CDT's acclaimed Guest Artist Series remains exemplary for its quality, diversity and variety in contemporary dance and performance.The 37th season offers an intriguing blend of memorable favorites and dynamic new friends.This season features young, emerging companies as well as established companies with several years of experience.The season is also infused with culturally diverse artists including African-American choreographers along with companies that draw from cutting-edge technology and Appalachian traditions.
Rhythm in Shoes
November 20 & 21, 2009
“Celebration Season”
“A foot-stomping, hand clapping amalgam of America’s cultural heritage…Percussive tension, emotional power and theatrical depth…the total effect is mesmerizing…”
- Pittsburgh Tribune Review
The company, entering its final touring season, incorporates traditional forms of American music and dance, such as swing tunes and tap dance, hoedowns and clogging.The Dayton, Ohio-based Rhythm in Shoes presents innovative work that is both familiar and unique.
ZviDance
January 29 & 30, 2010
"Les Noces" & "Personals"
"… able to convey human dilemma and aspiration through movement and form and make traditional modern steps resonate with individuality.”
- The Village Voice
Artistic Director, Israeli-born Zvi Gotheiner choreographs each piece to define a unique set of relationships and experiences, boldly addressing the depths of the human experience. The company, ZviDance, is comprised of athletic and lyrical dancers who blend contemporary aesthetics with lush, full-bodied movement.
olive Dance Theatre
March 19 & 20, 2010
"Swift Solos: The Reconstruction of Ken Swift’s 20th Century Breakin’”
“Our mission is to validate indigenous American Hip-hop dance forms, specifically Breakin’, through the creation of new dance theatre works and the performance of these works…”
Founded in May 2002 under the Artistic Direction of director, Jamie Merwin, oDT presents interdisciplinary work steeped in and moving through African-American vernacular.
Bridgman/Packer Dance
April 23 & 24, 2010
“…veers between the freaky and the beautiful.”
- The Boston Globe
Bridgman/Packer Dance features the collaborative choreography of two striking performers. Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer's innovative choreography using video and projections has been acclaimed for exploding the duet form into a magically populated stage where image and reality collide. Their catapulting partnering, deep sensuality, and surprising humor give their work a physically and theatrically riveting edge.
Choreographers Without Companies
June 11 & 12, 2010
“…the premier showcase of local choreographic talent.”
- Cincinnati Enquirer
Annually, Contemporary Dance Theater presents a juried showcase of the best new work by the tri-state’s most talented choreographers. This concert has become a traditional highlight of CDT’s season and provides a rare opportunity for regional choreographers and dancers to present their work in the renowned and state-of-the-art Jarson-Kaplan Theater.
All of the preceding performances take place at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater of the Aronoff Center for the Arts. The evening concerts start at 8:30 PM. Subscriptions will be available on September 1, 2009 through the Aronoff Center Ticket Office, (513/621-2787), call 591-1222 for subscription information or a brochure. Single tickets will go on sale October 15, 2009 and be available on line at www.cincinnatiarts.org and at the Aronoff Ticket Offices.
The companies that CDT presents are always involved in residency activities within the community. These activities range from master classes in various dance forms, to education programs for youngsters of all ages.CDT also presents DANCE TALKS by the artistic directors and/or company members. These talks will occur during the concert week at a location to be determined. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the artists and why they do what they do. The talks are FREE and always entertaining. Please watch our website for more details: www.cdt-dance.org.
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CDT is grateful to the National Performance Network (NPN) for its support of olive Dance Theatre and Bridgman/Packer Dance. These presentations are part of a national series of such programs, designed by the NPN. The NPN is an independent organization begun by Dance Theater Workshop and comprised of artists and arts organizations in 41 cities across 25 states. The Network is made possible through major funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a federal agency. For further information, visit the NPN website at or write: National Performance Network, 831 Elysian Fields Ave, Box 305, New Orleans, LA 70117. CDT is also appreciative of support for olive Dance Theatre: “Swift Solos: The Reconstruction of Ken Swift’s 20th Century Breakin’” made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces: Dance initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts.” Support for this season is also supplied by the Ohio Arts Council (Operating Support), The National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency) (season support), the Fine Arts Fund (Operating Support), the Greater Cincinnati Foundation's Endowment Fund (presentations at the Aronoff), the Otto M. Budig Family Foundation as well as our individual advertisers and contributors.
