WHO: Miami City Ballet (MCB)
WHAT: Program II, featuring “The Golden Section” and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Divertimento No. 15 (Balanchine/Mozart)- No Balanchine ballet can be explained completely by its score, and Divertimento No. 15, in keeping, contains a touch of mystery: The five principal women are partnered by only three men. This turns Divertimento No. 15 into a subtle yet captivating study in asymmetry.
Valse Fantaisie (1953) (Balanchine/Glinka)- One man and three women is an odd arrangement for a ballet, but Balanchine’s brilliance led him to place the man among three equally compelling women, rather than opposite one or torn between two.
“The Golden Section” (Tharp/Byrne)- Seen for the first time on MCB’s main stage, this Twlya Tharp classic is pure energy as thirteen dancers in gold costumes sail and soar through the air of the stage’s golden, glowing light.
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Balanchine/Rodgers)- Taken from a hit Broadway musical, this is a story of gangsters, strippers, and an attempted murder plot revealed just in time. Fast-paced, with tap dancing and talking parts, this is a wildly entertaining dance.
Programs are subject to change
Adrienne Arsht Center
Friday, January 8th and Saturday, January 9th, 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 10th, 2 p.m.
Kravis Center
Friday, January 15th, 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 16th, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 17th, 1 p.m.
Broward Center
Friday, January 22nd, 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 23rd, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 24th, 2 p.m.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132 U.S.A.
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 U.S.A.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW Fifth Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 U.S.A.
Critically acclaimed by The New York Times, MCB was founded in 1985 by Artistic Director Edward Villella. The Company has 45 dancers, and a repertoire of 88 ballets which they perform in the four home counties of Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Collier, and around the world. For more information, visit www.miamicityballet.org