Sean Erwin

Miami City Ballet Opens with Holiday Classic

Miami City Ballet Opens with Holiday Classic


"George Balanchine's The Nutcracker"
Miami City Ballet
Adrienne Arsht Center
Miami, Florida
December 13 to 15, 2019


Miami City Ballet opened with George Balanchine’s Nutcracker at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, December 13th to 15th with strong attendance at the Friday opener and a packed Sunday matinee.  Both castings turned in strong performances.

Some North American ballet companies make news with intentions to remake Nutcracker productions to reflect their city’s racial and ethnic

By Sean Erwin
Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami Opens Its Season Transformed

Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami Opens Its Season Transformed


“Under the Olive Tree” and "Genus"
Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami
South Miami Dade Cultural Center
Cutler Bay, FL
November 16, 2019

Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami opened its 2019-2020 season with “Ballet Sculpture and Serenity” at the South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center November 16th at 8:00pm to a mostly full house.  Two company premieres and a world premiere headlined a program of works united by the theme of metamorphosis and classical Greece in the three

By Sean Erwin
Miami City Ballet Opens 2019-2020 Season with "Slaughter"

Miami City Ballet Opens 2019-2020 Season with "Slaughter"


“Stravinsky Violin Concerto,” “Mercuric Tidings,” “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"
Miami City Ballet
Adrienne Arsht Center
Miami
October 18-20, 2019


Miami City Ballet’s 2019-2020 season-opener “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue,” debuted October 18-20 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. All three performances shared exceptional contributions from the men (many new to the company), inspired contrasts between the works, and a depth of talent where first and second casts forwarded equally strong performances.

George Balanchine’s “Stravinsky Violin Concerto” headlined the

By Sean Erwin
Miami City Ballet’s Redesigned Nutcracker

Miami City Ballet’s Redesigned Nutcracker


"The Nutcracker"
Miami City Ballet
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Miami, Florida
December 20th, 2018


Miami City Ballet’s Thursday, December 20th second casting of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker" was packed for the mid-week showing of the 2018 reformat of the Balanchine classic. The new sets and costumes by Ruben and Isabel Toledo were gorgeous, and they anchored the MCB production to the Hoffmann short story, deepening the ballet.  Add to that a cast

By Sean Erwin