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February 03, 2012
A world premiere, a white-garbed neoclassical killer and a trio of demanding pas de deux: How do the principal dancers of the Miami City Ballet get ou ...
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February 02, 2012
Salsa dancing heats up the Miami City Ballet principal’s technique.“In salsa, you can be totally spontaneous. It’s a chance to let g ...
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January 31, 2012
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In the past two years the young British choreographer Liam Scarlett has achieved the status of an important classical-ba ...
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January 27, 2012
When Edward Villella leaves the ballet company he founded next year, a good part of his legacy will be its inventory of formidable, lasting dance. A ...
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January 27, 2012
SCARLETT FEVERThe new Miami City Ballet-commissioned work from the current “it boy” of international choreography, Liam Scarlett, moves to the Kravis ...
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January 27, 2012
Miami City BalletFriday-SundayMiami City Ballet is back at the Kravis Center for the first time in 2012 with "Program II." The show will feature a wor ...
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January 27, 2012
iam Scarlett has been putting other dancers in motion for almost as long as he has been dancing. He choreographed his first ballet when he was 11, the ...
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January 27, 2012
Miami City Ballet will dance a newly minted work by one of the ballet world’s hottest young choreographers this weekend at the Kravis Center.Critics r ...
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January 25, 2012
MIAMI BEACH, FL – Three of the world’s biggest artistic sensations come together for one spectacular evening when Miami City Ballet, Florida’s Interna ...
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PRESS RELEASE: MIAMI CITY BALLET CELEBRATES ITS 26TH ANNIVERSARY GALA WITH THREE ARTISTIC SENSATIONS
January 24, 2012
Miami City Ballet in collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra presentthe World Premiere of SYMPHONIC DANCES by Alexei Ratmansky.ONE NIGHT ONLY! MARC ...
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January 19, 2012
Miami City Ballet welcomed the New Year trumpeting a world premiere by Liam Scarlett, an up-and-soaring choreographer from England who dances for The ...
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BLOG POST: Callie Manning shows us how she prepares her pointe shoes. She has it down to a science!
January 18, 2012
January 18, 2012
Palm Beach, FL – Celebrating Miami City Ballet's twenty-six years of world class dance in Palm Beach County, the internationally acclaimed Company wi ...
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January 07, 2012
Interesting second bill by Miami City Ballet: a world premiere, a company premiere and one of the big ones complete the program. Because of so many ...
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January 07, 2012
Miami City Ballet burst onstage in their new ballet with a ferocity and sense of purpose that held out a whole new sense of possibility for the compan ...
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January 07, 2012
There's no doubt that Miami City Ballet is graceful. The debut this weekend of "Viscera," a new work by choreographer Liam Scarlett, proves the compan ...
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Patricia Delgado blogs for Pointe Magazine (pointemagazine.com, January 2012)
January 06, 2012
January 06, 2012
Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour played host to an exclusive, invitation-only, luncheon in honor of Miami City Ballet and its dancers on Thursday, November 1 ...
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January 05, 2012
iam Scarlett is the youngest choreographer ever to have been commissioned by Britain’s Royal Ballet to create a new ballet for its main stage. T ...
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BLOG POST: A Conversation With Maestro Gary Sheldon on the Music for Viscera
January 05, 2012
Video Interview: The World Premiere of Viscera (artburstmiami.com, 1.4.12)
January 04, 2012
January 04, 2012
Hay grandes expectativas para el segundo programa del Miami City Ballet, este fin de semana en el Arsht Center, con la premiere mundial de un core&oac ...
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January 04, 2012
3 SHOWS ONLY! FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 AND SATURDAY, JANUARY 21. Miami Beach, FL (Jan. 4, 2012) – Get up close and personal with Miami City ...
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NEW BLOG POST: A Conversation with Lowell Liebermann, Composer of the Music for Viscera
January 03, 2012
January 03, 2012
At just 24, Liam Scarlett made history when he became one of the youngest choreographers to stage a new work for the Royal Ballet Company, and now, th ...
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January 02, 2012
IT is a little after 7 p.m., and Liam Scarlett, a Royal Ballet corps dancer and the new choreographic wonder boy of British ballet, clad in black jean ...
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January 01, 2012
One of the youngest and most talented choreographers in ballet makes his U.S. debut with a new work for Miami City Ballet. Liam Scarlett has been putt ...
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January 01, 2012
Locals and visitors alike are leaving the sand and clubs to dip into the city's lively arts scene. From films to music to arts, it's all happening in ...
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Kleber Rebello is one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" of 2012 (Dance, January issue)
January 01, 2012
December 30, 2011
It was an unreal year in South Florida pop culture, especially in the sphere of reality TV where Sunrise teen Melanie Amaro did us proud. Here's what ...
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December 23, 2011
As 2011 comes to an end, we're getting all nostalgic about the great moments in Miami culture that took place over the past year. And we know we're no ...
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December 23, 2011
If you dreamt of being a ballerina as a child raise your hand. Yep, guilty over here, too. Well, we found someone who actually kept the dream going: ...
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December 21, 2011
About 100 members and guests of the Artist Circle of the Miami City Ballet enjoyed decadent desserts and champagne at a post-performance reception Dec ...
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PHOTOS: Miami City Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' With Edward Villella (huffingtonpost.com, 12.18.11)
December 21, 2011
December 16, 2011
When Christmas trees and holiday decorations become part of the urban landscape, The Nutcracker cannot be far behind. Tchaikovsky’s ballet class ...
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December 16, 2011
The holiday season has officially begun, with the opening performance of The Nutcracker by Miami City Ballet. The company has been dancing George Bal ...
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Miami City Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' Makes Debut At Arsht Center (CBS news, 12.15.11)
December 15, 2011
December 12, 2011
George Balanchine’s diverse choreography could be compared to the many dialects of a sprawling land. To declare one dance company better than an ...
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December 12, 2011
In the world of classical ballet, The Nutcracker’s Sugar Plum Fairy reigns. She is ethereal and magical, and most often, she is often the only g ...
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December 08, 2011
Miami City Ballet's production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker is a mainstay to Miami's holiday season. MCB first produced The Nutcr ...
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December 07, 2011
For three weeks about three months ago, the Miami City Ballet played Paris to loud, raucous standing ovations.One lasted a full 10 minutes, according ...
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December 07, 2011
George Balanchine’s The NutcrackerEnchanting audiences year after year, the Miami City Ballet dancers twirl, glide and jet across the stage to b ...
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December 06, 2011
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas and at the top of my wish list, I've added a must-see holiday classic: George Balanchine's The ...
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December 02, 2011
Up-and-coming choreographer Liam Scarlett is quickly becoming a household name across the pond. The deeply musical ballets he has made for The Royal, ...
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December 01, 2011
The Artwork by Jordan Schaps & Benjamin Martin Debuts This Week for Art Basel.In late September, SunPost was invited to photograph Jordan Schaps a ...
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November 25, 2011
George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker" pirouettes its way into South Florida with several productions this year.They all have in common da ...
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November 18, 2011
Grant part of NEA announcement of 863 grants and $22.543 million in funding nationwide.Miami Beach, FL (Nov. 17, 2011): The National Endowment for th ...
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November 14, 2011
MIAMI BEACH, FL (Nov. 14, 2011): Jim Eroncig has been named President, Board of Governors, at Miami City Ballet in Miami Beach, Florida. He succ ...
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November 02, 2011
Program I of this season’s Miami City Ballet schedule has just finished its run at the Arsht Center and the Broward Center. Drive to Palm ...
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November 02, 2011
Dedicated and committed to their art, two local young ballerinas Grace Miller, 12, and Victoria Sorhegui, 13 — best friends since age 2 — ...
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November 01, 2011
MIAMI BEACH, FL (Nov. 1, 2011): Nicholas T. Goldsborough has been named Executive Director at Miami City Ballet in Miami Beach, Florida. He replaces P ...
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November 01, 2011
Nicholas T. Goldsborough, a Los Angeles resident since 1980 and a longtime arts fundraiser, has been appointed the executive director of the Miami Cit ...
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November 01, 2011
Advanced students from the School perform exerpts from La Sylphide Act II (choreography by August Bournonville), Carnival of the Animals (choreography ...
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October 31, 2011
A SWEET TREAT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!MIAMI CITY BALLET’S HOLIDAY PRODUCTION OFGeorge Balanchine’s THE NUTCRACKER™2011 PERFORMANCES:AD ...
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October 27, 2011
In its 26-year history, Miami City Ballet has performed regularly in three South Florida counties, across the United States and even abroad. But on Fr ...
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October 26, 2011
Cuatro coreógrafos estuvieron representados la noche de viernes en el Arsht Center for the Performing Arts en el downtown Miami en el primer pr ...
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October 26, 2011
Miami City Ballet experienced a triumph in Paris this past summer finding new devotees. It is great to share the company with the rest of the world, b ...
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Minimalism and Mixed Metaphors Abound in Ballet’s Opening (South Florida Gay News, 10.25.11)
October 25, 2011
The Miami City Ballet opened its season last weekend at the Arsht Center with a modern program marked by minimalist music and mixed metaphors...
October 24, 2011
Miami City Ballet opened the season last night with a program of favorites that covered a wide range of modern and contemporary ballet choreography fr ...
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October 24, 2011
Miami City Ballet’s opening program of the season found the company in top form on Friday night at Miami’s Arsht Center. Following this su ...
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October 21, 2011
Dance on TVWhile PBS has been beaming dance into living rooms through its Great Performances series since the 1970s, it debuts what it calls its PBS A ...
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October 20, 2011
Ballet icon Edward Villella celebrated his 75th birthday Saturday by celebrating his company, Miami City Ballet, and its latest achievement, an hour ...
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October 19, 2011
El despertar de un adolescente a la sensualidad es el mensaje de La tarde de un fauno, de Jerome Robbins, un ballet al ritmo de la ensoñadora música d ...
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October 18, 2011
The Miami City Ballet will perform George Balanchine's Square Dance as part of its upcoming Program I, kicking off the 2011-2012 season. It's ...
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October 18, 2011
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October 17, 2011
MIAMI CITY BALLET FLORIDA’S INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED COMPANYANNOUNCES ITS 2011-12 SEASON!A CELEBRATION OF DANCE FEATURING ONE WORLD PREMIERE AND TWO ...
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October 17, 2011
Edward Villella, who turned 75 on Oct. 1, is slowly stepping away from his role as artisitic director of Miami City Ballet (he’ll retain the p ...
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October 17, 2011
CALENDAR ALERTMIAMI CITY BALLET 2011-2012 SEASON OPENS!PROGRAM I FEATURESSQUARE DANCE, AFTERNOON OF A FAUN, LITURGY and IN THE UPPPER ROOM WHO: M ...
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October 16, 2011
Miami City Ballet fans will have to wait for this season’s world premieres — from Liam Scarlett in January and Alexei Ratmansky in March & ...
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October 11, 2011
George Balanchine paved the way for The Nutcracker to become an American holiday tradition when the New York City Ballet debuted his version in 1954.W ...
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Edward Villella to appear WLRN-FM/91.3 South Florida Arts Beat on 10/7 at 1pm.
October 06, 2011
Listen to Edward Villella interviewed on WLRN-FM/91.3 on South Florida Arts Beat on Friday, October 7, 2011 at 1 pm.
October 04, 2011
Miami City Ballet dancers, staff, supporters and friends celebrated the 75th birthday of legendary Founding Artistic Director, Edward Villella, with c ...
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October 03, 2011
Miami City Ballet has earned raves from performances in Miami, New York City and Paris, but it was a different kind of performance that brought the co ...
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October 02, 2011
Miami City Ballet’s world premiere from British choreographer Liam Scarlett has a name. The ballet, commissioned by MCB and premiering Jan. 6 to ...
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My Pointe Shoes (El Nuevo Herald online, 9.29.11)
September 29, 2011
Freed of London came to Miami City Ballet School to do pointe shoe fittings. Meet some of our students as they try on pointe shoes for the first time.
September 26, 2011
If you didn't get tickets, be sure to catch Great Performances: Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp on your local PBS station on October ...
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September 23, 2011
Edward Villella, the founder and director of Miami City Ballet, will be leaving the company he has built into one of South Florida’s leading art ...
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September 23, 2011
Edward Villella will step down as artistic director of Miami City Ballet at the end of the 2012-13 season. The former New York City Ballet star has he ...
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September 23, 2011
Edward Villella, the founding and current artistic director of Miami City Ballet, will step down at the end of the 2012-2013 season, the company annou ...
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September 23, 2011
Edward Villella, el fundador y director del Ballet de la Ciudad de Miami (MCB), dejará al final de la temporada 2012-2013 la institución ...
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September 23, 2011
Like some of the most iconic figures in sports and performing arts history before him, Edward Villella, founder and director of Miami City Ballet, ann ...
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September 22, 2011
(Miami Beach, FL: Sept. 23, 2011): Ron Esserman, Interim President of Miami City Ballet's Board of Trustees announced today that Edward Villella, ...
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September 19, 2011
Best BetsMiami City Ballet: The company has commissioned its first new work in three years, a still untitled world premiere from rising young British ...
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September 19, 2011
By Lewis “Mike” EidsonSpecial to The Miami HeraldMiami is in the midst of a cultural awakening. What started in 2002 with the arrival of Art Basel Mia ...
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September 16, 2011
WNET/Thirteen, New York’s PBS station, puts the spotlight on one of America’s finest dance companies, Miami’s own Miami City Ballet in the new televis ...
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Great Performances -- MCB's Edward Villella (pbs.org, 9.15.11)
September 16, 2011
In this video interview, Artistic Director Edward Villella describes his career path and artistic philosophy.
September 16, 2011
MIAMI CITY BALLET Like many a ballet honcho Miami’s founding artistic director, Edward Villella, tends to stick to a blockbuster roster: Twyla Tharp, ...
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Miami City Ballet Upper Room Season Kick-Off Party 9/23/11 (soulofmiami.org, 9.15.11)
September 15, 2011
Miami City Ballet’s Young Professionals Group
Friday, September 23, beginning at 8:30pm.
Performing Arts Exchange
337 S.W. 8th Street
September 14, 2011
Miami City Ballet will present two free preview screenings of the upcoming PBS special Great Performances: Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tha ...
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September 13, 2011
TWO FREE PREVIEW SCREENINGS OF THE PBS NATIONAL TELEVISION SPECIAL: “GREAT PERFORMANCES: MIAMI CITY BALLET DANCES BALANCHINE & THARP”S ...
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September 11, 2011
Melding top dancers from Miami, Atlanta and New York into a cohesive company is no easy matter — especially on three weeks rehearsal — but ...
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September 08, 2011
(MIAMI BEACH, FL) September 8th, 2011 – Miami City Ballet’s Upper Room - a dedicated group of art & culture lovers in their 20s and 30s – kicks off MC ...
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September 08, 2011
Miami City Ballet dancers, staff, supporters and friends celebrate the 75th birthday of legendary Founding Artistic Director Edward Villella with cock ...
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Ballet group co-founder throws first pitch at Marlins game (wsvn.com, 9.6.11)
September 06, 2011
September 06, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 20114pm & 7pmMiami City Ballet Studiosat the Ophelia & Juan Js. Roca Center2200 Liberty AvenueMiami Beach, FL 33139Free tic ...
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September 01, 2011
Did Miami City Ballet take Paris by storm when it made its three-week debut this summer in the City of Light at the famed Théâtre du Ch&a ...
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July 27, 2011
PARIS — Edward Villella threads his way through 50 lithe bodies stretching, bending, twisting and spinning through a midday warmup. There will be seve ...
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Eat Like a Pro: Tricia Albertson (Pointe, August /September 2011)
July 27, 2011
Teaching with the stars: Jennifer Kronenberg (Pointe, August/September 2011)
July 27, 2011
July 25, 2011
Miami City Ballet is working with Dallas-based Dreamfly Productions in the creation of EN POINTE, a reality based television program focusing on the i ...
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July 20, 2011
Miami City Ballet is basking in triumph in Paris, according to press accounts. The Miami Beach-based company, which dances at the Kravis Center, is pe ...
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July 20, 2011
O ooh, la, la! C’est magnifique! Después de tres semanas de triunfos en la capital de Francia, a teatro casi todo vendido, cuando se le p ...
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July 14, 2011
It was quite a bet: a little-known ballet company from Florida touring Paris for three weeks in the middle of the summer. And yet Miami City Ballet is ...
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July 14, 2011
Each year, Paris welcomes a world-class ballet company for an exclusive miniseason, and this year hosts the Miami City Ballet performing works by Geor ...
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Paris Hosts Miami City Ballet (TV interview with Edward Villella on France 24, 7.11.11)
July 11, 2011
Check out Edward Villella and Miami City Ballet on France 24 TV News
June 24, 2011
In a humorous video, Miami City Ballet dancers drummed up excitement for their July trip to perform in ParisThey can tendu, but can they parlez-vous? ...
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June 17, 2011
"An evening at the ballet is a fascinating event; the lights go dim, the harmonious sound of the orchestra fills the theater, and the plush velve ...
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June 07, 2011
Spending the last two weeks dancing for Alexei Ratmansky has been an absolute joy. The first movement of his new 35-minute ballet, Symphonic Dances--w ...
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June 05, 2011
¡Ah!, qué pícara es esta Jennifer. Yo siempre le decía: “Qué bien tú te expresas, debieras escribir algo”. “Sí”, me contestaba, “estoy escribiendo alg ...
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May 25, 2011
IN Cuba, where dancers — especially male ones — seem to grow like weeds, ballet is a noble profession. “There every taxi driver know ...
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May 20, 2011
Edward Villella grew up with a passion for ballet in World War II-era Queens, N.Y., so if there’s a barb or taunt, he’s most likely heard ...
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May 12, 2011
Whereas she could likely retrace the steps while dozing, dancer Tricia Albertson doesn't have the luxury of going method for her latest role, "Sleepin ...
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May 12, 2011
Before seeing "Black Swan," Tricia Albertson, principal dancer with Miami City Ballet, heard a lot of opinions and horror stories about the film."It d ...
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February 24, 2011
By Jordan Levin The schedule for Miami City Ballet’s 2011-2012 season, announced Thursday, will feature a new work from an up-and-coming Br ...
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For press information and interviews with
Miami City Ballet, contact Roberto Santiago,
Public Relations Manager, at 305.929.7000 x1602
or e-mail: rsantiago@miamicityballet.org
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