Honoring Heinz Poll
April 25, 2025 7:00pm
SHOW DETAILS
April 25, 2025 7:00pm
EJ Thomas
198 Hill Street
Akron, OH 44325-0501
TICKETS
$45 / $35 / $25
EJ Thomas Box Office: 330-253-2488
Hours: 10 am-4 pm
Ohio Contemporary Ballet is renowned for its exceptional versatility and captivating presence that mesmerizes audiences. This performance invites audiences to celebrate the late Heinz Poll, founder of the Ohio Ballet and champion of dance in Akron. Whether you’re a devoted Heinz Poll fan, or unfamiliar with his name, this show is sure to captivate all with its vibrant choreography, dynamic music, and breathtaking artistry.
Experience the brilliance of Heinz Poll’s choreography as two masterpieces return to the stage after more than 20 years. Planes/Configurations dazzles with its bold geometric design and athletic precision. Light Breeze enchants with its playful ballroom-inspired movements infused with the grace of ballet. The program will also include audience favorite, Bolero, an enthralling piece with its electrifying energy, dramatic capes, and flawless synchronicity set to the world-famous score by Ravel.
Witness the magic of dance while celebrating a remarkable local icon that has left a lasting impact on the community and beyond.
Pre-Show Panel Discussion with Ohio Ballet dancer alumni
Join us in the EJ Thomas Hall lobby at 6:00 PM for a pre-show panel with original Ohio Ballet dancers. Hear their stories about working with Heinz Poll. The screening of Soaring a documentary of Heinz Poll’s career will play in the lobby at 5:45PM prior to the panel discussion.
Soaring Documentary
April 25, 2025 5:45pm
Prior to the panel discussion in the lobby
Ohio Ballet Alumni
April 25, 2025 6:00pm
Pre-show panel discussion in the lobby
Performance
April 25, 2025 7:00pm
EJ Thomas Hall
Ohio Contemporary Ballet celebrates late Heinz Poll, founder of the Ohio Ballet
Paris Wolf, The Plain Dealer
AKRON, Ohio – Ohio Contemporary Ballet is performing three works by late Heinz Poll at 7 p.m., Friday, April 25, at EJ Thomas Hall in Akron. Poll, a leading figure in contemporary ballet, founded the Ohio Ballet in the mid-1970s. A visionary choreographer, he created more than 60 original works.
Ohio Contemporary Ballet Celebrates Visionary Choreographer Heinz Poll’s Legacy
Steve Sucato, Arts Air
AKRON, Ohio – Ohio Contemporary Ballet is performing three works by late Heinz Poll at 7 p.m., Friday, April 25, at EJ Thomas Hall in Akron. Poll, a leading figure in contemporary ballet, founded the Ohio Ballet in the mid-1970s. A visionary choreographer, he created more than 60 original works.
Former Ohio Ballet dancer from Akron restages 2 Heinz Poll masterpieces for Akron show
Kerry Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal
AKRON, Ohio – Ohio Contemporary Ballet will celebrate the legacy of Akron’s own choreographer with the dance concert “Honoring Heinz Poll” on April 25, a special event at E.J. Thomas Hall that will see two of Poll’s masterpieces restaged for the first time in 20 years.
