Found 11 blog entries tagged as Ballet.

The sweetest of all holiday traditions is back. You are invited on her enchanted journey!  Little Marie’s dream comes alive in George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker”! The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach in collaboration with the Miami City Ballet.  Hailed by The New York Times as “one of America’s most beloved dance companies", the performances run Wednesday, December 28, 2022, through Friday, December 30, 2022.

Little Marie bravely fights off an army of mice and their ferocious King. With her gallant Nutcracker Prince, she journeys through a wintry wonderland of darting, swirling snowflakes to the “Land of Sweets” where sauntering flowers and curious confections from around the world dance for her. 

The holiday classic is a…

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The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts presented “Peter Pan and Tinker Bell” performed by the Ballet Palm Beach. The acclaimed Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is in the heart of West Palm Beach on Okeechobee Boulevard. The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Kravis Center Corporate Partners is comprised of corporate and professional leaders in Palm Beach County whose mission is to support and enable the Kravis Center to continue its extensive educational and community outreach programs. 

Peter Pan & Tinker Bell is a treasured fairy tale and charmed audiences young and young at heart alike. It explores the relationship between Peter Pan and Tinker Bell before Wendy Darling’s appearance in his life in Neverland. Tinker Bell is a…

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Spend a plein air afternoon on Sunday, April 10, 2022, with the renowned Miami City Ballet. The ballet company will perform a series of pop-up performances, To Florida, With Love, at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens are located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. One of the featured works is dedicated to "Meiyo No Tame," to the Morikami.

Recognized as one of the top ten ballet companies in the nation, Miami City Ballet is the jewel of the cultural world in South Florida. The troupe began to blend 20th-century masterpieces with the classics in the 1980s. This neoclassic style has characterized the company throughout its repertoire of over eighty ballets. Performances have always been held at various…

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Kick off the holiday season with Paris Ballet performing the “Nutcracker” at the Eissey Campus Theater in Palm Beach Gardens.  Experience the magic of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet classic with four spectacular full-length performances November 20 and 21, 2021.  The annual production, in the 11th year, has become a beloved family holiday tradition for many locals, featuring dazzling costumes, extraordinary sets, including a growing Christmas tree that triples in height onstage and phenomenal special effects.

Audiences will be transported to an enchanting winter wonderland of sparkling snowfall, colorful flowers, and splendid sweets.  This is the company’s first year performing The Nutcracker locally at the 750-seat Eissey Campus Theatre which offers…

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The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach welcomes the Miami City Ballet for a special exhibition.  To celebrate the arrival of “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection” at the Norton Museum of Art. The Miami City Ballet will perform José Limón’s The Moors Pavane as part of the exhibition’s special programming on October 29 at 7:00 p.m.

The performance will be followed by a conversation and Q&A with Dante Puleio, artistic director of the José Limón Dance Foundation, and Daniel Lewis, president of Miami Dance Futures.

Born in Culiacán, Mexico, in 1908, Limón and his family fled during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. At age seven, he and his parents emigrated from Mexico to Tucson, Arizona,…

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With public health concerns remaining top-of-mind, many cultural organizations in The Palm Beaches are offering virtual programs for the whole family. If you're participating in virtual activities, consider supporting local Palm Beach County businesses who are still working hard for you! 

With the Kravis Center, Dreyfoos Highschool of the Arts, and many other world-renowned dance organizations in our area, some incredible studios are making sure people can participate in dance classes from home! Here are a few fantastic options.

Ballet Arts Dance Company: Virtual Dance Classes

The focus of  Ballet Arts Dance Company is to teach, train and guide students dancers towards a professional career while allowing them the privilege to work with…

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Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of attending an event at the Kravis Center for Performing Arts in Downtown West Palm Beach understands the level of class and brilliance this venue provides. I was lucky enough to walk across the Kravis Center stage as part of a graduating class of Alexander W. Dreyfoos High School of the Arts, and have experienced the wonderment of their regal ballet performance, The Nutcracker, as one of our family holiday traditions. While the Kravis Center is most notable for the performances it produces, this year outstanding remarks will be made about The Center itself after $50 million worth of upgrades are polished off.

Aside from an expanded lobby, additional restrooms, behind-the-scenes technology improvements, a valet…

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 South Florida plays host to the 24th International Ballet Festival Closing Gala of the Stars. The cultural event takes place August 18, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 West Flagler Street, Miami.

The International Ballet Festival returned to South Florida for a glorious season. The Closing Gala takes place in Miami and features a mix of dance film series, workshops, master classes and art exhibits.  Attendees will enjoy performances of famous classical and neo-classical ballet repertoire, as well as gifted young ballet artists.  The fusion of classic and contemporary styles features electrifying and varied programs.

The 24th. International Ballet Festival of Miami 2019 is considered one of the most significant ballet…

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West Palm Beach dancer and Alexander W. Dreyfoos High School of the Arts alumni Darius Hickman has made it as one of the top 4 finalists on the popular TV competition So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD).

As an aspiring professional dancer and now TV star, Hickman has worked extremely hard to make it this far. He began serious training in ballet and contemporary dance at BAK Middle School of the Arts in 8th grade, and fine-tuned his talent at the Florida School for Dance Education (FDSE) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida after school. His discipline and refinement earned him acceptance into Palm Beach County’s prestigious Dreyfoos High School of the Arts, and he went on to be a Young Arts finalist as well as won 1st place for his contemporary work at…

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Every Tuesday between 3 and 5 pm, The Royal Poinciana Plaza hosts a fun one-hour educational class for all the little Palm Beachers in your life!

Lessons for "Wee Royals" range from arts and culture to science, and there are two sessions each week to allow for busy parents to factor it into their schedules. Choose from session one between 3 and 4 pm or session two between 4 and 5 pm.

 

The “Wee Royals of the West” lesson on Tuesday, September 11th, will be led by Ballet Florida, who’s Mission is to support dance creation, education, and preservation through the highest quality performances and educational programming; and to reach the widest possible audience to deepen the public appreciation of dance as an art form.

 

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