Miami Beach, FL – November 9, 2017 – Miami City Ballet members got a sneak peek of the newly reimagined Nutcracker, as Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez went behind the scenes with artistic power couple Isabel & Ruben Toledo, designers of the costumes and scenery for the holiday classic. Guests saw several of the new designs, and heard the Toledo’s inspiration behind their creations and enjoyed performances from George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.  After the performance, members gathered at Bâoli Miami, where they enjoyed appetizers, Dancing Mermaids Rosé and mingled with Miami City Ballet dancers.

Lexie Overholt & Simone Messmer

Adrienne Carter & Lexie Overholt

Adrienne Carter, Lexie Overholt, & Rainer Krenstetter

Adrienne Carter, Alex Manning, Rainer Krenstetter, & Nathalia Arja

Katherine Wald, Marc Giosi, & Valeria Krasavina

Belisario Rojas, Miguel Perrotti, & Alexis Bidermann

Zashary & Marshall Morel

Michele Pino, Amelia Arce, Morgan Stockmayer, & Camilla Pantano

Yanis Eric Pikieris, Ella Titus, & Ray Breslin

Suzanne Martinson & Andrea Sharp

Richard Tojdowski & Luis Rigual

James & Chloe Bordon Gillenwater

Akbar Marvasti & Nathalia Arja

Simone Messmer & Florian Jouin