Cape Town City Ballet: Vortex

Cape Town City Ballet dances Noël Coward’s ‘THE VORTEX’.

Choreographed by Marc Goldberg. Under the artistic direction of Elizabeth Triegaardt

Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre

12 August – 23 August

Pieter Toerien is proud to present Cape Town City Ballet in MARC GOLDBERG’s dance adaptation of Noël Cowards controversial play ‘The Vortex’.

The ballet explores themes of drug addiction in 1920’s high society; adultery; aging and dysfunctional family dynamics over the course of a weekend in the country home of David and Florence Lancaster. We follow Florence through the return of her son Nicky and his new fiancé Bunty from Paris, and the gradual understanding that Nicky is harbouring a dark secret. Florence’s obsession with youth and beauty is displayed in her constant affairs with much younger men. Her current lover is the dashing Tom, a past school friend of her sons but he is proving to be a greater challenge than anticipated.  Tensions boil and culminate in an explosion that irrevocably changes the lives of those involved. Musically we experience the unspoken tensions by the use of juxtaposing composers. Noël Coward’s live recordings of hits like ‘Poor Little Rich Girl’, ‘I Went to a Marvelous Party’ and ‘Mad about the Boy’ are combined with Mexican electronic composer Murcof’s very atmospheric and sophisticated style. A varied and sometimes chilling canvas of the human perspective is created while working within the frame of Mr Coward’s glamour, frivolity and opulence of the era.

Performances: Wed – Fri @ 8pm, Sat @ 4pm & 8pm, Sun @ 3pm & 6pm

Tickets: R250, R200, R150 & R100

Bookings: Theatre Box Office (011) 511 1818 or at Computicket.com