographers such as Victoria Morgan, Septime Webre, Kirk Peterson, David Nixon, Peter Anastos and Jessica Lang to name a few, at Cincinnati Ballet and other ballet companies. She recreated, in conjunction with Frederic Franklin, CBE, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Movements of Léonide Massine’s Seventh Symphony for Cincinnati Ballet, which has received praise in The New York Times as well as many other national and international dance publications. Her choreographic credits include Everyday Is a New Beginning, for Cincinnati Ballet’s New Works during the 2008-2009 Season, and A Hero’s Prayer for the 2011-2012 New Works to commemorate her 30 years of work at Cincinnati Ballet.

Her latest project was re-staging Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland) for Cincinnati Ballet in the 2012-2013 Season. She became Artistic Associate in August 2013.

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CHOREOGRAPHERS VICTORIA MORGAN (Please see Victoria’s biography on the pervious page) DEVON CARNEY Devon Carney, Artistic Director of Kansas City Ballet beginning with the 2013-2014 season, has just finished 10 years with Cincinnati Ballet as Associate Artistic Director. His early training was with the legendary Harvey Hysell of New Orleans, LA. He was a Principal dancer with Boston Ballet for 12 of his 20 professional performing years. Carney has performed many leading roles in classical ballets and in cutting-edge works by Mark Morris, Maurice Bejart and Merce Cunningham to name a few. In addition, he performed a diverse Balanchine repertoire and toured extensively with greats such as Rudolph Nureyev and Cynthia Gregory. With Boston Ballet, he was Ballet Master and Artistic Director of their Summer Dance Program for 8 years.

Mr. Carney’s teaching credits include Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and Guangzhou Ballet among others. He has choreographed for Boston Ballet, BalletMet, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Ballet and Jacob’s Pillow Dance. In 2011 Carney choreographed for Cincinnati Opera’s A Flowering Tree by John Adams with a review in Opera News, “Devon Carney’s choreography was both athletic and exquisite.” With Cincinnati Ballet he created over 20 original works including Blue Rondo and World Citizen. “Carney’s work is not only well crafted but moody and intense with a palpable sense of loneliness. His work grows more confident and more skillful with every piece he creates” (David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer). Recently he created Boot It Up! which was performed with the live musical accompaniment of rock legend Peter Frampton. Additionally, he created a full length world premiere of Dracula and has created his versions of the great classics of Giselle, Sleeping Beauty and the white acts of Swan Lake. | Photography: Ken Coit

GERARD CHARLES Currently the Ballet Master for The Joffrey Ballet, Mr. Charles was born in Folkestone, England and received his dance training from Moya Kennedy and at the Royal Ballet School in London. In addition to numerous guest appearances, he danced professionally for Ballet International in London, Milwaukee Ballet and BalletMet, in roles ranging from corps de ballet to Principal. On retiring from the stage, he served as Ballet Master for BalletMet and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Mr. Charles was named Artistic Director of BalletMet in 2001 having previously served as Associate Artistic Director. Under his leadership the company continued its artistic and financial growth, including commissions of over 50 world premieres, a tour to Russia, and three appearances in New York City. Mr. Charles also formed collaborations with other ballet companies and arts organizations to present pioneering and adventurous programming. These collaborations resulted in two Artistic Achievement awards from the Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Columbus Arts Endowment Raymond J. Hanley Fellowship. During his career he has been fortunate to work with, and learn from, a wide range of choreographers and teachers including Hans van Manen, James Kudelka, Stanton Welch, John Butler, Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, Agnes de Mille, David Nixon, and Larry Long. Mr. Charles has choreographed and staged works internationally and received an NEA Choreographic Fellowship. He is married to Catherine Yoshimura and his proudest achievement is his son Max.

RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER TRAD A BURNS

Trad A Burns is a lighting and scenic designer based in Cleveland. His career has spanned theatre, dance, and amusement parks, as well as architectural and retail lighting. Designing over 400 productions during the last two decades, his varied work has been seen around the world. Designs include works for Cincinnati Ballet, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet British Columbia, Washington Ballet, Spectrum Dance, Ballet Hawaii, Verb Ballets, New York Theatre Workshop (NYC), The Public Theatre (NYC), La Mama ETC (NYC), HERE (NYC), Classic Stage Company (NYC), The Cleveland Play House, Cleveland Public Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Cedar Point, ValleyFair, Knott’s Berry Farm, Kings Island, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Japan, Disney Sea, Disney Cruise Lines, Carnival Cruise Lines, Universal Studios Florida & Japan, Woodstock Ice Productions, and The Family of Charles M. Schulz. Enjoying his tenth season as Resident Lighting Designer for Cincinnati Ballet, Trad has been privileged to design two world premieres by Choreographer Adam Hougland, as well as world premiere works by Artistic Director Victoria Morgan, Devon Carney, Johanna Bernstein Wilt, Kirk Peterson, Trey McIntyre, Val Caniparoli, Donald Byrd, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Sarah Slipper, Luca Veggetti, Viktor Kabaniaev, and Jessica Lang.

GUEST COACH CYNTHIA GREGORY

Rudolf Nureyev once called Cynthia Gregory “America’s Prima Ballerina Assoluta.” She joined American Ballet Theatre in 1965 and in 1967, at the age of 21, she made an auspicious debut as Odette/Odile in the full-length production of Swan Lake. During her 26 years with the company, her classical repertoire included principal roles in Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Raymonda, La Bayadère, Don Quixote and La Sylphide. Miss Gregory also worked with many notable 20th-century choreographers including George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Antony Tudor, Agnes DeMille, Glen Tetley, Birgit Culberg and Jose Limón. Miss Gregory has been a guest artist with the National Ballet of Canada, Vienna State Opera Ballet and the Zurich State Opera Ballet, the ballet company of the Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, and the Stuttgart, Munich and Berlin State Opera Ballets. Many of her favorite partners were considered some of the great male dancers of their time, including Rudolf Nureyev, Erik Bruhn and Fernando Bujones. Miss Gregory is the recipient of many awards, including the 1975 Dance Magazine Award, the 1978 Harkness Ballet Foundation Award, and two annual awards from the Dance Educators of America. She was made a Lion of the New York Public Library and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at both Hofstra University and Purchase College. Miss Gregory has authored two books, Ballet Is the Best Exercise and Cynthia Gregory Dances Swan Lake.

PRINCIPAL DANCERS CERVILIO MIGUEL AMADOR

Camaguey, Cuba - Joined in 2004 “I didn’t want to be a dancer,” says Amador, now in his eighth year as Principal Dancer at Cincinnati Ballet. Initially athletic and interested in playing the saxophone, Amador’s parents gently nudged him towards ballet at the age of nine, and he’s been hooked ever since.“It’s one of those things that is so hard, and you wake up in the morning and your body basically doesn’t want to move because it’s so tired and it’s so sore and in so much pain, but you go and do it, and after you do it, the next day you just love it again. I love it. It’s like an addiction. It’s a really hard career, but it becomes this passion, this addiction. You just need it.”

FUN FACT: Cervilio has his own YouTube channel: Cervilio Amador.

SARAH HAIRSTON

Charleston, South Carolina - Joined in 2001 After seeing a Broadway production of Cats as a child, watching the actors prowl around on stage, Hairston was hooked on the limelight. “Unfortunately I cannot sing, so classical ballet seemed to be a better route to take!” she says. Dancing since nearly three years old, Hairston trained at Calvert Brodie School of Dance under Ann Brodie, North Carolina School of the Arts and Boston Ballet, where she then danced professionally before joining Cincinnati Ballet. Hairston faced her share of adversity since joining Cincinnati Ballet in 2001, overcoming two grueling ACL injuries in three years. “It was a struggle to come back both times, and I felt at times that people would not trust my dancing and believe in me again,” she says. “However, then I realized that if I believed in myself, that was all that mattered.” Hairston also credits her students at Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy with immense emotional support and inspiration. “It makes this amazing career I have even more worth it....to be a role model for a child is the best feeling.”

FUN FACT: You can follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahanddakota

JANESSA TOUCHET

Photography: Peter Mueller The Kaplan New Works Series, 2013

New Orleans, Louisiana - Joined in 2001 Touchet will never forget her 19th birthday. That was the day Victoria Morgan came to Pacific Northwest Ballet, to audition Touchet’s professional division. “Directors from everywhere auditioned us, but nobody ever picked me,” she says. “I remember thinking she wouldn’t like me anyway, so I told myself to just have fun, and after it was over, she said, ‘I’d like to talk to Janessa’.”

Crossed wires with communicating Touchet’s acceptance of Morgan’s apprenticeship offer led to a planned spot with Memphis Ballet, but Morgan called one last time and Touchet was able to come to Cincinnati Ballet instead. “I was meant to be here. I started as an apprentice and moved all the way through the ranks.

I had always had my heart and mind set on Cincinnati Ballet.”

Prior to joining Cincinnati Ballet, Touchet trained with the Delta Festival Ballet under the direction of Joseph Giacobbe, Giacobbe Academy of Dance, Hartford Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet.

FUN FACT: Janessa’s favorite food is McDonald’s French fries.

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Mrs. Romola N. Allen Ms. Henrietta Barlag The Estate of Thomas F. Buck Mr. Nick Ciafardini Mrs. Jackson Clagett, III Loretta & David Cook Ms. Susan L. Dorward Mrs. Dianne Dunkelman James M. Ewell Foundation Mr. Eugene Frey Sue & Bill Friedlander Mr. Oliver M. Gale Mrs. Morton Gusweiler Mr. Chris Hassal & Mr. Brett Stover Mrs. Felix Kahn Dr. Stanley & Mickey Kaplan Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Lorrence T. Kellar Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Krech Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kuresman Mr. & Mrs. Brad Lemberg Ms. Ray Marie Markstein Mr. Richardson McKinney Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Morelli Ms. Victoria Morgan & Mr. Mark Jones Mr. Bradford E. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Mark Schlachter Mr. & Mrs. Larry A. Sheakley Mr. & Mrs. Steven Shifman Sinclair Family Trust Mr. Fred W. Strebel Mr. & Mrs. Gary West Mrs. Barbara Weyand

To join the Legacy Circle or to learn more about estate gifts, contact Rasheda Malcolm, Director of Development at rmalcolm@cballet.org or 513.562.1115.

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A commemorative, special edition publication illuminating Cincinnati Ballet’s remarkable rise to one of our country’s preeminent ballet companies.

WRITTEN BY DAVID LYMAN

NOW AVAILABLE! A BRIEF EXCERPT FROM THE MCLAIN ERA, CINCINNATI BALLET CELEBRATES 50:

“[David McLain’s] intention, he said, was to leave the company

by June 16, 1983.

He sealed the three copies of the letter. But he never sent them.

He and Blackburn had been talking about leaving for several years. But there was always a next season that was too enticing to leave. McLain was ambitious, but it was for all the right reasons. He wanted ballet – and this company – to succeed. He wanted ballet to thrive. There was always another neglected masterpiece to save.

On Friday, December 15 – the same night his company was opening The Nutcracker in New Orleans – David McLain died.

The envelopes containing his resignation letters would remain sealed until 2012.”

Leading Sponsors:

Pictured: David Mclain and Roman Jasinski, Jr. Photographer: David Lyman, 1980

Get your copy today by visiting us in the lobby or order online at shop.cballet.org.

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In a community-wide initiative described by sold-out audiences as “fascinating,” “moving,” and “soaring,” Louis Langrée and the CSO are proud to reprise One City, One Symphony. We’ll again bring our community together in a remarkable shared experience to explore the themes of fate and redemption in Tchaikovsky’s lushly romantic Symphony No. 4 and in a beautiful but nearly forgotten work

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VIOLIN I

Timothy Lees,

Concertmaster Rebecca Culnan Kathryn Woolley Anna Reider James Braid Lois Johnson Michelle Dugan Gerald Itzkoff Janet Carpenter Rebecca Fryxell Minyoung Baik VIOLIN II

Gabriel Pegis Scott Mozlin Kun Dong Hyesun Park Stacey Woolley Chika Kinderman Drake Ash Harold Byers David Moore VIOLA

Christian Colberg Julian Wilkison Steven Rosen Stephen Fryxell Joanne Wojtowicz Rebecca Barnes Belinda Burge CELLO

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BASS

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Randolph Bowman Leah Arsenault

TUBA

Carson McTeer TIMPANI

Patrick Schleker PERCUSSION

Joan Voorhees

David Fishlock Richard Jensen Marc Wolfley Fred Thiergartner

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ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

PICCOLO

Lon Bussell Christopher Philpotts Benjamin Freimuth Ronald Aufmann

Gillian Benet Sella

Walter Zeschin,

BASSOON

William Winstead Martin Garcia

Director of Orchestra Personnel Scott Mozlin, Assistant Personnel Manager

FRENCH HORN

LIBRARIANS

Thomas Sherwood Lisa Conway Elizabeth Porter Charles Bell

Mary Judge,

TRUMPET

STAGE MANAGERS

Douglas Lindsay Steven Pride Christopher Kiradjieff John Rommel TROMBONE

Cristian Ganicenco David Parrilla Peter Norton

Principal

Christina Eaton,

Associate Principal

Joseph D. Hopper Ralph LaRocco, Jr. John D. Murphy

STAFF AND BOARD BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Otto M. Budig, Jr.

Chairman of the Board

Kelly Brown

James A. Miller Victoria Morgan Rhonda Sheakley Russ Shelton Jack Rouse

President

2013 - 2014 CABINET

Rosemary Schlachter

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lorrence T. Kellar

Ronna Willis

Vice President

Board Secretary

Pamela F. Schmitt

Madelynn Matlock

Treasurer

Vice Chairman of the Board

Board Treasurer

2013 - 2014 TRUSTEES

Carol Duane Olson Julie Richardson Diane Rumpke Keke Sansalone Pamela F. Schmitt, CFA Theodore Schwartz Rhonda Sheakley Russell Shelton Jennifer A. Sherwood Julie Shifman Tiffany Hughes Shiver Brett Stover Mary E. Talbott Kelly Vanasse George B. Wilkinson Mehmet Yuksek

Dianne Dunkelman Secretary

Michael S. Bailes Flavia C. Bastos, Ph.D. Connie Bergstein Dow Paul Betz Debbie Bittle Deborah S. Brant Bernie Calonge Donald Calvin, CPA David Cook Joseph Dehner Lisi Bryan George Ann Gibson Dr. Jessica N. Guarnaschelli Dr. Bruce Halpryn Rick Hardy Bridget Hoffman Douglas Jenkins Margaret Johnson Niles Kinerk Jennifer A. Knight Lori A. Landrum Janelle Lee Terry Lynch Larry McGruder Victoria Morgan Floyd Needham

Trustees Emeritus

The Late Martha Berger The Late Edward Betz Laura Brunner Otto M. Budig, Jr. Herman Burgett William Cordes Ronald Felder Peg Kahn Lorrence T. Kellar

Charles MacDonell The Late Blanche Maier Richardson McKinney Tom Neyer The Late Louise Nippert Paul Ose Michael Rozow James Sammarco Melody Sawyer Richardson Kathleen Selker Shelly Sherman-Greene Linda Smith Sustaining Trustees

Victoria Bauer Trish Bryan Nancy Clagett Shelia Claire Cohen Judy Dalambakis T. Patrick Donnelly Sandra A. Eisele, MD, MBA Louis Fender Kathryn Harsh David C Herriman Dr. Edmond Hooker

Lauren LaCerda Merten Beth Levy Leon Loewenstein Skip Merten Cordelia Millikin Cathy Nwankwo Marilyn Osborn Morleen Rouse Tom Schiff Beth Snyder Christina Sprecher Kitty Strauss Heather Theders Serena Tsuang M. Catherine Vernon Gary West Barbara Weyand Honorary Trustees

The Late Stanley Kaplan Craig F. Maier Rhoda Mayerson Trustees Ex-Officio

Elise Meyer Matthew Selker

ATTITUDE JUNIOR BOARD 2013 - 2014

Matthew Selker Co-Founder & Co-President

Elise Meyer

Co-Founder & Co-President

Tracey Lynn Conrad Anna Coutts Michelle DeGrandis Alex Fischer Robert Hamberg

Erin Haskamp Kelly Mullen Emma Off Jared Queen Nichole Rhenisch

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2013 - 2014 Company staff

Kathryn Hamilton

Director of Production

Robert Eubanks

Rasheda Malcolm

Scripps Howard Intern

Trad A Burns

Melissa R. Scott

PIANISTS

Melinda Dobson

DEVELOPMENT

Missie Santomo

Director of Development

Chief Operating Officer

PRODUCTION

Box Office Assistant

Victoria Morgan

Artistic Director & CEO

Louanna Wyatt

RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER

Special Campaigns & Database Manager

Youngwon Park French Della Enns

Production Stage Manager

INDIVIDUAL Giving Manager

FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Wardrobe Mistress

Music Director

grants Manager

Chief Financial Officer

Assistant Wardrobe Mistress

Artistic Associate

Special Events Manager

CBII Manager/ Academy Coach

Development Assistant

ARTISTIC The Late Frederic Franklin CBE Artistic Director Emeritus

Carmon DeLeone

Johanna Bernstein Wilt Suzette Boyer Webb Adam Hougland

Sara Davenport Julia Morton

Craig Lattarulo

Laura Hofmann

Romayne Jones

Barbara Sorenson Aimee Costandi

James Geier

Katie Nemeth

Receptionists

Hair & Make-up supervisor

Sarah Kate Loar

Master Carpenter

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MARKETING

Academy Dean

Brian Schott

Director of Marketing & Communications

Academy Principal

Resident Choreographer

Michael Chertock

rehearsal pianist/ assistant conductor

Allie Honebrink

ADMINISTRATIVE

Tom McLaughlin

Operations Manager

Terry Honebrink

Angela Santarpio

Box Office Manager

Dena D’Andrea

Company Manager

Ginger Johnson

Scott Berkley

Michael Meuché

Catherine Batcheller

Master Electrician

Sabir Yapparov

ASSISTANT MASTER ELECTRICIAN

Nicole Hess

Kim Campbell

Director of Academy Operations

Property Mistress

Academy Registrar

Sarah Hairston

Hannah Holthaus

Jeff Corcoran

Wendy Mains

Photographic Historian

Katie Nemeth

Co. Shoe Coordinator

Katie Adelia Wagner

Academy Assistant

Stage Management Intern

Community Relations Manager/Group Sales

Manager of Strategic Initiatives

Graphic Designer

Leyla Shokoohe

EDUCATION & OUTREACH

Executive Assistant to the CEO and Artistic Staff

Adam Lawrence

Director of Education

Meegan Schuckers

Diana Adams

Marketing Assistant

Julie Sunderland

Box Office Assistant

Kara Behling

Education Coordinator

Act 2

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David Netheron

Stage Management Intern

Chris Carter

Lighting Intern

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2013-2014 DONOR HONOR ROLL INDIVIDUALS

Cincinnati Ballet acknowledges with gratitude the generous support of individuals, foundations, organizations and government agencies that foster our growth and ensure our future. The following honor roll reflects gifts of $500 and above received between August 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013. Please visit cballet.org to view a full list of gifts. If you have any questions regarding your listing, please call 513.562.1115.

The Frederic Franklin Society is a membership organization at Cincinnati Ballet honoring our most generous benefactors making annual gifts of $10,000 and above. This society is associated with special benefits, behind the scenes rehearsals and gatherings with choreographers and dancers. Please contact Rasheda Malcolm at rmalcolm@cballet.org if you are interested in becoming a member.

$50,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Trish and Rick Bryan ss The Estate of Thomas F. Buck The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Luba Dorman Trust ss Sue & Bill Friedlander *css Mr. & Mrs. Gary Johns

$20,000 - $49,999 Ms. Dorothy O’Brien & Mr. Richard Antoine Tim & Kelly Brown Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Cody Loretta & David Cook Dianne Dunkelman & Peter Schwartz Lynn & Brian Good Linda & Gary Greenberg Bruce M. Halpryn & Chas W. Riebe Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Heidt Jr.

Dr. Stanley & Mickey Kaplan Foundation Doris M. and Charles B. Levinson Fund Mr. & Mrs. Leon Loewenstine, II ss The Estate of Blanche Maier ss The Estate of Louise Dieterle Nippert ss Dianne & J. David Rosenberg ss Rosemary & Mark Schlachter Rhonda & Larry A. Sheakley Family Foundation ss Margaret & Michael D. Valentine David C Herriman * Mr. & Mrs. Lorrence T. Kellar Mr. & Mrs. Larry McGruder James A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Pitcairn Mr. & Mrs. Rick Reynolds Theodore L. Schwartz & Minette Hoffheimer ss Julie & Steven Shifman John F. Steele

$10,000 - $19,999 Flavia Bastos & Larry Huston Mr. & Mrs. John Boorn Karen & Christopher Bowman Deborah & Jody Brant Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Calvin Noel Julnes-Dehner & Joe Julnes-Dehner Donald Beck & Lawrence E. Eynon M.D. Mona S. Foad, MD & Cincinnati Dermatology Center Michael & Carole Giuliani Dr. & Mrs. Henry J. Heimlich Madelynn & Raymond Matlock Mr. John H. Morgan

Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Needham Carol & Robert Olson Norma Petersen Moe & Jack Rouse * Mr. & Mrs. William J. Rumpke, Jr. Kathy & Mike Selker Mr. & Mrs. Russell Paxton Shelton Mr. & Mrs. John Stein Dr. & Mrs. John M. Tew, Jr. Guy & Kelly Vanasse Mr. Nigel A. Vinecombe Ronna & Dr. James B. Willis Mr. & Mrs. Allen G. Zaring

GRAND JETÉ ($5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous (2) Jim & Fran Allen * Amy & Michael Bailes Bernie & Mary Kay Calonge Lois M. & Philip S. Cohen Philanthropic Fund Connie Bergstein Dow In honor of the late Jacqueline G. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. George Jeff & Ann Gibson Shelley Goshorn

Dr. Jessica Guarnaschelli & Mr. Brett Gumlaw Dr. Robert & Suzanne Hasl c Bridget Hoffman Margaret & Keith Johnson The Morgan Judd Memorial Fund Christopher & Alexandra Keith Fund* Whitney and Phillip Long css Jane & Terry Lynch James May Ms. Victoria Morgan & Mr. Mark G. Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Osborn *c Mr. Bradford E. Phillips c Dr. & Mrs. G. James Sammarco Mr. & Mrs. Tony Sansalone Pamela F. Schmitt Tiffany & Hampton Shiver Ms. Barbara Sporck-Stegmaier Tony & Mary Talbott Heather & Jonathan Theders Gary & Diane West c

Christine Darch Edward Deeley Mr. & Mrs. John Doellman c Arna Fisher Mr. & Mrs. J. Franklin Hall c Ms. Ingrid Handl & Mr. Walter Geiger Eddie & Theresa Hooker c Mrs. Margaret Lafley c Dr. Lynn & Dr. Daniel Langmeyer c

Drs. Marcy & Stephen Lewis c Peggy Ann Markstein Ryan Minton David & Debra Pooley Mr. & Mrs. John G. Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Edward G. Rosenthal Dee Shaffer c Jennifer & Woody Sherwood Mr. and Mrs. J. Shane Starkey Mr. & Mrs. Mike Zelkind

George & Kathy Wilkinson

PIROUETTE ($2,500 - $4,999) Anonymous Anonymous, in honor of Blanche Maier Ms. Mary Ann Anderson Karen & Dan Arnold David & Elaine Billmire c Nancy R. Clagett c Bob, Cindy & Katie Conway Mr. & Mrs. Christopher A. Dalambakis

ARABESQUE ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous Romola N. Allen Ms. Yvette Ault Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Bachman Dan & Fran Bailey Ellen Skaggs & Charles Bender c Ben & Sue Blaney c Philip & Sheila Cohen Fund * Sheila Claire Cohen c Frances & Stanley Cohen c Jennifer & Robert Conklin Mr. & Mrs. William H. Cordes c Dr. Robin Cotton & Ms. Cynthia Fitton Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Crain Rev. Dr. Robert & Dr. Beverly Croskery Mr. Chris Southard, Dr. Smokey Clay and the Reverend Peter D. D’Angio Kate And Chris Devine Jonathan Dill Mr. & Mrs. T. Patrick Donnelly Ms. Kelly J. Downing Mr. & Mrs. Charles Fleischmann, III Trisha Flynn Friend of the Cincinnati Ballet

Larissa Foster Mr. W. Roger Fry Mr. & Mrs. James R. Gardner Sharon & Robert Gill Family Fund * Dr. Jack & Barbara Hahn The Keith & Kathryn Harsh Family Ms. Maureen Heekin Mr. & Mrs. Chip Homan Ms. Laura Humphrey Frank & Jackie Iden Mr. William D. Borek & Dr. Evie Joseph Anna Kennedy Kevin & Kathleen Kirsch Pinky & Polk Laffoon The LaMacchia Family Foundation Janelle & Ralph Lee Patricia & Marvin Lopez Mary Magner & Joseph Preston Dr. Jim Mahon David & Martha Millett Mr. Steven I. Monder c Stephen Myer Ms. Valerie Newell & Mr. Timothy Smith Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Powers ss

Martin & Maribeth Rahe Ellen Rieveschl c The Roselle Foundation William & Bonita Rumpke Ms. Donna L. Schiff c Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Schultz c Shelly Sherman-Greene Tom & Dee Stegman Michael & Christianna Stephens, Chole Stephens Mrs. Kitty Strauss Peter Tamborski Mrs. Judith B. Titchener c Nydia C. Tranter Dr. & Mrs. Mark Tsuang Wendy Turner & Kim Pollock c Ms. Janet Ulrich & Mr. William Kief Howard Weingert James E. McCarthy and William Wolf Foundation Robert & Jennifer Wolfe Tim & Tamela Zimmerman

*Denotes a fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation cDenotes a donation for Live Music ss

Denotes Set to Soar Endowment Campaign

Denotes Annual Pointe Shoe Fund

2013-2014 DONOR HONOR ROLL INDIVIDUALS (continued)

TENDU ($500 - $999) Ms. Lori Alcantara Ken & Lois Allen Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Allen c Mr. & Mrs. Charles Barham, III Louise & Jerome Berman Marianna B. Bettman Ms. Debbie Bittle Mr. Robert G. Boremski Ellen Bradley Ms. Cynthia Chua Daniel & Sophia Cifuentes Kate Costlow & John D. D’Amore c Mrs. Tina Ellis Merry E. Ewing Jim & Jan Ferguson c Patti & Simon Foster Judith Bowers Francis c Carter Gaither Dr. Jan Gallagher c Mr. Jack Geiger Jodi Geiser

Mrs. Madeleine Gordon c Mr. Paul Hall Jenny Heekin Jane Henney M.D. & Bob Graham M.D. Rebecca Holmes Ron Houck, Jr. Terry & Carolyn Karageorges Mrs. Ralph Kohnen Elizabeth & Ken Kuresman c Dr. & Mrs. Bradley Lemberg Beth & Richard Levy c Al & Mary Lopez Sherie & Leonard Marek Mary Lou & John McIlwraith Rajani Menon Toni Miles Shannon Miller Dave Herrman & Sarah Moore Jennifer Mottier Edward & Carol Muench

Susan M. Murray c Randy & Marianne Olson Mr. & Mrs. John T. Osterman Mr. & Mrs. Dan Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Pille Melody Sawyer Richardson Matthew Selker Andy & Linda Smith Amy Stagnaro Mr. Harry Stephens John Tan c Kim Tepe The Saenger Family Foundation Mary Elizabeth Tounge Catherine & David Vernon Mr. Paul Wehner Phyllis Weston Mr. & Mrs. William Woods Mr. John M. Yacher

CORPORATIONS, GRANTS & GOVERNMENT $100,000 AND ABOVE Eleanora C. U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank Trustee ArtsWave The Enquirer Frisch’s Restaurants ss Great American Insurance Group Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation The Joni Herschede Endowment Fund for the Cincinnati Ballet *

The Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund c Ohio Arts Council PNC Bank Robert H. Reakirt Foundation, PNC Bank, Trustee Sheakley The Louise Taft Semple Foundation

$40,000 - $99,999 The Thomas J. Emery Memorial Gannett Foundation The Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Kroger Co. Foundation

The H.B., E.W. & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees Manuel D. & Rhoda Mayerson Foundation The P & G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

$20,000 - $39,999 Chubb Insurance The Coca-Cola Company The Corbett Foundation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP The Carl Jacobs Foundation Peter T. Joseph Foundation

The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation Macy’s The Shubert Foundation Stillson Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee TenderLand Foundation Wellington Orthopaedic & Sport Medicine

$10,000 - $19,999 Anonymous Charles H. Dater Foundation Mona S. Foad, MD & Cincinnati Dermatology Center Frost Brown Todd LLC HORAN The Klosterman Family Mercy Health National Endowment for the Arts

Ohio Casualty Foundation Ohio National Financial Services The Daniel & Susan Pfau Foundation Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A. and James S. Wachs, Co-Trustees Sugar Creek The Sutphin Family Foundation Thompson Hine LLP Western & Southern Financial Group

$5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous* Cincinnati International Wine Festival Clark-Theders Insurance and Jonathan & Heather Theders Clever Crazes for Kids

Ruth J. and Robert A. Conway Foundation, Inc. Cincinnati Facial Plastic Surgery Ernst & Young LLP Gardens Alive!

Huntington Bank

The Andrew Jergens Foundation Megen Construction Mellott & Mellott P.L.L. PNC Bank RiverPoint Capital Management, Inc. Scripps Howard Foundation

$2,500 - $4,999 James M. Ewell Foundation Jeff Thomas Catering J.P. Morgan The Leblond Foundation of Makino Merchant’s National Bank

Messer Construction Estate of Jeanette K. Nieman Scanner Applications Jake & Jeanne Sweeney Foundation c

Taft Stettinius & Hollister Total Quality Logistics Toyota Motor Engineering & Manu- facturing North America, Inc.

Heidelberg Distributing Company Hixson Architecture Engineering Interiors Jeff Wyler Automotive Family Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies LaRosa’s Pizzeria LawFormPro Oliver Family Foundation The Quarter Bistro

RPMI Packaging The Ladislas and Vilma Segoe Family Foundation The Dayton Power & Light Company Towne Properties UC Quiznos United Dairy Farmers, Inc. Xavier University

$500 - $2,499 Bob Sumerel Tire and Service Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Castellini Foundation Central Bank of Northern Kentucky Chemed Foundation Cincinnati Dancewear Cincinnati Reds EMI Online Research Friends of Sugar Creek Goodwin Lighting Services

SPECIAL THANKS to all of the in-kind Partners that help make our 2013–2014 Season possible: Diana’s Dance Wear, Fath Properties, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Hotels, Mike Albert Fleet Management, Wellington Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, WMKV 89.3, Modo Yoga NKY/Cincinnati, Sue & Bill Friedlander, Daniel Squire (Piano Technician)

2013-2014 DONOR HONOR ROLL Cincinnati Ballet acknowledges the thousands of individuals who generously participate in the ArtsWave Campaign at the following Partner Companies. Your support helps make our community vibrant and connects people all across our region through the arts. Thank you!

Procter & Gamble Company GE - Aviation Macy’s Fifth Third Bank Duke Energy Corp.

Kroger Co. Convergys Corporation Western & Southern Financial Group U.S. Bank

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Toyota PNC/National City AFG-American Financial Group and Related Entities Cincinnati Bell Frisch’s Restaurants Cincinnati Insurance Companies Dinsmore & Shohl Ohio National Financial Services

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Ballet and perform alongside Cincinnati Ballet’s company

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dancers can be found in venues across the community, sharing the hope and joy of dance throughout our region.

Interested in bringing CBII dancers to your school?

Interactive arts education programming and workshops for grades K-8. Contact Julie Sunderland, Director of Education at 513.562.1124 or visit cballet.org/education.

Dancer Spotlight INTRODUCING KEVIN HAMILTON

Kevin Hamilton began dancing at age 6, inspired after seeing a free community performance of Swan Lake by Kansas City Ballet. In Kansas City, Missouri, 20-year-old Hamilton trained with Laura Reindschmidt and Luke Luzicka. He attendedsummer programs on scholarship at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Boston Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet and The Washington Ballet and spent the past two season with Milwaukee Ballet II. Hamilton says he fell in love with ballet when he got to “the point when I realized that I would never stop learning.” Hamilton’s favorite dancer is Michael Jackson, and his favorite ballet to watch is Romeo & Juliet, the lead role of which he hopes to dance one day.

Hamilton is most excited about being a part of and experiencing Cincinnati Ballet’s 50th Anniversary Season.

Fun Fact: Kevin’s favorite pump-up song is What Is Love by Haddaway.

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Dancer SPONSORSHIP is a unique way to support Cincinnati Ballet and our dancers. As a sponsor you’ll have access to the dancers, backstage life, and learn first-hand about Cincinnati Ballet… from a dancer’s perspective.

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Making a difference through dance.

Each year, Cincinnati Ballet transforms the lives of over 1,000 at-risk youth in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky through our CincyDance! education and outreach program. Through free in-school dance classes and scholarships for advanced training, CincyDance! teaches students discipline, problem solving, cooperation, and focus while building confidence and self-esteem.

“It is super fun to do ballet! When you learn, you get better.” - CincyDance! Student “Smiles on faces of dancers as they enter and exit dance class speaks volumes.”

- Cincinnati Public School teacher, Winton Hills Academy

In 2012-2013, the CincyDance! program - Reached 1,061 students through in-school dance classes.

- Invited 60 students to the Ballet Foundations program, giving students an

extended 20-weeks of ballet training and free dance attire.

- Provided 38 full, lifetime scholarships to Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig

Academy, allowing students to pursue their dreams of dancing professionally.

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Cincinnati Ballet is set to soar, but before it can truly take flight, we need to ensure its financial stability. Gifts to the Set to Soar Endowment Fund deliver a perpetual & consistent source of funding for the Ballet to continue to enrich, serve, and shape our region’s cultural life.

Ogulcan Borova & Janessa Touchet | Photography by Peter Mueller

Cincinnati Ballet is honored to thank the following Set to Soar Endowment donors: Trish and Rick Bryan Thomas F. Buck Arts Trust Luba Dorman Trust Sue & Bill Friedlander Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. Dr. Stanley and Mickey Kaplan Foundation Mr. Leon Loewenstine II

Whitney and Phillip Long The Estate of Louise Dieterle Nippert Mr. Charles W. Powers Dianne & J. David Rosenberg Theodore L. Schwartz & Minette Hoffheimer Mr. & Mrs. Larry A. Sheakley

*Cincinnati Ballet also thanks the generous contributors of our 21st Century Endowment Campaign.

For a full listing of Cincinnati Ballet’s Endowment contributors, including our 21st Century Campaign visit cballet.org/50/endowment.

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Artists Guil dGuild Greenacres Artists Inaugural Art Show

Showcasing exquisite artworks from some of Cincinnati’s most accomplished living artists.

Gallery Hours Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays October 19th – November 17th Greenacres Arts Center | 8400 Blome Road | Cincinnati, OH 45243 Log onto www.green-acres.org for event schedule and information.

The arts bring people together.

ArtsWave supports over 100 local arts organizations that make our region an amazing place to live, including the Cincinnati Ballet.

Discover more at TheArtsWave.org

Join Barbara Kellar as she presents Greater Cincinnati’s arts performers and cultural leaders.

CET Arts is available over-the-air on channel 48.3, Time Warner Cable (Ohio) channel 987, Cincinnati Bell Fioptics channel 248, Time Warner Cable (Northern Kentucky) channel 192.

www.CETconnect.org/cet-arts

WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY:

The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.

WWW.OAC.STATE.OH.US

Get connected to the incredible arts and cultural events taking place in our vibrant arts community.

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SEASON SHOW SCHEDULE

The Kaplan New Works Series SEPTEMBER 12-22, 2013

Swan Lake OCTOBER 25-27, 2013

Frisch’s Presents The Nutcracker December 20-29, 2013

World Premiere

King Arthur’s Camelot February 13-16, 2014

Boléro and Symphony in C March 28-29, 2014

Ballet Toybox march 30, 2014

Cincinnati Ballet & Over the Rhine Live April 25-26, 2014

YOU’RE INVITED TO

The Land of Sweets THE 2013 CHILDREN’S NUTCRACKER LUNCHEON

Saturday, December 14, 2013 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Duke Energy Convention Center Ticket Price: $45 per person For more information please visit cballet.org or call 513.562.1115