Flow Pass

Your all-inclusive ticket to the Black-centered arts series is BACK, and still for one low advance price.

ArtsWave's Flow is a series of epic experiences, each featuring premium access to shows and exhibitions, plus subscriber-only Flow Social gathering with cocktails, light bites, great art and great company.

Subscribers will lock in each event's best seats at the best prices and unlock exclusive pre-show experiences with nationally renowned Black artists and innovators.

Beyond the entertainment, each pass helps build a vibrant, diverse and culturally curious audience right here in Cincy.

Subscribe today

Subscription Pricing:

Flow Pass: $200
All-Inclusive, All Events

Circle Member Price: $185
ArtsWave's Circle of African American Leaders for the Arts are Leadership Donors, giving $1,500+ to ArtsWave.

2024-25 Flow Season

Click on the images below for more about each show.
All events subject to change.

Presenting Sponsor:

53_2c_Stacked

"Simply the Best" The Music of Tina Turner

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Friday, January 17, 2025

6 p.m. FLOW SOCIAL
7:30 p.m. PROGRAM BEGINS

Be part of an exuberant tribute to Tina Turner, the exceptional artist who shaped half a century of rock history — with over 180 million records sold and countless hits like "Simply the Best," "Private Dancer" and "We Don't Need Another Hero." Take an inspiring, energizing and celebratory journey through five decades of the rock icon's eventful life.

It's a night with the Cincinnati Pops to be remembered!

Step Afrika!

Aronoff Center
Tuesday (CORRECTED), March 11, 2025

6 p.m. FLOW SOCIAL
7:30 p.m. PERFORMANCE

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Step Afrika! is the authority on the artform of stepping and one of the top ten African American dance companies in the U.S. Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities, traditional African dances and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience. It's signature work, "The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence," returns to the Aronoff along with new pieces called "The Movement."

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding"

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
Thursday, June 19, 2025

6 p.m. FLOW SOCIAL
7:30 p.m. PERFORMANCE

Welcome to Jaja's bustling hair braiding shop in Harlem where a lively and eclectic group of West African immigrants create masterpieces on the heads of neighborhood women every day. During one sweltering summer day, love will blossom, dreams will flourish and secrets will be revealed.

This boisterous, heartwarming play by award-winning Ghanaian American playwright Jocelyn Bioh makes its regional premiere following its dazzling Broadway debut.

Conversation with Charles Gaines on "The American Manifest"

Summer 2025

DATE & LOCATION TBD

One of the foremost conceptual artists of the 21st Century, Charles Gaines has spent eight years creating "The American Manifest." Confronting and exploring complex themes — American capitalism, born on the backs of enslaved African people; Manifest Destiny and colonial imperialism; and racism — the project consists of "Moving Chains," a massive outdoor art installation making its way to The Banks; a second installation, "Roots," coming to the Cincinnati Art Museum; and an original musical composition, "Manifestos Four," to be performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

"One of the most consequential works of public art in the world."

Subscribe today

Flow, An African American Arts Experience

Flow is designed to create a shared and elevated appreciation for African American art and to attract a highly diverse, culturally adventurous audience. Flow complements and expands the region’s existing inventory of multicultural experiences offered by our local arts organizations.

yellow-wavy-line-(regular)

Sign up here for our monthly newsletter .

Flow Pass

Your all-inclusive ticket to the Black-centered arts series is BACK, and still for one low advance price.

Subscription Pricing:

2024-25 Flow Season

"Simply the Best" The Music of Tina Turner

Step Afrika!

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding"

Conversation with Charles Gaines on "The American Manifest"

Flow, An African American Arts Experience

Sign up for our monthly newsletter, Arts All Around, to stay up to date on Flow events, plus the rest of what's happening in Cincy's arts.

Sign up here for our monthly newsletter.

Flow Pass

Your all-inclusive ticket to the Black-centered arts series is BACK, and still for one low advance price.

Subscription Pricing:

2024-25 Flow Season

"Simply the Best" The Music of Tina Turner

Step Afrika!

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding"

Conversation with Charles Gaines on "The American Manifest"

Flow, An African American Arts Experience

Sign up for our monthly newsletter, Arts All Around, to stay up to date on Flow events, plus the rest of what's happening in Cincy's arts.

Sign up here for our monthly newsletter .