Titled Sunshine in Motion, the Miami City Ballet 2021-2022 Season marks the company’s 36th and Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez’s 10th.
After opening with the online premiere of George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, reimagined by the company a few years ago, Miami City Ballet will return to its home stages – Adrienne Arsht Center, Broward Center, and Kravis Center – in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, respectively, accompanied by live orchestra.
The highlight of the season is the North American premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s Swan Lake.
Over the past 15 months we’ve faced challenges, but as we embark on our 36th anniversary and I step into my 10th season, we celebrate you, our beloved community for helping us not just survive, but thrive.
We are thrilled to present a season for you that is filled with stories – stories of childhood dreams and fantasy, of transcendent love, hope and courage, of distant places and times and of complete human forgiveness. Stories that speak to our most human selves, all to re-connect with you, the only way we know how, thru dance.
Performing is a shared experience that only exists in that unique moment in time, and we bring this season so you can revel in the joy of ballet and be transformed by it.”
“Our South Florida home gave MCB many opportunities to stay connected to our communities over the past year, and digital offerings opened new pathways for us to share our distinctive style with a wider audience,” reflects Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, Executive Director of Miami City Ballet, in reference to last year’s season.
“But nothing is akin to performing in our theaters. The support and generosity of our audiences, donors, and Board of Trustees, coupled with deepened partnerships with our local civic and business leaders gave us the power to continue and even broadened our ability to bring the transformative power of dance to our communities. Our appreciation and dedication to our audiences is abundant and our return to the stage will undoubtedly be an emotional and poignant one.”
Miami City Ballet 2021-2022 Season Trailer
Miami City Ballet 2021-2022 Season Playlist
Miami City Ballet 2021-2022 Season Schedule
A Midsummer Night’s Dream | October 14-31, 2021
Online
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream by George Balanchine
MCB presents its very own A Midsummer Night’s Dream, reimagined in a dreamy, underwater seascape with sets and costumes by famed environmental artist Michele Oka Doner. Balanchine’s beloved ballet based on Shakespeare’s delightfully mischievous, charm-filled tale of love is “a shimmery, shadowy, magical jewel box of a show.” (The Miami Herald)
The Nutcracker | December 10-30, 2021
Broward Center: December 10-12, 2021
Arsht Center: December 16-26, 2021
Kravis Center: December 29-30, 2021
- The Nutcracker by George Balanchine
Delight in the must-see holiday spectacular, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. For audiences of all ages, guests will journey with Marie and her Prince through MCB’s vivid, Miami-inspired production that The Miami Herald calls “jaw-dropping,” “exceptional” and “a riot of colors.”
Swan Lake | February 11-27, 2022
Arsht Center: February 11-13, 2022
Kravis Center: February 19-20, 2022
Broward Center: February 26-27, 2022
- Swan Lake by Alexei Ratmansky
The world’s most famous ballet is an epic fairytale of love, magic, and betrayal is set to Tchaikovsky’s achingly beautiful score and boasts a stage filled with more than 50 dancers, lavish costumes, and grand sets.
What was once forgotten is lovingly renewed. For this Swan Lake, Ratmansky dug deep within the history of the fabled ballet, reconstructing much of the original choreography through extensive research and notations dating back to the 1895 Marius Petipa/Lev Ivanov production.
Jewels | March 18 – April 24, 2022
Kravis Center: March 18-20, 2022
Arsht Center: April 1-3, 2022
Broward Center: April 23-24, 2022
- Jewels by George Balanchine
Balanchine’s crowning Jewels was inspired by a visit to famed French jewelers Van Cleef & Arpels. Those mesmerizing, light-reflecting stones ultimately led to the creation of one of Balanchine’s most revered ballets.
A pure dance tryptic it features three distinct mini-ballets – the mysterious and poetic Emeralds that recalls a verdant French countryside, the quintessentially American Rubies, and the opulent, Imperial Russian splendor of Diamonds.
Prodigal Son | April 29 – May 22, 2022
Kravis Center: April 29-May 1, 2022
Arsht Center: May 6-8, 2022
Broward Center: May 21-22, 2022
- Prodigal Son by George Balanchine
- Herman Schmerman Pas de Deux by Wiliam Forsythe
- After the Rain Pas de Deux by Christopher Wheeldon
- World Premiere by Claudia Schreier
Balanchine premiered Prodigal Son at the age of 25 with Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in 1929. For nearly a century the soul-stirring biblical tale of sin and redemption has enraptured audiences through its gripping, powerful choreography that has long put the men of ballet on exquisite display.
Herman Schmerman is an irresistibly fun romp reminding us, as Forsythe puts it, “Isn’t ballet delightful?”
Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain is a melting duet that is like peering into the window of an intimate relationship filled with great tenderness.
Claudia Schreier’s second world premiere for MCB, after 2020’s Places, blends ballet with technology to explore a landscape of shifting perspectives. Expect a rich and thoughtful journey from this collaboration between the “skilled and sophisticated” Schreier (The New York Times) and innovative filmmaker Adam Barish.
Featured Photo for the Miami City Ballet 2021-2022 Season courtesy of Miami City Ballet
