It’s official!
STARS of the ROYAL BALLET
will feature in the
CAPE TOWN CITY BALLET - The South African National Ballet’s
next production
RAYMONDA
24th August – 1st September, 2012
in the
ARTSCAPE Opera House
No fewer than four
guest artists will grace the stage in this glamorous re-creation of Norman
Furber’s masterpiece, last seen in South Africa in 1996, when danced by the
CAPAB Ballet Co.
Hikaru Kobayashi and
Valeri Hristov, both Senior Soloists in the ROYAL BALLET, will dance the roles
of Raymonda and Jean de Brienne at two performances, while Trevor Schoonraad,
formerly of the ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET and now an international freelance
artist, shares the role of Abderam
with Xola Putye and Ivan Boonzaaier.
Dirk Weyershausen, of
the NORWEGIAN NATIONAL BALLET, will partner Laura Bosenberg at three
performances and the third pairing is Kim Vieira, formerly of the DUTCH
NATIONAL BALLET, with Daniel Szybkowski, making this a truly international
production.
The sultry role of Semiramis will be shared by our own
Angela Hansford, Lauren Rogers and Kirstel Jensen, supported by an exciting
cast of soloists and corps de ballet,
portraying the story of Raymonda’s
abduction by Abderam and her rescue
from his harem by her betrothed, Jean de
Brienne.
With sumptuous sets
and costumes and danced to the glorious Glazunov score, played by the Cape
Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Allan Stephenson, this production will
showcase the wealth of South African talent alongside the best in the world,
leaving you in no doubt as to the standard achieved by the CAPE TOWN CITYBALLET, @_CTCityBallet on twitter in it’s 78-year existence!
Raymonda was incorporated into the CAPAB Ballet’s repertoire in
1977, with choreography by Alfred Rodrigues and designs by Peter Cazalet. On 10th
August, 1980, David Poole and Norman Furber hosted a lecture demonstration at
the Nico Malan Opera House in anticipation of Furber’s new production of the
ballet, and on 2nd September, 1980, Furber’s re-choreographed
version was added to the CAPAB repertoire. It was reproduced five times
subsequently until 1996, which is the last time Cape Town audiences saw the
ballet.
AUGUST:
Fri 24th at 19h30 Laura
Bosenberg, Dirk Weyershausen*, Trevor Schoonraad*, Angela Hansford
Sat 25th at 14h00 Kim
Vieira, Daniel Szybkowski, Ivan Boonzaaier, Lauren Rogers
Sat 25th at 19h30 Hikaru
Kabayashi*, Valeri Hristov*, Xola Putye, Angela Hansford
Sun 26th at 15h00 Laura
Bosenberg, Dirk Weyershausen*, Trevor Schoonraad*, Kirstel Jensen
Wed 29th at 19h30 Hikaru
Kabayashi*, Valeri Hristov*, Xola Putye, Angela Hansford
Fri 31s at 19h30 Laura
Bosenberg, Dirk Weyershausen*, Trevor Schoonraad*, Kirstel Jensen
SEPTEMBER
Sat 1st at 14h00 Kim
Vieira, Daniel Szybkowski, Ivan Boonzaaier, Lauren Rogers
*=guest artist
Ticket prices range
from R100 to R250.
Booking is through
COMPUTICKET or ARTSCAPE Dial-a-Seat on 021 421 7695
You dare not miss this array of talent performing in one of the balletic showpieces of the 20th Century!
SIZODANISA!
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