Tag: Javier Monier

Joburg’s leading dancers perform in Ballet Highlights Gala – new format, new venue

Joburg’s leading dancers perform in Ballet Highlights Gala – new format, new venue

| July 8, 2015 | 0 Comments

For three performances only, Joburg Ballet are visiting a new venue with a shorter one-hour programme at a smaller price-point, aiming to take the best ballet highlights to more people. And with an impressive sounding line-up of popular dance pieces, you might want to take up the opportunity too at the Roodepoort Theatre this weekend […]

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Video: Peek inside Joburg Ballet’s Swan Lake production

Video: Peek inside Joburg Ballet’s Swan Lake production

| April 20, 2015 | 0 Comments

Joburg Ballet have created a video series that takes you into their studios and into dancers’ homes to follow their journey as they rehearse and prepare for every detail of their new production of Swan Lake 2015. With new choreography, new stage sets and an international cast from China, Cuba, the United States, Brazil and […]

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See Cuban gold and silver medallists in Joburg Ballet’s Coppélia

See Cuban gold and silver medallists in Joburg Ballet’s Coppélia

| March 5, 2014 | 0 Comments

Bringing the top prize back to Johannesburg, senior gold medal winner from the recent South African International Ballet Competition, Ramiro Samón, rejoins the Joburg Ballet cast along with fellow Cuban and silver medallist, Javier Monier, as the company prepares for its production of Coppélia, opening at Joburg Theatre on 7 March 2014. Both competition medallists […]

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South African International Ballet Competition photo highlights part 2: Awards and Finals

South African International Ballet Competition photo highlights part 2: Awards and Finals

| March 5, 2014 | 0 Comments

Following on from our Part 1 story (read it here), enjoy these photos from the Finals and Awards of the South African International Ballet Competition, held on the Saturday night of 22 February 2014 at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. Magical moments from the SAIBC Finals and Awards Don’t squint, click on a photo […]

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Photo highlights and big winners of the 4th South African International Ballet Competition – Part 1

Photo highlights and big winners of the 4th South African International Ballet Competition – Part 1

| February 24, 2014 | 0 Comments

In a breathtaking and sometimes eye-popping display of talent, technique, strength and agility, 70 dancers from the ages of 11 to 28 competed and were systematically eliminated in what dancers labelled an “intense” week at the South African International Ballet Competition, held at Artscape in Cape Town from 18 to 22 February 2014. In what’s […]

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Joburg Ballet revives a great Pretoria tradition with The Nutcracker

Joburg Ballet revives a great Pretoria tradition with The Nutcracker

| October 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

We’re told that year after year, from the 1980s until the turn of the century, the hugely popular Christmas classic The Nutcracker was always a firm feature on Pretoria’s festive season calendar. That all changed after the closure of The State Theatre Ballet in 2000, and even the subsequent South African Ballet Theatre moved from […]

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Challenges, comedy and ballet magic – Behind-the-scenes with Cinderella choreographer Iain MacDonald

Challenges, comedy and ballet magic – Behind-the-scenes with Cinderella choreographer Iain MacDonald

| October 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

What does it take to create a brand new ballet? Robynn Burls visited Joburg Ballet to meet the real fairy godmother godfather working behind the scenes in the company’s recent season of Cinderella. This is what she discovered about the man behind the magic… I extended my hand out as I walked up to meet […]

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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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Photos: Highlights of the International Ballet Gala Part 2

Photos: Highlights of the International Ballet Gala Part 2

| July 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

As a reminder of the sparkling ballet stars who entertained Johannesburg audiences at the recent International Ballet Gala, we’ve put together this photo gallery for you to enjoy (and maybe drool over). If you missed it, read the full story here: Highlights from the International Ballet Gala Part 1, and what they didn’t tell you […]

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Starry line-up of dancers announced for International Ballet Gala in Johannesburg

Starry line-up of dancers announced for International Ballet Gala in Johannesburg

| April 29, 2013 | 2 Comments

Covering east, west, north and south, the International Ballet Gala taking place in Johannesburg from 28 to 30 June brings us ballet stars from around the globe, including gold medallists and acclaimed dancers from far-flung regions such as Russia, South Korea, the USA and of course Cuba. I say “of course” because this ballet production […]

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