'Rota' - Colker Co. Kicks Off Carnival Center Season

INTERNATIONAL DANCE PHENOMENON
COMPANHIA DE DANÇA DEBORAH COLKER
KICKS OFF THE CARNIVAL CENTER PRESENTS
2007-2008 SEASON

"Snazzy, jazzy, sexy, slick and lovely"
-New York Post

October 5 & 6

Performances of Rota mark the company's only U.S. appearance this season

On the heels of last season's successful visit by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company for Merce in Miami, Carnival Center launches its 2007-2008 season and continues the newfound tradition of bringing world-renowned contemporary dance to Miami with a two-day engagement of Brazil's Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker sponsored by TAM Brazilian Airlines.

On Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6 at 8 p.m., in its only U.S. appearance this season, the phenomenal Deborah Colker Dance Company performs Rota, a 90-minute work fusing ballet and modern dance, choreographed in part on a 22-foot rotating wheel which will dominate the stage of the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House.

Choreographed by the company's founder and director Deborah Colker, Rota is an exploration of gravity and space, amusement parks thrills, and the force that makes the world go round. Dominating the stage is an enormous rotating contraption, resembling the giant Ferris wheel of childhood dreams, around which dancers perform thrilling twists, turns and feats of physical strength which give "gravity and levity palpable form on the stage." (New York Post)

Deborah Colker is one of the finest dance creators of the Americas with dancers from all over Central and Latin America. She has been awarded with the Prêmio Ministério da Cultura, Brazil's most distinguished cultural prize, an Artistic Merit Medal from the Brazilian Dance Council, and London's prestigious Laurence Olivier Award. Since the founding of The Deborah Colker Dance Company in Rio de Janeiro 1994, the company's bold repertory includes six full-length dance pieces - Vulcão, Velox, Mix, Rota, Casa and 4 Por 4 – which have toured all over the world.

Deborah Colker Dance Company is exclusively sponsored in Brazil by Petrobras and Ministério da Cultura. This performance is sponsored by TAM Brazilian Airlines and generously underwritten by Sonesta Hotel & Suites Coconut Grove and Dr. and Mrs. David Shpilberg.

Carnival Center Education and Outreach Program will soon announce series of master classes and workshops that may accompany this performance. Visit www.carnivalcenter.org/education for more details.

Tickets for Deborah Colker Dance Company performances of Rota are $25-$75 and are available through the box office at (305) 949-6722 or online at www.carnivalcenter.org. For group tickets (15 or more), contact (786) 468-2326.

For a video clip, audio samples and additional information about Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker, visit http://www.ciadeborahcolker.com.br/

H.O.T. at Carnival Center offers full-time students and seniors (65 and over), and members of the military Half-Off Tickets purchased on the day of this performance. Must present current picture I.D. on day of show at the Carnival Center Box Office Window; 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Downtown Miami. Available for "Carnival Center Presents" performances only and subject to availability of seats at time of purchase. Limit 1 ticket per purchase. The Carnival Center Box Office is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday; Sundays beginning at noon when there is a performance scheduled; and two hours before every performance.

Carnival Center is made possible by the public support of the Miami-Dade County; Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners. The Center also receives generous support from private and corporate contributions to the Performing Arts Center Foundation of Greater Miami, and additional public support from City of Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

PERFORMANCE CALENDAR LISTING

dance
Carnival Center Presents
Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker
Rota
Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker is exclusively sponsored in Brazil by Petrobras and Ministério da Cultura
Supported by TAM Brazilian Airlines- Official Sponsor
With a repertory of boldly staged works, performed by a group of dancers hailed for their stunning athleticism, Brazil's Deborah Colker Dance Company has become an international phenomenon. For its only U.S. appearance this season, the company brings to Miami the acclaimed Rota, an epic exploration of gravity and space, amusement parks thrills, and the force that makes the world go round. Dominating the stage is an enormous rotating contraption, resembling the giant Ferris wheel of childhood dreams. With a thrilling sense of the danger inherent in this spectacle, the audience watches dancers twist, turn, climb, and fall in a wondrous display of death-defying split-second timing and fearless energy.
Oct. 5 @ 8 p.m.
Oct. 6 @ 8 p.m.
$15, $25, $35,$65, $75
Ziff Ballet Opera House - Carnival Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd.
For tickets, visit www.carnivalcenter.org or call (305) 949-6722.

Parking is available at the Omni Performing Arts Parking Garage and four other conveniently located Carnival Center-authorized lots. Visit www.carnivalcenter.org for map and directions.

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