2019/20 SEASON
SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE
STRAVINSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO
MERCURIC TIDINGS
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Ashley Knox and Renan Cerdeiro in I'm Old Fashioned. Choreography by Jerome Robbins. Photo by Karolina Kuras. Miami City Ballet dancers in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.
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Dear MCB Family and Friends, WELCOME | BIENVENIDO Welcome to Miami tradition by re-imagining Aaron Copland’s City Ballet’s 34th score in gender-bending ways. While Agnes season. de Mille had choreographed her Rodeo This year, we offer in 1942 for a ballerina in cowboy boots, diverse repertoire Peck’s 2015 ballet shifts the spotlight to 15 highlighting powerful yet lyrical men. classical ballet’s far- reaching impact. Closing the season, Don Quixote takes Often defying the what is considered the fi rst modern novel imagination, it pays to new artistic levels in MCB’s full-length homage and builds ballet, offering the full range of character on multiple art development found in Cervantes’ literary forms, giving them masterpiece. new depth and resonance. Through the work we do, every year we engage, inspire, and transform hundreds In the program you are about to see, of thousands of individuals and ignite their Balanchine’s Slaughter on Tenth Avenue passion for all the things that ballet can is the fi rst full-scale ballet in a Broadway be. This passion is exemplifi ed by our 53 musical, with all the suspense and dancers, 1,200 students, 13,000 donors, showmanship of Rodgers and Hart’s 1936 hit and over 125,000 audience members each On Your Toes. In January, you will discover year. Passion and imagination has sustained how Jerome Robbins’ found inspiration Miami City Ballet for 33 years. Now, as from Hollywood icons Fred Astaire and Rita we begin our 34th season poised for a Hayworth by layering fi lm sequences from signifi cant leap in our evolution, we invite the movie You Were Never Lovelier into his you to be part of the magic. resplendent I’m Old Fashioned. On that same program, Christopher Wheeldon’s So join us for every program this season This Bitter Earth is a haunting pas de deux. as we explore how classical ballet is never Set to Dinah Washington’s soulful 1960s simply what you might imagine. Instead, it’s performance of 1950s songs by Clyde always so much more. Otis and Max Richter, this piece conveys emotions grounded in modern dance and Warm regards, the blues. Lourdes Lopez, Artistic Director
In the spring, two MCB premieres offer Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, perspectives on the past and future of Executive Director ballet. With Firebird, Balanchine drew on a Russian fairytale to create the 1949 ballet that catapulted New York City Ballet into international fame while showcasing scenery and costumes by painter Marc Chagall. Justin Peck’s Rodeo then departs from Lourdes Lopez Tania Castroverde Moskalenko Artistic Director Executive Director
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
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THE COMPANY SOLOISTS Samantha Hope Galler – Ashley Knox ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Jordan-Elizabeth Long – Kathryn Morgan _Lourdes Lopez _ CORPS DE BALLET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Alaina Andersen – Itzkan Barbosa – Eric Beckham Tania Castroverde Moskalenko Bianca Bulle – Adrienne Carter – Cameron Catazaro Julia Cinquemani – Bradley Dunlap _ Mayumi Enokibara – Samivel Evans – Nina Fernandes MUSIC DIRECTOR Maddie Goodman – Julian Goodwin-Ferris AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Ellen Grocki – Anna Grunewald – Satoki Habuchi Gary Sheldon Aaron Hilton – Benjamin Lepson – Suzette Logue Petra Love – Alex Manning – Madison McDonough _ Harrison Monaco – Gustavo Ribeiro – Ariel Rose Helen Ruiz – Alyssa Schroeder – Christie Sciturro PRINCIPAL BALLET MASTER Luiz Silva – Christina Spigner – Nicole Stalker Roma Sosenko Ella Titus – Eric Trope – Ao Wang – Amir Yogev _ Damian Zamorano BALLET MASTERS _ Joan Latham – Arnold Quintane FOUNDER _ Toby_ Lerner Ansin COMPANY PIANISTS John Camacho – Francisco Rennó FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR _ Edward Villella PRINCIPALS Tricia Albertson – Katia Carranza Renan Cerdeiro – Rainer Krenstetter “Miami City Ballet, Jennifer Lauren – Alexander Peters a JUBILANT and Carlos Quenedit – Kleber Rebello ENDEARING _ company, refreshes the eyes and spirit.” PRINCIPAL SOLOISTS Nathalia Arja – Emily Bromberg New York Times Lauren Fadeley – Shimon Ito Chase Swatosh
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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.
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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
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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 Corps Joined MCB as de Ballet in 2011. Promoted to Principal a Soloist in 2016. Soloist in 2019. Promoted to Principal Promoted to Soloist in 2019. Principal Soloist in 2017.
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_ 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 Corps de Ballet 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
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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 The National Danced with Joined MCB as an Apprentice as Corps de Ballet of Canada. The Los Angeles as a Company Ballet. in 2014. Ballet in 2019.* Joined MCB Apprentice in 2010. Promoted to as Corps de Joined MCB Corps de Ballet Ballet in 2017. as Corps de Promoted to in 2016.*+ Ballet 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 in 2013. Ballet Arizona. Danced with as Corps de Joined MCB Houston Ballet. Ballet in 2019. as Corps de Promoted to Joined MCB Ballet in 2019. Joined MCB Corps de Ballet as Corps de as Corps de in 2014.*+ Ballet in 2019. Ballet in 2018.
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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 Danced with Joined MCB Boston Ballet. as Corps de The Los Angeles as a School Joined MCB Ballet in 2019.* as an Apprentice Joined MCB Ballet. Apprentice in as Corps de 2005. in 2013. Joined MCB Ballet in 2019. as Corps de Promoted to Promoted to Ballet 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. LEPSON Sarasota, FL New York, NY Osaka, Japan New York, NY Danced with Danced with Joined MCB Joined MCB Boston Ballet II. Joined MCB Pennsylvania as Corps de as Corps de as Corps de Ballet and Ballet in 2018.* Joined MCB Boston Ballet. Ballet in 2018.* as Corps de Ballet in 2019. Ballet in 2017. Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2010. Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2011.*
* Miami City Ballet School Alumni +Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship Award Recipient 11
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ALEX MANNING MADISON HARRISON GUSTAVO ARIEL ROSE State College, PA MCDONOUGH MONACO RIBEIRO New York, NY Miami Beach, FL New Berlin, WI Vitoria, Brazil Joined MCB Danced with as an Apprentice Danced with Danced with Danced with Boston Ballet, in 2013. The Los Angeles Pennsylvania Washington Ballet Municipal Ballet. Ballet. Ballet II, Alberta de Lima and Promoted to Richmond Ballet. Corps de Ballet Joined MCB Joined MCB Ballet and Kansas in 2014.* as Corps de as Corps de City Ballet. Joined MCB Ballet in 2018.* Ballet in 2017. Joined MCB as Corps de as Corps de Ballet in 2013. Ballet in 2018.
NICOLE STALKER ELLA TITUS ERIC TROPE AO WANG AMIR YOGEV St. Petersburg, FL Clearwater, FL Poolesville, MD Beijing, China Kibbutz, Israel Joined MCB Joined MCB Danced with Danced with Danced with as a Company as an Apprentice Pennsylvania The Washington Pennsylvania Apprentice in 2013. Ballet. Ballet Studio Ballet. in 2008. Company. Promoted to Joined MCB Joined MCB Promoted to Corps de Ballet as Corps de Joined MCB as Corps de Corps de Ballet in 2015.* Ballet in 2013. as Corps de Ballet in 2016. in 2009.* Ballet in 2016.
The Toby Lerner Scholarship Award is given every year to one of Miami City Ballet School’s most promising dancers to help underwrite the cost of their training. 12 Miami City Ballet’s 2019/20 season Apprentice Program has been made possible with a generous gift from Patricia McKay Verbeek in memory of Hope Eric Verbeek.
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HELEN RUIZ ALYSSA CHRISTIE LUIZ SILVA CHRISTINA San Juan, SCHROEDER SCITURRO Barra Mansa, SPIGNER Puerto Rico Portland, OR Sterling Heights, Brazil Paradise Valley, AZ MI Joined MCB Joined MCB Joined MCB Joined MCB as a Company as Corps de Joined MCB as an Apprentice as a Company Apprentice Ballet in 2017. as a School in 2015. Apprentice in 2007. Apprentice in 2012. in 2006. Promoted to Promoted to Corps de Ballet Promoted to Corps de Ballet Promoted to in 2016.* Corps de Ballet in 2009. Corps de Ballet in 2013.* in 2008.* Company Representative
DAMIAN ZAMORANO Havana, Cuba Danced with Compañia Nacional De Danza. Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2013.*+
*Miami City Ballet School Alumni +Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship Award Recipient Dancer headshots: photos © Alberto Oviedo and Alexander Iziliaev. 13
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STRAVINSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO “Stravinsky Violin Balanchine/Stravinsky Concerto is
Miami City Ballet premiere: Balanchine’s signal for November 5, 1993, Kravis Center us to pay attention for the Performing Arts; West Palm to the relationship Beach, FL. of the music to the choreography. ” MERCURIC New York Times TIDINGS Taylor/Schubert
The original production of Mercuric Tidings was funded in part by Funding Arts Network. ARSHT Additional support was provided by CENTER B. Carlin Foundation: Robert G. Breier, OCT 18 – 20, 2019 Gary Dix, and Chris Landon (Miami-Dade County). BROWARD
Miami City Ballet premiere: CENTER December 5, 2008, Kravis Center OCT 26 – 27, 2019 for the Performing Arts; West Palm Beach, FL. KRAVIS CENTER SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE NOV 8 – 10, 2019 Balanchine/Rodgers
The original production of Slaughter on Tenth Avenue was made possible by a major grant from the Kirk Foundation.
Miami City Ballet premiere: February 2, 2001, Jackie Gleason Theater; Miami Beach, FL.
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*Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra
Set to Igor Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto Miami City Ballet Premiere on October 31, 2003 in D at Jackie Gleason Theater; , George Balanchine originally Miami Beach, FL used the music to choreograph Balustrade for Ballet Russe in 1941. *Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, sole U.S. and Thirty years later Balanchine wished Canadian agent for Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG, to include that same piece of music Mainz, Germany, publisher and copyright owner for the Stravinsky Festival but could “The performance of Stravinsky Violin Concerto a not remember his choreography, Balanchine Ballet®, is presented by arrangement so he created a completely new with The George Balanchine Trust and has been work. Stravinsky Violin Concerto is produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique®, Service performed by a cast of 20 dancers, Standards established and provided by in practice clothes, without décor, like The Trust.” many of the ballets premiered at the Stravinsky Festival. The first movement is in eight parts, each overlapping into the next. The second and third movements are pas de deux showing contrasting relationships between partners. The finale includes references to Russian motifs in the score.
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MERCURIC TIDINGS _ Choreography by Paul Taylor A quarter of a century later, The New Music by Franz Schubert* York Observer called it “a glorious Staged by Patrick Corbin outburst of kinetic excitement… Set and costume designs by Gene Moore From the first moment, [the dancers] Lighting design by Jennifer Tipton are in perpetual motion, blasting through space.” Paul Taylor himself *Excerpts from Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 has acknowledged, “It’s fast, it’s fast.” And one member of the original cast When Mercuric Tidings had its named it the hardest piece she ever premiere in 1982, The New York Times danced with the company. Yet there’s hailed it as “as a dance work that burst no sense of strain as its thirteen seemingly into song.” dancers fling themselves on and off stage in their flamingo-and-white costumes to the sublime symphonic music of Schubert; everything is harmonious, happy, uplifting.
Mercuric Tidings, possibly this great modern choreographer’s most balletic work, is just one ballet in Miami City Ballet’s Taylor repertory, which also includes Company B, Aureole, 3 Epitaphs, Esplanade, Funny Papers, Arden Court, Piazzolla Caldera and Promethean Fire.
MCB premiere: December 5, 2008, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, FL.
First performed by the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1982.
Mercuric Tidings is generously funded in part by Funding Arts Network.
Miami City Ballet dancers in Mercuric Tidings. Choreography by Paul Taylor. Photo © Daniel Azoulay. 18 Miami City Ballet dancers in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. Choreography by George Balanchine. © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Daniel Azoulay.
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Slaughter on Tenth Avenue — raucous, No wonder that in 1968 Balanchine hilarious, touching — was the great decided to re-do it for New York City triumph of Rodgers and Harts’ 1936 Ballet. And he had the perfect stars: musical, On Your Toes. Which was the As “The Hoofer,” Arthur Mitchell (who first Broadway musical about ballet — a year later went on to create Dance and the first of four shows that George Theatre of Harlem) and Suzanne Farrell Balanchine choreographed for the as The Stripper. hottest song-writing team of their day. It starred the great Ray Bolger as “The It’s been in the repertory ever since Hoofer,” three years before he became — all over the world. Audiences love the immortal Scarecrow of Oz. it, dancers love doing it, and even the critics who were once sniffy about it Slaughter was the ballet within now cheer along with the rest of us. the musical — a preposterous and rousing parody of ballet clichés *Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, orchestrated by Hershy Kay. This selection is used by special and mannerisms, complete with a arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein: a murderous Russian leading danseur, a Concord Company. All Rights Reserved. glamorous lovable Stripper, a seedy bar The performance of Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, a and strip-joint, an ominous gun, and a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement glorious Rodgers score, as hummable with The George Balanchine Trust and has been as the composer’s greatest song lyrics. produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.
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