Dayton - Art & Culture

Dayton is home to a stunning assortment of art and cultural opportunities including:

Cityfolk

CITYFOLK presents the finest in performing arts, showcasing a wide range of artists and reflecting the rich, cultural diversity of the Dayton community. Presentations include the four-concert Celtic Series, Jazz Showcases, and much more.
Dayton Art Institute

The Dayton Art Institute is housed in one of Dayton’s best-known landmarks, a 1919 Italian Renaissance-inspired building overlooking downtown. The Dayton Art Institute is a regular host to world-renowned traveling exhibitions, as well as its stellar permanent collection. It’s a new adventure each time you visit.
Dayton Ballet

Dayton Ballet presents over 40 productions each year and has become widely known for presenting American dance classics and for premiering new works by emerging American choreographers.
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

DCDC is the oldest modern dance company in the state of Ohio, and one of the largest companies of its kind between Chicago and New York City. Founded in 1968, DCDC has earned an international reputation for its artistic endeavors.
Dayton Opera

For over 40 years, Dayton Opera Association productions have mirrored the full spectrum of human experience. With each production, Dayton Opera strives to assemble the finest artistic personnel and highest quality of voices from the esteemed U.S. and international opera houses.

Dayton Playhouse
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

This fully professional orchestra is comprised of musicians who also teach in area high schools, universities and privately. The orchestra has received the ASCAP award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music for two successive seasons.
Dayton Theatre Guild
Dayton Visual Arts Center
Gilly's Jazz Club

Human Race Theatre Company

As their name suggests, the Human Race Theatre Company presents universal themes that explore the human condition and startle us all into a renewed awareness of ourselves.
Music Around the Miami Valley
New Neon Movies
Rhythm in Shoes

Drawing on traditional forms of American music and dance -- swing tunes and tap, hoedowns and clogging -- Rhythm in Shoes presents innovative work that is, at once, original and recognizable.
Schuster Performing Arts Center

A world-class facility for performing artists. The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center opened with great fanfare in early 2003. The complex includes a 2,300-seat performance hall, a rehearsal hall/black box theatre, and a block-long Wintergarden with a six-story glass atrium.
Victoria Theatre Association

In addition to a Broadway Series that presents musical theatre and plays, Victoria Theatre Association offers Theatre for the Young at Heart Series for families with children ages four through twelve; Hot Times, Cool Films, a summer film series; the Victoria Children's Theatre Festival; and Discovery, enriched classroom experiences for students and teachers.