▁on ▁Central ▁Park way ▁at ▁Liber ty ▁Street ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁Otto ▁M . ▁Bud ig ▁Academy ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ▁Bal let ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Off ices , ▁dance ▁stud ios , ▁a ▁training ▁school , ▁w ard ro be / cost ume ▁storage , ▁and ▁re he ars al ▁space ▁were ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁complex . ▁The ▁int imate ▁Mic key ▁Jar son ▁Kap lan ▁Performance ▁Studio ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ar on off ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁became ▁the ▁permanent ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁re per toire ▁series ▁of ▁performances ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bal lets ▁were ▁acquired . ▁“ Amer icana ” ▁bal lets ▁such ▁as ▁Ag nes ▁De M ille ’ s ▁R ode o , ▁and ▁modern ▁dance ▁pieces ▁by ▁Paul ▁Taylor ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁d anc ers ▁and ▁intr igu ed ▁aud ien ces . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Bal anch ine ' s ▁full - length ▁Jew els , ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁company . ▁Other ▁contemporary ▁ch ore ograph ers ▁included ▁Kirk ▁Pet erson , ▁Kath ry n ▁Pos in , ▁St anton ▁Wel ch ▁and ▁Val ▁Can ip ar oli , ▁Tre y ▁Mc Int y re ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁N ig el ▁Bur go ine ▁and ▁Victoria ▁Morgan , ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁art istic ▁director ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁and ▁CE O