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18 - 20 July 2008
Artscape Opera House, Cape Town
CAPE TOWN CITY BALLETgoes exotic with its next short programme featuring scenes from ballets rarely seen in South Africa today. The current artistic and economic climate make it impossible to mount, for instance, Veronica Paeper's full-length Spartacus, last seen here in 1995. This programme features extracts from the second act of the ballet, set in the smouldering confines of a desert tent, enabling audiences to experience the excitement of her demanding and imaginative choreography for the characters of Aegina (Megan Swart or Janine Laidlow), Gracchus (Johnny Bovang) and Crassus (Xola Putye). Also on the programme is the pas de deux from Sheherazade, danced by Lauren Rogers and Manie Irving, and scenes from the second act of Raymonda, featuring Laura Bosenberg and newcomer, Frieda Mennen - all with the emphasis on seduction, intrigue and allure.
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9 July 2008 : Port Elizabeth Opera House
24 July 2008 : East London Guild Theatre
The story of The Ugly Duckling is set over one year as the little creature grows from a grey duckling into a beautiful swan. His journey is fraught with many dangers as he travels from meadow to farm, looking for warmth and shelter. He meets hunters, weasels, ice skaters, Jack Frost, an evil hen and cat, and a flock of beautiful swans who take him to a peaceful garden as the Spring approaches. Robin has created many roles for the children to dance, giving them the opportunity to develop their acting and dancing skills.
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