Miami City Ballet's Giselle

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The Miami City Ballet opens their 2016/2017 season on Friday, October 21st with a performance of Giselle - a story of love, betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption.  

Originally created in 1841, Giselle is the haunting tale of a doomed affair with tragic consequences that balances between the human story of act one and the the supernatural nature of act two. Music is by Adolphe Adam and choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot.

In addition to the performance, the company celebrates opening night a complimentary celebration at 6:30 pm on the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Thompson Plaza. 

OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION
Friday, October 21st
6:30pm | Party on the Adrienne Arsht Center Plaza
8:00pm | Performance

Miami City Ballet
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd | Miami

National Water Dance Brings Together 32 States

In celebration of water 1500 dancers across 32 states will gather together on Saturday, April 16 at 4 pm to perform a site-specific dance at a river, a lake, the ocean, or any water site nearby. 

The Miami performance of National Water Dance will feature 90 dancers and 100 singers and musicians at the Deering Estate at Cutler, as part of their Festival of the Arts, at 4pm on Saturday, April 16. The dance artists will perform to an original percussion score created by Brandon Cruz, director of South Florida Center for Percussive Arts, based on Beethoven’s Ode to Joy and will be sung by the Bridgeprep Academy of Arts & Minds choir. Students from participating schools will also share original poetry inspired by water. Admission is free.

National Water Dance
Saturday, April 16, 4pm
Deering Estate at Cutler
16701 SW 72 Avenue, Miami
 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Film STILL from Miami city ballet

The Miami City Ballet ends the 2015-2016 season with their performance of George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream starting March 18th. The renowned ballet piece first debuted in 1962 and is Balanchine's first original full-length ballet crafted in America. The Miami City Ballet puts their spin on the classic by collaborating with artist Michel Oka Doner on costumes and sets and Tarell Alvin McCraney for dramatic direction. 

Miami City Ballet
March 18 - April 10
Adrienne Arsht Center | Kravis Center |
Broward Center