by Steve Sucato | Sep 9, 2022 | Company Life, News, The Latest
When Jodie Gates was named Cincinnati Ballet’s new artistic director, succeeding Victoria Morgan, she came to the position with a wealth of industry knowledge and decades-long dance experience. Back in January, she talked to Pointe about her big-picture vision for...
by Steve Sucato | Jan 18, 2022 | The Latest
Cincinnati Ballet announced today that it has named Jodie Gates as its new artistic director, effective August 1, 2022. Gates will take over from Victoria Morgan, who is retiring after 25 years at the helm. Gates, most recently the founding director of the USC Glorya...
by Steve Sucato | Jun 22, 2021 | The Latest
Last month, Victoria Morgan announced that she will step down as Cincinnati Ballet’s artistic director at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season. The organization’s board of trustees has formed a committee to conduct a national search for her replacement....
by Karen Campbell | May 5, 2021 | Digital Cover Star, Profiles
Chisako Oga is a dancer on the move—in more ways than one. From childhood training in Texas, California and Japan to a San Francisco Ballet apprenticeship to her first professional post with Cincinnati Ballet, where she quickly rose to principal dancer, she has rarely...
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...