Posted: December 7, 2020 at 6:30 pm
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance today regretfully announces that all originally scheduled programs in its 2020–2021 Celebrate Season will not go on as planned. Instead, the DPAA has announced a brand new DPAA Reimagined DPAA Season 2020‒2021, offering patrons a variety of options to experience a new line-up of programs, including in-theater, live stream, and virtual stream options from which to choose.
The following programs from the DPAA 2020–2021 Celebrate Season have been canceled, as follows:
| September 2020 – June 2021 | Original Dates | Current Status | Future Plan | What To Do with Your Ticket |
| Specials | ||||
| Handel’s Messiah | Dec 16, 2020 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HandelMessiah | |
| New Year’s Eve: Vienna, City of My Dreams | Dec 31, 2020 | CANCELED | See DPAA Reimagined Season 2020–2021 for new program* | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPAANewYearsEve |
| Beauty and the Beast: Film with Dayton Philharmonic Live! | Jan 9, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOFilmSeries | |
| Fantasia: Film with Dayton Philharmonic Live! | March 5, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOFilmSeries | |
| Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope: Film with Dayton Philharmonic Live! | June 26, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOFilmSeries | |
| Masterworks | ||||
| Beethoven 4, Rach 3 | Oct 2 & 3, 2020 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOMasterworksSeries | |
| Beethoven 7 and Wagner | Oct 23 & 24, 2020 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOMasterworksSeries | |
| Beethoven 2 and Gaelic Symphony | Jan 22 & 23, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOMasterworksSeries | |
| Beethoven 8 | Feb 19 & 20, 2021 | CANCELED | See DPAA Reimagined Season 2020–2021 for new program* | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOMasterworksSeries |
| Brahms and Bruckner | March 26 & 27, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOMasterworksSeries | |
| Dvořák and Stravinksy | Apr 30 & May 1, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOMasterworksSeries | |
| Beethoven 9, “Ode to Joy” | June 18 & 19, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOMasterworksSeries | |
| SuperPops | ||||
| Cole Porter in Concert | Oct 16 & 17, 2020 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOSuperPopsSeries | |
| Hometown Holiday | Dec 4 & 5, 2020 | CANCELED | See DPAA Holiday Streams for new program** | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOSuperPopsSeries |
| Ella Fitzgerald Forever | Jan 29 & 30, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOSuperPopsSeries | |
| The Music of John Williams | March 19 & 20, 2021 | CANCELED | See DPAA Reimagined Season 2020–2021 for new program* | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOSuperPopsSeries |
| Peter Pan | April 9 & 10, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOSuperPopsSeries | |
| Spies, Lies, and Treble Clefs: The Music of James Bond | June 4 & 5, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOSuperPopsSeries | |
| Rockin’ Orchestra | ||||
| Dayton Funk | Sept 26, 2021 | CANCELED | See DPAA Reimagined Season 2020–2021 for new program* | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPORockinSeries |
| One Vision: The Music of Queen | Nov 13, 2020 | CANCELED | See DPAA Reimagined Season 2020–2021 for new program* | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPORockinSeries |
| Faithfully: The Music of Journey | Feb 6, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPORockinSeries | |
| Revolution: The Music of the Beatles | March 6, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPORockinSeries | |
| Landslide: The Music of Fleetwood Mac | April 17, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPORockinSeries | |
| Remember When Rock Was Young: The Elton John Tribute | June 12, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPORockinSeries | |
| Recital | ||||
| High Octane Strings | Oct 25. 2020 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPORecitalSeries | |
| Opera Star Recital: Angel Blue Celebrating Artistic Director Thomas Bankston 25th Anniversary and Dayton Opera 60th Anniversary | March 28, 2021 | CANCELED | See DPAA Reimagined Season 2020–2021 for new program* | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPORecitalSeries |
| From Mozart to Café Music: Concertmaster and Friends | May 23, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPORecitalSeries | |
| Family | ||||
| PhilharMonster Halloween Concert | Oct 18, 2020 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOFamilySeries | |
| A World of Dance | March 21, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOFamilySeries | |
| Peter Pan | April 11, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPOFamilySeries | |
| Ballet | ||||
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Oct 29, 2020 | CANCELED | Will be available as part of 2021‒2022 season*** | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DaytonBalletSeries |
| The Nutcracker | Dec 11-21, 2020 | CANCELED | See DPAA Holiday Streams for new program** | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DaytonBalletSeries |
| Dance Icons: Jerome Robbins and Jiří Kylián | Feb 12, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DaytonBalletSeries | |
| Peter Pan | Apr 9, 10, &11, 2021 | CANCELED | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DaytonBalletSeries | |
| Opera | ||||
| La Traviata | Nov 20 & 22, 2021 | CANCELED | See DPAA Reimagined Season 2020–2021 for new program* | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DaytonOperaSeries |
| Don Giovanni | Feb 26 & 28, 2021 | CANCELED | See DPAA Reimagined Season 2020–2021 for new program* | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DaytonOperaSeries |
| Opera Star Recital: Angel Blue Celebrating Artistic Director Thomas Bankston 25th Anniversary and Dayton Opera 60th Anniversary | March 28, 2021 | CANCELED | See DPAA Reimagined Season 2020–2021 for new program* | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DaytonOperaSeries |
| Finding Wright | Apr 23 & 25, 2021 | CANCELED | Will be available as part of 2021‒2022 season*** | https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DaytonOperaSeries |
| Education Programs | Original Dates | Current Status | ||
| Young People’s Concerts – Nature in Music | Oct 14, 2020 | CANCELED | ||
| Young People’s Concerts – Kaleidoscope: Around the World | Mar 3, 2021 | CANCELED | ||
| Magic Carpet Concerts – Going Places | Mar 9-12, 2021 | CANCELED |
NOTES:
* Ticketholders to these performances are encouraged to exchange their ticket values for programs in the DPAA Reimagined Season 2020–2021. Please call the box office at (937) 228-3630 for assistance.
** Ticketholders to these performances are encouraged to donate the value of their tickets to a DPAA Virtual Streams Membership. Please call the box office at (937)228-3630 for assistance.
*** These programs will be performed in the 2021–2022 DPAA season. Ticketholders to these performances are encouraged to donate, or exchange or put their ticket values on account for future use. Please call the box office at (937) 228-3630 for assistance.
Ticketing Information
Canceled Performances: For patrons with tickets to a canceled performance, the DPAA offers the following options:
1. Donate the value of your tickets to the DPAA. Your tax-deductible donation today means that the next time you join us for a Dayton Opera, Dayton Ballet, or Dayton Philharmonic performance, we will be here to share the joy of live performances with you once more, as a healthy, vibrant and financially secure organization.
- For your donation of $100 or higher, you will receive access to our new DPAA Stream Virtual Streams Memberships. Please call the ticketing office at (937) 228-3630 or send an email to [email protected], or you can click on the link beside each performance above for a streamlined approach to your ticketing options.
2. Exchange your ticket value to the DPAA Reimagined Season 2020-2021. You can exchange your ticket value for a live in-theater program or for a live stream program that you can enjoy from the comfort of home. Please call the ticketing office at (937) 228-3630 or send an email to [email protected], or you can click on the link beside each performance above for a streamlined approach to your ticketing options
3. Put the value of your tickets on account. The Ticket Office can put your funds on account for future use. Please call the ticketing office at (937) 228-3630 or send an email to [email protected], or you can click on the link beside each performance above for a streamlined approach to your ticketing options.
4. Receive a refund if your performance has been canceled. If your performance has been canceled, we can provide a full refund for your tickets. However, we encourage you to consider the role that the performing arts play in your life and how vital the arts are to the culture, vibrancy and very fabric of our Dayton community. We ask that you consider donating the value of your tickets or putting that value on account in order to support the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance and the art forms we all enjoy so much.
To carry out these options, please call the ticketing office at (937) 228-3630 or send an email to [email protected]. The Dayton Live Ticket Office phones are open Tuesday through Friday from 10 am to 6 pm. You can also click on the link beside each performance above for a streamlined approach to your ticketing options.
Please keep in mind that when calling the Dayton Live Ticket Office, due to high volumes you may be on hold for some time and it may take two to three business days to process your request. We appreciate your patience and your understanding.
Support
Your support today is more important than ever. As a nonprofit arts organization, the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance relies on the people we serve. That has never been more true than during this time of event closures as our community works together to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Please consider the role the performing arts play in your life, and if you would like to make a donation above and beyond the donation of the value of your ticket to support the DPAA, please click here:
https://daytonperformingarts.org/donate/
If you are a federal employee and would like to give to the DPAA through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), please visit https://cfcgiving.opm.gov/welcome.