Cape Town City Ballet back to wow audiences
CAPE Town City Ballet (CTCB) in collaboration with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) under the baton of Brandon Phillips, will return to the Artscape Theatre for three performances only.
Cape Town City Ballet – Back On Stage will run from December 10-12, with a programme of two works: George Balanchine’s Serenade and Moon Behind The Clouds, a suite of works made during Covid-19, by South African choreographers Veronica Paeper, Celeste Botha, Kirsten Isenberg, Yaseen Manuel, Lindy Raizenberg, Louisa Talbot and Marlin Zoutman.
The CPO will accompany the CTCB in renowned works of Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Barber, Satie, Delibes and Mahler.
The performances of Serenade have been made possible by the Toby Fine Ballet Fund, formed in memory of remarkable South African ballerina Toby Fine by David Bloomberg and the Bloomberg family. These performances at Artscape are staged in honour of the life and memory of the tireless philanthropist and supporter of the arts.
Moon Behind The Clouds is laced together with the text of Max Ehrmann’s Desiderata and narrated by acclaimed performer Marcel Meyer.
Nathalie Vijver is the dramaturg for the work.
“We are also delighted that the programme will include a performance by sopranos Siphokazi Molteno and Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi, who will be singing The Flower Duet from the opera Lakme,” CTCB chief executive Debbie Turner said.
“These performances are an uplifting and momentous opportunity to be able to present Cape Town City Ballet in collaboration with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra on the Opera stage at Artscape during this time.
“This year has been an extremely challenging one for everyone, but there is no doubt that people are drawn to the emotive power of live performance.
“The innate need to have these experiences as a part of our lives is unquestionable,” Turner said.