Editing Columbus, Ohio (section)

===Performing arts===
[[File:Ohio Theatre 2020.jpg|thumb|The [[Ohio Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)|Ohio Theatre]], a [[National Historic Landmark]]]]
Columbus is the home of many performing arts institutions including the [[Columbus Symphony Orchestra]], [[Opera Columbus]], [[BalletMet|BalletMet Columbus]], the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, [[Contemporary American Theatre Company|CATCO]], Columbus Children's Theatre, Shadowbox Live, and the Columbus [[Big band|Jazz Orchestra]]. Throughout the summer, the [[Actors' Theatre of Columbus]] offers free performances of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] plays in an open-air amphitheater in [[Schiller Park (Columbus, Ohio)|Schiller Park]] in historic [[German Village]].

The Columbus Youth Ballet Academy was founded in the 1980s by ballerina and artistic director Shir Lee Wu, a discovery of [[Martha Graham]]. Wu was the long-time artistic director of the Columbus City Ballet School and taught classes there until her death in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2006|title=History |website=Columbus City Ballet School|url=http://www.columbuscityballetschool.com/history.html|access-date=December 26, 2022|archive-date=November 4, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104101437/http://www.columbuscityballetschool.com/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shaw-davis.com/obituaries/siu-wukuo|title=Siu Wu Kuo Obituary March 17, 2021|website=Shaw-Davis Funeral Homes & Cremation Services}}</ref>

Columbus has several large concert venues, including the [[Nationwide Arena]], [[Value City Arena]], [[Express Live!]], Mershon Auditorium and the [[Newport Music Hall]].

In May 2009, the [[Lincoln Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)|Lincoln Theatre]], formerly a center for Black culture in Columbus, reopened after an extensive restoration.<ref>{{cite news| last =Siegel  | first =Jim  | title =Theater's future about more than politics, mayor says | pages =News 05D | newspaper =The Columbus Dispatch  | date =August 19, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last =Siegel  | first =Jim  | title =State readies projects budget | pages =News 01D  | newspaper =The Columbus Dispatch  | date =December 5, 2006}}</ref> Not far from the Lincoln Theatre is the King Arts Complex, which hosts a variety of cultural events. The city also has several theaters downtown, including the historic [[Palace Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)|Palace Theatre]], the [[Ohio Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)|Ohio Theatre]] and the [[Great Southern Hotel & Theatre|Southern Theatre]]. [[Broadway Across America]] often presents touring Broadway musicals in these larger venues.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120912074147/http://www.theatermania.com/ohio/theaters/ohio-theatre-columbus_1095/ Ohio Theatre, History of Shows] Retrieved July 26, 2009.</ref> The Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts houses the Capitol Theatre and three smaller studio theaters, providing a home for resident performing arts companies.

====Film====
Movies filmed in the Columbus metropolitan area include ''[[Teachers (film)|Teachers]]'' in 1984, ''[[Tango & Cash]]'' in 1989, ''[[Little Man Tate]]'' in 1991, ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' in 1997, ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' in 2000, ''[[Speak (2004 film)|Speak]]'' in 2004, ''[[Bubble (2005 film)|Bubble]]'' in 2005, ''[[Liberal Arts (film)|Liberal Arts]]'' in 2012, ''[[Parker (2013 film)|Parker]]'' in 2013, and ''[[I Am Wrath]]'' in 2016, ''[[Aftermath (2017 film)|Aftermath]]'' in 2017, ''They/Them/Us'' in 2021, and ''[[Bones and All]]'' in 2022.<ref>[http://www.filmcolumbus.com/html/ohio-and-film.html Film Columbus, Movies filmed in Columbus metropolitan area] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221095825/http://www.filmcolumbus.com/html/ohio-and-film.html |date=February 21, 2009 }} Retrieved July 26, 2009.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbusnavigator.com/movies-filmed-in-ohio/|title=Does This Scene Look Familiar? A Look At Films Made In Ohio|first=Chelsea|last=Wiley|date=January 4, 2023|access-date=February 19, 2023|archive-date=February 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219200820/https://www.columbusnavigator.com/movies-filmed-in-ohio/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2018 film ''[[Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'' is set in Columbus, though not filmed in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2022/03/26/before-oscars-here-some-movies-made-columbus-watch/8914504002/|title=Oscars: 5 movies filmed in Columbus to watch before the Academy Awards on Sunday|first=Monroe|last=Trombly|website=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=February 19, 2023|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307003827/https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2022/03/26/before-oscars-here-some-movies-made-columbus-watch/8914504002/|url-status=live}}</ref>