By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Ballet soloist Shana Dewey started with the company, then the South African Ballet Theatre, when she joined company’s Junior Academy as a 13-year-old. That allowed for the odd appearance in a peripheral role in one of their productions....
By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Ballet’s Cinderella / Artistic direction by Iain MacDonald / Joburg Theatre Joburg Ballet has had a very busy – and successful – year, bouncing back from a difficult political situation, adding an extra season to their schedule...
By BRUCE DENNILL Romeo & Juliet / Joburg Ballet / Artistic Director Iain Macdonald / Joburg Theatre Joburg Ballet’s newly adopted strategy of having more productions in a year, each running for shorter periods, is bearing fruit. With Giselle...
By BRUCE DENNILL Giselle / Joburg Ballet, principals Shannon Glover and Juan Carlos Osma / Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg There’s that point at which you realise as a teen or even a middle-aged reader that the fairytales you read as a kid...
