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The Contemporary Dance Theater (CDT) was created in 1972 by Jefferson James.
Our mission:
moving bodies moving souls, the essence of contemporary dance.
Connecting the community with diverse and socially relevant dance and
performance art.
Contemporary Dance Theater accomplishes this through the following activities:
- Presentation of contemporary dance and time arts that
reflect the diversity of style and culture, which are inherent in the
field.
- Presentation of work that is serious in content, entertaining, and has a social message or context.
- Production assistance for the creation and presentation of movement based work and time arts projects.
- Educational community outreach with an emphasis on integrating art into community life.
The philosophy of different techniques or languages, different
artistic views, and different styles, permeates CDT's presenting
mission. CDT mixes the new with the familiar, and the challenging with
the more accessible.
CDT has received national and regional recognition for its
innovative work, and is an original partner member of the National
Performance Network. We are proud to be a part of that network of
alternative presenters located in over 43 major cities, who are
committed to the presentation of all forms of dance, alternative
theater, mime, puppetry, experimental theater, performance art, and
music. CDT is a member of the League of Cincinnati Theaters.
 CDT operates a studio/theater facility, in the College Hill Town
Hall located near Larch and Belmont in College Hill, this new space is
a beautiful Samuel Hannaford designed building, with a parking lot,
playground, ball field, and tennis courts maintained by the Cincinnati
Recreation Department. There are three studios, a small meeting room,
and a suite of offices; space is available for a variety of educational
and arts activities. Classes are offered for adults throughout the
year, including a Summer Dance Festival and Arts Camp for kids. The
diverse faculty is comprised of leading performers and choreographers
from the area.
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