What does a beautiful, blond female protagonist with a stylish wardrobe and a lust for money and power in the casino bring to mind? A tale of intrigue, for sure. Add to the mix a famous score by Georges Bizet (rearranged by Juan Pablo Acosto who added new music to give it a Latin flair) and a sought-after, contemporary ballet choreographer, and what do you have? Miami City … [Read more...]
Dancer Loch welcomes challenges of reimagined ‘Carmen’ at Miami City Ballet
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, who is a versatile and much sought-after choreographer, excels in creating full-length narrative ballets. Last spring, she created a reimagined version of Carmen for the talented dancers of Miami City Ballet that was set to a new arrangement of Georges Bizet’s score in addition to new music with a distinct Latin flavor by Juan Pablo … [Read more...]
Glittering ‘Jewels’ was true treasure at Miami City Ballet
Miami City Ballet shared a glittering jewelry box with us March 18 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts by presenting a treasure: Jewels. This iconic ballet, which is performed by numerous ballet companies around the world, was choreographed for New York City Ballet in 1967 by George Balanchine who always claimed that, despite the title, his evening-length ballet … [Read more...]