ballet tech cincinnati premieres its 9th Season on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 8PM and Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 2PM and 8PM with the original dance production, The Emerald City, an innovative twist on the L. Frank Baum stories about Dorothy, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, The Cowardly Lion, The Wizard, Good and Evil Witches and their cohorts, and the People in the Land of Oz, with live jazz music, original choreography, pre-professional dance students, professional and community dancers from 5-60+ years in age. The show will feature multimedia images, colorful sets and costumes in the production that integrates many concepts of the L. Frank Baum stories into a fun, fantastic journey to The Emerald City of Oz.