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FROM GAIL JAFFITT LEIBMAN: THEATRE-INFLUENCER-OF-NOTE  …with newly appointed principal dancers Tamlyn Higgins and Revil Yon. What a magnificent partnership. Resounding applause from a FULL HOUSE. The company was on top form and BLUE BIRD pas de deux superbly danced by Monike Cristina and Ruan Galdino was another highlight and Carabosse beautifully executed by Kitty Phetla. Bravo Joburg Ballet. A wonderful opening with magnificent ballet and the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra in the pit. Princess Aurora was danced by the beautiful Monike Cristina and guest Guillaume Diop as Prince Dé...

Thursday 19 October 2023: Joburg Ballet gives Johannesburg a magnificent festive season present this summer when the company brings The Nutcracker to the Teatro at Montecasino for eleven performances from 1 to 10 December.   Staged by guest producer Angela Malan, The Nutcracker – the world’s most magical classical ballet – is set to transport audiences to a fairy tale world as Clara and her Nutcracker Prince journey through sweets, snowflakes and waltzing flowers to reach the enchanted realm of the Sugar Plum Fairy.   Commenting on The Nutcracker, Angela Malan said: “The captivating...

Joburg Theatre, 29 September to 8 October 2023 Joburg Ballet hosts two of the world’s major international ballet stars when Marianela Nunez and Vadim Muntagirov of The Royal Ballet take the leading roles in Don Quixote at the Joburg Theatre in October 2023. Nunez, in her SA debut, and Muntagirov, performing in Johannesburg for the first time, dance on Friday 6 October at 19:00 and Sunday 8 October at 14:00. The other performances during the 8-performance season from 29 September to 8 October feature Joburg Ballet dancers Tammy Higgins and Revil Yon, Monike Cristina and Ivan Domiciano, and Dar...

Joburg Ballet is delighted to announce the appointment of Elroy Fillis-Bell as Chief Executive Officer effective 1 September 2023. Elroy will succeed Esther Nasser who has held this position since September 2016. Elroy is the current Senior Manager of Operations and Administration at the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (Javett-UP). In this role, he steered the young organisation’s difficult transition out of the Covid-19 pandemic, while driving a significant increase in income generation. Elroy holds a BA Honours (University of Cape Town) in Theatre Directing and Drama Educati...

Tuesday 4 April 2023: After an absence of seven years, Joburg Ballet’s magnificent production of Romeo and Juliet returns to the stage of the Joburg Theatre for a season of eight performances from Friday 30 June to Sunday 9 July. Joburg Ballet is grateful to the Friends of the Ballet for a generous gift of R250 000.00 towards the production of Romeo and Juliet. Inspired by Shakespeare’s tragic story of a passionate feud between two families in Renaissance Italy, the ballet is set to a searing and powerful score by Sergei Prokofiev with choreography based on Nicolas Beriosoff’s original 1969 pr...

Friday 19 January 2023: The ballet year opens at the Joburg Theatre on Friday 17 March with Dialogues, a trio of ballets new to the company’s mainstream repertoire. Following the success of her Table for Two for Joburg Ballet’s RAW programme in 2021, Joburg Ballet dancer Chloé Blair has been invited to expand the piece for the Dialogues season. Roseline Keppler of Vuyani Dance Theatre will create a new work – her first for Joburg Ballet – entitled Identity while in a first for South Africa, company dancer Bruno Miranda will stage the Grand Pas from the 1896 ballet, Bluebeard. It provides a g...

Joburg Ballet is delighted to again be performing at the Festival of Lights at the Johannesburg Zoo. This year from 26 November to 4 December (except Monday 28 November) we are presenting a festive package filled with highlights from Iain MacDonald’s magical production of Cinderella which recently enjoyed an acclaimed season at the Joburg Theatre. Presented by the Joburg Theatre in association with the City of Johannesburg, the annual Festival of Lights offers patrons entertainment and a night out in the Zoo for all ages, with an enchanting collection of illuminated life-size animal characters...

Something wonderful is sure to happen when the ultimate fairytale – Joburg Ballet’s scintillating production of Cinderella – returns to the Joburg Theatre for just eight performances from Friday 30 September to Sunday 9 October. Choreographed by Joburg Ballet’s artistic director Iain MacDonald and given its world premiere in 2013, Cinderella waltzes across the stage with Johann Strauss’s immortal melodies providing the perfect musical setting for this ultimate rags-to-riches tale. Designer Andrew Botha’s breathtaking designs frame the action while Joburg Ballet’s stars will set the stage alig...

Joburg Ballet seeks dancers with sound classical ballet technique; female dancers should be skilled in pointe work. Depending on their abilities, successful applicants will either be offered a full-time contract with the company or enrolment in the company’s Aspirant Programme.    WHEN: Sat 13 August 2022 from 10h00 to 11h00. (If unable to audition on 13 August, contact Chase Bosch* to make alternative arrangements.)  IN PERSON (Preferred): Joburg Ballet Studios, Joburg Theatre, Hoofd Str., Braamfontein, Johannesburg  VIA ZOOM: Applicants unable to audition in person may d...

Changes to the loadshedding schedules for Saturday 9 July and Sunday 10 July have required Joburg Ballet to make the following changes to performance starting times at the Joburg Theatre: - Saturday 9 July performance which was scheduled to start at 15h00 will now start at 14h30 - Saturday 9 July performance which was scheduled to start at 18h30 will now start at 18h00 - Sunday 10 July performance which was scheduled to start at 15h00 will now start at 14h30 We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding. Book now for the last four performances of La Trav...