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See Joburg Ballet perform in studio ahead of China tour

See Joburg Ballet perform in studio ahead of China tour

| November 7, 2014 | 0 Comments

Following an invitation to join the China-South Africa Year ceremonies in Beijing, Shanghai and Liaoning Province, Joburg Ballet are flying off to the People’s Republic of China this November, touring a showcase of some of their popular classical and contemporary dance works. But not before first performing their touring programme for audiences at home on […]

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Last chance to see The Nutcracker with a South African koeksister twist

Last chance to see The Nutcracker with a South African koeksister twist

| September 26, 2014 | 0 Comments

It’s the Nutcracker, but re-told in an African way and re-styled with a local-is-lekker flair. While still set to the beautiful effervescent music of Tchaikovsky, Joburg Ballet’s all new The Nutcracker Re-Imagined switches the usual snowy northern Christmas scenes for such sunny African settings as the Kalahari, complete with gumboots and Namaqua daisies. Running as […]

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Extra seats added due to big demand for Stars of American Ballet + Two South Africans invited to perform

Extra seats added due to big demand for Stars of American Ballet + Two South Africans invited to perform

| June 20, 2014 | 0 Comments

Thanks to enthusiastic demand for tickets for this weekend’s performances of Stars of American Ballet, additional seats in the balconies at Montecasino’s Teatro in Johannesburg have been opened. It’s the first event of its kind in over 30 years where such a group of outstanding American ballet dancers will perform in South Africa, representing New […]

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Challenges, comedy and ballet magic – Behind-the-scenes with Cinderella choreographer Iain MacDonald

Challenges, comedy and ballet magic – Behind-the-scenes with Cinderella choreographer Iain MacDonald

| October 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

What does it take to create a brand new ballet? Robynn Burls visited Joburg Ballet to meet the real fairy godmother godfather working behind the scenes in the company’s recent season of Cinderella. This is what she discovered about the man behind the magic… I extended my hand out as I walked up to meet […]

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Celebrating new and contemporary ballet with Celebration 5

Celebrating new and contemporary ballet with Celebration 5

| September 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Coming to both Johannesburg and Cape Town, the newly renamed Joburg Ballet (previously South African Mzansi Ballet) is collaborating with a leading Colombian dance company to bring audiences a showcase of classical and contemporary dance. Starting on 20 September 2013, at the Joburg Theatre, audiences will see new works by South African choreographers – Belinda […]

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Cinderella lead role shared by four ballerinas – SA Mzansi Ballet casting

Cinderella lead role shared by four ballerinas – SA Mzansi Ballet casting

| September 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Johannesburg audiences will have a choice of four ballerinas alternating in the title role of South African Mzansi Ballet’s all-new production of Cinderella, which opens on Friday 13 September 2013 at the Joburg Theatre. Won, two, three, four… Across this 11-performance season, the local SAMB stars – Burnise Silvius, Shannon Glover and Lindé Wessels – […]

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Funding and future name change announced by South African Mzansi Ballet

Funding and future name change announced by South African Mzansi Ballet

| June 24, 2013 | 0 Comments

The jury is still out as to whether they will become Joburg Ballet or Joburg City Ballet, but either way the name change comes as a condition of the ballet company’s latest and largest funder – the City of Johannesburg, which has just given them an R8-million injection. The announcement was made at a press […]

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Photos: Don Quixote by South African Mzansi Ballet

Photos: Don Quixote by South African Mzansi Ballet

| March 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

Here is a collection of photos from South African Mzansi Ballet‘s recent production of Don Quixote at the Joburg Theatre in March 2013 (you can read the full review here). Enjoy and Olé! Click on a picture to open the gallery.

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