By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Ballet: Don Quixote / Staged by Angela Malan / The Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg All classical ballets involve stories within stories, and Don Quixote features, among others, the interwoven tales of...
By BRUCE DENNILL National School Of The Arts: Dance Spectrum – September Suite / Directed by Mark Hawkins / Lesedi Theatre, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg A professionally staged showcase for the Dance Department learners from the...
By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Ballet: Romeo And Juliet / Choreography by Nicolas Beriosoff / The Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg For a company going through a great deal of transition, an ageless story feels like it brings a measure...
By BRUCE DENNILL Beginners Ballet Class for Adults with Mark Hawkins / Various venues Mark Hawkins is a highly-regarded ex-professional dancer and in-demand choreographer, coach and teacher. I am a middle-aged writer who was last any good at anything that...
By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Ballet: La Traviata – The Ballet / Choreographed by Veronica Paeper / The Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg La Traviata – the ballet version of the original Verdi opera – features, as one of the less well-known major...