Tag: Laura Bosenberg

Video: Is ballet a sport? Are dancers athletes?

Video: Is ballet a sport? Are dancers athletes?

| July 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

In her recent sports and fitness article, Discovery’s online editor, Catherine Davis, asked: Is ballet a sport? And, are ballerinas athletes? To any aspiring and professional dancer, the answers to these questions are painfully obvious. Painful in more ways than one, but sadly only obvious to some. The art and pursuit of making dance look […]

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Promotions announced for Cape Town City Ballet dancers

Promotions announced for Cape Town City Ballet dancers

| June 18, 2014 | 0 Comments

In the midst of Cape Town City Ballet’s 80 anniversary celebrations, there are now even more celebratory ching-chings to be had as the company recently announced eight promotions within the company. The dancers who have received promotions are Elizabeth Nienaber, Bradley van Heerden, Kim Vieira, Daniel Szybkowski, Laura Bösenberg, Angela Hansford, Rosamund Ford and Thomas […]

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Cape Town City Ballet’s July season features brand new ballets and a classic favourite

Cape Town City Ballet’s July season features brand new ballets and a classic favourite

| June 17, 2014 | 0 Comments

As their 80th anniversary celebrations continue, Cape Town City Ballet are rehearsing for their July ballet season, which includes a mix of classical, neo-classical and contemporary works in a programme called Ballet Beautiful – on at the Artscape Theatre from 4 to 12 July 2014. The programme looks set to show off the company’s versatility […]

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Cape Town City Ballet prepares for 80th anniversary production of Swan Lake

Cape Town City Ballet prepares for 80th anniversary production of Swan Lake

| March 6, 2014 | 0 Comments

Following an already busy start to their 80th anniversary year, starting with the popular modern ballet Night & Day at Artscape, then the outdoor performances of The Firebird and Les Sylphides at Maynardville, now Cape Town City Ballet prepares for one of the greatest classical ballets of all time, Swan Lake, to be performed at […]

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How to catch a Firebird on an enchanting night out

How to catch a Firebird on an enchanting night out

| January 17, 2014 | 0 Comments

How to catch a Firebird? For a start you’ll need an enchanted garden, some moonlight and of course, this magical creature’s only ever been spotted with the sounds of Stravinsky. Well, considering she’s half-woman, half-bird, you didn’t think this would be a walk in the park did you? Except that this time it is. Cape […]

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Last minute change brings big break for Japanese ballerina

Last minute change brings big break for Japanese ballerina

| August 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Due to injuries, Nehemiah Kish from The Royal Ballet has had to cancel his appearances in Cape Town City Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty, and as a result, The Royal Ballet ballerina, Roberta Marquez, will not be performing either. However, this has opened up the fairy tale opportunity to a young ballerina from Japan, Mami Fuji, […]

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Special Women’s Day performance with Belles of the Ballet in Cape Town

Special Women’s Day performance with Belles of the Ballet in Cape Town

| July 25, 2013 | 1 Comment

To celebrate Women’s Day, Cape Town City Ballet is busy preparing a special ballet performance called Belles of the Ballet, which will be presented at Artscape on 9 August 2013 for one performance only. Paying tribute to famous female ballet characters with a special focus on women in love, the leading belles of Cape Town […]

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Principal dancers from London’s Royal Ballet to perform in Cape Town City Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty

Principal dancers from London’s Royal Ballet to perform in Cape Town City Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty

| June 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Cape Town City Ballet has announced that two international stars from The Royal Ballet – Roberta Marquez and Nehemiah Kish – will perform in their upcoming production of The Sleeping Beauty at Artscape from 10 to 18 August 2013. Roberta Marquez and Nehemiah Kish, both principal dancers for The Royal Ballet in Covent Garden, will […]

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Camille coming to Cape Town – and the link to Margot Fonteyn

Camille coming to Cape Town – and the link to Margot Fonteyn

| March 25, 2013 | 0 Comments

While ballet audiences in Johannesburg recently saw the triumph of young love over parental match-making with the humorous twists and turns of Don Quixote, the Cape Town City Ballet now prepares to serve a far more dramatic and tragic contrast with Camille (at Artscape from 2 to 12 May). In this story, based on the […]

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