Overview
Director's Cut
A Celebration!
20 years of excitement and innovation at Cincinnati Ballet culminate with an all-star lineup hand-picked by Artistic Director Victoria Morgan. We’re celebrating her 20th Season by showcasing her all-time favorite pieces, world renowned choreographers and two world premieres!
World Premiere-Patriotic Pas
Choreography: Victoria Morgan
Music: Morton Gould – American Salute
To kick off her 20th Season, Victoria Morgan contributes the world premiere of Patriotic Pas, a lively duet set to composer Morton Gould’s American Salute. This witty work is sure to delight! Morgan is one of only five female artistic directors of mid-sized and major ballet companies across the U.S.; she has led Cincinnati Ballet as Artistic Director since 1997.
Selections from Raymonda
Choreography: Staged by Sarah Hairston and Zack Grubbs after Marius Petipa
Music: Alexander Glazunov
Originally choreographed by the legendary Marius Petipa (Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty), Raymonda features the best of classical ballet: drama, courtly pageantry and stunning technical skill. Students of Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy join Principal Dancer Sarah Hairston and Senior Soloist Zack Grubbs in this special farewell performance. Director’s Cut marks the last time these beloved artists will take the stage before they retire from performing and go on to serve as the Academy’s new leadership.
Capricious Maneuvers
Choreography: Justin Peck
Music: Lukas Foss – Capriccio
Athletic, humorous and full of youthful verve, Capricious Maneuvers is choreographed by world-famous New York City Ballet resident choreographer and soloist Justin Peck. This exciting and energetic ballet is set to Lukas Foss’s Capriccio, performed live onstage. A star of the ballet world, Peck was recently the subject of the documentary Ballet 422, and has been profiled in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and beyond.
World Premiere
Choreography: Ma Cong
Music: Ólafur Arnalds
“Ma has a facility for moving individuals in inventive ways,” David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer. Ma Cong, sought-after international choreographer and resident choreographer for Tulsa Ballet, thrilled audiences last season with his breathtaking contemporary ballet Mind on the (Re)Wind. Set to the music of Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds, his next much-anticipated world premiere is sure to wow audiences yet again.
Fusion (Excerpts)
Choreography: Yuri Possokhov
Music: Graham Fitkin
San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer Sarah Van Patten and Soloist Luke Ingham join the festivities to honor Victoria Morgan’s early career as a Principal Dancer with SFB. They perform excerpts from Yuri Possokhov’s fluid, enigmatic contemporary ballet Fusion, set to music by British composer Graham Fitkin.
Prohibition Condition
Choreography: James Cunningham
Music: Dmitri Shostakovich
Created by Corps de Ballet Dancer and emerging choreographer James Cunningham, this virtuosic solo is a dizzying, humorous treat, danced to a score by Dmitri Shostakovich. Cunningham has unique choreographic talent; Cincinnati Ballet fans may remember his contributions to the 2015 Choreography Workshop and the Constella Festival — where is work has been featured annually since its beginnings in 2011.
20 years of excitement and innovation at Cincinnati Ballet culminate with an all-star lineup hand-picked by Artistic Director Victoria Morgan. We’re celebrating her 20th Season by showcasing her all-time favorite pieces, world renowned choreographers and two world premieres!
World Premiere-Patriotic Pas
Choreography: Victoria Morgan
Music: Morton Gould – American Salute
To kick off her 20th Season, Victoria Morgan contributes the world premiere of Patriotic Pas, a lively duet set to composer Morton Gould’s American Salute. This witty work is sure to delight! Morgan is one of only five female artistic directors of mid-sized and major ballet companies across the U.S.; she has led Cincinnati Ballet as Artistic Director since 1997.
Selections from Raymonda
Choreography: Staged by Sarah Hairston and Zack Grubbs after Marius Petipa
Music: Alexander Glazunov
Originally choreographed by the legendary Marius Petipa (Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty), Raymonda features the best of classical ballet: drama, courtly pageantry and stunning technical skill. Students of Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy join Principal Dancer Sarah Hairston and Senior Soloist Zack Grubbs in this special farewell performance. Director’s Cut marks the last time these beloved artists will take the stage before they retire from performing and go on to serve as the Academy’s new leadership.
Capricious Maneuvers
Choreography: Justin Peck
Music: Lukas Foss – Capriccio
Athletic, humorous and full of youthful verve, Capricious Maneuvers is choreographed by world-famous New York City Ballet resident choreographer and soloist Justin Peck. This exciting and energetic ballet is set to Lukas Foss’s Capriccio, performed live onstage. A star of the ballet world, Peck was recently the subject of the documentary Ballet 422, and has been profiled in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and beyond.
World Premiere
Choreography: Ma Cong
Music: Ólafur Arnalds
“Ma has a facility for moving individuals in inventive ways,” David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer. Ma Cong, sought-after international choreographer and resident choreographer for Tulsa Ballet, thrilled audiences last season with his breathtaking contemporary ballet Mind on the (Re)Wind. Set to the music of Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds, his next much-anticipated world premiere is sure to wow audiences yet again.
Fusion (Excerpts)
Choreography: Yuri Possokhov
Music: Graham Fitkin
San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer Sarah Van Patten and Soloist Luke Ingham join the festivities to honor Victoria Morgan’s early career as a Principal Dancer with SFB. They perform excerpts from Yuri Possokhov’s fluid, enigmatic contemporary ballet Fusion, set to music by British composer Graham Fitkin.
Prohibition Condition
Choreography: James Cunningham
Music: Dmitri Shostakovich
Created by Corps de Ballet Dancer and emerging choreographer James Cunningham, this virtuosic solo is a dizzying, humorous treat, danced to a score by Dmitri Shostakovich. Cunningham has unique choreographic talent; Cincinnati Ballet fans may remember his contributions to the 2015 Choreography Workshop and the Constella Festival — where is work has been featured annually since its beginnings in 2011.