With the catchy title of Fresh & Fierce, Miami City Ballet opened its third program of the season at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on April 14-16 (The program was also performed at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach from April 21-23 and the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale from April 29-30). Adhering to the present artistic mission of the … [Read more...]
Plenty of energy, middling payoff at MCB’s Program Two
Though there were some kernels of wonderfulness in the Jan. 19 presentation of Miami City Ballet’s Program Two at the Kravis Center, the overall takeaway was that this program was not up to par with past shows. Presenting two works instead of the usual three or four, the program had some clear flaws. Dances at a Gathering, which opened the performance, was a pastel mosaic … [Read more...]
MCB’s Robbins retrospective sees exquisite dancing
Without a doubt, the highlight of Miami City Ballet’s performance at the Kravis Center on Feb. 3 was Jerome Robbins’ In The Night. Beautifully cast and exquisitely danced by each of the three couples, it was a standout moment of excellence in an all-Robbins program marking the centennial of the choreographer’s birth, a perfect convergence of the best of MCB and the best of … [Read more...]