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Dance steps to a new level in 2002
BY KATHY VALIN
Cincinnati's last calendar year in dance was a rich one, with lots of strong evenings from big presenters -- CINCINNATI BALLET led by Artistic Director Victoria Morgan and CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER (CDT) led by Artistic Director Jefferson James, plus a strong showing from other local groups, especially The First Annual Gala of International Ballet Stars from BALLET TECH PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION. The latter is directed by Claudia Rudolf Barrett with Alexei Kremnev as associate artistic director, assisted by Anna Reznik and occasionally by Desmond Richardson, all confirming yet again that Cincinnati is ready and willing to support dance on a high level and also receptive to innovation. Our town was also chosen to host the OhioDance Annual Festival this year.
The rest of my short list of superlatives: Cincinnati Ballet's historical tribute to FREDRIC FRANKLIN and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo plus (finally) a full roster of principals -- the breathtaking Lorna Feijoo and Kristi Capps, Nelson Madrigal and Dmitri Trubchanov -- and the sterling work of the company's amazing longtime music director CARMON DELEONE. High marks also to ballettech ohio's Pinocchio and La Fille Mal Gardée and CDT's PERFORMANCE AND TIME ARTS series, which sprinkled talented local modern dancers during the year; many of the latter also appeared in CDT's presentation of Maureen Fleming. More high notes were CDT's presentation of Ronald K. Brown/Evidence and the sold-out Pilobolus Dance Theatre, plus Cincinnati Ballet's Sleeping Beauty, for both its classic breadth and its pairing of new principal dancers Kristi Capps and Dmitri Trubchanov.
Two out of town notes: In New York City last summer I was lucky enough to see the New York City Ballet, as well as the year-end performance from the School of American Ballet -- wonderful experiences that also reminded me, though Cincinnati is not New York City, we have nothing to apologize for locally. Finally, on an inadvertent trip to San Antonio, Tex., I was lucky enough to see The Rolling Stones and am happy to report that Mick Jagger is still one heck of a dancer.
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