Impromptu: A Miami Beach Pop-up Performance Series


Miami City Ballet’s Impromptu pop-up performances bring the joy of ballet into the Miami Beach community making the art accessible for all. The pop-up performances are new works choreographed and performed by MCB’s world-class dancers, offering audiences a fresh way to experience ballet in unique setting.

 

Upcoming Pop-Up Performances

This year, the Impromptu Pop-up Performance Series will be held at the following locations:

MCB Studio (Reception at Bass Museum Culture Crawl)
Thursday, May 16th, 2024 at 6:30pm
Registration TBA
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Friday, May 17th, 2024 at 6:30pm
Registration TBA

 

Past Pop-Up Performances

Miami Beach Bandshell *
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 at 7pm
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*Tickets are free with registration, simply click the button above and download the app to secure your tickets!


 

Works & Casting

Click Here for Miami Beach Bandshell Casting

REMINISCENT

Choreographer: Cameron Catazaro
Featuring: Andrew Larose, Juliet Hay, Jordan Martinez
Music: Etude No. 7, op.25 by Frederic Chopin!
Length: 5 min

ALIYOT

Choreographer: Harrison Monaco
Featuring: Alaina Andersen
Music: Descifrar by Maye
Length: 3 Minutes

STELLA
(In honor of Stella Sonnenschein and her holocaust survival story as a child in Poland)

Choreographer: Samantha Hope Galler
Featuring: Petra Love, Ethan Rodrigues
Music: “Life & Death” by Paul Cardall
Length: 5 min 33 s

PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DÉFUNTE

Choreographer: Julian Goodwin-Ferris
Featuring: Ashley Knox, Lily Maulsby, Rui Cruz, Satoki Habuchi
Music: Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Pavane Pour une infante défunte
Length: 6 min, 6 sec

KNEW LOVE

Choreographer: Petra Love
Featuring: Alaina Andersen,  Luiz Silva
Music: “Romance Andalouse” by Jascha Heifetz
Length: 3:58 min

CHANCE

Choreographer: Alaina Andersen
Featuring: Rui Cruz
Music: Chance by Angel Olsen
Length: 4 minutes 19 seconds

THE LETTER

Choreographer: Sean Miller
Featuring: Hannah Fischer, Cameron Catazaro
Music: "Humoresque No.7 in G Flat” by Dvorak
Length: 3m 30s

THROUGH IT ALL

Choreographer: Luiz Silva
Featuring: Mayumi Enokibara
Music: I'm still here feat. Patti LuPone (Pose Cast)
Length: 2 min 59s

LIZROM

Choreographer: Harrison Monaco
Featuring: Mary Kate Edwards, Maddie Goodman, Anna Greenberg, Juliet Hay
Music: Kaleidoscope by maye and 2516 by Luna Li
Length: 4 min.

THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA

Choreographer: Nathalia Arja
Featuring: Renan Cerdeiro, Rui Cruz, Mayumi Enokibara, Alexander Kaden, Luiz Silva
Music: The Girl From Ipanema by Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim
Length: 3 minutes 14 Seconds

 

This program is supported by the City of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and Culture, Cultural Arts Council, and the Miami Beach Mayor and City Commissioners.