Mar 18, 2018 | chART
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Dance Umbrella: Doll / Co-created by Owen Lonzar & Sylvaine Strike / Wits Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg 7 The final performance of Dance Umbrella 2018 – and of...
Dec 11, 2017 | chART
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Cinderella On Ice / Directed by Tony Mercer / Teatro, Fourways, Johannesburg 7.5 Many observers may believe the gimmick in this show – it’s Cinderella,...
Jul 30, 2017 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Big City, Big Dreams / Directed by Fiona Ramsay / Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg There’s a school of thought that says too much classical ballet can be a touch too conservative and clichéd. And there’s another that considers...
Apr 10, 2017 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL La Traviata / Joburg Ballet / Artistic Director: Iain Macdonald / Joburg Theatre La Traviata is another heart-breaking story translated into movement – the choreography may be elegant, but the emotional interactions are anything but –...
Mar 2, 2016 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Terra Cha (Flatland) / Choreographed by Nelia Pinheiro / UJ Arts Centre, Johannesburg Nelia Pinheiro’s contribution to this year’s Dance Umbrella begins with multi-storey projections of groups of Portuguese peasants in neckerchiefs and,...
