By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Ballet: Dreamscapes / Artistic Director: Dane Hurst / Roodepoort Theatre, Roodepoort Presenting two new original, contemporary ballets in a theatre that’s somewhat off the beaten path for mainstream Johannesburg audiences...
By BRUCE DENNILL American dancer and choreographer Holly Gruver is the founder of the Bryanston, Johannesburg-based WGRUV Dance Company (that first part pronounced “double-u groove”, for the first initial of Gruver’s husband Will’s name – he is a staunch...
By BRUCE DENNILL Charlie And The Chocolate Factory / Choreography by Mario Gaglione / Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg The arrival of a new, original full-length ballet is a huge deal in any context. The sheer amount of work...
By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty / Staged by Sophie Sarrote / The Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg The Sleeping Beauty story is nearly 700 years old and has been the source material and basis for scores of...
By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Ballet: The Nutcracker / Choreographed and produced by Angela Malan / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg The Nutcracker can be a mildly polarising ballet in that it’s likely the classical piece that audiences have...
