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Arts in Education

Jack Louiso, Cincinnati

Nominated By: The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati

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As the current Artistic Director of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Jack Louiso drives the organization to fulfill its mission to support, nurture and provide a quality environment for the arts and arts education to flourish throughout southwest Ohio. Louiso has made contributions to advance arts education since he was 17, when he started his first of 10 dance studios. Since then he has been instrumental in creating new arts education initiatives that have had an impact not only locally and statewide, but nationally and inter-nationally as well. Through his work Louiso has turned countless young people on to theatre and the arts. Under his supervision and vision, The Children’s Theatre has produced 44 productions, 14 of which were world premiere works. Louiso also served as Artistic Director of the internationally renowned School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, the first arts magnet school in the country, from 1975 - 1992. In addition, he has choreographed for major opera companies, including New York City, Houston, Seattle, Honolulu and Philadelphia. He received a B.S. in Education and B.A.A. in Applied Arts at the University of Cincinnati, and he taught art in both Cincinnati and Kentucky public schools. Jack Louiso is a tireless advocate of arts education and his work in the field has positively influenced thousands of school children.