Male ballerinas pay tribute to greatest female parts

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Male ballerinas pay tribute
to greatest female parts
T
he State St Petersburg
Male Ballet Company, the
well-known male ballet
company from Russia, will
be visiting Cape Town during the
next week. The group will perform
at the Artscape Theatre between
until May 23 for five performances only.
Under the leadership of Russian
dancer and choreographer Valery
Mikhailovsky, the company has
made a name for itself performing a repertoire of famous female
showpieces such as ‘La Sylphide’,
‘Raymonda’, ‘Paquita’ and ‘Giselle’
– all en pointe.
They perform the most sophisticated contemporary male numbers, as well as the classical female
roles, often with humor.
Critics have claimed that the
unusual success of the company
is determined by their professionalism, their fresh interpretation of
ballet art and courageous staging.
The classical part of their programme consists of a pas de deux
from ‘Esmeralda’, ‘Le Spectre de
la Rose’, ‘Adagio’ from the ballet ‘Scheherazade’, as well as
the ‘Ocean and Two Pearls’ pas
de trios from ‘The Little Humpbacked Horse’. Their contemporary programme features ‘Dance
of the Little Swans’, ‘Dance of the
Members of the St. Petersburg Male Ballet Company in action
Toreadors’, an Argentine Tango,
‘Habanera’ from ‘Carmen’ and
‘Bolero’ amongst others.
The State St Petersburg Male
Ballet has danced on the best
stages of Russia, as well as worldrenowned theatres such as the
New York Lincoln Centre, Tokyo,
Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Madrid,
Rome, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Peking, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Jerusalem and Seoul.
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*The Vans
21 May
Fogeys Railway House, Station Building, 177 Main Road,
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*Too Hot To Handle
21 May
Villa Pascal, 28 Van der Westhuizen Street, Durbanville
*Lonesome Dave Ferguson
21 May
Rooftop Trailer Park, Grand
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*Lee Geldebloem
21 May
Green Dolphin, Victoria & Alfred Arcade, Pierhead,
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22 May
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21 May
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*Shoot-Her-Friday
21 May
Strata Lounge, Above Atmospheer, Corner Pollux & Castor Road, Landsdowne
*Teddy Bear Making Classes
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*Going on Marzipan Safari
21 May
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7100/27
The Marzipan Safari sees
pastry chef, Bernd Strauss,
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*Pirates & Maidens Party
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22 May
The Assembly, 61 Harrington
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*Puppet Show Mania
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no surprise that Puppet Show
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puppet shows will run throughout the morning featuring different characters, stories and
themes. All puppet shows are
interactive, educational and a
whole lot of fun.
Enchanted Garden plays host
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Great Danes, a poodle and a
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*Inside a world-famous operation
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*Little Green Fingers on Tour
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learn about Ecology and wildlife first hand. All participants
get to take a scarecrow home
to put up in their own veggie
patch. Moms and Dads can
join in too.
Elains Cape Eco Tours, Tel:
(021) 842 3715
*Like a Duck to Water
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Two children go free with every adult during the winter
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408 7600
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Top soloists join SA Youth Choir
The South African Youth Choir, who
graced the stage at this year’s Huisgenoot Skouspel Plus and also received
two SAMA nominations, will join forces
with two formidable soloists on Sunday
May 30 at 3pm in the Welgemoed Auditorium on Diaz Street in Welgemoed.
Tenor supremo Jannie Moolman and
flamboyant soprano Zanne Stapelberg
will collaborate with the choir in a programme that will include popular pieces
such as ‘Viva la Vida’ (Coldplay), ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (Queen), ‘Halleluyah’
(Leonard Cohen), ‘Sweef soos ‘n Arend’,
‘Oh, Happy Day!’, ‘Blessed’, ‘Nessun
Dorma’, ‘E’bben! Ne andro Lontana’ (La
Wally), ‘Karoonag’ (Coenie de Villiers)
and ‘The Prayer’ (Andrea Bocelli and
Celine Dion). Proceeds will go towards
the Living Network Crisis Centre, an organisation providing care for people in
dire need.
The choir will be conducted by internationally acclaimed conductor Andre
van der Merwe with Elzeth Germishuys
as accompanist.
Tickets cost R100 and R80 (pensioners, scholars and students).
Zanne Stapelberg
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*Cape Camel Rides
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