A Nutcracker doll will come alive, a Sugar Plum Fairy will dance, snowflakes will fall and smiles from children of all ages will rain down as Miami City Ballet (MCB) presents its enchanting holiday production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker TM at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale December 10 through 12, 2010 and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami December 17 through 23, 2010, in celebration of Miami City Ballet’s 25th Anniversary Season. As an added treat, Miami City Ballet School students from Miami-Dade and Broward counties, will perform in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker TM with MCB’s internationally-acclaimed dancers.
Based on the story The Nutcracker and The Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker TM is a captivating tale of a little girl’s Christmas Eve dream about a handsome prince, a mouse king, toy soldiers and dancers from faraway lands set to the beloved music of Tchaikovsky, brought to life by a cast of more than 100 dancers and children.
Nothing short of a Broadway spectacular, the production features glorious sets, lavish costumes like the ones worn by the Arabian and Chinese dancers, magical special effects, such as a Christmas tree that soars from twelve to thirty feet tall, and fanciful choreography that takes the spectator on a magical journey to the Land of Sweets.
With its sumptuous décor and dazzling character dance numbers, Miami City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ is a must-see holiday extravaganza for everyone young and old: children, parents and grandparents!
Performance Schedule and Information:
Broward Center for the Performing Arts (201 SW Fifth Ave., Ft. Lauderdale)
Friday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 11 at 2p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 12 at 2p.m.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami)
Friday, December 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 18 at 2p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 19 at 2p.m.
Tuesday, December 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets range in price from $19.75 to $65 and are available at the MCB box office by phone at (305) 929-7010 or toll-free at (877) 929-7010 or in person: 2200 Liberty Ave., Miami Beach, Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Select your own seat online 24/7 at www.miamicityballet.org.
Tickets are also available as follows:
Broward Center box office, 201 SW Fifth Ave. (954) 462-0222 or toll-free (877) 311-7469
Adrienne Arsht Center box office, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. (305) 949-6722
Ticketmaster.com or call (305) 358-5885 (Miami-Dade); (954) 523-3309(Broward)
Miami City Ballet performs in the Tri-County South Florida area: in Broward at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, in Miami-Dade at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, and in Palm Beach at Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. MCB is presented as the resident ballet company at the Naples Philharmonic Center in Naples, Florida. The Company also tours extensively.