Archive for November, 2013

How to create a new ballet – Your opportunity to watch and learn with Cape Town City Ballet

How to create a new ballet – Your opportunity to watch and learn with Cape Town City Ballet

| November 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

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 […]

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Title of Prima Ballerina awarded to Joburg Ballet’s Burnise Silvius – and what the title really means

Title of Prima Ballerina awarded to Joburg Ballet’s Burnise Silvius – and what the title really means

| November 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

While the term ‘prima ballerina’ refers to the ‘first’ ballerina of a company, it doesn’t go to say that every ballet company has one – usually the highest rank in a company is principal dancer, or at most, senior principal dancer. In fact, to be officially awarded the title of prima ballerina is a rare […]

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Cuban ballet star based in Mexico cast in Joburg Ballet’s Nutcracker

Cuban ballet star based in Mexico cast in Joburg Ballet’s Nutcracker

| November 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Cuban-born Jonhal Fernández is set to visit South Africa this November when he takes the lead role as the Nutcracker Prince in Joburg Ballet’s Nutcracker, which will be at the South African State Theatre, Pretoria, from 22 November to 1 December 2013. Having graduated from Havana’s National Ballet School in 2010, he performed as […]

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