BodyMindBallet » Alexander Zaitsev https://bodymindballet.com Knowledge to dance, inspiration to fly. Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:53:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Photos: Highlights of the International Ballet Gala Part 2 https://bodymindballet.com/photos-highlights-of-the-international-ballet-gala-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photos-highlights-of-the-international-ballet-gala-part-2 https://bodymindballet.com/photos-highlights-of-the-international-ballet-gala-part-2/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:33:42 +0000 http://bodymindballet.com/?p=889 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 about Alicia Alonso.

With an impressive combination of international and local ballet talent, the ballet gala had three programmes across their five performances, giving audiences an enticing look into ballet repertoire not often seen in South Africa, such as Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes and Agrippina Vaganova’s Diana and Actaeon.

Gala photo gallery

Whether you saw one programme, all three, or none, here’s a frame by frame recap of some of the memorable moments.

Click on a photo to open the gallery…

Kirsten Johnson, Kathleen Videira and Alexia Bazzo from Art of Motion. Burnise Silvius and Jonathan Rodrigues perform the Cinderella pas de deux. Strong and steady Cinderella lifts. Diana and Actaeon -Tamako Miyazaki and Brooklyn Mack Tamako Miyazaki from Columbia Classical Ballet was simply sparkling in Diana and Actaeon. Brooklyn Mack, from the Washington Ballet, put his strength on show with perfectly steady lifts. Beautiful balance by Annete Delgado and Dani Hernandez Feeling good - Aaron Smyth Giselle by Sadaise Arencibia and Arián Molina Giselle - Sadaise Arencibia The graceful Wen Ting Guan from the Dutch National Ballet performed with the English National Ballet's Aaron Smyth. A beautiful strength. Wen Ting Guan from the Dutch National Ballet in Grand Pas Classique. Burnise Silvius performed a touching piece with freelance dancer Alexander Zaitsev South African Mzansi Ballet trio set to Nirvana Powerful dancing from Randol Figueredo and Javier Monier As if floating on air, Kathleen Videira (Art of Motion) and Luis de Castro (SAMB) made a delightful pair. Luis de Castro was a cheeky dynamo in Santanella. Annete Delgado and Dani Hernández from the National Ballet of Cuba in a beautiful Sleeping Beauty pas de deux. Audience favourite, Brooklyn Mack from The Washington Ballet, caused gasp after gasp with his enormous elevation. Stars and Stripes - Maki Onuki and Brooklyn Mack Swan Lake - Viengsay Valdes and José Losada Swan Lake - Viengsay Valdes and José Losada International Ballet Gala Finale

 

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