{"id":268879,"date":"2025-07-08T18:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=268879"},"modified":"2025-07-08T18:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:06:36","slug":"ballet","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/event\/ballet\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For the first time in almost 30 years, South Africa\u2019s leading ballet companies – Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB) and Joburg Ballet – will join forces to present\u00a0Swan Lake<\/em><\/strong>, first in Johannesburg and then at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) <\/strong>from Friday 25 July to Sunday 27 July<\/strong>.
Veronica Paeper oversees this version of\u00a0Swan Lake<\/em>\u00a0that was originally staged in Cape Town in 1971 by French dancer Attilio Labis. Close on 150 years after its first performance in Moscow in 1877, this saga of love and betrayal remains at the pinnacle of classical ballet, performed by ballet companies around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cape Town City Ballet principals Kirst\u00e9l Paterson as Odette and Leusson Muniz as the Prince. PHOTO: Lesley Appollis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


The two companies have a line-up of established stars and exciting newcomers waiting in the wings to dance the leading roles. Alternating with their Joburg Ballet counterparts in both cities as Odette\/Odile and Prince Siegfried will be CTCB principals Kirst\u00e9l Paterson and Hannah Ward, partnered by Leusson Muniz and guest artist Jerome Barnes, recently seen opposite Ward in CTCB\u2019s sell-out season of\u00a0Giselle\u00a0<\/em>at Artscape. The role of the evil Von Rothbart will be shared by CTCB\u2019s Axton Green and Joburg Ballet\u2019s Gabriel Fernandes and David Maluleka.
Performances take place at the CTICC on Friday 25 July and Saturday 26 July at 19:00 <\/strong>with two matin\u00e9es on Saturday 26 July and Sunday 27 July at 14:00<\/strong>.
Tickets start from R200.
*Book at Webtickets<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cape Town City Ballet\u2019s Sasha Barnes as Odile, and Joburg Ballet\u2019s Monike Cristina as Odette. PHOTO: Lauge Sorenson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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