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
Adriana Pierce
While most dancers are taking full advantage of their one week off before final performances of Program IV: Broadway and Ballet at the Broward Center and Adrienne Arsht Center, corps dancer Adriana Pierce is taking over our Instagram feed as this week’s guest photographer. Not only will Adriana be snapping pics, but she is also creating a new work on dancers Leigh-Ann Esty, Sara Esty and Nicole Stalker , in collaboration with poet Barbara Lisette Anderson, for the month-long O, Miami Poetry Festival. Check out how Adriana bridges the worlds of ballet and poetry when our MCB ladies perform Poetic Fusion on Friday, April 12, at The LAB Miami. Follow her #AdrianaMCBPhotos.
We caught up with Adriana to learn more about her upcoming work. Here is what she said!
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!
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
Adrienne Carter
Corps dancer Adrienne Carter takes over our Instagram feed during this performance packed week! Adrienne will capture the company bringing the best of Broadway and Ballet to audiences in Naples on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then in West Palm Beach over the weekend — for a total of SIX performances (let’s not even mention the rehearsals).
Don’t miss out on the action! Follow Adrienne #AdrienneMCBPhotos.
For the opening of Program IV: Broadway and Ballet, we caught up with Adrienne to find out what ballet she is most excited about performing this week. Here is what she said!
I’m really excited for Slaughter on Tenth Avenue because I have always loved jazzy type things and its also my first time performing after my injury!
See Adrienne onstage during our final program of the 2012-2013 season!
Lexie Overholt
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.