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Miami City Ballet: Open Barre, Rodeo – Four Dance Episodes
September 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
$10 – $25Open Barre, Rodeo – Four Dance Episodes
When: Thursday, September 19 at 7:00 P.M. (doors open at 6:30 P.M.)
Where: Miami City Ballet, 2200 Liberty Avenue
About: Enjoy a rehearsal and performance excerpt of Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes, choreographed by Justin Peck to the legendary score by Aaron Copland. Then, a conversation about this acclaimed work, featuring former Miami City Ballet dancer and broadcaster Michael Sean Breeden, Principal Conductor Gary Sheldon, moderated by Dr. Sean Erwin.
With a cast of 15 men and one female dancer, Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes showcases the power of MCB’s exceptional male dancers and challenges many usual ballet conventions. Peck’s thrilling choreography works together with Copland’s recognizable and thoroughly American score to make “many people rejoice watching dance in the 21st… Its effect on the audience is inspiring.” New York Times.