Tag: St Petersburg Ballet Theatre

Grand classical Russian ballet tour to open in South Africa this week

Grand classical Russian ballet tour to open in South Africa this week

| May 5, 2015 | 0 Comments

Having already toured to 36 cities in France since the start of the year, the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre open their South African tour on Wednesday 6 May at Montecasino in Johannesburg performing Giselle, followed by Don Quixote and Swan Lake before they head to Cape Town to perform Swan Lake at Artscape from 19 […]

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Review and photos: Big performance spills over Swan Lake stage

Review and photos: Big performance spills over Swan Lake stage

| July 15, 2013 | 3 Comments

Despite being the second largest theatre (in terms of seats) on the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s international tour – which includes 50 cities so far in 2013 – the Teatro at Johannesburg’s Montecasino doesn’t have a particularly large stage, made even smaller by the ballet company’s beautifully elaborate sets. Add the corps de ballet of […]

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Infographic: Swan Lake and what you don’t know about this travelling ballet company

Infographic: Swan Lake and what you don’t know about this travelling ballet company

| July 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

The St Petersburg Ballet Theatre had their opening night of Swan Lake in Johannesburg this week, but they’ve already opened the ballet to sold-out theatres across Europe over the past few months and they’ll be flying off to Australia next. As far as we can tell, St Petersburg Ballet Theatre (SPBT) is the only classical […]

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Swan Lake season extended again due to strong demand

Swan Lake season extended again due to strong demand

| June 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

If you don’t have your tickets yet (seriously, what were you thinking?), you can now breathe a sigh of relief. But make it a short sigh and then go and book those seats quick-sticks, because this is the last and final extension before the swans fly off to Australia the very next day. With less […]

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Swan Lake – Russian ballet at its best travelling to SA

Swan Lake – Russian ballet at its best travelling to SA

| March 26, 2013 | 1 Comment

We’ve heard it said that if you see only one ballet in your life, let it be Swan Lake. This traditional ballet classic is being brought to Johannesburg audiences in July by the internationally acclaimed St Petersburg Ballet Theatre, thrilling audiences with their classic Russian production of the world’s most famous and beautiful ballet. The […]

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