Tampa City Ballet To Present 'Interstices'

Tampa FL

14 September, 2021

4:47 PM

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TAMPA, FL — Is this really ballet? Tampa's major ballet company invites you to participate in an imaginative experience of dance, live music and theater in Ybor City. Tampa City Ballet is taking over the historic Cuban Club for one Saturday only, on Oct. 9, to present its next stop along the creative path called 7th Avenue and Ybor — the retelling of the art, beauty, history and culture in the heart of Tampa's famed Ybor City. "Interstices" (en-TERS-ta-ces) features dance performances and live music taken out of "traditional" settings with "moving audiences" in and around the stunning neoclassical Cuban Club. 7th Avenue and Ybor is an ongoing, progressive creation envisioned by TCB's founder and artistic director, Paula Nuñez, to explain today's Ybor City by exploring its passionate, spirited history. The project first examined Ybor City's social justice issues in the early 20th century, like workers' rights (cigar factory workers), racism (Jim Crow laws), illicit activities (gaming, mobsters and crime), and dominant characters and politicians (Charlie Wall). In response to COVID-19, TCB produced its first dance art film connecting the Spanish flu of 1918 through the feverish dreams of a modern-day first responder. "102 Degrees" was awarded Best Film in the esteemed Canadian Experimental, Dance & Music Festival. Performances will be presented on Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Cuban Club, 2010 N. Avenida Republica de Cuba at 14th Street, Tampa. Ticket are available here.