Dayton Ballet

Aida, South Pacific, and a new production of The Nutcracker are among shows for the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance 2024 to 2025 season.

Striving for the ideal body has always troubled ballet dancers. It can be even harder for Black dancers. However, this is changing. The new Artistic Director of the Dayton Ballet, Brandon Ragland, has been part of this shift. For Culture Couch, David Seitz went to a rehearsal and has this story.

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This production includes original choreography set to a brand new score. It also offers a new take on the Washington Irving classic.

The DPAA wants to make performing arts more accessible across the Miami Valley

The Dayton Ballet's volunteer organization, the Dayton Ballet Barre, is partnering with over 15 local musicians for a unique musical fundraising event…

The Dayton Ballet is readying their new production, Dracula: Bloodlines, about the world’s most famous vampire: Dracula. The challenge is how the ballet…

When you hear “Russian ballet,” Dayton, Ohio probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But on February 8, 1917, the Ballets Russes, a radical…

This weekend, the Dayton Ballet will present four short ballets as part of February Fantasy. The perform will include the world premiere of two new works,…

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker is a magical ballet. With dozens of parts for children (mice, gingerbread men, sugarplum-fairy-attendants!), it’s an endearing…

The three organizations that make up the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance are collaborating on a presentation of Bizet's The Pearl Fishers. Singers from…

The timeless story of Peter Pan will be coming to the Schuster Center in a combined presentation by Dayton Ballet and Dayton Philharmonic. Conductor Neil…