Miami City Ballet Performs Twyla Tharp/Elvis Costello Collaboration Nightspot
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Los Angeles, CA)
Rated 3.4 by 121 members who went.
The Miami City Ballet performs the West Coast debut of Twyla Tharp and Elvis Costello's Nightspot at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Tharp has created some of the most memorable dances in modern repertory, while Costello is one of the most revered musical artists of our time. Also on this program are Christopher Wheeldon's Liturgy and George Balanchine's Tarantella and Symphony in Three Movements, all with live orchestra.
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73 Member Reviews
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- Peter Chung
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Peter Chung
Member since 2007
1 Reviews
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Liturgy was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
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- J
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J
Member since 2007
4 Reviews
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spectacular performance. choreography and talent was amazing. i was sitting four rows in front of friends who paid regular price! seats were beyond perfect!
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- Jennifer F.
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Jennifer F.
Member since 2005
2 Reviews
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I love this company. The dancers are wonderful. The Lethargy piece was worth the price of admission! Amazing!
However, the new twyla tharp/elvis costello/isaac mizrahi adventure was not so good! What were they thinking hiring a bunch of new yorkers to do a piece about miami? It was a big mess from start to finish. So sad...
As always, love me some Goldstar! I would have been upset had I paid full price!
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- Anonymous Member
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Anonymous Member
Member since 2004
1 Reviews
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The seats were great and the performances were top notch. I really like this company.
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- Anonymous Member
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Anonymous Member
Member since 2005
1 Reviews
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Wonderful performance of well trained dancers dancing terrific choreography (except perhaps the final Tharp piece...not the best Tharp work I've seen)
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- Anonymous Member
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Anonymous Member
Member since 2008
1 Reviews
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I was very disappointed. The Twyla Tharp ballet was uninspired: boring choreography, not original like previous works.
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- Ballet Mom on a budget
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Ballet Mom on a budget
Member since 2008
1 Reviews
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It was a wonderful! The ballet had four separate pieces, the most advertised being "Nightspot" by Twyla Tharp, music by Elvis Costello. This piece however, was our least fave. The two Balanchine pieces were beautifully danced and the Christopher Wheeldon piece "Liturgy" was breathtaking its range, athleticism and artistry. A great show, definitely a crowd pleaser.
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- Peter Caldwell
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Peter Caldwell
Member since 2004
3 Reviews
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The two ballets in act two were killer. MCB is a very talented company.
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- Maria E. Moroyoqui
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Maria E. Moroyoqui
Member since 2005
1 Reviews
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I liked the movements, not so much the customs.
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- Kathleen E.
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Kathleen E.
Member since 2006
3 Reviews
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The Miami City Ballet is a very fine company. I enjoyed the performance. Most informative was the pre-performance talk conducted by Edward Villella himself.
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- Elyse O.
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Elyse O.
Member since 2006
5 Reviews
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Lovely performance. Strange that it started so early (7:30p.m.) on Saturday night.
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- Anonymous Member
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Anonymous Member
Member since 2007
1 Reviews
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The program included 4 brilliant pieces. Nightspot, featuring the choreography of Twyla Tharp and original music by Elvis Costello was unbelievably fantastic. I would see this again in a hearbeat!
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- Anonymous Member
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Anonymous Member
Member since 2007
1 Reviews
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The performance was delightful, especially the second routine during the second act!
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- berristuppel
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berristuppel
Member since 2006
1 Reviews
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Thought that the dancers were magnificent but was a little disappointed iwith Nightspot. I felt that the music didn't have enough impact with the movement of the dance.
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- Anonymous Member
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Anonymous Member
Member since 2008
1 Reviews
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15th row orch. Mom was pleased.
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- Rightonwoman
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Rightonwoman
Member since 2008
1 Reviews
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The Balanchines were great, the Wheeldon piece was stunning, just extraordinarily beautiful. Twyla Tharp and Elvis Costello failed miserably in their amateurish collaboration. What were they thinking? The Wheeldon piece made the evening worthwhile; I only wish we could have seen it again and again and skipped the Tharp/Costello!
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- Anonymous Member
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Anonymous Member
Member since 2006
1 Reviews
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I have always loved the Miami City Ballet and was not disappointed at all!
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- leila ford
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leila ford
Member since 2004
10 Reviews
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This was my 7 yr old's 1st ballet & she LOVED IT!!! She is now DEFINETELY going to be a ballerina... Thank you Goldstar for enabling me to get such great seats @ such a great price...
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- Atara Ross
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Atara Ross
Member since 2008
2 Reviews
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The seats were wonderful..thank you Goldstar...as usual you guys came through!! The ballet was pleasant but I think we expected it to be more innovative than it was...But, we still had a very nice time and were glad we went...
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- nyqt168
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nyqt168
Member since 2007
6 Reviews
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Fantastic orchestra seats for 50% off! Great experience at the ballet.
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More Details
Program:
- Symphony in Three Movements -- Choreographer: George Balanchine / Composer: Igor Stravinsky
- Tarantella -- Choreographer: George Balanchine / Composer: Louis Moreau Gottschalk
- Liturgy -- Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon / Composer: Arvo Pärt
- Nightspot -- Choreographer: Twyla Tharp / Composer: Elvis Costello
Known for her innovation and creativity, Twyla Tharp has created some of the most memorable dances in modern repertory. Elvis Costello, whose adventurous musical talents makes him one of the most revered artists of our time, provides an original musical composition intertwined with various motifs and quotations from existing songs.
Nightspot features costumes designed by famed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi.
