Following the ground-breaking Mozart and Salieri, Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB) will next present Cinderella, at the Artscape Opera House, from 5 to 21 October 2018.  The production, accompanied by the Cape Town Philharmonic at select performances, will incorporate new digital elements by design luminary Peter Cazalet, who returns to once again work alongside Veronica Paeper, a creative coup by Acting Executive Director, Tracy Li.

Paeper, who will also direct this production, first choreographed Cinderella for CAPAB Ballet in 1975 and, like Cazalet, will re-work aspects of the charming, feel-good classic that has enchanted dance audiences around the world for decades.  In a move that is sure to delight Capetonian balletomanes, Paeper has cast former CAPAB and CTCB ballerina Janet Lindup into the deliciously over-the-top role of the Ugly Sister Daffodil, opposite Johnny Bovang and Mervyn Williams as Violet. Both Ugly Sister roles are typically taken by males and there’s no doubt Lindup’s sense of humour will be a delightful addition to the stellar CTCB line-up.

International guest artist Maxime Quiroga will return from France to dance the role of Prince Charming, opposite Senior Principal ballerina Laura Bosenberg. Quiroga, seen most recently in the title role in Marc Goldberg’s Mozart and Salieri, will alternate with Daniel Szybkowski and Conrad Nusser, while the role of Cinderella will be shared between Bosenberg, Kirstel Paterson and Mariette Opperman.  The Fairy Godmother will be danced by Caitlin Smith, Leane Theunissen, Claire Spector and Hannah Ward. Buttons will be performed by Tusile Tenza, Craig Pedro and Stephen Underwood, all three of whom, together with Jordan Roelfze, will also share the role of the Jester. Craig Pedro and Stephen Underwood will be seen as the Dancing Master.

Cinderella is presented in three acts and set to Prokofiev’s stirring score, with Brandon Phillips conducting Cape Town Philharmonic at certain performances.

Cinderella

Artscape Opera House

5 to 21 October 2018

There will be performances on Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 2:00pm and 7:30pm and Sundays at 3:00pm

Tickets cost from R120 to R350 from Artscape Dial-a-Seat on 0214217695, online via http://www.artscape.co.za/event/cinderella/ and via Computicket

A special performance aid of CTCB’s Outreach and Development programme takes place on Friday 19 October at 16h00 with tickets at R100 each

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After a hugely successful première season in February this year, Mozart & Salieri returns to the Artscape Opera House by popular demand from 24 August to 1 September 2018.  The sumptuous adaptation of Alexander Puskin’s short story, choreographed by Marc Goldberg, will once again be presented by Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB), for only six performances.  The two-act production drips with glamour, intrigue and innovation, with ground-breaking digitized set design, exquisite costuming and powerful dancing, all set to Mozart’s celebrated compositions.

Mozart and Salieri, made famous by Sir Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, follows Mozart’s rumoured rivalry between himself and the court composer Antonio Salieri, and his tumultuous relationship with wife Constanze. The ballet is charged with emotion and previous reviews celebrated it as a thrilling, cutting edge spectacle, rarely seen on the South African stage and one that should not be missed.

Guest artist Maxime Quiroga (Mozart), who has danced with the Stuttgart Ballet, Wiener Staatballett and the Royal Ballet of Flanders and was previously seen in CTCB’s Giselle, shares the principal role with Martin Milner, while Daniel Szybkowski and Ivan Boonzaier alternate as Salieri, opposite ballerinas Laura Bosenberg and Mariette Opperman alternate as Constanze.

Goldberg, whose previous work includes The Vortex, spent three years bringing his vision to the stage and the result is a unique modern ballet; one that has captured the attention of dance lovers and new audiences who have praised Mozart and Salieri as a breath of fresh air in its genre.

Lighting design is by Denis Hutchinson, costumes by Jenny Stretch, Henriette Lamprecht and Kathryn Maclachlan, wigs by Barry du Bruin, and animation and projection by Pieter Steyn.

Mozart and Salieri

Cape Town

Artscape Opera House

Friday, 24 August, to Saturday, 1 September 2018 with performances at 2:00pm and 7:30pm

Tickets prices range from R120 to R280

Bookings are through Computicket or call 0214217695

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