This must be the best bargain of the year! The SABT at the SA State Theatre and the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden are opening within days of each other with the same Sleeping Beauty. The only difference is the ticket price! At SABT you can expect to pay in the range R55 to R250 but, at Covent Garden you will be payuing R 165 BP sterling - taht is almost R 2000 per seat!The South African Ballet Theatre (SABT) will once again present the magical fairytale ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at the South African State Theatre from Thursday, November 17th to Sunday December 18th 2011. SABT traditionally celebrates the end of the year with a season at the South African State Theatre and ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ makes for ideal family entertainment.
‘The Sleeping Beauty’ has not been staged in Pretoria since 1997.
Based on the original choreography by Marius Petipa, and set to Pytor Tchaikovsky’s sweeping score, this season will feature SABT stars such as Principal dancer Burnise Silvius, and recently promoted Principal dancer Shannon Glover.Also appearing in ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ are a host of well – known characters such as Princess Aurora, the evil fairy Carabosse, the Lilac Fairy, Puss in Boots and Little Red Riding Hood.
Based on the original choreography by Marius Petipa, and set to Pytor Tchaikovsky’s sweeping score, this season will feature SABT stars such as Principal dancer Burnise Silvius, and recently promoted Principal dancer Shannon Glover.Also appearing in ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ are a host of well – known characters such as Princess Aurora, the evil fairy Carabosse, the Lilac Fairy, Puss in Boots and Little Red Riding Hood.
The season is performed to a recorded score performed by the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Sonja Bass. The production is suitable for ages three and up.
SABT is the country’s foremost professional ballet company and has established itself as a major player in the performing arts with impressive productions of classical ballets, new works by South African choreographers and collaborations across international boundaries. 2011 marks the Company’s tenth anniversary.
SABT is the country’s foremost professional ballet company and has established itself as a major player in the performing arts with impressive productions of classical ballets, new works by South African choreographers and collaborations across international boundaries. 2011 marks the Company’s tenth anniversary.
Bookings for ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ are through the Computicket on 0861 915 8000 or http://www.computicket.com/
SABT management has endeavored to keep ticket prices for the twenty performances as low as possible with prices ranging from just R55 to R250. Opening night is a half-price night while SABT Friends, Pensioners and block bookings are eligible for discounts throughout the season.
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Today was the third time during this season that I saw young Humberto Montero dancing. This boy’s Prince Florimund had just become better and better during the course of this season. He is a really competent dancer and any ballerina, I am sure, would love to dance with a partner that shows off the very best of her!
It was an opening night of great excitements as Glover and Humberto Montero - with 15 minutes’ notice - took over the leads from the company’s opening night stars, Burnise Silvius and the visiting Australian guest star who injured his calve just before the curtain went up.
As he stepped onto the stage in Act III as Prince Florimund, Humberto Montero appeared to be cautious but he gave a solid performance and truly showed off the beaming Aurora in the plethora of fish dives – beautifully executed and to thunderous applause! And, the audience roared with delight quiet often – from the Blue Bird Pas de Deux through to the Cats and Little Red Riding Hood with her Wolf – we had endless fun and delight on an evening of rare ballet de leux
During the current season of this fairytale ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, the delight will be more than before as three well-known theatre couples add their own slight and charm to the performances with a number of guest appearances during the run.
Based on the original choreography by Marius Petipa, and set to Pytor Tchaikovsky’s sweeping score, this season will feature SABT stars such as Principal dancer Burnise Silvius, international guest artists Lily-Ann Bones, Daniel Convery and Australian Adam Thurlow who returns to SABT for his second guest appearance.
