Choreography by Margarita Armas Music by Aukai Apricity, Miss Meadow, and Nina Simone Costume Design by Spiridonakou Lighting Design by Mark Stanley Presented under license from Miss Meadow as Daniel Jarl, copyright control. Record Label: Silent Beat Records Chappell & Co.Inc. (ASCAP)
We dove into the creative process with choreographer Margarita Armas (pictured) ahead of the world premiere of her new work, Analogo.Tell us a bit about your background. How did you begin dancing? Born and raised in Miami, I was very lucky to be born into a family filled with artists. My parents were professional Peruvian folklore dancers, and this heavily influenced me to begin dancing at an early age. I began dancing Peruvian folklore at the age of two and after a few years, I started my ballet training at Artistic Dance Center in Miami. At the age of seven, I continued my ballet training with Miami City Ballet School until I graduated at 17 years old. Was there a particular moment that shaped your career as an artist? Presenting work at the Guggenheim for Works & Process in collaboration with Dance Lab New York and the Joyce was definitely a moment that shaped my career as a choreographer. Being 19 years old and a professional student at the Pacific Northwest Ballet, I wasn’t too sure of where I was going to end up in the next year. This opportunity opened up a whole new path in my life that I didn’t know was possible, and the connections that I made during that collaboration have continued to support me. Choreographing was a very personal process for me as a dancer, until I worked on that project. I realized my purpose and mission for dancing could be expanded through choreographing. As a choreographer, how do you approach the process of creating
new work? Although I am still trying to polish my methods, I find myself really wanting to get to know how the dancers move and using that as my first step. My goal for my choreography is to allow space for diversity in movement and interpretation. I usually have an idea or story that I share with the artists, so we can all have a vision of what the work should end up looking like. I aim to keep the process as much of a collaboration as possible. I open up to how different each dancer moves and see how they can interpret a feeling or movement.
Tell us a bit about your new work. What is your inspiration behind the piece? The song I use for the third section of the piece is really what started it all. A fellow artist and dear friend of mine, Ava Moses, introduced me to this song sung by Nina Simone. I was completely captivated by how this song transformed the energy of the room, and how it influenced our movement. After selecting music for the first and second sections, I figured out my concept. I was interested in exploring how partnership is seen in different types of life. Each section represents a flora, fauna, and human partnership experience. I really allowed the music to drive the decisions I made for what kind of movement I felt could best represent each section’s theme. What do you hope the audience takes away? Living in the Pacific Northwest has really allowed me to experience life and nature in a way I never had before. Slowing down and realizing that you can learn so much from just observing what is around you is really special. I hope the audience understands that we can learn from everything on this planet, because all of our experiences have many similarities, even if we might not realize them right away. I also hope they admire how living things experience life so beautifully in their own unique way. What most excites you about bringing your new work to South Florida audiences? Being raised in Miami and growing up in the Miami City Ballet halls, I feel grateful to have always felt the support this community has for its artists. I never dreamt of being in a position where I am now, and it’s an honor for me to come back to my hometown and share my work in a city where I have family, friends, teachers, and mentors that have taken part in shaping the kind of artist I am today. MIAMI CITY BALLET KEY WORDS MASTER 2026 Miami City Ballet Photographer Daniel Azoulay, Daniel Azoulay Studio, Executive Leadership, Gonzalo Garcia, Gonzalo Garcia Artistic Director, Scoot Altman, Scoot Altman Executive Director, Meet Our Dancers, Dawn Atkins, Dawn Atkins Principal Dancer, Cameron Catazaro, Cameron Catazaro Principal Dancer, Hannah Fischer, Hannah Fischer Principal Dancer, Samantha Hope Galler, Samantha Hope Galler Principal Dancer, Macarena Giménez, Macarena Giménez Principal Dancer, Ashley Knox, Ashley Knox Principal Dancer, Steven Loch, Steven Loch Principal Dancer, Taylor Naturkas, Taylor Naturkas Principal Dancer, Stanislav Olshanskyi, Stanislav Olshanskyi Principal Dancer, Alexander Peters, Alexander Peters Principal Dancer, Chase Swatosh, Chase Swatosh Principal Dancer, Shimon Ito, Shimon Ito Principal Soloist Dancer, Damian Zamorano, Damian Zamorano Principal Soloist Dancer, Adrienne Carter, Adrienne Carter Soloist Dancer, Isabella DeVivo, Isabella DeVivo Soloist Dancer, Satoki Habuchi, Satoki Habuchi Soloist Dancer, Anabel Katsnelson, Anabel Katsnelson Soloist Dancer, Nicole Stalker, Nicole Stalker Soloist Dancer, Peyton Andersen, Peyton Andersen Corps De Ballet, Shadian Rodolfo Aquia, Shadian Rodolfo Aquia Corps De Ballet, Scarlett Barone, Scarlett Barone Corps De Ballet, Katya Chernyshev, Katya Chernyshev Corps De Ballet, Rachel Collett, Rachel Collett Corps De Ballet, Lazaro Corrales, Lazaro Corrales Corps De Ballet, Antonia Deprey, Antonia Deprey Corps De Ballet, Sujanya Dhillon, Sujanya Dhillon Corps De Ballet, Guillermo Dominquez, Guillermo Dominquez Corps De Ballet, Lorenzo Dunton, Lorenzo Dunton Corps De Ballet, Mary Kate Edwards, Mary Kate Edwards Corps De Ballet, Maddie Goodman, Maddie Goodman Corps De Ballet, Ilona Halloran Rojas, Ilona Halloran Rojas Corps De Ballet, Chloe Humphrey, Chloe Humphrey Corps De Ballet, Maximiliano Iglesias, Maximiliano Iglesias Corps De Ballet, Alexander Kaden, Alexander Kaden Corps De Ballet, Isabelle Lapierre, Isabelle Lapierre Corps De Ballet, Andrew Larose, Andrew Larose Corps De Ballet, Suzette Logue, Suzette Logue Corps De Ballet, Jordan Martinez, Jordan Martinez Corps De Ballet, Yuliia Moskalenko, Yuliia Moskalenko Corps De Ballet, Lucy Nevin, Lucy Nevin Corps De Ballet, SarahAnne Perel, SarahAnne Perel Corps De Ballet, Jasmine Perry, Jasmine Perry Corps De Ballet, Kaelah Poulos-Hopkins, Kaelah Poulos-Hopkins Corps De Ballet, Ethan Rodrigues, Ethan Rodrigues Corps De Ballet, Emryck Sanchez-Raffy, Emryck Sanchez-Raffy Corps De Ballet, Giselle Tirét, Giselle Tirét Corps De Ballet, Company Apprentices, Gabriel Ahrens, Gabriel Ahrens Apprentice, Brianna Dougherty, Brianna Dougherty Apprentice, Caelan Gagnon, Caelan Gagnon Apprentice, Sofia Osorio, Sofia Osorio Apprentice, Yeva-Mariia Skorenka, Yeva-Mariia Skorenka Apprentice, Artistic and Production, Roma Sosenko, Roma Sosenko Principal Rehearsal Director, Joan Latham, Joan Latham Rehearsal Director, Arnold Quintane, Arnold Quintane Rehearsal Director, Tricia Albertson, Tricia Albertson Rehearsal Director, Kelly Brown, Kelly Brown Director Of Production, Ricardo Asturias, Ricardo Asturias Wardrobe Master, MCB Orchestra, Gary Sheldon, Gary Sheldon Music Director & Principal Conductor, Francisco Rennó, Francisco Rennó Company Artist, Violins, Mei Mei Luo, Mei Mei Luo Concertmaster, Geremy Miller, Geremy Miller Associate Concertmaster, Erika Venable, Erika Venable Assistant Concertmaster, Dina Kostic, Dina Kostic Principal Second Violin, Samvel Arakelyan, Siobhan Cronin, Sheena Gutierrez, Eduardo Martinez, Akiko Rivera, Anthony Seepersad, Victoria Stepanenko, Viola, Michael O’Gieblyn, Alexandra D’Amico, Valerie Judd, Angela Kratchmer, Cello, Ashley Garritson, Philip Lakofsky, Elizabeth Aron, Shea Kole, Christopher Glansdorp, Aaron Merritt, Bass, Janet Clippard, Susan Dirgins-Friend, Douglas Ferreira, Amy Nickler, Flute/Piccolo, Karen Fuller, Betania Canas, Elizabeth Lu, Emilio Rutlant, Oboe, Erin Gittelsohn, Kendra Hawley, Alexis Porcaro, English Horn, Erin Gittelsohn, Kendra Hawley, Alexis Porcaro, Clarinet, Richard Hancock, Nataniel Farrar, Amalie Wyrick-Flax, Bass Clarinet, Amalie Wyrick-Flax, Bassoon, Christina Bonatakis, Carlos Garcia, French Horn, Christopher Komer, Stan Spinola, Amber Dean, Sharon Selinger, Ania Kucia, Trumpet, Kevin Lyons, David Hunsicker, Ricardo Chinchilla, Michael Hankins, Matthew Shefcik, Trombone, Gilberto Cruz, Karla Rojas, Bass Trombone, Dan Satterwhite, Tuba, Calvin Jenkins, Timpani, Andrew Proctor, Percussion, Mikhail Mikhelson, Doug Friend, Michael Dehan, Harp, Kristina Finch, Piano/Celeste, Ciro Fodere, Anthony Seepersad, From Our Apollo Members, Murray and Sylvana Klein, Murray and Sylvana Klein Palm Beach Gardens, Susan Mark, Susan Mark West Palm Beach, Nora Weinreich, Nora Weinreich Miami Beach, Marketing And Communications, Tom Michel, Tom Michel Vice President of Marketing and Communication
We dove into the creative process with choreographer Margarita Armas (pictured) ahead of the world premiere of her new work, Analogo.Tell us a bit about your background. How did you begin dancing? Born and raised in Miami, I was very lucky to be born into a family filled with artists. My parents were professional Peruvian folklore dancers, and this heavily influenced me to begin dancing at an early age. I began dancing Peruvian folklore at the age of two and after a few years, I started my ballet training at Artistic Dance Center in Miami. At the age of seven, I continued my ballet training with Miami City Ballet School until I graduated at 17 years old. Was there a particular moment that shaped your career as an artist? Presenting work at the Guggenheim for Works & Process in collaboration with Dance Lab New York and the Joyce was definitely a moment that shaped my career as a choreographer. Being 19 years old and a professional student at the Pacific Northwest Ballet, I wasn’t too sure of where I was going to end up in the next year. This opportunity opened up a whole new path in my life that I didn’t know was possible, and the connections that I made during that collaboration have continued to support me. Choreographing was a very personal process for me as a dancer, until I worked on that project. I realized my purpose and mission for dancing could be expanded through choreographing. As a choreographer, how do you approach the process of creating
new work? Although I am still trying to polish my methods, I find myself really wanting to get to know how the dancers move and using that as my first step. My goal for my choreography is to allow space for diversity in movement and interpretation. I usually have an idea or story that I share with the artists, so we can all have a vision of what the work should end up looking like. I aim to keep the process as much of a collaboration as possible. I open up to how different each dancer moves and see how they can interpret a feeling or movement.
Tell us a bit about your new work. What is your inspiration behind the piece? The song I use for the third section of the piece is really what started it all. A fellow artist and dear friend of mine, Ava Moses, introduced me to this song sung by Nina Simone. I was completely captivated by how this song transformed the energy of the room, and how it influenced our movement. After selecting music for the first and second sections, I figured out my concept. I was interested in exploring how partnership is seen in different types of life. Each section represents a flora, fauna, and human partnership experience. I really allowed the music to drive the decisions I made for what kind of movement I felt could best represent each section’s theme. What do you hope the audience takes away? Living in the Pacific Northwest has really allowed me to experience life and nature in a way I never had before. Slowing down and realizing that you can learn so much from just observing what is around you is really special. I hope the audience understands that we can learn from everything on this planet, because all of our experiences have many similarities, even if we might not realize them right away. I also hope they admire how living things experience life so beautifully in their own unique way. What most excites you about bringing your new work to South Florida audiences? Being raised in Miami and growing up in the Miami City Ballet halls, I feel grateful to have always felt the support this community has for its artists. I never dreamt of being in a position where I am now, and it’s an honor for me to come back to my hometown and share my work in a city where I have family, friends, teachers, and mentors that have taken part in shaping the kind of artist I am today. MIAMI CITY BALLET KEY WORDS MASTER 2026 Miami City Ballet Photographer Daniel Azoulay, Daniel Azoulay Studio, Executive Leadership, Gonzalo Garcia, Gonzalo Garcia Artistic Director, Scoot Altman, Scoot Altman Executive Director, Meet Our Dancers, Dawn Atkins, Dawn Atkins Principal Dancer, Cameron Catazaro, Cameron Catazaro Principal Dancer, Hannah Fischer, Hannah Fischer Principal Dancer, Samantha Hope Galler, Samantha Hope Galler Principal Dancer, Macarena Giménez, Macarena Giménez Principal Dancer, Ashley Knox, Ashley Knox Principal Dancer, Steven Loch, Steven Loch Principal Dancer, Taylor Naturkas, Taylor Naturkas Principal Dancer, Stanislav Olshanskyi, Stanislav Olshanskyi Principal Dancer, Alexander Peters, Alexander Peters Principal Dancer, Chase Swatosh, Chase Swatosh Principal Dancer, Shimon Ito, Shimon Ito Principal Soloist Dancer, Damian Zamorano, Damian Zamorano Principal Soloist Dancer, Adrienne Carter, Adrienne Carter Soloist Dancer, Isabella DeVivo, Isabella DeVivo Soloist Dancer, Satoki Habuchi, Satoki Habuchi Soloist Dancer, Anabel Katsnelson, Anabel Katsnelson Soloist Dancer, Nicole Stalker, Nicole Stalker Soloist Dancer, Peyton Andersen, Peyton Andersen Corps De Ballet, Shadian Rodolfo Aquia, Shadian Rodolfo Aquia Corps De Ballet, Scarlett Barone, Scarlett Barone Corps De Ballet, Katya Chernyshev, Katya Chernyshev Corps De Ballet, Rachel Collett, Rachel Collett Corps De Ballet, Lazaro Corrales, Lazaro Corrales Corps De Ballet, Antonia Deprey, Antonia Deprey Corps De Ballet, Sujanya Dhillon, Sujanya Dhillon Corps De Ballet, Guillermo Dominquez, Guillermo Dominquez Corps De Ballet, Lorenzo Dunton, Lorenzo Dunton Corps De Ballet, Mary Kate Edwards, Mary Kate Edwards Corps De Ballet, Maddie Goodman, Maddie Goodman Corps De Ballet, Ilona Halloran Rojas, Ilona Halloran Rojas Corps De Ballet, Chloe Humphrey, Chloe Humphrey Corps De Ballet, Maximiliano Iglesias, Maximiliano Iglesias Corps De Ballet, Alexander Kaden, Alexander Kaden Corps De Ballet, Isabelle Lapierre, Isabelle Lapierre Corps De Ballet, Andrew Larose, Andrew Larose Corps De Ballet, Suzette Logue, Suzette Logue Corps De Ballet, Jordan Martinez, Jordan Martinez Corps De Ballet, Yuliia Moskalenko, Yuliia Moskalenko Corps De Ballet, Lucy Nevin, Lucy Nevin Corps De Ballet, SarahAnne Perel, SarahAnne Perel Corps De Ballet, Jasmine Perry, Jasmine Perry Corps De Ballet, Kaelah Poulos-Hopkins, Kaelah Poulos-Hopkins Corps De Ballet, Ethan Rodrigues, Ethan Rodrigues Corps De Ballet, Emryck Sanchez-Raffy, Emryck Sanchez-Raffy Corps De Ballet, Giselle Tirét, Giselle Tirét Corps De Ballet, Company Apprentices, Gabriel Ahrens, Gabriel Ahrens Apprentice, Brianna Dougherty, Brianna Dougherty Apprentice, Caelan Gagnon, Caelan Gagnon Apprentice, Sofia Osorio, Sofia Osorio Apprentice, Yeva-Mariia Skorenka, Yeva-Mariia Skorenka Apprentice, Artistic and Production, Roma Sosenko, Roma Sosenko Principal Rehearsal Director, Joan Latham, Joan Latham Rehearsal Director, Arnold Quintane, Arnold Quintane Rehearsal Director, Tricia Albertson, Tricia Albertson Rehearsal Director, Kelly Brown, Kelly Brown Director Of Production, Ricardo Asturias, Ricardo Asturias Wardrobe Master, MCB Orchestra, Gary Sheldon, Gary Sheldon Music Director & Principal Conductor, Francisco Rennó, Francisco Rennó Company Artist, Violins, Mei Mei Luo, Mei Mei Luo Concertmaster, Geremy Miller, Geremy Miller Associate Concertmaster, Erika Venable, Erika Venable Assistant Concertmaster, Dina Kostic, Dina Kostic Principal Second Violin, Samvel Arakelyan, Siobhan Cronin, Sheena Gutierrez, Eduardo Martinez, Akiko Rivera, Anthony Seepersad, Victoria Stepanenko, Viola, Michael O’Gieblyn, Alexandra D’Amico, Valerie Judd, Angela Kratchmer, Cello, Ashley Garritson, Philip Lakofsky, Elizabeth Aron, Shea Kole, Christopher Glansdorp, Aaron Merritt, Bass, Janet Clippard, Susan Dirgins-Friend, Douglas Ferreira, Amy Nickler, Flute/Piccolo, Karen Fuller, Betania Canas, Elizabeth Lu, Emilio Rutlant, Oboe, Erin Gittelsohn, Kendra Hawley, Alexis Porcaro, English Horn, Erin Gittelsohn, Kendra Hawley, Alexis Porcaro, Clarinet, Richard Hancock, Nataniel Farrar, Amalie Wyrick-Flax, Bass Clarinet, Amalie Wyrick-Flax, Bassoon, Christina Bonatakis, Carlos Garcia, French Horn, Christopher Komer, Stan Spinola, Amber Dean, Sharon Selinger, Ania Kucia, Trumpet, Kevin Lyons, David Hunsicker, Ricardo Chinchilla, Michael Hankins, Matthew Shefcik, Trombone, Gilberto Cruz, Karla Rojas, Bass Trombone, Dan Satterwhite, Tuba, Calvin Jenkins, Timpani, Andrew Proctor, Percussion, Mikhail Mikhelson, Doug Friend, Michael Dehan, Harp, Kristina Finch, Piano/Celeste, Ciro Fodere, Anthony Seepersad, From Our Apollo Members, Murray and Sylvana Klein, Murray and Sylvana Klein Palm Beach Gardens, Susan Mark, Susan Mark West Palm Beach, Nora Weinreich, Nora Weinreich Miami Beach, Marketing And Communications, Tom Michel, Tom Michel Vice President of Marketing and Communication
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