Victoria Morgan joined Cincinnati Ballet as artistic director in 1997 and in April of 2008 she became the CEO. She was resident choreographer for the San Francisco Opera (1987-1997), and previously was principal dancer for San Francisco Ballet (1978-1987) and Ballet West (1969-1978). Her achievements at Cincinnati Ballet include creative collaborations with other ballet companies for the sharing of production expenses of new works and the revitalization of important repertoire, as well as the first-ever exchange program with neighboring BalletMet Columbus. She has broadened the company’s horizons and exposure by presenting new programming, such as the Come Together Festival and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Festival which was in collaboration with the Cincinnati Art Museum and received national recognition in The New York Times as one of the top ten dance events in 2002.  She also enhanced Cincinnati Ballet’s repertoire by personally choreographing world premieres, such as Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Swan Lake (Act I & III) Princess and the Pea, Beyond Innocence, and Cinderella. With support from primary board members and major donors, Morgan helped to lay the foundation for the future with initiatives such as the 21st Century Campaign, resulting in a new satellite location for the Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet, the creation of new ballets, a new Nutcracker, a new ticketing and marketing system, and the expansion of Cincinnati Ballet’s downtown location to include The Mickey Jarson Kaplan Performance Studio with 250 seats. Morgan is on the Advisory Board of Dance Magazine, has served on the NEA evaluation panel, was presiding judge for the 2005 New York International Ballet Competition, and was an adjudicator for the Benois de la Danse Awards Gala in Moscow, Russia in April 2006.  She has served on the Dance/USA Board since 2007. In 2009, she was a chosen YWCA Career Woman of Achievement and in 2008 was honored by Cincinnati Regional Chamber as Woman of the Year – Non Profit. Victoria graduated Magna Cum Laude with an MFA from the University of Utah and last March received the Outstanding Alumna Award for 2009.

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