PRESS RELEASES
Official Cleveland Ballet Press Releases
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CLEVELAND BALLET ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF LARRY GOODMAN AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
April 16, 2024
CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Ballet’s leadership transition is now formalized and secured with the Board of Directors’ appointment of Larry Goodman to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer.
CLEVELAND BALLET ANNOUNCES DYNAMIC 2024-2025 SEASON: AN UNPARALLELED MIX OF CLASSIC AND MODERN WORKS
April 2, 2024
CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Ballet announces its upcoming season with the distinct imprint of its new artistic director, Timour Bourtasenkov. The 2024-2025 season features a stunning trio of works including Dracula, The Nutcracker, and Romeo and Juliet, with choreography from award-winning, world-renowned choreographers including Bourtasenkov.
CLEVELAND BALLET ELEVATES ITS REPERTOIRE WITH NEW, OPULENT SLEEPING BEAUTY
March 1, 2024
CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Ballet will debut Sleeping Beauty for their final performance of the 2023-2024 season at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace this April 25 – 27. Under the artistic direction of Timour Bourtasenkov, Cleveland Ballet promises a fresh interpretation of the beloved ballet with a more lavish level of production quality.
CLEVELAND BALLET ANNOUNCES PAY WHAT YOU CAN PERFORMANCE OF THE NUTCRACKER
November 16, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Ballet is delivering on its core values of inclusivity and accessibility by announcing a special Pay What You Can performance of The Nutcracker. The Thursday, December 14, 11 a.m., performance of The Nutcracker at the Connor Palace in Playhouse Square has been designated as open to everyone.
CLEVELAND BALLET ANNOUNCES AUDITION TOUR FOR TENTH ANNIVERSARY 2024 – 2025 SEASON
November 8, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Ballet announced its 2024-2025 season audition tour dates as it seeks to add exceptional artists for the company’s 10th-anniversary celebration.
Cleveland Ballet is the premier resident ballet company of Northeast Ohio. Recognized by Dance Informa USA as “the fastest growing [ballet] company in the nation,” the auditions will look for talented artists to fill roles available for Cleveland Ballet company artists and School of Cleveland Ballet trainees.
CLEVELAND BALLET ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF NEW PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
October 25, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Ballet Board of Directors elected Michael Frank, MD, JD, FACEP, FCLM, retired emergency physician and attorney, as its new Chairman of the Board during their annual meeting. Long-time Cleveland Ballet Chairman of the Board, Richard W. Pogue, who held the position for 5 years, will continue serving on the Board of Directors.
CLEVELAND BALLET’S BELOVED HOLIDAY TRADITION, THE NUTCRACKER, EXPANDS WITH 11 PERFORMANCES AT CONNOR PALACE
October 11, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH – With new dances, characters, and costumes, Cleveland Ballet’s The Nutcracker returns to Playhouse Square with an expanded season featuring 11 performances of this cherished holiday tradition. Running over two weekends, the schedule includes matinee and evening shows starting Thursday, December 14, and ending with the evening performance on Saturday, December 23.
CLEVELAND BALLET'S CARMEN & OTHER WORKS CASTING ANNOUNCED
September 5, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland Ballet is excited to announce the principal casting for the upcoming production of Carmen & Other Works September 22 & 23 at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace. The performance includes three works, including Pas de Dix, which features excerpts from the grand ballet Raymonda, the world premiere of an original work Nocturne, and the reimagined Carmen, which originally premiered in 2019.
CLEVELAND BALLET LAUNCHES NINTH SEASON WITH EXPANDED COMPANY OF ARTISTS
August 24, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH - The artistic caliber of Cleveland Ballet continues to grow as the company starts its ninth season with a larger roster of artists, including nine new dancers and the 33-piece Cleveland Ballet Orchestra. New dancers from South Korea and Dominican Republic round out the 33-member company with artists from 10 countries.
CLEVELAND BALLET PRESENTS CARMEN, PAS DE DIX, & NOCTURNE AT CONNOR PALACE
August 1, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH - As part of their ninth season, Cleveland Ballet will be presenting the reimagined Carmen, the beautiful Pas de Dix from the grand ballet Raymonda, and the world premiere of Nocturne choreographed by award-winning Artistic Director Gladisa Guadalupe.
CLEVELAND BALLET LAUNCHES NINTH SEASON WITH OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE AND RECEPTION AT HARBOURTOWN FINE ARTS CENTER IN VERMILION
July 24, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland Ballet will premier its ninth season with an outdoor performance and reception on Saturday, August 26, at Harbourtown Fine Arts Center, its summer residency in Vermilion, Ohio.
CLEVELAND BALLET AND AKRON ART MUSEUM CONNECT FOR SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF SYMPHONY OF LIFE
May 15, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland's premier ballet company is thrilled to announce Ballet in the Garden, with support from the Albrecht Family Foundation and Acme Fresh Market, at the Bud & Susie Rogers Garden at Akron Art Museum this June 17.
LEGENDARY BALLERINA AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF STATE BALLET OF GEORGIA NINA ANANIASHVILI TO HOST MASTERCLASS FOR CLEVELAND BALLET ARTISTS
April 4, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH - A celebrated dancer and innovator in the world of ballet, Nina Ananiashvili will lend her artistic knowledge and teachings to Cleveland Ballet artists for an exclusive masterclass.
CLEVELAND BALLET ANNOUNCES ITS SENSATIONAL NINTH SEASON, RETURNING TO CONNOR PALACE AT PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
April 3, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland Ballet is thrilled to announce their upcoming ninth season in Connor Palace at Playhouse Square. With a stunning selection of works and leadership from award-winning Artistic Director Gladisa Guadalupe, the company's ninth season promises to charm and captivate the Cleveland community.
KEEPING UP WITH THEIR ANNUAL FLORIDA TOUR, CLEVELAND BALLET PLANS TO GIVE BACK TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY
February 24, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH - In addition to growing performance dates in South Florida, Cleveland Ballet is planning visits to Golisano Children's Hospital of South Florida and the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County during their 2023 Winter Escape Tour.
CLEVELAND BALLET CLOSES 2022-23 SEASON WITH GEORGE BALANCHINE'S EXQUISITE SERENADE & WORLD PREMIERE OF COMPANY'S FIRST COMMISSIONED SCORE, SYMPHONY OF LIFE
January 18, 2023
CLEVELAND, OH - Acclaimed Company celebrates end of eighth season with two company premieres, a live orchestra, commissioned score by world-renowned Israeli composer Anna Segal, ballet by critically acclaimed Russian choreographer Ilia Zhivoi and the Playhouse Square debut of Ohio's new Cleveland Ballet Orchestra led by Conductor Caleb Young and Concertmaster Alexandra Preucil.
MOMENTUM! CLEVELAND BALLET HIGHLIGHTS THE POWER AND ELEGANCE OF DANCE IN SOLE FLORIDA PERFORMANCE OF 2022-23 SEASON
December 5, 2022
CLEVELAND, OH - One-night-only debut performance at Florida's Broward Center this February 2023 by nationally acclaimed Cleveland Ballet reflects the celebrated company's innovative and inspirational spirit.
LAKE ERIE TO DON SWAN LAKE MONIKER IN HONOR OF CLEVELAND BALLET’S PREMIERE OF TCHAIKOVSKY’S CLASSIC
October 10, 2022
CLEVELAND, OH - Mayor of Cleveland Justin M. Bibb has announced that Lake Erie will don the name ‘Swan Lake’ in recognition of the premiere of Cleveland Ballet’s production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, a production sponsored in part by Roe Green and the Roe Green Foundation.
CLEVELAND BALLET PRESENTS A HIGH CALIBER OF ARTISTRY FOR THEIR SEASON-OPENER SWAN LAKE
August 17, 2022
CLEVELAND, OH - Governor's Award-winning Artistic Director Gladisa Guadalupe is bringing her own flare to Cleveland Ballet's Swan Lake, sponsored in part by Roe Green and the Roe Green Foudnation, with an all-star cast and critical artistic coaching from world-renowned dancer and artist Valentina Kozlova.
CLEVELAND BALLET'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM PRINCIPAL CASTING ANNOUNCED
April 11, 2022
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland Ballet is delighted to announce the principal casting for the upcoming production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Playhouse Square's Mimi Ohio Theatre. Set to an invigorating and timeless score by Felix Mendelssohn, Gladisa Guadalupe's brand-new production of Shakespeare's classic lures the audience into a world of suspense, fairy-tale creatures, delightful costumes and unlucky lovers.
CLEVELAND BALLET DEBUTS THE NUTCRACKER IN CONNOR PALACE
October 28, 2021
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland Ballet will open its annual production of The Nutcracker with choreography by co-founder and Artistic Director Gladisa Guadalupe on Friday, December 3rd, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the Connor Palace at Playhouse Square. The highly anticipated and cherished holiday classic will include five performances through Sunday, December 5th, 2021.
CLEVELAND BALLET'S DON QUIXOTE WORLD PREMIERE OPENS OCTOBER 15TH AT MIMI OHIO THEATRE
October 3, 2021
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland Ballet opens their 7th season on October 15th at 7:00 p.m. at Playhouse Square's Mimi Ohio Theatre with the love story Don Quixote, based upon Miguel de Cervantes' enduring novel.
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE INTRODUCES ADDITION TO EXISTING LAYERS OF HEALTH PROTOCOLS
September 7, 2021
CLEVELAND, OH - Playhouse Square will be joining performing arts venues in the Northeast Ohio region and around the country to implement a safer return to full-capacity live indoor performances this fall by requiring all audience members to be fully vaccinated or if they cannot be vaccinated to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test.
VERMILION HISTORIC OPERA HOUSE TO BECOME SUMMER RESIDENCE OF CLEVELAND BALLET
August 23, 2021
CLEVELAND, OH - Harbourtown Fine Arts Center and the city of Vermilion is welcoming Cleveland Ballet as their first ever professional ballet company in residence.
CLEVELAND BALLET'S 2021-2022 COMPANY IS AN IMPRESSIVE COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCES AND YOUNG TALENTS
August 10, 2021
CLEVELAND, OH - With 28 company artists on the roster, Cleveland Ballet is excited to be back performing to live audiences at Playhouse Square for the 2021-2022 season.
CLEVELAND BALLET ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, GLADISA GUADALUPE, MAKES NATIONAL NEWS WITH THE STRATEGIC REOPENING OF HER COMPANY AND SCHOOL DURING COVID-19
June 17, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - The dance world is anxious to hit the stage as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine permits the reopening of studios and gyms; however, Cleveland Ballet Artistic Director Gladisa Guadalupe finds it important to proceed with safety on all fronts, especially with her company and school.
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - VOLUME V
May 4, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - Our world may be facing a lot of stress and uncertainty at the moment; however, Cleveland Ballet is certain to continue moving forward with positivity, health and vitality!
CLEVELAND BALLET'S 2020-2021 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT
May 1, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland Ballet is proud to announce its 2020-2021 season featuring fabulous shows at its home, Playhouse Square.
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - VOLUME IV
April 27, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - Our world may be facing a lot of stress and uncertainty at the moment; however, Cleveland Ballet is certain to continue moving forward with positivity, health and vitality!
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - VOLUME III
April 20, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - Our world may be facing a lot of stress and uncertainty at the moment; however, Cleveland Ballet is certain to continue moving forward with positivity, health and vitality!
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - VOLUME II
April 13, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - Our world may be facing a lot of stress and uncertainty at the moment; however, Cleveland Ballet is certain to continue moving forward with positivity, health and vitality!
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - VOLUME I
April 6, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - Our world may be facing a lot of stress and uncertainty at the moment; however, Cleveland Ballet is certain to continue moving forward with positivity, health and vitality!
CLEVELAND BALLET SUSPENDS PERFORMANCES OF THE MAGIC FLUTE, MAY 8TH AND 9TH
March 31, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - In compliance with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's public health order requiring all residents to stay home except for essential needs, Cleveland Ballet has suspended all remaining performances of the season including The Magic Flute.
CLEVELAND BALLET GOES VIRTUAL BY LIVE STREAMING CLASSES
March 23, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland Ballet is using technology to their advantage by bringing ballet to dancers in the comfort of their own homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ORIGINAL COSTUME DESIGNS BRIGHTEN UP CLEVELAND BALLET'S THE MAGIC FLUTE
March 6, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland Ballet's world premiere of The Magic Flute, choreographed by Gladisa Guadalupe, will be brought to life through vibrant costuming handcrafted by local Russian costume designer Irina Mochalova.
WORLD PREMIERE OF CLEVELAND BALLET'S THE MAGIC FLUTE
February 4, 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - Cleveland Ballet and Artistic Director Gladisa Guadalupe will be having another world premiere of a new ballet called The Magic Flute, accompanied by the sounds of Mozart.
CLEVELAND BALLET'S GIVING TUESDAY OFFERS NUTCRACKER EXCLUSIVE
November 25, 2019
CLEVELAND, OH - Make Cleveland feel like home for the holidays! Stay in pointe with upcoming productions by investing in Cleveland Ballet's dance shoes through Giving Tuesday. Although Cleveland Ballet's magnificent production of The Nutcracker has sold out 12 performances, Giving Tuesday is supplying another opportunity for you to see the show!