Dance

Florida Classical Ballet Gala at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts

Under the Direction of Magaly Suarez and Ibis MontotoSaturday, June 1st, 2013, 8:00 p.m. Magaly Suarez, the recognized ballet maître, and her assistant Ibis Montoto present another Ballet Gala with her young ballet company, Florida Classical Ballet. At this time, Florida Classical Ballet will present an ambitious program where the dancers will have the opportunity to exhibit their virtuosity and talent, with … +

Dance

Tigertail Productions and Florida Dance Association announce danceAble 2013

January 31 through February 2, 2013. This 14th annual danceAble will feature Action Conversation, an interactive workshop on difference and politics, led by noted educator, filmmaker and choreographer Victoria Marks on Thursday, January 31. Following that, danceAble will offer two days of identical concerts, February 1 & 2 with Heather Maloney’s new work unquiet | body and screenings of films by Victoria … +

Dance

New World School of the Arts World Dance Celebration

From November 16 through 18, 2012. The New World School of the Arts dance division offers the South Florida community an exhilarating 3-day World Dance Celebration showcase. Along with dancers from the University of Florida, the concert highlights more than fifty-five college and high school dancers performing to the beat of live drums and recorded music and features choreographic works from contemporary … +

Dance

Rosie Herrera and The Donkey Show at the Arsht Center

July 13 through August 12, 2012. At the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, visiting and local collaborators are polishing the glitter for a decadent performance party called “The Donkey Show.” A loose interpretation of the Shakespearian drama, “The Donkey Show” reimagines “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at legendary nightclub Studio 54.

Dance

Miami City Ballet 2012 – 2013 Season

From October 2012 through May 2013. Miami City Ballet recently announced its 2012-2013 season of dance in South Florida, which features new works by two of the world’s most innovative and sought-after choreographers: Alexei Ratmansky, regarded as classical ballet’s greatest choreographer, brings us Symphonic Dances, a dramatic, fast paced work set to the powerful Sergei Rachmaninoff score of the same name.

Dance

Teatro Prometeo

It has never been more rewarding to be Hispanic in the US; with so much effort behind the conservation of a culture driven out of so many of its own countries, Miami’s flavor continues to thrive. So much so, that the essence of this culture, its art, has become the city’s own; claiming gallery walls, street murals, concert halls, and the renowned … +

Dance

Arte Flamenco at the Arsht Center for the Perfoming Arts

From Jan 7 through 15, 2012. Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, Clarita Filgueiras – Flamenco Puro, Siempre Flamenco, The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and PAN, Performing Arts Network announced the inaugural edition of Arte Flamenco, an international flamenco event that will take place in the Carnival Studio Theater (in the Ziff Ballet Opera House) at the Adrienne … +

Dance

Ballet Etoile presents Carmen

Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Jan 4 and 5, 2012. Ballet Etoile has developed a reinterpretation of Carmen that features contemporary ballet, a beautiful set and costumes, and brazenly sultry characters. Unlike the opera, which focuses on later parts of the original novella, Mazuch’s ballet will include nuances often left out in other adaptations. Slightly anachronistic in its retelling, Carmen will bring … +

Dance

Miami City Ballet presents George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

From Dec 15th through 24th, 2011. The enchanting holiday production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ featuring a cast of over one hundred dancers, glorious sets, lavish costumes and magical special effects. Students from Miami-Dade and Broward counties, enrolled in the prestigious Miami City Ballet School, will perform in the production along with the Company’s internationally acclaimed dancers.    

Dance

Mad Cat Theatre’s So My Grandmother Died, Blah Blah Blah
By Matt Balmaseda

Miami’s Mad Cat Theatre Company is currently running its last show of the season, So My Grandmother Died, Blah Blah Blah, and it’s a real crowd-pleaser. Daringly blending a motley assortment of off-the-wall characters with a script that’s both emotionally deep and gut-wrenchingly funny, writer-director Paul Tei has yet again brought some new and wacky life to the city’s theater scene. If … +

Dance

The Cuban Classical Ballet’s La Fille Mal Gardee
By Manuela Gabaldon

The city of Miami is no stranger to Cuban heritage – and that’s an understatement, to say the least – the home of The Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, the famous Calle Ocho and Viernes Culturales, and what Miamian doesn’t enjoy a cortadito after lunch? Yes, these are staples of the Cuban community of South Florida, but Choreographer and Artistic Director Pedro … +