Program I: Dance NOW! Presents "Clara" With Special Guest Opus Ballet
Saturday, December 10, 2022 | 8:00 pm
Miami Theater Center 9806 NE Second Ave. Miami Shores, FL 33138
TICKETS GENERAL ADMISSION: $40 in advance/$45 day of show/$25 Miami Shores residents/$5 Student tickets available only on cultureshockmiami starting November 9
Experience a new, contemporary spin on the classic ballet The Nutcracker and a taste of Italy's vibrant dance scene, Compagnia Opus Ballet, direct from Florence for their U.S. debut. This performance includes some profanity, adult themes and content, and is not recommended for children under 13.
Clara is a reimagining of The Nutcracker, and charts the journey of a young woman, exploring and experiencing the exotic, the unknown and the forbidden, in search of love, identity and self-determination. Featuring a score from Berlin-based composer Davidson Jaconello, drawn from the original Tchaikovsky music, it is choreographed by Dance NOW! Miami Artistic Directors Hannah Baumgarten and Diego Salterini. This is definitely not your abuela's Nutcracker! It is sexy, modern and a whole new way to experience this holiday favorite.
Compagnia Opus Ballet will perform an excerpt from The Four Seasons, an homage to the Renaissance, and the iconic Vivaldi music and Ototeman, choreographed by Sofia Galvan and Stefania Menestrina, who also perform this light, playful work with a popular music score. When Dance NOW! previously traveled to Italy, they had a chance to collaborate with Compagnia Opus Ballet. With this program, the up and coming contemporary dance ensemble will be making their U.S. debut.
The evening will also include And First They Slaughtered the Angels, a 1974 work from Daniel Lewis, former Limón Dance Company Artistic Director and the Founding Dean of the Dance Department at the New World School of the Arts. This social satire includes music by Johann Pachelbel, Hector Berlioz, and Otto Luening, and characters from Hells Angels bikers to actual heavenly angels.
The Miami Theater Center is fully wheelchair accessible, with adjacent on-street parking. To request materials in accessible format, or any disability accommodation, visit www.dancenowmiami.org or contact Dance NOW! at (305) 975-8489 and info@dancenowmiami.org.