Cincinnati Ballet

Don't forget to RSVP to tomorrow's Complimentary Lunch and Rehearsal Viewing for The KAPLAN NEW WORKS Series! Tuesday, August 27 11:30 am to 1:45 pm Cincinnati Ballet Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance 1801 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati To attend, email [email protected]. Sponsored by Dean Dorton, this fun event features Lisa Riccardi, CPA, CTFA VP, Tax Director Dean Dorton and Andrea Costa, Esq, Wealth Strategy & Financial Planning HORAN Wealth. Panel conversations exploring topics including: Personal giving strategies tailored to your financial goals Reducing the Required Minimum Distribution from your retirement accounts and maximizing your income tax benefits by approaching charitable giving strategically Incorporating charitable giving into your estate planning. We'll see you then! Movers & Makers Magazine Cincinnati Business Courier

Spend the afternoon with us and enjoy lunch and a special rehearsal for our upcoming production of The Kaplan New Works Series! ALL ARE WELCOME to this FREE event. To attend, email [email protected]. Sponsored by Dean Dorton, this fun event features Lisa Riccardi, CPA, CTFA VP, Tax Director Dean Dorton and Andrea Costa, Esq, Wealth Strategy & Financial Planning HORAN Wealth. Panel conversations exploring topics including: Personal giving strategies tailored to your financial goals Reducing the Required Minimum Distribution from your retirement accounts and maximizing your income tax benefits by approaching charitable giving strategically Incorporating charitable giving into your estate planning. We'll see you then!

Single tickets for the 2024-2025 Season go on sale Thursday, August 1! The Season kicks off with the world-premiere packed?The KAPLAN NEW WORKS Series. Then fall madly in love with the hauntingly beautiful?Giselle?then travel to the Land of Sweets for?The Nutcracker?presented by Sheakley Family. 2025 launches with the fantastic return of?The Wizard of Oz?in February before spring brings our annual Family Series: Snow White and a new production concept —?DIRECTOR’S VISION: No Boundaries, a triple bill of innovative storytelling. It’s a season not to be missed! Tickets from $29 at cballet.org.

Cincinnati Ballet is pleased to announce Llonis del Toro Cintra has been promoted from New Dancer to Corps de Ballet for the 2024-2025 Season. Llonnis del Toro Cintra was born in 1999 in Havana, Cuba, and began his ballet career at the Fernando Alonso National Ballet School under the direction of Ramona De SaaBello. He has participated in several national and international ballet competitions, winning two silver medals and a special mention. He was part of the National Ballet of Cuba under the direction of Alicia Alonso. Del Toro’s repertoire includes La Bayadere, Flames of Paris, Carnival of Venice, Giselle, Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, Napoli, The Talisman, Coppelia, La Fille mal Gardée, Theme and variations, Carmen, In the Shadows of a waltz, Cinderella, the Magic Flute, Earth and Moon, Sleeping Beauty, among others. He has participated in festivals in Peru, Mexico, and China and is very excited to continue his journey in the company of Cincinnati Ballet. Please join us in congratulating Llonis on this incredible achievement. PC: 1: Llonis del Toro Cintra; Hiromi Platt Photography 2: Llonis del Toro Cintra; ALICE (in wonderland); Septime Webre; Hiromi Platt Photography 3: Llonis del Toro Cintra and Katherine Ochoa; Moving, Still; Cathy Marston Choreography; Hiromi Platt Photography 4: Llonis del Toro Cintra; In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated; William Forsyth; Hiromi Platt Photography #balletdancer #ballet #cincinnatiballet #dance #maledancer

Cincinnati Ballet is pleased to announce Simone Muhammad has been promoted from Apprentice to New Dancer for the 2024-2025 Season. Please join us in congratulating Simone on her incredible achievement. Simone Muhammad, a native of St. Louis, MO, is a graduate of the Nutmeg Conservatory. She continued her training at Charlotte Ballet and Nashville Ballet where she performed contemporary and classical works by Jean Pierre-Bonnefoux, Peter Chu, Dwight Rhoden, and Paul Vasterling. She has also performed supporting and ensemble roles in Swan Lake, Val Caniparoli’s Nutcracker, George Balanchine’s Emeralds, and Jerome Robbins’ In G major. In 2021 she received a Bronze Medal for her performance of The Dying Swan coached by Charla Genn. She was offered a contract with Cincinnati Ballet’s Second Company for the 2022-2023 Season, was promoted to Company Apprentice for the 2023-2024 Season and New Dancer for the 2024-2025 Season. PC: Hiromi Platt Photography

Cincinnati Ballet is pleased to announce Katherine Ochoa has been promoted from Soloist to First Soloist for the 2024-2025 Season. Katherine began training in 2009 at the National School of Ballet in Cuba where she learned a vast repertoire of variations and won both gold and silver medals in the Havana International Ballet competition. She later joined the Cuban National Ballet and in 2019 had the opportunity to participate in the semifinals of YAGP in Chicago and won the Grand Prix Award. She moved on to participate in the semifinals of YAGP in New York where she placed in the top 12. As a member of the Corps de Ballet in Cuba she performed in Giselle, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Don Quixote, and Umbral and she was quickly promoted to First Soloist. The 2024-2025 Season marks Ochoa’s third season with Cincinnati Ballet. Please join us in congratulating Katherine on her incredible achievement. PC: 1: Katherine Ochoa; Hiromi Platt Photography 2: Don Quixote; Choreography: Anna Marie Holmes; Hiromi Platt Photography

It's almost here! Mark your calendar for our annual Nutcracker in July Sale. Monday, July 22 through Thursday, July 25 enjoy incredible savings on Cincinnati's favorite holiday tradition! Stay tuned this week for details about the big sale. Join us December 19 - 29 at Cincinnati Music Hall for a magical trip to the Land of Sweets with Clara, the Nutcracker Prince, and a cast of colorful characters. ADDED THIS YEAR -- Performances after Christmas! Make cherished family memories with us this holiday season. Learn more about The Nutcracker presented by Sheakley Family at cballet.org.

Cincinnati Ballet celebrates Pride Month with our community! Our organization is honored to be participating in the Cincinnati Pride Parade on June 22. We hope to see you there!

We can't stop thinking about our incredible 60th Anniversary Celebration presented by PNC at the Aronoff Center For The Arts. In case you missed it, here are some highlights from the evening! Thank you again to all our generous sponsors for their support of this spectacular event. Video: Melissa Gelfin De-Poli and Rafael Quenedit; pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet; Choreography: Victoria Morgan Katherine Ochoa; excerpt from Blake Works II (The Barre Project); Choreography: William Forsythe Cincinnati Ballet Dancers; Someone Else; Choreography: Andonis Foniadakis Cervilio Miguel Amador; Veinte; Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Grand Défilé; Cincinnati Ballet dancers, Cincinnati Ballet Alumni, students from Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy; Choreography: David Morse

What a night! Thank you to PNC, the presenting sponsor of our 60th Anniversary Celebration, and all the generous sponsors and supporters of this magical evening of performances and memories. We are so grateful for 60 years of support from the Cincinnati community. PC: Hiromi Platt Photography