On Jan 18, 2015, Works & Process at the Guggenheim presented MIAMI CITY BALLET: JUSTIN PECK & SHEPARD FAIREY. Choreographer Justin Peck along with Miami City Ballet dancers and Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez, and street artist Shepard Fairey participated in Works & Process at the Guggenheim leading up to the Company’s March 27th world premiere of Heatscape.
Leigh Ann Esty
Anyone who attended opening night at the Arsht Center last Friday can agree that the energy and excitement was at an all-time high for the opening of our 2013-2014 Season! We can’t wait to do it all again at the Broward Center for the opening of Program I: First Ventures on October 25-27. While the PAPARAZZI will be snapping shots of our glamorous audience members on the red carpet, dancer Leigh-Ann Esty will be behind-the-scenes capturing the backstage action on opening night and throughout the weekend on Instagram. Find out why she is excited for our opening program at the Broward Center and follow her at #LeighMCBphotos!
When emerging choreographer and New York City Ballet dancer Justin Peck received a call from Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez to create a new work on Miami City Ballet, he jumped at the opportunity. After choreographing several works for New York City Ballet, the young artist was eager to experience a new company, or as Justin described, “work with new paint.” For nearly two weeks, Justin immersed himself in music, dance and creation at our studios to choreograph his newest work Chutes and Ladders. Learn about Justin’s experience working with our dancers and how this exciting project came to be in the video below!
We asked our dancers what ballets they were most excited about performing for Program III: The Masters. Here is what they said!
As Program IV begins, we can’t help but look ahead to all the exciting things the 2012-2013 season will bring. We are especially excited to announce the dancers who have been promoted for the new season!
Please join us in congratulations the following dancers!
Promoted to Principal Soloist:
Promoted to Corps de Ballet:
Chloe Freytag
Kara White
Lexie Overholt
The 2011-2012 season opens with Program I on October 21 at Adrienne Arsht Center! With a world premiere by Liam Scarlett, two full-length classics, and the return of Opus One Orchestra, this season promises to be one of the best in MCB history! We’d like to congratulate our newly promoted dancers and welcome new faces to the troupe for this very exciting season.
Promoted to Soloist:
Sara Esty (Photo © Leigh-Ann Esty)
Kleber Rebello (Photo © Kyle Froman)
Promoted to Corps de Ballet:
Andrei Chagas
Suzette Logue
Promoted to Company Apprentice:
Chloe Freytag
Lexie Overholt
Kara White
Welcome back Jeremy Cox!
Jeremy returns for Programs I and II as a principal dancer after performing in Paris with MCB.
New to MCB:
Shimon Ito joined the Corps de Ballet and danced with MCB in Paris. He joins us from Ballet San Jose.
Jonathan Batista – School Scholarship Apprentice
Jovani Furlan – School Scholarship Apprentice
Sara McCahill – School Scholarship Apprentice
If you’ve already seen Program II, you may have watched newly promoted corps de ballet member Kleber Rebello in Diana and Actaeon with principal dancer Mary Carmen Catoya. You may have also seen him behind the mask of the Harlequin in La Sonnambula — both huge roles for this young, Brazilian dancer. We recently chatted with Kleber about his promotion and his roles in Program II of our 25th Anniversary Season.
You still have a chance to see Kleber in action this weekend at Kravis Center. Click here for tickets.
Congratulations to our newly promoted dancers!
Promoted to Soloist:
Jennifer Lauren (Photo by Leigh-Ann Esty)
Renan Cerdeiro (Photo by Kyle Froman)
Promoted to Corps de Ballet:
Adrienne Carter (not pictured)
Nathalia Arja
Alexandre Ferreira
Skyler Lubin
Kleber Rebello
Promoted to Company Apprentice:
Andrei Chagas
