May 13, 2013 Comments
Miami City Ballet School attracts aspiring dancers from across the nation and around the world to train during its summer intensive programs. Find out why promising boys and girls flock to Miami for the summer, besides to hit the beach, in this fun, informative video about the school’s 5-week and 2-week summer programs!
May 12, 2013 Comments
Principal dancer Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg tells all about being a new mom and professional ballerina! Talk about a balancing act!
May 1, 2013 Comments
Soloist Jennifer Lauren will bid farewell on Instagram as we say good-bye to the 2012-2013 Season during Program IV: Broadway and Ballet at the Adrienne Arsht Center May 3-5. She will be catching the best of Broadway, Ballet and Baseball….what? Yes, Baseball! When MLB All-Star Mike Piazza makes his debut as the Gangster in George Balanchine’s Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Jennifer will be snapping shots of all of the backstage action! Don’t miss out on the fun. Follow her at #JenLaurenMCBPhotos.
For our final program of the season, Jennifer will be performing the “blue girl” in Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering. We asked her why she enjoys this role so much and here is what she had to say:
I enjoy being in “Dances” because it feels like you are dancing with your family. I always tell Jeanette and Patricia that its fun to be their other sister for an hour.
Join Jennifer and the rest of MCB’s amazing dancers for our final program of the season this weekend at the Arsht Center.
Apr 24, 2013 Comments
At the beginning of our 2012-2013 season, we asked principal dancer Renato Penteado what ballet he was most looking forward to performing. Now, as we rapidly approach the end of the season, Renato will finally get to perform the ballet that he has been waiting all year to dance — Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering. Read on to find out why this ballet has kept Renato anxiously waiting!
Dances at a Gathering is a challenge for me personally because I am a high energy dancer. The movements in this ballet require a softness that is difficult to master. As dancers, when we perform for an audience we always want to do more and push ourselves to the full extent. Yet, Robbins would always say that less is more and this ballet, in particular, conveys that sense. There are so many details in Dances at a Gathering that require extra rehearsal time and hard work to accurately portray the choreography. I look forward to perfecting the ballet’s subtleties as one of my career accomplishments.
-Renato Penteado
See Renato perform Dances at a Gathering LIVE as part of Program IV: Broadway and Ballet!
Broward Center: April 26-27
Adrienne Arsht Center: May 3-5
Photos: Headshot © Gio Alma. Performance shot © Alexandre Dufaur.
Apr 23, 2013 Comments
This week, we welcome corps dancer Nathalia Arja as our guest photographer on Instagram. Nathalia will take us backstage at the Broward Center this weekend for Program IV: Broadway and Ballet, featuring George Balanchine’s wildly entertaining Slaughter on Tenth Avenue and Jerome Robbins’ delightfully beautiful Dances at a Gathering. For all of the action as we wrap up our 2012-2013 Season, follow Nathalia at #NathaliaMCBPhotos.
Fun Fact about Nathalia: She has not always been a big ballet fan…When she was a child, right before her mom picked her up to go to ballet class, she would undo her hair on purpose just to skip class! We are glad to see that she enjoys it now!
See Nathalia perform LIVE onstage at the Broward Center this weekend, April 26-27, or at the Adrienne Arsht Center, May 3-5.
For a SNEAK PEEK at Slaughter on Tenth Avenue click here!
Also, check out Baseball All-Star MIKE PIAZZA rehearsing for his cameo as the Gangster in our May 3rd performance of Slaughter on Tenth Avenue here.
Apr 15, 2013 Comments
The coverage continues! ABC Channel 10 released the following footage about our campaign with the Miami HEAT just before their game against the Chicago Bulls.
For more on our collaboration with the Miami HEAT, check out the following:
Exclusive interview with Dwyane Wade
Apr 5, 2013 Comments
We can’t believe that its already our final program of the 2012-2013 Season! While we feel like the year has just flown by, many of us have been anxiously awaiting the opening of Program IV: Broadway and Ballet — especially our dancers who can’t wait to get onstage. Find out why!
Emily Bromberg, Corps de Ballet, on Program IV: Broadway and Ballet – I’ve been looking forward to Program IV since last July [2012] when we started rehearsing for both ballets! I was overjoyed when I saw that I would be learning the “mauve” girl in Dances at a Gathering. For me, this part has a lot of meaning. From what I understand, her character is portrayed as a bit internal and full of thought. Finding my own way of portraying this has been my favorite part of the rehearsal process because everyday I get to go into the studio and experiment with how I want to feel, while dancing each movement. This experimentation along with the personal molding of each of the difficult, but liberating steps is such a fulfilling process. I couldn’t look more forward to performing such a role! Slaughter on Tenth Avenue is so much fun to perform with the audience! We use their energy, applause and reactions to fuel our every step! I’m happy to get the chance to be a part of it!
Bradley Dunlap, Corps de Ballet, on George Balanchine’s Slaughter on Tenth Avenue – For the first time I am performing a pre-dominantly, comically-driven “character” role. This new experience has given me a chance to take a break from my technique and just have fun. Without Slaughter I wouldn’t have realized the satisfaction of an audience responding to my work with laughter.
Callie Manning, Principal Soloist, on Program IV: Broadway and Ballet – Personally, this program is like visiting old friends. I’ve performed in both Dances at a Gathering and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue before and have very fond memories of both. They are roles I love and can’t wait to dance them again. The part I do in Dances, “Green Girl”, is a really special part to me. She’s a little cooky, flirtatious, reminiscent and quite complex. I love diving into her character and discovering new things about her. Every performance I do brings out something different. Slaughter satisfies me in a completely different way. Don’t tell anyone, but I always secretly wanted to be a Fosse dancer on Broadway. The “Strip Tease Girl” in Slaughter, is the epitome of Broadway — high kicks, jazz hands and all!
Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg, Principal, on Program IV: Broadway and Ballet – Slaughter on Tenth Avenue and Dances at a Gathering are ballets that are very dear to me since I’ve had the great opportunity to “grow into” my roles in both — having danced them since the company premiered them years ago. The “Striptease Girl” in Slaughter is such fun to dance onstage. I learned it back when it was staged for us by Susan Hendl, and it was very different than anything I had yet danced with MCB – almost more Broadway than ballet! It was a great chance to let go, have fun and even show a little of my wild side in the jazzy, upbeat second pas de deux. It was especially fun to dance years later with Carlos [Guerra] as the “Hoofer”!
Dances is another ballet that I learned from Ms. Hendl back when she staged it for the company. I was originally cast, fittingly, as the “Mauve” girl – a role that seems, to me, much like the older sister. She is a bit more serious, pensive and mature than the pink, blue and yellow girls. After dancing that role for years, it seems natural to now move on and transition into the role of the “Green” girl, who has an unusual cameo sort of part in the ballet. Her solo, originally choreographed for Violette Verdy, is one that portrays an older, nostalgic, maybe even retired dancer reflecting on the joys of her career as a great ballerina. Though I’m not not yet retired (I’m confident I have more than a few good dancing years left in me), I’m certainly at a point in my career where I can identify with the idea of “reflection”. With each step of the solo I can really bring myself back to a special moment I had onstage — engaging the audience or getting lost in the steps, the music, the lights and the special perfume of a ballet. With a flick of the foot, the solo ends with the “Green” girl simply walking offstage with a unique satisfaction. She seems very proud of what she has accomplished …. not necessarily in that specific moment, but in general throughout her career. That is something I can definitely relate to.
See Emily, Bradley, Callie and Jennifer in our final program of the season Program IV: Broadway and Ballet!
Kravis Center: April 5-7
Broward Center: April 26-27
Adrienne Arsht Center: May 3-5
Apr 2, 2013 Comments
Our studio seems to be looking more and more like a New York dive, as we continue rehearsals for George Balanchine’s Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. For a sneak peek at this wildly entertaining work and to see how we are getting along with our tap dancing skills, check out this new VIDEO!
See Slaughter on Tenth Avenue LIVE during Program IV: Broadway and Ballet.
Kravis Center: April 5-7
Broward Center: April 26-28
Adrienne Arsht Center: May 3-5
Mar 26, 2013 Comments
Corps dancer Lexie Overholt returns to Instagram as this week’s guest photographer. Lexie will capture the company not only preparing for the opening of Program IV: Broadway and Ballet at the Kravis Center, on April 5-7, but also starting rehearsals for George Balanchine’s Serenade, which will hit the stage during our upcoming 2013-2014 season. Also, look out for some shots of Justin Peck’s newest work CHUTES AND LADDERS, which makes its WORLD PREMIERE at the New World Symphony on April 20. Don’t miss out on the action by following Lexie #LexieMCBPhotos!
Fun Fact UPDATE: If you think back to the last blog post about Lexie, you may recall that she was in the process of establishing her own nonprofit aimed at engaging dancers as a community in several ways — number one being — to provide scholarships for young dancers. We are excited to announce that Lexie is in the final stages of 501(c)3 approval and the website will launch in the next 30 days. Stay tuned!
Photo © Gio Alma.
Mar 21, 2013 Comments
Come behind the scenes of our 2013-2014 season photo shoot in this fun video. See how Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez, MCB dancers, creative director John Oberlander and photographer Gio Alma created our campaign images for FOUR COMPANY PREMIERES that will make their debut on our stage next year!
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