by Rachel Hellwig | Nov 5, 2020 | Career, Company Life
During his second year at Cincinnati Ballet, Taylor Carrasco learned he would be second-cast Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet. “I wasn’t yet a corps member, so it was especially exciting,” he remembers. In rehearsals, however, he began to feel...
by Steve Sucato | Oct 8, 2020 | Instagram, Profiles
Described by Cincinnati Ballet artistic director Victoria Morgan as having the ability to “move with the sharpness and precision of an arrow,” Bella Ureta has hit quite a few bull’s-eyes since joining the company in 2017. Her sharp footwork and...
by Steve Sucato | Jan 17, 2019 | Career, Company Life
Victoria Morgan ‘s normally bright smile is even brighter entering her 22nd season as Cincinnati Ballet’s artistic director. That’s because the 55-year-old company is in the best shape it has ever been: Attendance, ticket sales and the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 13, 2018 | Everything "Nutcracker", News
Yesterday Cincinnati Ballet announced an exciting addition to this year’s Nutcracker cast: a character based on Fiona, the world’s most famous hippopotamus. Fiona was born at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in January 2017. Six weeks premature, she...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 21, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Houston Ballet Tours to Dubai This week Houston Ballet heads a little farther afield than usual. October 24-27 the company tours to Dubai, making them the first...
by Steve Sucato | Sep 26, 2018 | Profiles
Intensity is Samantha Griffin’s modus operandi, whether she’s self-reflecting on an unhappy, gilded existence in Garrett Smith’s Facades or violently whipping a metal chair into the wings in artistic director Victoria Morgan’s Black Coffee. The...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 10, 2018 | News
For Cincinnati Ballet artistic director Victoria Morgan, the company’s annual Kaplan New Works Series is all about invention. “If you’re comfortable, then you’re not in the right place,” she says. This year’s program, held September...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 22, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. NYCB Spring Season Opens NYCB’s 2018 Spring Season opens on April 24. The next six weeks are filled with all of what NYCB has to offer including classic works by...