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MIAMI CITY BALLET 2019/20 SEASON GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY 1 MIAMI CITY BALLET FALL UNDER THE SPELL OF MIAMI CITY BALLET PROGRAM TWO: I’M OLD FASHIONED Jan 10 – Jan 26 Glamor, drama, suspense… Four sensational ballets by visionary choreographers. Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth appear gliding alongside MCB dancers in I’m Old Fashioned. In This Bitter Earth, the powerful duet and Dinah Washington’s haunting vocals will take your breath away. The brilliant Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux is an 8 minute marvel. And, the colorful, lightning-fast Symphonic Dances will have you on the edge of your seat. PROGRAM THREE: FIREBIRD Feb 14 – Mar 1 Three inventive works featuring iconic music, each one an exhilarating adventure. The premiere of Firebird is a fantastical fairy tale with magical special effects. Be seduced by the elegance of Nine Sinatra Songs, as swirling couples dance to Frank Sinatra’s hits. In Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes, 15 male dancers and one female enhance Aaron Copland’s beloved American score with an infectious sense of play. MIAMI | FORT LAUDERDALE | WEST PALM BEACH TICKETS FROM $30 miamicityballet.org · 305.929.7010 2 2019/20 SEASON Dear MCB Family and Friends, – WELCOME | BIENVENIDO Happy holidays continue to wear her art on our stages and welcome year after year. to George Balanchine’s The This season, we are delighted to Nutcracker®. welcome an exclusive new partnership with Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, This season, which will allow us to perform The we perform this Nutcracker for an even larger, more beautiful ballet in diverse audience. This collaboration tribute to Cuban- will help Nicklaus Children's Hospital American designer and MCB fulfill the mission of sharing Isabel Toledo, art in every corner of our community in who was revered order “to be where the children are.” all over the world This sponsorship enables us to expand as one of the Nicklaus Children's Hospital’s mission great fashion designers of the last to “inspire hope and promote lifelong two decades, and who designed the health… to every child.” Working with costumes of our new Nutcracker, with the Nicklaus Children's Hospital Dance her husband, Ruben Toledo, designing Medicine Program, dancers in Miami the sets. City Ballet School and students in our Community Engagement program will As we reflect on the life and work of help extend the magic of Nutcracker Isabel, as both a friend and an artist, throughout South Florida. we are reminded of all the beautiful, tender moments when she and Ruben May the year ahead be filled with good were in our Miami City Ballet studios tidings and much joy. and how full of joy she was to see her designs move across the studio and Warm regards, stage as our dancers danced. Isabel was beloved by MCB dancers and staff alike. We were thrilled by her unique and vivid sense of style, her meticulous Tania Castroverde technique and her deep reservoir of Lourdes Lopez Artistic Director Moskalenko creativity. She was always welcoming, Executive Director thoughtful and gracious, and she brought a tremendous generosity of spirit to every encounter. We were so very fortunate to have these moments in our hearts and feel privileged to now Miami City Ballet dancers. Photo © Karolina Kuras. Location Courtesy of Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club. This Page: Photos © Alberto Oviedo, Nick Garcia For Miami Modern Luxury. 3 MIAMI CITY BALLET Making Sure Every Performance Is A Classic Compassionate care from the region’s most experienced pediatric orthopedic team The Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Dance Medicine Program is devoted to providing comprehensive preventive, medical and performance-based care for dancers. Our team includes orthopedic specialists, physical therapists, athletic trainers and fitness professionals, all dedicated to the health and well-being of young dancers. Services include: • Dance injury prevention screenings • Pointe readiness screenings • Dance injury prevention training • Athletic training services • Workshops and seminars Dance Medicine services available at: • Midtown • Pinecrest • West Kendall For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Sports Health Program at 1-855-NCH-SPRT (1-855-624-7778). 4 Nicklaus-1622 Miami City Ballet Nutcracker Ad FINAL.indd 1 11/19/19 2:29 PM 2019/20 SEASON THE COMPANY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR –SOLOISTS Lourdes Lopez Samantha Hope Galler – Ashley Knox Jordan-Elizabeth Long – Kathryn Morgan –EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Tania Castroverde Moskalenko –CORPS DE BALLET Alaina Andersen – Itzkan Barbosa – Eric Beckham Bianca Bulle – Adrienne Carter –MUSIC DIRECTOR Cameron Catazaro – Julia Cinquemani AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Bradley Dunlap – Mayumi Enokibara Gary Sheldon Samivel Evans – Nina Fernandes Maddie Goodman – Julian Goodwin-Ferris Ellen Grocki – Anna Grunewald – Satoki Habuchi – Aaron Hilton – Benjamin Lepson – Suzette Logue PRINCIPAL BALLET MASTER Petra Love – Alex Manning – Madison McDonough Harrison Monaco – Gustavo Ribeiro – Ariel Rose Roma Sosenko Helen Ruiz – Alyssa Schroeder – Christie Sciturro Luiz Silva – Christina Spigner – Nicole Stalker Ella Titus – Eric Trope – Ao Wang – Amir Yogev –BALLET MASTERS Damian Zamorano Joan Latham – Arnold Quintane –GUEST ARTISTS –COMPANY PIANISTS Didier Bramaz – Reyneris Reyes John Camacho – Francisco Rennó –FOUNDER PRINCIPALS – Toby Lerner Ansin Tricia Albertson – Katia Carranza Renan Cerdeiro – Rainer Krenstetter –FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Jennifer Lauren – Alexander Peters Edward Villella Carlos Quenedit – Kleber Rebello –PRINCIPAL SOLOISTS “Miami City Ballet, Nathalia Arja – Emily Bromberg a JUBILANT and Lauren Fadeley – Shimon Ito ENDEARING Chase Swatosh company, refreshes the eyes and spirit.” New York Times 5 MIAMI CITY BALLET THE COMPANY DANCERS PRINCIPALS– TRICIA ALBERTSON KATIA CARRANZA Santa Cruz, CA Monterrey, Mexico Joined MCB as a member Danced with Ballet of the Corps in 1997. de Monterrey. Promoted to Principal Joined MCB as a member in 2006. of the Corps in 1998. Promoted to Principal in 2004. Rejoined MCB in 2017. ALEXANDER PETERS CARLOS QUENEDIT State College, PA Havana, Cuba Danced with Kansas City Ballet Danced with San Francisco and Pennsylvania Ballet. Ballet, Ballet de Monterrey and National Ballet of Cuba. Joined MCB as a Principal Soloist in 2017. Joined MCB as a Principal in 2019. Promoted to Principal in 2019. 6 2019/20 SEASON RENAN CERDEIRO RAINER KRENSTETTER JENNIFER LAUREN Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Vienna, Austria Tuscaloosa, AL Joined MCB as a School Danced with Vienna Danced with Alabama Ballet. Apprentice in 2009. State Opera Ballet and Staatsballett Berlin. Joined MCB as a member of Promoted to Principal the Corps in 2007. in 2013.* Joined MCB as a Principal in 2014. Promoted to Principal in 2017. KLEBER REBELLO Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2010. Promoted to Principal in 2013.* * Miami City Ballet School Alumni +Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship Award Recipient 7 MIAMI CITY BALLET THE COMPANY DANCERS PRINCIPAL– SOLOISTS NATHALIA ARJA EMILY BROMBERG Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Boston, MA Joined MCB as a Danced with Festival School Apprentice Ballet Providence, in 2009. Colorado Ballet and Ballet San Jose. Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2016.* Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2010. Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2019. LAUREN FADELEY SHIMON ITO CHASE SWATOSH Orlando, FL New York, NY Westlake Village, CA Danced with New Danced with Ballet Joined MCB as a York City Ballet and San Jose. Company Apprentice Pennsylvania Ballet. in 2010. Joined MCB as a Joined MCB as member of the Corps Promoted to Principal a Soloist in 2016. in 2011. Soloist in 2019. Promoted to Promoted to Principal Principal Soloist Soloist in 2019. in 2017. 8 2019/20 SEASON SOLOISTS– SAMANTHA HOPE ASHLEY KNOX GALLER Shelby Township, MI Bedford, MA Joined MCB as a Danced with Boston Company Apprentice Ballet, Cincinnati in 2002. Ballet and Alabama Ballet. Promoted to Soloist in 2017.* Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2014. Promoted to Soloist in 2018. JORDAN-ELIZABETH KATHRYN MORGAN LONG Mobile, AL Blacksburg, VA Danced with New York Danced with Dutch City Ballet. National Ballet and Royal Swedish Ballet. Joined MCB as a Soloist in 2019. Joined MCB as a Soloist in 2014. * Miami City Ballet School Alumni +Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship Award Recipient 9 MIAMI CITY BALLET THE COMPANY DANCERS CORPS– DE BALLET ALAINA ITZKAN ERIC BECKHAM BIANCA BULLE ADRIENNE ANDERSEN BARBOSA Columbia, SC Queensland, CARTER Milwaukee, WI New York, NY Australia Kennesaw, GA Danced with Joined MCB Joined MCB as The National Danced with Joined MCB as an Apprentice a member of the Ballet of Canada. The Los Angeles as a Company Ballet. in 2014. Corps in 2019.* Joined MCB as Apprentice in 2010. Promoted to a member of the Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet Corps in 2017. a member of the Promoted to in 2016.*+ Corps in 2019. Corps de Ballet in 2011.* NINA MADDIE JULIAN ELLEN GROCKI ANNA FERNANDES GOODMAN GOODWIN- Damascus, MD GRUNEWALD Rio de Janerio, New Bern, NC Pittsburgh, PA FERRIS Joined MCB Brazil Houston, TX as an Apprentice Danced with Joined MCB as in 2013. Ballet Arizona. Danced with a member of the Joined MCB as Houston Ballet. Corps in 2019. a member of the Promoted to Joined MCB as Corps in 2019. Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet a member of the a member of the in 2014.*+ Corps in 2019. Corps in 2018. 10 2019/20 SEASON CAMERON JULIA BRADLEY MAYUMI SAMIVEL EVANS CATAZARO CINQUEMANI DUNLAP ENOKIBARA Santa Fe, NM Canton, OH Dallas, TX Cleveland, OH Rio de Janerio, Brazil Danced with Joined MCB as Danced with Joined MCB Boston Ballet. a member of the The Los Angeles as a School Joined MCB Corps in 2019.* as an Apprentice Joined MCB as Ballet. Apprentice in a member of the 2005. in 2013. Joined MCB as Corps in 2019. a member of the Promoted to Promoted to Corps in 2017. Corps de Ballet Corps de Ballet in 2008.* in 2015.*+ Company Representative SATOKI AARON HILTON BENJAMIN SUZETTE LOGUE PETRA LOVE HABUCHI Washington, D.C.