Miami City Ballet 25th Anniversary Gala

Photography by Seth Browarnik, Spencer Strayer on April 4th, 2011 in Arts, Charities & Galas

Miami, FL – March 25, 2011 –Miami City Ballet celebrated it’s 25 years of artistic excellence with the Company premiere of John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet and the city’s most inspired black-tie gala and season finale. It was hosted by Gala Grand Honorary Chairmen Gerri and Bennett LeBow, along with MCB Founding Artistic Director and CEO Edward Villella and the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, the enchanted evening will bring “star crossed lovers” together with the most devoted supporters, whose ongoing adoration for MCB has vaulted the Company to extraordinary heights for over two shining decades. The gala dinner is dedicated in honor of one of the very first supporters of MCB, the late Charlotte Breyer Rodgers. Festivities will include an exclusive pre-performance VIP cocktail reception sponsored by GRAFF, renowned for the most beautiful diamonds in the world. All patrons will enjoy sparkling wine graciously underwritten by Bacardi, the official liquor sponsor of the 25^th Anniversary Season. After the pre-performance reception, guests will be captivated by John Cranko’s full-length production of Romeo and Juliet, followed by dinner, featuring culinary creations by Barton G.