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The evening also features two classic works from Dance NOW! Miami’s repertory, Baumgarten’s iconic autobiographical solo Unburden, and Co-Artistic Director Diego Salterini’s contemporary ballet duet Mitosis. In addition, a new theatrical adaptation of the company’s critically acclaimed COVID-themed work This Moment, Here will be performed for the first time in front of a live audience.
Tickets for the Saturday, April 3 Program II evening are $45 for all seats, with only 75 seats available in physically distanced groups of two or four together due to COVID-19 safety protocols (no single tickets or discounts for this program).Info and tickets at www.dancenowmiami.org/events/program2 and at www.AventuraCenter.org or by phone at (877) 311-7469. Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, located at 3385 NE 188th Street, in Aventura, is ADA compliant,, with adjacent free parking lots. For more information, and to request materials in accessible format, or any disability accommodation, visit www.dancenowmiami.org or contact Dance NOW! at (305) 975-8489 and info@dancenowmiami.org. Face coverings are required at all times unless actively consuming food and beverages in designated areas. Health and safety guidelines will be followed and are available at AventuraCenter.org under the visit tab. Other Dance NOW! 2020/21 season events include: February 28, Ekphrasis at the Garden with the South Beach Chamber Ensemble, Miami Beach Botanical Garden; March 15-19, Residency at Coker University, South Carolina; May 2, An Evening of Dance featuring the Dance NOW! Youth Ensemble, North Beach Bandshell, Miami Beach; May 15,Program III Featuring the world premiere of Dorian’s Reflection, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale; June 19, On-Stage With Italy’s Opus Ballet, Miami Theater Center; and June 20-27, Dance NOW! On Tour, Portugal.
José Limón, one of the 20th century’s most important and influential dance makers, electrified the world with his dynamic masculine dancing and dramatic choreography. Born in Culiacán, Mexico in 1908, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1915. In 1946, with Doris Humphrey, one of his main mentors, as the original Artistic Director, Limón formed his own company, which continues today as a vibrant leader in modern and contemporary dance. He taught at Juilliard School’s Dance Division and choreographed a total of seventy-four works over his career.
Dance NOW! Miami was founded in 2000 by Artistic Directors Hannah Baumgarten and Diego Salterini. The company presents several major projects annually, including original work from the Artistic Directors, created individually and collaboratively. In addition, their Masterpiece in Motion series honors the rich legacy of dance through the reconstruction of historic works of ballet and modern dance from the 20th and 21st Century (from Doris Humphrey to Isadora Duncan to Gerald Arpino/Joffrey Ballet). Dance NOW! also presents branded, immersive, site-specific performances that takes place in museums, galleries and architectural sites called the Ekphrasis Project. Dance NOW! has collaborated with over 150 artists and organizations nationally and internationally and the company leads the South Florida dance community with initiatives such as the Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler, which celebrates South Florida’s established companies, and New Voices, presenting and mentoring emerging choreographers.The company has been presented in fifteen states and on three continents, from Brazil to Mexico, Honduras to Italy. With a strong commitment to education, Dance NOW! has reached over 33,000 children in South Florida alone through its in-school residencies, the World Dance Summer Intensive, the Dance NOW! Youth Ensemble, and performances throughout the community and from its home at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex. During the COVID-19 crisis, Dance NOW! led the dance community with the release of the Covid(eos), a series of dance video shorts, relevant to the moment and providing new content for its audiences while continuing its artistic mission.
Support for Dance NOW! Miami, and its performances, is provided in part by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs; the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida (Section 286.25, Florida Statutes); the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners; the City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; Citizens Interested in Arts; Foundation for New Education Initiatives; Florida Dance Education Organization; Miami Dance Futures; Miami ArtZine; the Samara Fund; the South Beach Group; KCC Productions; Akerman Law firm; Northern Trust Bank; the City of Miami Parks and Recreation Department and the Little Haiti Cultural Complex; and other donors. Dance NOW! is also funded by The Children’s Trust. The Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County. Dance NOW! is in residence at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex and at TAME Dance Academy, and is a resident company of the North Beach Bandshell.
