Miami City Ballet presents Coppélia
Friday, March 30 at 8pm
Saturday, March 31 at 8pm
Sunday, April 1 at 2pm
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL
www.miamicityballet.org

Tickets from just $19
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Charming and funny… she’s a real doll! The charm and humor of this classic romantic comedy, plus the sheer joy of its Delibes score, have kept Coppélia in the repertory ever since its Paris premiere in 1870. Franz loves Swanilda – except when he has eyes for Coppélia, who turns out to be a mechanical doll!
Fun for ballet lovers of all ages.

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Flamenco Festival Miami 2012
Friday, March 9 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10 at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 11 at 5:00 p.m.
Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
www.arshtcenter.org

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Estrellas Del Flamenco “Dancing to Lorca” Starring Carmen Cortés, Rafaela Carrasco & Olga Pericet

Flamenco’s greatest divas to dance at the Arsht, with a company of 15 dancers and musicians direct from Spain! In a not-to-be-missed Miami Premiere, Spain’s biggest superstars perform a fiery repertoire of thrilling flamenco dance and music!

Opening night is part of the Knight Masterworks Season/Sanford and Beatrice Ziff Dance Series

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Local Artist To Perform Dance-For‐Two In A Canoe At Opening Of The Sobay Festival Of The Arts
February 18,2012 at 3:00 pm, 3:45 pm, 4:30 pm, and 6:30 pm
Deering Estate at Cutler
16701 SW 72 nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33157
This performance is open to the public. Visit www.deeringestate.org for more information.
3:00 pm, 3:45 pm, and 4:30 pm Performances ‐ FREE with Estate admission; however, a limited amount of free passes are available on a first ‐ come, first ‐ served basis at the Estate when you inquire about Ebb/Flow .
6:30 pm Performance – FREE, no pass required.

Pioneer Winter has created Ebb/Flow , a site ‐ specific work created for the Deering Estate and the SoBay Festival of the Arts to be performed upon a floating canoe onSouth Biscayne Bay. In Ebb/Flow two dancers, Pioneer Winter and Marissa Nick, engage in an assertive pas de deux to test their balance, resulting in a passionate struggle to maintain composure. While they fight onboard the canoe and with their relationship structure, they must ultimately confront one anotherto restore their romantic focus (and footing): mutual affection becomes a function of stasis.

These intimate performances will include four live showings of Ebb/Flow with a beautiful view of Biscayne Bay. The water will become a metaphor based upon the ebb and flow of romantic relationships. “I am a young choreographer—my experiences are notthe same as my cohorts—but relationships are something you build upon from birth.Who better to represent a romantic, turbulent, sometimes comedic experience than someone who is still riding that wave?” explains Pioneer Winter, 24.

Pioneer Winter, a Miami native, holds a B.A. in Psychology and a Masters in Public Health and Epidemiology. He has created workfor the Int’l Fringe Arts Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, Museum of Contemporary,Little Haiti Cultural Center, Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami Beach Convention Center, and Bass Museum of Art. FL Dance Masters accredited, Pioneer began dancing with Edwin and Gaile Holland, later coached by MichaelLanglois, with additional training at the North Carolina School of the Arts. He has worked with Jubilee DanceTheatre, Dance Now! Miami, Next Step Dance, Brazz Dance Theater, Ballet Etoile and hasperformed on tour in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain and Mexico City.

Pioneer’s projects find their niche in the portability of the messages and how themes discussed maintain significance and identification within current social climate. His workincludes, Reaching the Surface, an evening‐ length work reducing HIV/AIDS stigma with artists either infected or affected by HIV; Phallussy in the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Miami MadeWeekend; 42: A Stonewall Prospective presented at the Bass Museum of Art; and Miami Open Stage with his piece Mother‐ Son(days) . Pioneer also works in film and believes this contributes to the community at ‐ large, rather than relying on an already‐ knowledgeable arts community. Most recently, Pioneer was accepted into the LegalArt Miami 2012‐ 2013 residency program for Miami‐ based artists.

Contemporary art exhibits,one ‐ time only art performances and site ‐specific installations are certain to awaken one’s senses when Art SoBay opens on Saturday, February 18 th at the Deering Estate at Cutler. This unconventional day and evening art event is a highlight of the annual SoBay Festival of the Arts, a two ‐ weekcelebration (February 14‐26) of visual, literary, and performing art collaborations. Proceeds from SoBay Festival of the Arts benefit the DeeringEstate at Cutler for preservation, education and restoration of the historic estate.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater!
February 23 – 26
Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL

Tickets start at $20.
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Catch the incomparable Ailey dancers under new artistic director and Miami native Robert Battle, when they return to the Arsht for 5 performances only, Feb. 23-26.

Programs include the beloved masterpiece Revelations and the company’s hottest new premieres:

Rennie Harris’s bold hip-hop work, Home, danced to a soul-lifting score of gospel house music. “It’s a crowd-pleaser, to be sure” – The New York Times

Ohad Naharin’s boundary-breaking Minus 16, which features improvisation and a chance for some lucky audience members to dance with the Ailey company onstage. “A propulsive spectacle… that wows the audience” – The New York Times

Miami City Ballet 26th Anniversary Gala and The Cleveland Orchestra World Premiere
Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Adrienne Arsht Center, Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami.

Miami City Ballet Celebrates Its 26th Anniversary Gala With Three Artistic Sensations: Miami City Ballet in collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra presents the World Premiere of Symphonic Dances by Alexei Ratmansky

Three of the world’s biggest artistic sensations come together for one spectacular evening when Miami City Ballet, Florida’s Internationally Acclaimed Company; Edward Villella, Founding Artistic Director, in collaboration with the highly esteemed The Cleveland Orchestra; Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director presents the World Premiere of SYMPHONIC DANCES, by world-renowned choreographer Alexei Ratmansky with music by Sergei Rachmaninoff; Tito Muňoz, Conductor. The evening’s program also features Carnival Overture, music by Antonin Dvořák, and La Valse, choreography by George Balanchine; music by Maurice Ravel.

This historic one night only event brings together two of the world’s most acclaimed companies in dance and music, and the most talented and sought-after choreographer working today, in celebration of Miami City Ballet’s 26 years of artistic excellence. It will be an unforgettable tour de force, showcasing the artistic strengths of Alexei Ratmansky, Miami City Ballet’s dancers and The Cleveland Orchestra’s musicians – artists who are at the heights of their careers.

Gala tickets are $1000 each, which includes prime orchestra seating followed by a celebration dinner dance on the stage of the Ziff Ballet Opera House. Tickets can be purchased by calling Rebecca Interian at (305) 929-7000, ext. 1408 or email rebecca@miamicityballet.org. Proceeds from the gala will support the future artistic endeavors of Miami City Ballet. Tickets to the performance only range in price from $25 to $170 and are on sale at miamicityballet.org or by calling (305) 929-7010 or toll-free (877) 929-7010.

The evening is hosted by Grand Honorary Chairmen, Harriet and Henry Pownall, lead underwriters for Symphonic Dances. Members of the gala committee, who have been steadfast in their efforts to make this 26th anniversary gala a success, include Gala Chairmen Margaret Eidson and Bobi Eroncig and the Gala Host Committee: MCB Founder Toby Lerner Ansin, Ana and Robert T. Barlick, Jr., Margarita and Armando Codina, Douglas Cramer, Margaret and Mike Eidson & Colson Hicks Eidson, Bobi and Jim Eroncig, Dr. Kira and Neil Flanzraich, Adrienne Fleur bon Haes and Marvin Ross Friedman, Darla and John Karlton, Jan R. and Dan Lewis, Beth P. and Jay W. Lotspeich, Claudia and Steve Perles, Shutts and Bowen, LLP and Diana S.C. Zeydel.

Miami City Ballet thanks the following Gala sponsors for their support: Harriet and Henry Pownall, Knight Foundation, Bacardi U.S.A., Jenny’s Flowers, Inc. and Selecta Magazine.

in this place, by Heather Maloney
February 16 & 17 8PM
On.Stage Black.Box Theater
Miami Dade County Auditorium
2901 West Flagler Street
Miami
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Tickets: $20, $5 off for Students (18-) and seniors (65+)

in this place.. is a new multidisciplinary project by choreographer Heather Maloney. The composition is driven from the method of loci or memory palace, which relies on memorized spatial relationships to establish, order and recollect memorial content. The conceptual narrative is woven from the reassembly of first memories as artifacts lost and found in the body through space. In constructing a house for the memories to live the performers build a surrealist associative spatial language that speaks of how through our bodies we remember to remember.

Constructed through a simple series of vignettes the performers build an independent lens. The audience is taken on a journey, through the viscera of the act of memory. Bringing the viewer to the statement of how the body is an accumulation of memories that are woven delicately in a spatial randomness that is an innately human surrealist map of one’s life.

In this place speaks to the diversity and inherent independent language of each individual. How we build our lives around artifacts of memory that is supplied to us in a purely creative random spatial action, an associative recollection of our senses. Though non-linear physical theatre the work opens a window into the extraordinary action of memory staged in the body.

Jonah Bokaer & Daniel Arsham Snarkitecture
Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 8pm
Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 2pm & 8pm
Carnival Studio Theater (in the Ziff Ballet Opera House)
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
arshtcenter.org
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RECESS & Why Patterns
Art and architecture meet dance and drama!

Award-winning choreographer, Jonah Bokaer, launches the Carnival Studio Theater’s Dance Up Close series with the Miami premieres of Why Patterns & RECESS, in collaboration with acclaimed visual artist Daniel Arsham.

Jonah Bokaer, hailed as “contemporary dance’s renaissance man” (The New York Times) and his dancers offer a surprising, innovative program combining dance, architecture, and visual art. The site-specific works are designed by acclaimed visual artist and Miami Native-Son Daniel Arsham and his architectural design firm, Snarkitecture, which investigates structure and materials within a space and how they can be manipulated to serve new and imaginative goals.

Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, Clarita Filgueiras – Flamenco Puro, Siempre Flamenco, The Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts Of Miami-Dade County And Pan, Performing Arts Network Announce The 1st Edition Of Arte Flamenco
Carnival Studio Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL
January 7 – 15, 2012

Tickets
Directo al Corazon, Furia De Color Flamenco, Mi Calle Flamenca: $90 for a three-show package or $38 for single tickets
Suma Flamenco (gala presentation) and three other presentations: $130 for a full four-show package
Suma Flamenco (gala presentation) only – $50

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.arshtcenter.org or call the Arsht Center Box Office at (305) 949-6722 or PAN at 305-899-7730.

Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, Clarita Filgueiras – Flamenco Puro, Siempre Flamenco, The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and PAN, Performing Arts Network announced today the inaugural edition of Arte Flamenco , an international flamenco event that will take place in the Carnival Studio Theater (in the Ziff Ballet Opera House) at the Adrienne Arsht Center from January 7 through 15.

Arte Flamenco is a joint artistic venture by three of Miami’s best flamenco companies: Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, Clarita Filgueiras – Flamenco Puro, and Siempre Flamenco. Together, they have created an event that includes four original programs – all world premieres – that will showcase flamenco dance, guitar, and cante (singing). Master classes will also be offered with guest artists from Spain from January 2- 15 at PAN, Performing Arts Network.

ArteFlamenco opens on January 7, 2012 at 8 PM with the gala presentation of Suma Flamenco. This original production joins Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, Clarita Filgueiras – Flamenco Puro, Siempre Flamenco and special guest artists, guitarist Antonio Españadero, Singer “El Choquero”, Dancers Jose Moro, Eloy Aguilar, Fran Bas and Special Guest Star “La Truco” Together, they bring the spellbinding and earthy power of flamenco dance and live music at its best with an explosion of passion, rhythm and power.

On January 12 and 14, Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, an international flamenco company based in Miami, will present Directo Al Corazon (Straight to the Heart), an original flamenco ballet by Artistic Director and Choreographer Ilisa Rosal. Inspired by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, this cutting-edge work features world-renowned flamenco dancer La Truco and an international cast of musicians and dancers. Directed by Ilisa Rosal, La Truco, one of Spain’s most sought after female soloists, will dance the role of Hedda. Joining her are the dynamic Soloists Jose Moro, Eloy Aguilar and FranBas,, as well as Guitarist Antonio Españadero and Singer El Choquero, direct from Spain, along with Joe Zeytoonian and Myriam Eli of Harmonic Motion, for this magnificent world premiere.

January 13 brings us the world premiere of Furia De Color Flamenco by Siempre Flamenco Company. Flamenco Fury explores and celebrates the relation of Flamenco to the poets and folkloric traditions of the Andalusian people. This lively, energetic and colorful show unveils connections between Flamenco and the popular folkloric songs that animate Andalusian life. Lyrics written by poets Federico Garcia Lorca, Antonio Machado and Rafael Alberti are set to original music by Paco Fonta and original choreography by Celia Fonta. Siempre Flamenco Company will be joined by guest Guitarist Jose Cortes, “Pansequito” and renowned Flamenco Singer Manuel Palacin. The power of traditional Flamenco, together with the soulful expression of Spanish folklore, promises an unforgettable evening reaffirming the relevance of artistic tradition in the modern world.

Closing the festival on January 15, Clarita Filgueiras – Flamenco Puro brings us Mi Calle Flamenca, an intimate view of the cobblestone streets of old Sevilla, where Flamenco dancers and guitarists gather under a street light for a night of flamenco. Staccato footwork and wildly strumming guitars punctuate the night. Serpentine arms and whirling bodies cast their shadows on the street to the guitars’ driving rhythm. A night of gypsy fire, duende, and abandon swells to a frenzy until bodies and emotions are spent. Created and choreographed by Clarita Filgueiras, Mi Calle Flamenca is a portrait of the passion, intensity and desire of flamenco dancers in old Sevilla. Performed by Gypsy Guitarist Jose Valle (Chuscales), Singer Vicente Griego, Percussionist Romulo Bernal, Guest Soloist Eloy Aguilar and Internationally-acclaimed Choreographer and Flamenco Dancer Clarita Filgueiras, , Mi Calle Flamenca sets a new level for flamenco artistry.

“We are ecstatic to have such a great ensemble of artists working on this project,” said Ilisa Rosal, Artistic Director of Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, as well as Choreographer and Director of Directo al Corazon. “As with many of our productions, this is a multi-disciplinary international collaboration that promises extraordinary results that will enchant audiences at the Arsht Center.”

One Night Only: Miami City Ballet and The Cleveland Orchestra
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Adrienne Arsht Center – Ziff Ballet Opera House
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Three Artistic Sensations. One Spectacular Evening.

Miami City Ballet in collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra present the World Premiere of Symphonic Dances by Alexei Ratmansky. You’ll also see George Balanchine’s La Valse.

On sale now! Tickets from $25.

Program:
Carnival Overture
Music by Antonin Dvorak

La Valse
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Maurice Ravel

World Premiere of Symphonic Dances
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff

On-stage gala celebration following the performance.

Miami City Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
December 15-18
Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL
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George Balanchine’s The Nutcrackerâ„¢ is a magical treat for young and old. Miami City Ballet’s production boasts beautiful sets, lavish costumes and magical special effects. A large cast of talented children from the Miami-Dade area join MCB’s international ballet stars to present a holiday treat for the entire family!

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Cirque Éloize iD Young Professional Night Invitation!
Thursday, July 28
Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
Young Professional Night Tickets start at only $22!

Arrive Early for Networking & Complimentary Grey Goose Signature Cocktails Starting at 6:30pm in the Next Generation Green Room. See Cirque Éloize iD at 8pm plus stay for a Private Post-show Meet and Greet with the artists!

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A spectacular, mind-blowing fusion of new theatrical circus and urban dance!

Created in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil by the great contemporary cirque director, Jeannot Painchaud, Cirque Éloize iD is an astonishing new acrobatic/theatrical spectacle. iD transports us into the vibrant streets at the heart of a city. The stage comes alive with the boundless energy of acrobats, break dancers, contortionists and a fearless stunt biker who perform against a kaleidoscope of eye-popping video projections drawn from science-fiction films, comic books and graffiti.

An exciting, moving, and unforgettable modern circus blending the daring soundtrack of rock, hip-hop, and electronica with the romantic heart of West Side Story, iD showcases the unique talents of a troupe of over 16 international artists – masters of hand-to-hand acrobatics, contortion, in-line skating, hip-hop, modern dance, break dance, and Cyr wheel all leading up to a stunning finale on the one-of-a-kind video trampowall.

August 05 2011, 7:00pm to 12am
CenterStage
CenterStage Cheer and Dance
7867 NW 15th Street
Miami, FL 33126
www.centerstageallstars.com

Hip Hop break-dance event competition

Solos, Duos, Trios
Saturday, April 30th at 4 and 8 pm
Excello Dance Space
8700B SW 129th Terrace
Miami (in the Falls Shopping Industrial area)
TICKETS: $10 general admission

Solos, Duos, Trios
Eight choreographers, two vocalists, one musician, six works
Joanne Barrett will present “silly walk blues” is a trio of women bravely strolling and strutting their individuality. Inspired by Monty Pythons Ministry of Silly Walks which is all out playful and serious at the same time, these dancers show intricate partnering while maintaining an edge of slapstick. The dance is performed to Jazz Vocalist Wendy Pederson’s live and wacky scat singing with Julio Hernandez on the bass.

Dia Dearstyne and Kjerstein Lysne will present (snap)shots a dance that explores destination and embarks on a physical journey, which questions “Do we really ever arrive or is this just about a journey?”

Ivonne Batanero will present an excerpt from 528 days inspired by the last days of her mother’s life
Karen Peterson will present an excerpt from “Buoyant Dreams” a trio that explores the physical sensuality between nature and self with video images by Maria Lino.

Jennifer Smallwood and Katrina Weaver will present “Unhinged” the idea of becoming unhinged, that we are not always in control. Imperfection is the common thread that links us together.

Jenny Larsson will present “…..and then she said” inspired by Leonard Cohen’s lyrics. Dancers include Ilana Reynolds, Damaris Ferrer and Jenny Larsson. Singer: Helena Nylander Redman

Tickets $10 cash at door only!! Excello Dance Space is at 8700B SW 129th Terrace, Miami, off of U.S. 1/South Dixie Highway, just north of the Falls Shopping Center in the Pinecrest/Kendall area. There is free parking at an adjacent lot. Visit www.karenpetersondancers.org for more information, a map and directions.

The non-profit Karen Peterson and Dancers, founded in 1990, is Miami’s only integrated and inclusive company of dancers with and without disabilities. The company provides a positive role model for the disability community and offers new visual inspiration for traditional dance audiences. It presents community performances and educational workshops, commissions and produces the work of mixed-ability dance artists, promotes and supports international cultural exchange, and provides rehearsal rentals and performance opportunities. The company and has an active year round community outreach program and performed last season in Trebinje, Bosnia and Washington D.C. for the VSA International Conference

Karen Peterson and Dancers’ work is made possible with the support of Citizens Interested in the Arts; The Childrens Trust; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor, the Miami Dade County Board of County Commissioners; the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; The Miami Salon Group, The Jewish Communal group, the Norton Viney Foundation and many individual contributors.

Daredevil Dancing And Hip Hop Spirit
In An Electirfying Stage Show!
February 10-13
Carnival Studio Theater
Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132

It’s street dancing at its “RHAW-est”—from Campbell Locking, Popping & Boogaloo to B-boy/girl, House and Hip Hop dance—performed by some of today’s newest and brightest hip hop dancers. Rennie Harris Awe-inspiring Works was created by Harris as a response to the overwhelming interest from teens and young adults to join his internationally renowned company Rennie Harris Puremovement.

RHAW downplays the abstract while pushing its dramatic aesthetic. RHAW forges new paths for young Hip Hop hopefuls as well as present Hip Hop practitioner. Join us as we take it back to basics!

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Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County salutes Black History Month with the thrilling Miami debut of RHAW: Rennie Harris Awe-inspiring Works. Bringing the rawness of the streets and the drama of dance theater together for an electrifying stage show, RHAW has won rave reviews across the country for daredevil dancing and for their high-level performance spirit! The company will present a selection of new works and repertory favorites on February 10-13, 2011 in the Carnival Studio Theater, in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House.

Tickets are $40 and $45 and are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased through the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org.

RHAW is street dancing at its “RHAW-est.” Mastering hip hop styles such as Campbell Locking, Popping, and Boogaloo to b-boy/girl house and hip hop social dance, RHAW brings the roots of hip hop from the street corners of Philly to concert stages around the world. RHAW was conceived in 2007 by three-time Alvin Ailey Award winner Dr. Rennie Harris in response to the overwhelming interest from teens and young adults to join the main company, Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM).

Performed by some of the greatest young stars of street dance today, the company’s repertoire honors the true essence of hip hop. RHAW – forges new paths for the next generation of hip hop practitioners, honoring the history of hip hop, exploring new ideas in the ever-evolving genre, and providing new contributions to this important American art form.

“We invite Miami to join us as we applaud the artistic contributions of the African-American community this month and all year long at the Adrienne Arsht Center,” said M. John Richard, president and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center. “RHAW is a dance company that represents the very best of the pioneering American spirit and the rich culture of the African Diaspora, coming together to create pure magic on stage.”

RHAW is a vibrant young group of hip hop dance professionals that train under the great choreographer Rennie Harris, founder and CEO of Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM), a company established on the belief that hip hop is the most important original artistic expression of our generation. Currently celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season, RHPM has emerged as the international hip hop ambassador and surviving senior member in the world of organized hip hop dance theater. RHAW takes this legacy to the next generation of dancers and audience members – channeling the original roots of hip hop to express universal themes that extend beyond racial, religious, and economic boundaries.

Rennie Harris is a North Philadelphia native who has been honored as Artist of the Year by Pennsylvania’s First Lady and received one of only 50 United States Artists Fellowships. He has created evening-length work and repertory pieces for RHPM that deconstruct the perception of hip hop as a violent, undisciplined counterculture, transforming popular perception of the genre and expanding the boundaries of hip hop culture in America. RHPM cultivates an appreciation for diversity and is dedicated to preserving and disseminating hip hop culture through workshops, classes, lecture-demonstrations, dance residencies, mentoring programs, and public performances.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
Presents Drumline Live
January 16, 2011 at 7pm
Knight Concert Hall
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33132

Tickets: $40 – $65
For reservations, visit www.arshtcenter.org or call the box office at (305) 949-6722.

Inspired By The Hit Movie
Riveting Rhythms, Bold Beats, And A Foot-Stomping Marching Band High-Step Into Miami!

A heart-pounding theatrical stage show featuring 40 band members
from historically black colleges and universities across the nation in a magical celebration of the beat!

Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly presents the energetic musical phenomenon, Drumline Live. Based on the 2002 blockbuster film, Drumline, Drumline Live will high-step into Miami for one night only on January 16, 2011 at 7 p.m., filling the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall with original compositions and soul-infused interpretations of top 40 hits.

Tickets to Drumline Live are on sale now. Tickets range from $40 to $65 and may be purchased through the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org.

With the imaginative combination of sounds from musical greats from Michael Jackson to Earth, Wind, and Fire to on stage battles and Motown favorites, the band delights and amazes with classic as well as their own original compositions. Drumline Live brings the drum-pounding, percussion-blasting, high-stepping tradition of the marching band onto the stage for an intensely energetic performance sure to have audiences stomping their feet and clapping their hands. Sizzling choreography and daredevil athletic feats take the syncopated magic of marching band tradition straight to the stage!

“We hope Miami is ready to get out of their seats and move to the beat, as DRUMline Live brings its infectious, irrepressible sound to the Knight Concert Hall,” said M. John Richard, president and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center. “This performance honors the great musical tradition of marching bands, born on college campuses, and now exploding on stage for all of South Florida to enjoy.”

Drumline Live is composed of 40 band members including one drum major, 33 percussion and wind players, 5 dancers, and one host, all from America’s historically black colleges and universities. Performances range from vividly choreographed routines to heavy doses of drum riffs and cadences. The live stage show encompasses a rainbow of sound – from funk to R&B to oldies – this marching band amazes with sheer sonic adventure.

Don P. Roberts, creator and musical director of Drumline Live, was inspired to produce the theatrical adaptation after serving as Executive Band Consultant for the hit movie Drumline. Under Roberts’ direction, his 300 member band played the role of the Atlanta A&K marching band in the film. As a result of Roberts coaching, training, original compositions, and choreography Drumline was nominated for Most Outstanding Motion Picture by the NAACP, and garnered the American Choreography Award. A graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), Roberts served as drum major, student conductor, and student arranger. FAMU is known as the university where the marching band traditional originated more than 50 years ago, and has long been regarded as having the nation’s preeminent marching band. Roberts currently serves as the Instrumental Music Coordinator for the Dekalb County School System in Georgia. He also serves as President of Halftime Live, which provided the drumline for the Atlanta Falcons in 2006 and for the Atlanta Hawks in 2007 and 2008.

Friday, November 12 @ 8 p.m.
Carnival Studio Theater (Inside the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House)

TICKETS ONLY $25!

REPLICA is a new multi-disciplinary performance work created in collaboration with acclaimed Miami visual artist, Daniel Arsham and performance and media artist, Jonah Bokaer.

Arsham created the extraordinary set for the Adrienne Arsht Center’s 2007 Merce in Miami premiere performance! Now with REPLICA, he comes full circle—collaborating with former Merce Cunningham dancer Bokaer to present a groundbreaking performance art event for Miami.

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GEMS, empowering women through bellydance
November 13, 2010, 8pm
Florida International University (main campus)Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Concert Hall
10910 SW 17 Street
Miami, FL 33199
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A beautiful production by Echeverri, inspired by the 1920’s. An era when women were empowered.
Please visit our website for additional information on purchasing your ticket.

“GEMS” is the 5th event produced by Adriana Echeverri, and the second in the Unites States. With great amount of success in Europe, Adriana has come to Miami and founded Belly2Abs, a wellness dance studio in Coconut Grove. Empowering women through dance has been her goal for over a decade. GEMS is a full production with some of the best professional dancers in Miami. A production by women, for women; with the only purpose of empowering women through dance. Each year GEMS celebrates an era, this year we are happy to indulge the audience with the 1930’s passion and love for dance. Inspired by the musical Chicago, GEMS will offer a night of glamour and much passion.

Some proceeds will be going to a non-profit organization. We have also partnered with The Women Study Center at The Florida International University to help create awareness through dance. We are estimating a large amount of people (600) to come to this event, and share some of the best performances choreographed by great dancers like; Hanan, Francesca, Anais, Majilyn, Jigna Shah, Revofusion, Siahn Sama, Roshana, Gigi’s Academy, students from Lotus Dance Studio, and Adriana Echeverri.

Miami Hispanic Ballet and American Airlines present the XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami
From August 27th through September 12th, 2010

The XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami will take place August 27th through September 12th, 2010. The Festival will open with the Official Poster Unveiling by Spaniard Artist Pilar Cossio with her personal exhibition “La Le�on de Danse” dedicated to the Festival and the launching of the Dance Film Series at the historic Tower Theater in Miami on Friday, August 27th. The Film series continues at the Lehman Theater, Miami Dade College North Campus.

The IBFM also includes a unique spot for young talent organized with the foremost competition organization “Youth America Grand Prix” Director, Larissa Saveliev: the International Young Ballet Medalists Performance at the Lehman Theater in Miami is on September 3rd and Contemporary Performances at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach on September 4th and 5th with the first appearance of the Balleto Teatro di Torino and other national and international companies.

The IBMF is one of the most successful festivals of its kind in the U.S. featuring world-wide prestigious ballet companies represented by their greatest stars.
The Etoiles Grand Classical Gala will take place at the great historic Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on September 11th, where the Lifetime Achievement Award “A Life for the Dance” will be presented to Milorad Miskovitch. Miskovitch is a famous dancer/director of the 20th century. The Festival Closing Gala at the Jackie Gleason Theater will take place on September 12th where a second award, Criticism & Culture of Ballet, will be presented to the famous Danish dance critic and author, Erik Aschengreen.

EVENTS CALENDAR (PERFORMANCES)
Friday, September 3rd, 2010. 11:00 a.m. schools and 8:00 p.m., General public
International Young Ballet Medalists. Medal Winners of International Ballet Competitions in Collaboration with Youth America Grand Prix.
Lehman Theater. Miami Dade College North Campus

Saturday September 4th, 2010. 8:00 p.m.
Modern and Contemporary Performances. Balleto Teatro di Torino, Italy
Colony Theater, Miami Beach

Sunday, September 5th, 2010. 5:00 p.m.
Evidence A Dance Company, New York
Move: The Company, Canada; The Dance Now! Ensemble, Miami; The State of Hellectrick Danse Theatre, Miami
Colony Theater, Miami Beach

Saturday, September 11th, 2010. 8:00 p.m.
Etoiles Grand Classical Gala & Presentation of the “Lifetime Achievement” Award, presented to famous dancer/director of the 20th century Milorad Miskovitch
Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater

Sunday, September 12th, 2010. 5:00 p.m.
Festival closing gala of the Stars Performance
Criticism & Culture of Ballet Award will be presented to the famous Danish dance critic and author, Erik Ashengreen.
The Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES:
Arena di Verona Ballet, Italy; American Ballet Theater, USA; Alberta Ballet, Canada; Australian Ballet, Australia; Ballet Estable Teatro Colon, Argentina; Ballet do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janiero, Brazil; Balletto Teatro de Torino, Italy; Balleteatro Nacional de Puerto Rico; Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami; Compania Nacional de Danza Nacho Duato, Spain; Compa��a Nacional de Danza, Mexico; English National Ballet, England; Hungarian National Ballet, Hungary; National Ballet of Canada; New York City Ballet, USA; Stuttgart Ballet, Germany; and Vienna State Opera Ballet, Austria.

THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

Friday, August 27th, 2010. 7:00 p.m.
Opening and Official Poster Unveiling the Spaniard Artist Pilar Cossio and Exhibition “La Le�on de Danse”
Tower Theater

Friday, August 27th, 2010. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Invitation only
Poster Unveiling and Dance Films opening film presentation
“Cuban Ballet” Book Launch and Presentation by the book’s author Octavio Roca, Former Dance critic of the Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle Miami Dade College Chair of Arts & Philosophy
Tower Theater

Saturday, August 28th, 2010. 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Open to the Public
Diccionario Biografico de la Danza Mexicana
Presentation and discussion with Patricia Aulestia, Dance Critic and Journalist from Mexico
Patricia Aulestia: Cuatro Decadas en la Danza Mexicana
Presentation and discussion with Orlando Taquechel, Miami Herald Dance Critic
CubaOcho Art and Research Center

August 27th, 2010. 9:00 p.m.
August 28th, 2010. 6:30 p.m.
August 29th, 2010. 2:00 p.m.
Dance Film Series; Variety of new dance films – Miami Premieres – from NYC Dance Films Association
Tower Theater

August 30th – September 1st, 2010
Monday, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 12:00 p.m.
Dance Film Series; Variety of new dance films – Miami Premieres – from NYC Dance Films Association
Lehman Theater. Miami Dade College North Campus

August 1st – September 11th, 2010. 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Dance Workshop: Ballet Modern Dance Hip Hop, Lyrical and Ballrooms. Guest teacher Manny & Lory Castro from Chile-USA
DanceTown Dance Studio

September 11th – 12th, 2010. 12:00 p.m.
Ballet Master Classes
(Only for guest festival dancers, available for student observation)
Featuring Guest International Ballet Masters Lazarro Carre�o from Cuba.
Rehearsal Studio at Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater

September 4th – 30th, 2010
September 10th – Fundraiser
Artist sale benefits Festival
Opening exclusive Art Exposition by 15 recognized local artists dedicated to the XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami
Rodezart.com Gallery
Sun-Thurs 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Fri-Sat 11:00 a.m.- 10:00 p.m.

VENUES & TICKETS INFORMATION:
Lehman Theater, Miami Dade College North Campus
11380 NW 27th Avenue, Miami
Tickets at Miami Hispanic Ballet 305.549.7199

Rodez Art Gallery
3015 Grand Avenue. Suite 237, Coconut Grove
786.467.7111 www.rodezart.com

Colony Theater Miami Beach
1040 Lincoln Rd
Tickets 1.800.745.3000
www.ticketmaster.com
Or at the theater’s box office: 305.674.1040

Tower Theater
1508 SW 8th Street, Miami
www.mdc.edu
305.642.1264

Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater
1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
Tickets: 1.800.745.3000
www.ticketmaster.com
Or at the theater’s box office: 305.673.7300

Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater Studio
September 11th and 12th, 2010
Master Classes Guests Ballet Master from Spain: Lazaro Carreo

CubaOcho Art & Research Center
1475 SW 8th Street, Miami
305.285.5880

DanceTown Dance Studio
11355 NW 34th Street
Doral, FL 33178
305.468.8668
Call for specific class time

International Ballet Festival of Miami
Ph: 305.549.7711
www.internationalballetfestival.org

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