The Columbus Dance Theatre (CDT) is a unique, voice for dance in Columbus with work born out of a rich background in ballet, modern dance, music and theatre.
It is nationally recognized for its professional Company, Dance School and its role as a leading sponsor of independent artists in central Ohio. The work of the Company is new, fresh, and innovative and features the work of Artistic Director and Founder, Tim Veach and selected choreographers. They embrace people and communities and promote inclusiveness and respect in all programming and education experiences offered to the community and within their organization.
The continuously deliver top quality programming and educational opportunities that challenge and develop their students and dancers and broaden the cultural experience for the community. Once unique feature of CDT is its reliance on classical and neo-classical music and it affiliation with recognized chamber music ensembles to provide live music at their concerts. We continue to especially sponsor Matchgirl and honor the fallen children of Sandy Hook with an empty chair. We remember exiting a performance on December 14th, 2012 which was filled with 4th graders from around the city, most of whom had never seen ballet before and hearing the news about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children between six and seven years old, as well as six adult staff members.
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