My Review for The Miami City Ballet Program I: First Ventures

Miami City Ballet Program I: First Ventures

10/25/13

The orchestra begins to play and the curtain opens to reveal the dancers, all arranged gracefully across the stage. It's the opening night of The Miami City Ballet's first program of the year: First Ventures. First Ventures is comprised of three dances: Ballo Della Regina, Polyphonia, and Serenade.

My favorite of the dances was Polyphonia. This is the first time the Miami City Ballet has performed this piece. Polyphonia is a very unique and contemporary dance. The costumes were very simple, which was perfect for this performance as anything too elaborate would have been distracting from the beauty and drama of the dance. The lighting cast shadows of the dancers against the pale backdrop. It was a wonderful scene. I really liked this dance because it was so different from most other ballets. It was interesting to watch and the dancers were flawless.

Ballo Della Regina and Serenade were similar in style. My favorite of the two was Serenade. This piece was simply beautiful. The entire group of dancers on the stage moved so perfectly in unison. It was unbelievable. With lovely skirts that flowed with each movement, this dance was very graceful.

In a single word it was mesmeric. You can almost see the music through the dancers, it was amazing. What most fascinated me about Serenade was that there was actually no plot. As I watched the dance, I could almost imagine that a story was unfolding but in fact, there is no story to Serenade at all!

As always, the Miami City Ballet performers were the picture of perfection. They were so elegant and graceful. Each movement flawless and precise.

The Miami City Ballet Program I: First Ventures is here at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts through October 27^th. You don't want to miss this beautiful show. Get your tickets now as it's only here for this weekend!

You can purchase tickets at Broward Center for the Performing Arts