12 - 21 June 2009 Artscape Theatre, Cape Town
In celebration of its 75th birthday in 2009, the Cape Town City Ballet brings this timeless classic to the Artscape Opera House in a production which showcases the art of classical ballet at its best. More info
12 - 21 July 2009
Guy Butler Memorial Theatre, Grahamstown
This two-act ballet is set in the Scottish Highlands and tells the tale of a young Scotsman, James, who falls in love with an ethereal Sylph, who tempts him into betraying his fiancée, Effie. More info
14 - 16 August 2009 The Playhouse Theatre
Giselle is arguably the most popular of all Romantic ballets, choreographed in 1841 by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, to the beautiful Adolphe Adam score. Performances of Giselle in South Africa date from as far back as 1947, when Alexis Rassine partnered Olive James in a production of the second act, mounted by the South African National Ballet, at the City Hall in Cape Town. More info
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