Dance Review: La Traviata – Paepered With Excellence, Or Post-Pestilence Precision

Jul 7, 2022 | chART

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...

Ballet Review: Joburg Ballet – Cinderella: Compact Classic, Or A Fairytale Focused

Dec 15, 2018 | chART

[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...

Dance Review: Joburg Ballet – Fire And Ice, Or Hungarian Meets Herculean

Jun 30, 2018 | chART

[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...

Dance Review: Big City, Big Dreams – Familiarity Breeds Success, Or Reflected Glory

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...

Dance Review: Joburg Ballet’s La Traviata – Consumed By Passion, Or Bad Girl Makes Good

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 –...