How to create a new ballet – Your opportunity to watch and learn with Cape Town City Ballet
Robin van Wyk and Annette Fransman dicsuss the finishing touches for a costume for Cape Town City Ballet’s brand new ballet, The Tin Soldier.
As the final preparations are being made for the premiere of Cape Town City Ballet’s brand new ballet, The Tin Soldier, the company is offering you a sneak peek behind the curtains to see the creative process first-hand on Friday 6 December 2013 at the Artscape Opera House at 6pm.
Hosted by the company’s Artistic Executive, Keith Mackintosh, and joined on stage by choreographer and director, Robin van Wyk, their Insight into The Tin Soldier evening will explain all the aspects of creating this new ballet, from the glittering costumes, to selecting the music and reworking the sets.
The Cape Town City Ballet dancers will also demonstrate key aspects of the choreography, particularly how the placement of the choreography transitions from the studio to the stage rehearsals.
The Tin Soldier is an all-new ballet adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of a toy tin soldier who wins the heart of a paper ballerina. On stage from 11 to 24 December 2013 at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town, the ballet company will be also accompanied by the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Allan Stephenson at selected performances. See more information here for this ballet and the two other productions in Cape Town City Ballet’s rather busy Christmas Season at Artscape.
Tickets for ‘Insight into The Tin Soldier':
Date: Friday, 6 December 2013 at 6pm
Venue: The Artscape Opera House, Cape Town
Tickets: R50 from Computicket or Artscape-dial-a-seat on 021 421 7695.
Duration: 70 minutes
Category: Dance News
