Miami City Ballet, the internationally-acclaimed dance company under the artistic direction of Edward Villella, will host a World Premiere Celebration on Friday, March 28, 2008 at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County ( 1300 Biscayne Blvd. ) The event commemorates the first performance of a brand-new work NIGHTSPOT created for Miami City Ballet's dancers by world-renowned modern dance choreographer Twyla Tharp, set to music by singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, with costumes designed by Isaac Mizrahi.
The Celebration takes place on stage at the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House immediately following a 7:30p.m. performance. The post-show festivities will include a Black Tie on-stage dinner dance with honored guests Twyla Tharp and Elvis Costello and a simultaneous Party called "NIGHTSPOT Lounge" in the Peacock rehearsal room hosted by Partners en Pointe.
Miami City Ballet's Celebration Drawing will take place on stage during the performance intermission. The drawing features a remarkable array of gifts such as: a dazzling $50,000 Graff diamond necklace; a Neiman Marcus-Merrick Park $5000 shopping spree complemented by a stay at the Connaught Hotel – with butler service – in London; a one week voyage for two aboard the all-suite cruise line Silversea; and a 7-night stay at a five-star, luxurious penthouse condominium in Steamboat Springs, Colorado , courtesy of Dr. and Mrs. Murray Zedeck. Tickets for the drawing are available for $250 each with only 1,000 tickets being sold.
Tickets for the on-stage dinner are available at $1500 per person and $2500 per person. Table sponsorships are also available. Tickets for the "NIGHTSPOT Lounge" Party are $500 per person. For information call (305) 929-7000, ext. 1444.
Chairmen of the event are Tina Carlo, Gerri LeBow, and Rosalind Richter. Honorary Chairmen are Nancy Jean Davis and Ophelia and Juan Js. Roca. Honorary Co-Chairs are Betty Madigan Brandt and Diane and Irving Siegel. Co-Chairs are Nora Bulnes and Bobi and James Eroncig.
Ocean Drive magazine, South Florida's award-winning publication, is the official media sponsor of the World Premiere Celebration.
Décor for the evening is provided by Godfrey Del Rio with live music by the George Tandy Orchestra.
Tickets to the evening performance of Program IV which includes the premiere of
NIGHTSPOT and also George Balanchine's
Square Dance and
Tarantella are available through Miami City Ballet's Box Office, (305) 929-7010 or visit
www.miamicityballet.org.