Category Archives: Dance

Joburg Ballet comes of age

Posted on March 1, 2022 by moirads

Our fabulous ballet company turns 21 this year. The Paris Opera Ballet was founded in the time of the Sun King, Louis XIV. 1669. That makes it nearly four centuries old. It is the oldest ballet company in the world. … Continue reading →

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Cinderella, better than ever

Posted on December 15, 2018 by moirads

Joburg Ballet is on a roll.  They are producing some great ballet at the moment and their current production of Cinderella at Montecasino is no exception. Choreographed by Iain MacDonald to music by Johann Strauss II (or the younger), this … Continue reading →

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Ballet Bargains

Posted on December 12, 2018 by moirads

30% off for tickets on 20 and 21 December 2018 if you book on or before the 15th December 2018. Casting for Cinderella at The Teatro at Montecasino For the roles of Cinderella, Prince, Stepmother, Fairy Godmother, Court Jester / … Continue reading →

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Bengingazi, pointe to pantsula

Posted on October 31, 2018 by moirads

I saw “When Ballet meets Jazz” and loved it.  Sexy and new with live music by a fabulous sextet headed by Andre Petersen, it was everything I hoped it would be – and then some.  The only thing I would … Continue reading →

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Cinderella at Teatro – bring a gift

Posted on October 31, 2018 by moirads

  One of the most delightful ballets, Cinderella, is coming to The Teatro at Montecasino just before Christmas – from 14 to 23 December 2018.  This is a PERFECT opportunity for your little ones to bring an unwrapped gift for … Continue reading →

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When Ballet Meets Jazz

Posted on October 18, 2018 by moirads

Ballet lovers are constantly being told that ballet is an aging Eurocentric art form with little relevance to general South African audiences. In contrast jazz music is recognised as an art form which spans the many gaps between South Africans, … Continue reading →

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From the 19th to the 21st Century

Posted on July 1, 2018 by moirads

  Fire and Ice is a double bill which swoops one from the classical ballet of the 19th century in the form of Raymonda (Act 3) through to the 21st century “fresh as this morning’s news” with the world première, … Continue reading →

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Carmen – the Ballet 2018

Posted on April 7, 2018 by moirads

The particular thrill of musicians tuning their instruments has always been one of my most treasured experiences.  Its absence at ballet performances over the past few years has been an ever-present, if dull, ache.  The presence of a live orchestra … Continue reading →

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Le Cosaire, a dance step back in time

Posted on November 30, 2017 by moirads

From 2 December 2017 the little known (apart from the pas de deux) ballet, Le Corsaire, will be shown as one of the Bolshoi movie ballets. Le Corsaire is rarely staged outside Russia despite its English roots as a poem … Continue reading →

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Snow White – the Ballet

Posted on October 13, 2017 by moirads

Snow White is the 1812 (revised in 1854) retelling of an old German fairytale by the Brothers Grimm where a young princess is so beautiful that her evil and jealous stepmother, the Queen, decides to kill her.  However, Snow White’s … Continue reading →

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