Cincinnati Ballet holds Young Performer Auditions for ‘The Nutcracker’

By Ashley Kruger Young performer auditions for Frisch’s Big Boy Presents The Nutcracker will take place throughout the day Saturday, August 19 and call back auditions Sunday, August 20 at The Cincinnati Ballet Center, located at 1555 Central Parkway. Now in its 43rd annual production, the timeless holiday tradition runs December 14 through 24 at the newly renovated and historic Music Hall. Cincinnati Ballet’s The Nutcracker will include approximately 70 young dancers this season. Eligible dancers between the ages … Continue reading Cincinnati Ballet holds Young Performer Auditions for ‘The Nutcracker’

‘Beautiful Struggle’ to explore themes of race, gender and privilege

By Steve Sucato The last time Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project visited the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, a dancer’s injury forced the company to alter its program and present a work-in-progress showing of Beautiful Struggle. This weekend, the contemporary dance company based in Columbus, Ohio, and Burkina Faso returns with the completed version of this thought-provoking dance-theater work. Beautiful Struggle “reflects on questions of belonging … visibility and invisibility, which are themes often … Continue reading ‘Beautiful Struggle’ to explore themes of race, gender and privilege