Miami Metropolis Ballet (MCB) turns 40 with a bang. In June, MCB introduced the appointment of Gonzalo Garcia as its new Creative Director, opened a brand new residence corridor for promising ballet college students from throughout the globe, and accomplished a profitable tour to Costa Mesa, California. Now, MCB unveils a reimagined anniversary season that’s as colourful and fascinating as town it calls dwelling. Spanning eight applications, the milestone 2025–26 season pulses with vibrant storytelling, cultural connection, and daring theatricality. In an age of infinite noise and digital static, MCB presents one thing extra important: an area to reconnect—with artwork, with others, and with the rhythm that makes us really feel most alive.
From electrical world premieres by Alexei Ratmansky and Durante Verzola, to the explosive rhythms of Twyla Tharp, Justin Peck, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, José Limón, and Alonzo King, and the timeless brilliance of George Balanchine, and Paul Taylor, MCB is not only wanting again—it’s leaping ahead, with swagger, fashion, and soul. The anniversary season features a file variety of items introduced in additional venues to uplift and serve our neighborhood.
New Creative Director Gonzalo Garcia steps into his management function this summer time as MCB strikes into its fifth decade. As he begins shaping his imaginative and prescient for a completely curated 2026–27 season, Garcia brings contemporary perspective and a deep appreciation for the corporate’s roots—main this yr’s performances with ardour and objective.
“It’s a unprecedented honor to step into management at Miami Metropolis Ballet as the corporate celebrates its fortieth anniversary,” says Creative Director Gonzalo Garcia. “The upcoming season is a vibrant reflection of MCB’s creative id—dynamic, numerous, and deeply linked to the neighborhood it serves. I’m excited to see these applications come to life with our unbelievable dancers and to proceed constructing on this inspiring legacy within the seasons forward.”
In an growth of its South Florida footprint, MCB is launching a brand new partnership with The Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, bringing intimate, emotionally charged applications to an area that invitations audiences in shut. This thrilling addition joins the corporate’s cherished, ongoing collaborations with its dwelling venues—the Adrienne Arsht Middle for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, the Broward Middle for the Performing Arts, and the Raymond F. Kravis Middle for the Performing Arts—the place MCB continues to dazzle audiences with large-scale repertory and world-class productions.
“As we approached this milestone season, we took the time to actually hear—to our audiences, our artists, and our neighborhood,” mentioned Miami Metropolis Ballet Govt Director Juan José Escalante. “What emerged is a season that radiates pleasure, celebrates creativity, and displays the cultural richness of our metropolis, all whereas strengthening the long-term vitality of the corporate. This refreshed lineup reaffirms our dedication to distinctive artistry in a manner that’s each sustainable and unmistakably Miami.”
Fall ignites with the warmth of Justin Peck—Tony Award-winner and choreographic rockstar. This high-octane triple invoice brings collectively 12 months of the Rabbit, Chutes and Ladders, and Heatscape, a steamy, streetwise love letter to Miami’s personal Wynwood Partitions, set to a driving rating by Bohuslav Martinů and backed by Shepard Fairey’s iconic visuals. This program pulses with pop, sample, and pure movement—authentically Miami and wildly alive. Peck: Miami in Movement shall be at Arsht Middle October 17-19 and Broward Middle November 1-2.
The Magic Metropolis’s most magical vacation custom is again December 12-28—with 21 performances and a snowstorm of sparkle. That includes a dwell orchestra, immersive pre-show expertise, and a Sugarplum Fairy that floats just like the tropics in winter, that is the long-lasting George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®—MCB fashion. Sunshine, snowflakes, and the sweetest escape of the season. And again by scrumptious demand, Land of Sweets returns—an immersive, sugar-dusted expertise created in collaboration with the good minds at MAD Arts. Open to all ticket-holders, it brings an additional contact of magic to each go to.
With George Balanchine’s soul-stirring Serenade and a daring new world premiere by Alexei Ratmansky honoring MCB founder Toby Lerner Ansin, Into the Magic Metropolis with dwell orchestra channels town’s power, magnificence, and edge. It’s historical past and future colliding below the Miami highlight—electrical, emotional, and deeply private – February 20-22 at Arsht Middle and February 28 – March 1 at Kravis Middle.
Step into the intimacy of The Parker for a glowing night of duets that radiate tenderness, sensuality, and soul with Throughout the River of Gentle, March 7-8. From Christopher Wheeldon’s haunting This Bitter Earth to Durante Verzola’s nostalgic, Latin-infused Sentimiento, that is ballet turned inward—and turned up—with South Florida aptitude.
George Balanchine’s glittering three-part masterwork, Jewels, returns in full pressure. Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds sparkle with their very own distinctive rhythm and character—from French romanticism to Stravinsky’s jazz crackle to sweeping Russian grandeur. Pure magnificence. All drama. Whole dazzle. Jewels shall be at Arsht Middle March 27-29 and Kravis Middle April 3.
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Carmen returns with a fiery vengeance, mixing classical ballet with flamenco warmth and theatrical chew. Set to a newly reimagined rating with dwell orchestra, this manufacturing is fierce, fearless, and fabulously unrestrained—identical to its heroine. Carmen shall be at Arsht Middle March 26 & 28 and Kravis Middle April 4-5.
At The Parker, the spring glows with works by different stunning choreographic voices: Amy Corridor Garner, José Limón, and Alonzo King. From Resplendent Fantasy’s kinetic pleasure to Moor’s Pavane’s haunting drama and King’s hypnotic Following the Refined Present Upstream, that is ballet at its most expressive and out-of-the-box. Numerous, daring, and deeply transferring, Your Good Golden Hour shall be at The Parker April 11-12.
Finish the season the one manner Miami is aware of how—on a excessive. Paul Taylor’s Firm B swings with wartime nostalgia. Durante Verzola debuts a jazzy, Deco-flavored premiere set to Gershwin. And Twyla Tharp’s Deuce Coupe makes waves with The Seashore Boys and balletic groove. It’s a dance celebration, a seaside day, and a season finale multi functional. ¡Vamos! To the Seashore Might 1-3 at Arsht Middle and Might 9-10 at Broward Middle.
Subscriptions for Miami Metropolis Ballet’s 2025–26 fortieth Anniversary Season begin at simply $120 and are on sale now. Subscribers get pleasure from unique advantages together with precedence seating, pre-sale entry, and free ticket exchanges. Go to miamicityballet.org to order.
