Archive for September, 2013

Discovering your sleep debt score and why it matters to a dancer

Discovering your sleep debt score and why it matters to a dancer

| September 30, 2013 | 1 Comment

You probably won’t know it, but you could already be deep into sleep debt and this silent loan shark is steadily stealing the shine off your performance. Sleep debt is caused by accumulating sleep loss over time and yes, your body does keep score – that late night I-know-I-shouldn’t-but-I’ll-have-it-anyway coffee sets you back at least […]

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Celebrating new and contemporary ballet with Celebration 5

Celebrating new and contemporary ballet with Celebration 5

| September 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Coming to both Johannesburg and Cape Town, the newly renamed Joburg Ballet (previously South African Mzansi Ballet) is collaborating with a leading Colombian dance company to bring audiences a showcase of classical and contemporary dance. Starting on 20 September 2013, at the Joburg Theatre, audiences will see new works by South African choreographers – Belinda […]

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Colombian and SA choreographers collaborate in free Choreographic Workshop for dancers and students

Colombian and SA choreographers collaborate in free Choreographic Workshop for dancers and students

| September 13, 2013 | 1 Comment

Coming up on Monday 16 September at 09:30 at the South African Mzansi Ballet Studios, dancers, students and ballet lovers are invited to attend a free choreographic discussion and workshop with Colombian choreographers Marie France Delieuvin, Álvaro Restrepo and SAMB’s artistic director Iain MacDonald. Following a half hour discussion on choreography, there will be a […]

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Cape Town City Ballet celebrates Pas de Deux with new production

Cape Town City Ballet celebrates Pas de Deux with new production

| September 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

Having recently completed their season of The Sleeping Beauty, Cape Town City Ballet returns to Artscape from 26 to 28 September 2013 with a new production simply titled Pas de Deux, highlighting some of the greatest moments in the classical pas de deux repertoire. Bringing to the stage some of the most popular dances for […]

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Cinderella lead role shared by four ballerinas – SA Mzansi Ballet casting

Cinderella lead role shared by four ballerinas – SA Mzansi Ballet casting

| September 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Johannesburg audiences will have a choice of four ballerinas alternating in the title role of South African Mzansi Ballet’s all-new production of Cinderella, which opens on Friday 13 September 2013 at the Joburg Theatre. Won, two, three, four… Across this 11-performance season, the local SAMB stars – Burnise Silvius, Shannon Glover and Lindé Wessels – […]

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