First program under McLain direction: April 16, Wilson Auditorium.
"Pas de Quatre" (Karina/Fugni)
"Bluebird Pas de Deux" (Sabline/Tchaikovsky)
"Rondo" from "Symphonic Classique" (McLain/Haydn)
"Sleeping Beauty Pas de Trois" (McLain/Tchafkovsky
"Lovers" (McLain/Rorem)
"Ancient Dances and Airs" (McLain/'Respighi./Nomikos)
Special lighting for "Lovers" was by Jay Depenbrock.
First 'live' telecast from Cincinnati theatre - WCET production with commentators:
Marian Spelman and William Nimmo of WLW.

May 9. Fifth Anniversary Gala: Guest Artists: Violette Verdy and Edward Villella.
Program included premiere of "Les Patineurs" as staged by Enrique Martinez, American Ballet Theatre Ballet Master.
The scenic designs were by Jay Depenbrock.

"The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music is the official school for The Cincinnati Ballet Company" approved.

Major production: "Concerto", ‘Dedicated to the University of Cincinnati on the Occasion of its Sesqui-Centennial Celebration'.
Choreography by McLain; Music by Francis Poulenc (Organ Concerto); Costume and Scenic Designs by Nomikos.

April 17, 1969. Extremely favorable reviews by Walter Terry for Saturday Review and P. W. Manchester for Dance News reassured the CBC Board in its plans for creating a professional ballet company.

"Cincinnati Dance", Vol. 1, No. 1 - June, 1969 - Newsletter of CCM Dance Division.

July 2, 1969. David McLain Dance Theatre, Inc., made up of CBC and CCM dancers opened 10- day engagement for Beaupre Ballet Festival, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Maestro Carmon DeLeone appointed CBC Music Director.

CBC Women's Committee organized.

P. W. Manchester was Guest Lecturer at CCM, later joined the faculty and donated the "Anatole Chujoy Memorial Dance Collection" to CCM for the benefit of both the company and the school.

February 20, 1970. James Truitte began one week as Guest Teacher, eventually joining the faculty of the school and began training dancers in the Lester Horton Technique. This training soon led to the school being recognized nationally as the center for training in Horton Technique and resulted in the company becoming the vehicle through which many Horton works could be seen.

April 30, 1970. Alicia Markova, D.B.E. staged Anton Bolin's "Pas de Quartre" for the company and presented a tiara she herself had made for her performances of Sleeping Beauty at Covent Garden.
In 1971 Dame Alicia joined the faculty of CCM.

July 26-August 27. As a result of the success of the David McLain Dance Theatre in Stockbridge in 1969, the Cincinnati Ballet Company was invited to be Company-in-Residence at Utah State University, Logan, for five weeks.
David McLain's "Guitar Concerto"(Castelnuow-Tedesco) was included in performances as a Work in Progress.
During this residency, William Christensen, Founder and Artistic Director of Ballet West and the Utah University Dance Department, saw the company in performance. Charles B. Levinson, CBC Board President, was in Utah at the same time in order to see the company. Christensen expressed interest in employing several of the CBC dancers in his own professional company.
As a result, Mr. Levinson assured Mr. McLain that he would recommend to the CBC Board of Trustees that ten dancers should go on a regular honorarium or salary upon his return, beginning in 1970-71.

Morphosis" to the first musical score commissioned by CBC premiered at The Contemporary Arts Center. Composer, Paul Palumbo, choreography by McLain, costumes by Andreas Nomikos. October 22, 1970.
Presented in conjunction with the annual Conference on Ballet in Higher Education, David McLain, National Chairman. Conference co-hosted jointly by The Cincinnati Ballet Company and the College-Conservatory of Music.

First dancers employed by the Company.

February 5. 1971. CBC performed in downtown theatre, Shubert Theatre, premiering Anthony Tudor's "Fandango" as staged by Allen Miles from notes provided by the Notation Bureau, NYC.
John Christian, festival producer for Jacob's Pillow attended and invited the company to appear June 29-July 3 sharing the bill with Susan Hendl and Edward Villella. At Jacob's Pillow, Lee, Massachusetts, CBC performed "Concerto" and "Winter's Traces".

David McLain received the "Mrs. A. E. (Dolly) Cohen Award " for Excellence in Teaching from the University of Cincinnati.
Presentation was made by Dr. Walter C. Langsam, President.

CBC presented the "longest season of ballet in Cincinnati history" when it appeared at Playhouse in the Park June 1-12, presenting 4 different programs , 13 ballets and 3 Premiers; "The Beloved" (Horton-Truitte/Hamilton/Depenbrock); "Nutcracker Grand Pas de Deux" (staged by Dame Alicia Markova, D.B.E.), "Guernica" (Truitte after Horton; commissioned score by DeLeone; costumes by Henry Heymann).

First CSO Mini-Festivals June-July, 1971.
The Cincinnati Ballet Company and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra appeared in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.

Dr. Walter C. Langsam succeeded by Dr. Warren Bennis as U.C. President.

Dr. Edward N. Miller and U.C. Medical School staff begin research in "Ballet Medicine" to benefit both the company and dancers in the school.
55 dancers were ex-rayed and studied during this first year.

December 12, 1971. Oleg Sabline re-staged "Aubade" (Poulenc/Depenbrock) and David McLain premiered his "Clouds" (Dvorak) at Indian Hills High School Auditorium.

March 5, 1972. Midnight performance at Playhouse in the Park with matinee lecture-demonstration by Dance Alicia Markova, D.B.E. and Walter Terry, Saturday Review presented on March 6.

April 10, 1972. A choreographic gift from George Balanchine, his first to CBC, "Concerto Barocco" was performed for the dedication of the Patricia Corbett Wing of CCM.
James Truitte, coming out of retirement, performed Lester Horton's "The Beloved" with Steffi MacFarlane.
Plans for "Aurora's Wedding" to be staged by Dame Alicia Markova were dropped due to the expense and insufficient funding.

April 29, 1972. First appearances on CSO Major Subscription Series.
CBC performed Menotti's "The Unicorn, The Gorgon and The Manticore" 'With choreography by Louis Johnson and costume and scenic designs by Reuben Ter-Arutunian.
Production made possible by The Corbett Foundation.
Conducting the CSO was Music Director Thomas Schippers.
Both Menotti and Ter-Arutunian attended the opening night performance,

May 21, 1972. Cincinnati became the second city to see Leonard Bernstein's "Mass".
A May Festival production, CSO was conducted by Maurice Peress who had conducted the premiere for the Kennedy Center opening in Washington.
Choreography, featuring CBC, was by James Truitte.

A choreographic gift from Roman Jasinski, CBC premiered "Divertissement Classique" (Burgmuller) on November 3, 1972.
Classical tutus designed and executed by Annie Peacock Warner were the first she created for the company.
Other costumes and the sets were from Andreas Nomikos "Romanza" (1969).

Orrin Kayan joined the company and staged "Don Quixote Pas de Deux" (Minkus) for Susan Shtulman and himself.
Premiered November 3, 1972.

February 9, 1973 - Cincinnati premier of Lester Horton's "Face of .Violence", based on Oscar Wilde's "Salome". Staged for the company by James Truitte, assisted by Carmon de Lavallade. Karen Kuertz was the first Salome. Production made possible by NEA grant. Preview performances in Fairborn, Ohio and Lebanon, Ohio, on CSO Area Artists Tour. Created a minor scandal in Lebanon.
"Dedication to Jose Clemente Orozco" also premiered February 9.

May 3, 1973 - George Balanchine gave the company "Serenade" with costume designs by Karinska.
NYC Ballet sent Rosemary Dunleavy to stage the work.

First Extended Tour - September-October - 3 weeks tour: North and South Carolina, Kentucky.

November 28. Multi-Media "Etcetera" gift of Mrs. Harris K. Weston.
Choreography by Louis Johnson, slide projections by Alice Weston, music by Paul Palombo, lighting and costumes by Jay Depenbrock, producer, David McLain. Corbett Auditorium.

February 8. James Truitte's "Frevo" to score commissioned by CBC from Carmon DeLeone, costumes and scenic designs by Jay Depenbrock, was premiered at Corbett Auditorium.

March 20. First tour outside Continental United States.
Two weeks CRPT Residencies: St. Thomas and St. Croix, Virgin Islands (1/2 week each) San Juan, Puerto Rico (5 1/2 days) Ponce, Puerto Rico (1 night stand).

CBC offices moved to Music Hall complex.

June 14, 1974. "The Firebird" premiered at Music Hall.
Choreography after Fokine by Roman Jasinski and Moscelyne Larkin. Production designed by Jay Depenbrock.
Made possible through a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Carl K. Gieringer. The Firebird was Susan Shtulman. Tsarevitch: Thomas Kovaleski. Tsarevna: Karen Kuertz. Kostchei: David Blackburn.
Second performance (June .15): The Firebird was Karen Kuertz with David Blackburn as the Tsarevitch. Colleen Giesting was the Tsarevna. James Truitte was the Kostchei.
SRO. Tickets "black marketed" in lobby second night.

Interim Manager was John L. Magro until Paul Wagner was appointed General Manager beginning in September 1974.

Dr. Walter C. Langsam became Chairman of the Board. Dr. Eugene Bonelli succeeded Dr. Jack M. Watson as CCH dean.

8 sell-out performances of "The Nutcracker" at Music Hall.
December 18-29. Production, made possible through a grant from Frisch's Restaurants, Inc.,
Jack Maier, President , The Corbett Foundation, and Charles B. Levinson Foundation.
Choreography: Act I to Snow, Roman Jasinski and Moscelyne Larkin. Snow through Act II, Frederic Franklin.
Scenic designs by Jay Depenbrock. Costumes designed by Annie Peacock Warner.
The full 90 piece Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Carmon DeLeone played the music.
Attendance was such that the CBC broke the house record at Music Hall.

Resultant Awards: Frisch's Restaurants, Inc.: Esquire Magazine - "Business in the Arts Award" presented to Maier in Philadelphia;
and "Business in the Arts Award" from Ohio Arts Council.
CBC received the first Corbett Award from Arts Council of the Ohio River Valley for its major "contribution to the arts in Cincinnati".
David McLain received the Sachs Award from The Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts.

As part of Bi-centennial, the Dance Archives of the New York Public Library filmed David McLain's "Concerto", Lester Horton's "The Beloved" and Horton's "Face of Violence" for the Archives.

CBC presented its first series of mixed repertoire at Corbett Auditorium.

C. Jeannine Kagan became Acting Manager.

August 14, 1975. Mayor Theodore M. Berry proclaimed "David McLain Day" in Cincinnati and presentation of the "Rosa F. and Samuel B. Sachs Award" of The Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts was made, in the Green Room at Music Hall.

August 30, 31, 1975. CBC made its New York debut at Delacorte Theatre in Central Park presenting "Face of Violence" (Salome) as part of the New York Dance Festival. Rave reviews including New York Times (Anna Kisselgoff). Salome: Colleen Glesting. Herodias: Alyce Taylor. Herod: David Blackburn. Guard: Wayne Maurer. Eunuch: Michael Rozow. John the Baptist: Michael Bradshaw.

September 12, 1975. First appearance at Taft Theatre for Subscription Series. Premiered "With Timbrel and Dance, Praise His Name" (Truitte/DeLeone-Americau Spirituals/Warner) with Odetta and Cincinnati Gospel Chorus. Made possible through an NEA grant.
Company under first booking management for 1976-77, Harry Beall, Inc.
April 29, 1976. Taft Theatre. Premiers: Donald Saddler's "Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts" (Stephen Foster-Frank Proto/Jay Depenbrock scenic designs/Annie Peacock Warner/costume designs). Frederic Franklin's "Pas de Dix" (after Petipa) from Glazounov's "Ramonda". Scenic designs: Jay Depenbrock courtesy of Cincinnati Opera Association. Costume designs: Annie Peacock Warner. William Dollar's "Le Combat" (De Banfield). "Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts" was made possible through a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Carl K. Gieringer.
Therapy Room established in Dance Wing of Patricia Corbett Pavilion-CCM made possible through a generous contribution of N. J. Giannestras, MD.
June 1, 1976. R. Dean Amos, former Manager of the Duluth Superior Orchestra became General Manager.
June 18-July 22 - CBC tour to 10 cities (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky) on CSO Mini-Festival Tour.
June 30. David McLain completed his 10th season as Cincinnati Ballet Company Artistic Director.

October 9, 1976. Mayor Bobbie Sterne proclaimed "David McLain Day" in Cincinnati and CBC Board of Trustees honored the Artistic Director on his 10th anniversary following closing performance of the Taft Theatre fall series October 7-9.

The Company, under Harry Beall Booking Management~increased national touring by 217% Including extended residency touring with Odetta and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra of Poughkeepsie, New York.

December 20, 1976. Special performance of "The Nutcracker" purchased by American Financial Corporation, and the Andrew Jergens Foundation made it possible for 3,000 underprivileged school children to attend the dress rehearsal an the same day.

February 3, 4, 5, 1977. Winter Series cancelled due to the "hardest winter in 100 years." Primary reason for cancellation was the lack of assurance that Taft Theatre could maintain suitable temperature for dancers and audiences. 100th anniversary premiere of "Swan Lake" postponed.

April 21, 22, 23, 1977. Spring Series at Taft Theatre included Premieres of Frederic Franklin's "Swan Lake (Act U)" and Nelle Fisher's "Peter and the Wolf' (Patrick Mine= was Peter). Odette on opening night was Janice James partnered by John Nelson. Odette on second night was Melissa Hale partnered by John Ashton.

May 21, 1977, "The Nutcracker. A Fantasy in the Making," made possible through funds provided by Frisch's Restaurants, won six Regional Television Emmy Awards at WCET. Bob Carding was producer-director.

June 10, 1977. The "resignation" of R. Dean Amos'as General Manager was accepted by the CBC Board of Trustees. Patricia Losey, as Company Manager, moved in the position of heading the Managerial Staff including Michael Rozow (bookings/development), Sally Dunker (public relations), Herbert Blevins (accountant), Clare Cone (secretary).

-Budget problem around the $683,700 approved budget began to reach critical stage In June. Goals set to increase subscriptions from 2,000 to 6,000 by August 31 and to raise $75,000 to see the Company through six weeks' summer work plus $125,000 for 1977-78 were taken to the general public for the first time.