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SASSY & SPIRITED

SLAUGHTERON TENTH AVENUE

SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE(BALANCHINE/RODGERS)

Balanchine’s sassy and spirited Slaughter on Tenth Avenue and Richard Rodgers’ tantalizing Broadway score open the season with a bang in a 1930s speakeasy. A hilarious parody of hijinks and high kicks, gangsters and cops, in this ballet about the tap dancer and the impossible stripper he falls in love with.

MERCURIC TIDINGS(TAYLOR/SCHUBERT)

In tribute to the late Paul Taylor, Miami City Ballet performs this celebration of “body in motion” in this “exhilarating, blisteringly fast dance.” (Miami Herald)

STRAVINSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO(BALANCHINE/STRAVINSKY)

Here, Stravinsky’s music provided the perfect platform for Balanchine to push his stylistic experiments. This is all-out dancing and expression with pure technique.

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MIAMIArsht Center Fri. October 18

(7:30pm)

Sat. October 19

(7:30pm)

Sun. October 20 (2pm)

FT. LAUDERDALE Broward CenterSat. October 26

(7:30pm)

Sun. October 27 (2pm)

WEST PALM BEACHKravis CenterFri. November 8

(7:30pm)

Sat. November 9 (2pm)

Sat. November 9 (7:30pm)

Sun. November 10 (1pm – matinee)

MIAMIArsht Center Fri. January 10

(7:30pm)

Sat. January 11

(7:30pm)

Sun. January 12 (2pm)

WEST PALM BEACHKravis CenterFri. January 17

(7:30pm)

Sat. January 18 (2pm)

Sat. January 18 (7:30pm)

Sun. January 19 (1pm)

FT. LAUDERDALEBroward Center Sat. January 25

(7:30pm)

Sun. January 26

THRILLING & IRRESISTIBLE

I’M OLD FASHIONEDCOMPANY PREMIERE OF

I’M OLD FASHIONED(ROBBINS/GOULD)

Two larger than life stars, Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth dance and glide on a huge screen alongside Miami City Ballet dancers.

COMPANY PREMIERE OF

THIS BITTER EARTH(WHEELDON/RICHTER, OTIS)

Utterly riveting and deeply moving, set to the gorgeously haunting music of Max Richter and Dinah Washington.

TSCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX(BALANCHINE/TCHAIKOVSKY)

SYMPHONIC DANCES(RATMANSKY/RACHMANINOFF)

A dramatic, fast-paced work by one of the world’s most sought-after, visionary choreographers Alexei Ratmansky. Set to Sergei Rachmaninoff’s lush, powerful score of the same name.

LOVE & MAGIC

FIREBIRDMIAMIArsht Center Fri. February 14

(7:30pm)

Sat. February 15

(7:30pm)

Sun. February 16 (2pm)

WEST PALM BEACHKravis CenterFri. February 21

(7:30pm)

Sat. February 22 (2pm)

Sat. February 22 (7:30pm)

Sun. February 23 (1pm)

FT. LAUDERDALE Broward CenterSat. February 29

(7:30pm)

Sun. March 1 (2pm)

COMPANY PREMIERE OF

FIREBIRD(BALANCHINE, ROBBINS/STRAVINSKY)

A fantastical and thrilling story about magic, love, danger and liberation. Enter this mystical world of a young hunter, a Princess in captivity, and the immortal, magical Firebird in one of the greatest of all fairy tales.

NINE SINATRA SONGS(THARP/SINATRA)

Nine Sinatra Songs radiates glamour, excitement, seduction and fun as seven swirling couples, bedecked in Oscar de la Renta’s fabulous costumes, take center stage with the best of Ol’ Blue Eyes.

COMPANY PREMIERE OF

RODEO: FOUR DANCE EPISODES(PECK/COPLAND)

Rodeo features just one woman and fifteen men! From Justin Peck, America’s leading young choreographer, this groundbreaking work takes to Aaron Copland’s beloved score.

WEST PALM BEACHKravis CenterFri. March 20

(7:30pm)

Sat. March 21 (2pm)

Sat. March 21 (7:30pm)

Sun. March 22 (1pm)

MIAMIArsht Center Fri. April 17

(7:30pm)

Sat. April 18

(7:30pm)

Sun. April 19 (2pm)

FT. LAUDERDALE Broward CenterSat. April 25

(7:30pm)

Sun. April 26 (2pm)

ELECTRIFYING & EXQUISITE

DON QUIXOTE

DON QUIXOTE(PETIPA/MINKUS)

Into the town square rides the immortal Don Quixote, searching for his idea of womanhood and accompanied by his faithful sidekick, Sancho Panza. This is a vibrant, kaleidoscopic delight with ruffled skirts swirling, toreadors strutting, street dancers cavorting plus flower girls, a troop of gypsies and more in this unforgettable, fully-staged production.

With its maddeningly hummable Minkus score, Don Quixote is a never-ending stream of pleasure, climaxed by the famous Pas de Deux and punctuated by one of Petipa’s most beautiful vision scenes. It’s classical dancing at its most exquisite—and demanding. The leaps! The balances! The bravura!

MIAMIArsht Center Fri. December 13 (7pm)

Sat. December 14 (2pm, 7pm)

Sun. December 15 (1pm, 6:30pm)

Tues. December 17 (7pm)

Wed. December 18 (7pm)

Thurs. December 19 (7pm)

Fri. December 20 (7pm)

Sat. December 21 (2pm, 7pm)

Sun. December 22 (1pm, 6:30pm)

WEST PALM BEACHKravis CenterFri. December 27 (2pm, 7pm)

Sat. December 28 (2pm, 7pm)

Sun. December 29 (1pm, 6:30pm)

MAGICAL & DAZZLING

THE NUTCRACKER

THE NUTCRACKER(BALANCHINE/TCHAIKOVSKY)

Miami City Ballet’s holiday spectacle transports you to a dazzling winter wonderland in the new production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Step into this magical world of toy soldiers, colorful characters, and the enchanting “Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy”, set to the music of Tchaikovsky performed by a live orchestra.

Create unforgettable memories with friends and family – make it your cherished holiday tradition!

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