Ballet

Kenneth MacMillan’s full-length ballet is a compelling exploration of identity in the turbulent wake of the Russian Revolution. Events overtake the young Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov and her family: World War I is declared, and then the Russian Revolution brings their privileged lives to an end. A woman who believes herself to be Anastasia, sole survivor from the massacre of the Romanovs, … +

Perhaps the most cherished of all 19th-century ballets, Giselle, created in 1841, has never lost its preeminence in the repertory. Giselle, with its own wonderful score by Adolphe Adam, is the ultimate dance statement about the centrality of dance to life. Brought by Miami City Ballet in Program One of its current season. In Act One the ballerina gets to be a … +

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida celebrates the 125th anniversary of the Russian master composer Sergei Prokofiev with excerpts of ballets Stone Flower, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and a world premier by Issaev inspired in his first symphony. Mary Carmen Catoya and Daniel Sarabia, company principal dancers will lead first roles. The program also includes the work of guest choreographer Miao Zong, to … +

Cutting edge performance of South American Contemporary ballet companies from Colombia, Chile & Venezuela never before seen in the US, and a Miami company will come together as a part of XXI International Ballet Festival of Miami 2016. The Festival waims to showcase the talent of the upcoming stars born and raised in our city of Miami. The Festival will present Ballet … +

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, one of South Florida’s most acclaimed ballet companies, will present the third program of the season with the delightful and lovely ballet comedy Coppelia featuring Cuban dancer Daniel Sarabia making his debut with Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida. Coppelia is considered one of the most famous ballets of the classical repertoire. Vladimir Issaev’s version, based on the … +

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida’s wraps-up its 2015-2016 season with a Spring Gala Ballet, a neoclassical program by its Artistic Director Vladimir Issaev. This program will include the artistry of Mary Carmen Catoya, Daniel Sarabia, Lillian Hill and Hernan Montenegro performing Glinka’s “Suite Fantastique”; Verdi’s “Four Seasons”, along with original works such as “A Celebration of Klimt” including the music of Handel … +

Miami City Ballet 30th Anniversary Season culminates with an unprecedented reimagining of George Balanchine’s magical full-evening ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Balanchine’s classic choreography is the vehicle for Shakespeare’s timeless tale of love, magic and illusion, with music by Felix Mendelssohn, including the famous Wedding March. The performances by a cast that includes 24 children and six vocalists, magical new sets and … +

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, one of South Florida’s most acclaimed ballet companies, will present the third program of the season with the delightful and lovely ballet comedy Coppelia featuring Cuban dancer Daniel Sarabia making his debut with Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida. Coppelia is considered one of the most famous ballets of the classical repertoire. Vladimir Issaev’s version, based on the … +

Program Three includes Year of the Rabbit by Peck/Stevens, Sunset by Taylor/Elgar and Bourrée Fantasque by Balanchine/Chabrier. Year of the Rabbit alluded to the cyclical nature of life. Enhanced by Michael Atkinson’s new orchestration the work marks a significant artistic milestone as classical ballet transitions into the 21st century. Sunset by Taylor/Elgar suggests the complexities of love, the separation experienced by six … +

Miami City Ballet’s Open Barre events take place at the MCB Studios on South Beach. Watch performance excerpts with the MCB Dancers, meet Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez, and go behind the scenes with special guests in a fun, intimate setting! Friday, February 5, 2016 | 7:00pm Saturday, February 6, 2016 | 2:30pm Saturday, February 6, 2016 | 7:00pm MCB’s new production of … +

Miami City Ballet on its 2015-2016 Season presents Swan Lake, the most famous of all ballets, its name practically synonymous with the art form. Miami City Ballet is excited to be bringing back to our audiences the glorious version of Acts Two and Four – the “white acts” – that George Balanchine created in 1951 for Maria Tallchief and New York City … +

Featuring the Premiere of Richard Alston’s Carmen, Miami City Ballet presents the North American premiere of Richard Alston’s critically-acclaimed Carmen – a flamenco-fueled, modernist take on the classic tale of passion and betrayal. Plus, the company premiere of Twyla Tharp’s ethereal Sweet Fields, and George Balanchine’s dazzling Allegro Brillante. Feb. 13 – 15, 2015 Adrienne Arsht Center, Ziff Ballet Opera House 1300 … +

Sometimes progress is made by revering the past When Pedro Pablo Peña dreams, he dreams big. It is not just his own dance company that he wants in Miami, it must be ballet; and not just ballet but specifically classical ballet. Peña wants entire programs performed to the rigorous, traditional standards taught in the Cuban School of Ballet, and he wants a … +

A quarter-century ago, Edward Villella was in South Florida giving a lecture. After his speech, a group of arts activists approached. They wanted to start a ballet troupe here, they told him, and didn’t know how to go about it. Would he consider advising them?