Miami City Ballet’s New Artistic Director, FIU’s School Of Music Director
On this fundraising edition of South Florida Arts Beat, we’ll meet Miami City Ballet’s new Artistic Director, Ms. Lourdes Lopez.
View ArticleFor The First Time In 27 Years, Miami City Ballet Performs With New Artistic...
It’s opening night for the Miami City Ballet.
View ArticleWhat Broward And Palm Beach Ballet-Goers Can Expect From Miami City Ballet's...
Miami City Ballet’s Program II: Tradition and Innovation opens in Fort Lauderdale Friday evening at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts before it heads to West Palm Beach the following weekend.
View ArticleWLRN's Continuing Coverage of Big Changes At Miami City Ballet
On September 4th, the Miami City Ballet suddenly announced the company’s founder, Edward Villella, had resigned that morning from his post as artistic director 8 months earlier than planned. Not only...
View ArticleWhy Ballet Is A Man's World, Except In Miami
The legendary choreographer George Balanchine once said, “ballet is woman,” and that seems to be the case, considering the scarcity of boys aspiring to become ballet dancers compared to the legions of...
View ArticleRolling Out The Red Carpet For Boys In Ballet
If you ask someone to name a valuable commodity, they may say gold, or oil. Ask someone in ballet the same question, and there’s good chance they’ll say boys.Most ballets have almost equal part male...
View ArticleBallet Provides Cuban Defectors A New Start In Miami
The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami operates out of an old, white mansion in Little Havana. Just like any company, the dancers start their day with ballet class.
View ArticleMiami City Ballet Opens With Fast, Furious, Toe-Breaker: Ballo della Regina
Miami City Ballet’s season opens the evening of Oct.
View ArticleWhat Do You Think Of The Dancing Lady In Miami's Skyline?
If you’ve spent any time on the McArthur Causeway this past year, you’ve seen the 200-foot tall, shimmying silhouette of the dancing lady on the side of the Intercontinental Hotel.The giant,...
View ArticleMiami City Ballet Kicks Off New Year With Catalán Folk Music And Bare Feet
Miami City Ballet for the first time is dipping its (bare) toes into the work of famous Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato this Friday. The work, “JardiTancat,” is a soulful and lyrical piece, performed...
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