Tag: Artscape

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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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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Video: Hilariously talented dancing dogs

Video: Hilariously talented dancing dogs

| May 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

Just for a quick laugh, enjoy this short video compilation (only 2 minutes 23 seconds) of some of the most incredible salsa and merengue dancing dogs. Of course, if you’re in Cape Town on Saturday 25 May 2013, you could see some more smart and sassy dancing doggies as part of a variety of professional […]

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Dancers sharing the love for dogs at Cape Town concert

Dancers sharing the love for dogs at Cape Town concert

| May 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

Less than a year after their first event, the second Dancers Love Dogs charity performance will take place at Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre on Saturday 25 May, with an exciting line-up of top dancers and performers including the Cape Town City Ballet and Bovim Ballet. They’re all collaborating towards the mass sterilization of dogs in […]

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Photos: See the Private Presley action by Bovim Ballet

Photos: See the Private Presley action by Bovim Ballet

| April 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

Bovim Ballet’s toe-tapping, hip-swaying rock ‘n roll ballet Private Presley takes you on a tour of the defining moments and the private liaisons in the life of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock. Set to over 20 of Elvis’ greatest hits, Sean Bovim has Cape Town audiences all shook up with his latest ballet creation. […]

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Video: TV interview with dancers from Private Presley

Video: TV interview with dancers from Private Presley

| March 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

Here’s a fun interview with four dancers from the cast of Private Presley, appearing on SABC 3’s The Expresso Show. Get an insight into the making of the ballet, the characters, the dress-rehearsal drama (like last-minute injuries, yikes!) and the athleticism required to pull off this show. Bovim Ballet’s Private Presley is on stage at […]

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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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Private Presley – Rock-‘n-Roll ballet pays tribute to the king

Private Presley – Rock-‘n-Roll ballet pays tribute to the king

| March 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

According to Sean Bovim of Bovim Ballet, “Private Presley is a Rock-‘n-Roll Ballet that juggles full-speed, fun and energetic group dance numbers with intimate and heart-wrenching love duets.” Featuring over 20 of Elvis Presley’s hit songs (think Love Me Tender, Suspicious Minds, Jailhouse Rock and Blue Suede Shoes), you can expect some thrilling, hip-swaying choreography, […]

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