Dance

Program III: Chipollino Ballet Presented by Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, Inc.

Continuing with the 25th Anniversary Celebration, Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida is bringing back the fun and beloved colorful ballet Chipollino, under the artistic direction of Ballet Master, Choreographer, and Director Vladimir Issaev. Originally based on a fairy tale by Italian author Gianni Rodari, Chipollino is a two-act story ballet choreographed to the music of Karen Khachaturian, an acclaimed 20th-century century Russian composer. The story tells the adventures of a group of fruits and vegetables living in The Town of Limonia, under the reign of Prince Lemon. When Prince Lemon refrains Mrs. Pumpkin and her children to build a house and announces new laws imposing taxes to the sun, the air and the rain, Chipollino reacts by stomping on the foot of Prince Lemon and the whole town gets involved in a new quest. This ballet not only entertains everyone in the audience with its different elements, but it also presents sort of a political statement. All the wonderful personalities of this story, which include Ms. Cherry, Tomato Police, Lettuces, Radishes, Apples, Strawberries, and Flowers, show off their amazing classical ballet skills in this demanding and fun choreography. This is what makes the audience want to return to see this production every time the company brings it back.

Travesia Presented by Ballet Flamenco La Rosa

Ballet Flamenco La Rosa (BFLR), Miami’s most stellar flamenco company for the last 37 years, announces the world premiere of cutting-edge new work at the Koubek Center on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 8 PM and Sunday, March 5 at 3 PM. Called “one of our cultural treasures” by the Miami Herald, this home-grown and world class company offers the very best flamenco music and dance to our community and beyond. With its breathtaking footwork, magnificent music, and passionate energy, Flamenco is a perfect language to tell this iconic story. With its wide range of rhythms, styles and emotions, Flamenco provides a magnificent interpretation of this intense and powerful work.

"Bird Woman" by Carla Forte Presented by Miami Light Project

Bird Woman is a multimedia performance by Carla Forte that fuses dance, film, original music and sound installation. It is based on and inspired by stories of Latina women immigrants. The piece explores the human condition and translates their stories into gestures, emotions and movements, creating a new language to express these women’s thoughts, desires, emotions and hopes.

Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami presents Spanish Classical Nights

Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami (CCBM) presents their exciting premier of “Spanish Classical Night” in collaboration with Sanctuary of the Arts Choreographic Ensemble. Tracing the roots of our Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, “Spanish Classical Night” features the best of the classical Spanish inspired repertoire emphasizing the relationship between classical ballet and traditional Spanish dance that has been a powerful influence on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries ballet repertoire. The program features: “Paquita”, staged for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg in 1881, “Esmeralda” pas de six, inspired by the novel Notre-Dame de Paris, the world famous “Don Quixote” pas de deux, based on the famous Miguel de Cervantes novel, and a CCBM World Premiere of “La Casa de Bernarda Alba” (The House of Bernarda Alba) that honors the renowned Spanish writer Federico Garcia Lorca with this original ballet inspired by the legacy of his literary work.

“Balance & Imbalance” and “Judo” by Bereishit Dance Company Presented by MDCA

Founded in 2011 by choreographer Soon-ho Park, Bereishit is a Seoul-based dance company that takes a contemporary approach to Korean traditional culture, focusing on fundamental values, as opposed to simply borrowing or transforming them. Park's work explores the issues of identity and transformation and delves into multimedia, street dance, community dance work and real time interactive demonstration. With heightened sensitivity towards space and rhythms, the company's captivating performances are delivered with kinesthetic clarity and power.

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