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...
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Ballet: Cinderella / Artistic Director: Iain MacDonald / The Teatro at Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg Joburg Ballet, to live up to its company name, needs to reach...
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Ballet: Fire And Ice / Artistic Director: Iain Macdonald / Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg 6.5 The further development of Joburg Ballet as a...
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...
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 –...