Cape Ballet Africa launches Spring Season with ELYSIUM, an enthralling new quadruple bill at The Baxter
Cape Ballet Africa (CBA) is set to enthrall audiences with a new quadruple bill at The Baxter this October, launching the dynamic young company’s Spring Season.
Hot off its highly successful run of Swan Lake in Johannesburg, CBA presents ELYSIUMat The Pam Golding Theatre at The Baxter from 3 to 11 October.
ELYSIUM brings together four exquisite and diverse ballets by celebrated choreographers George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, Kenneth Tindall and Michelle Reid, each offering a unique perspective on the human experience.
Through contrasting choreography, music, and artistic styles, ELYSIUM creates a rich and inspiring ballet experience, exploring themes of love, resilience, transformation and joy, celebrated through the range, beauty and emotional depth of ballet.
“ELYSIUM marks two years since CBA debuted our inaugural production SALT at The Baxter,” says Debbie Turner, Artistic Director and Founder of Cape Ballet Africa.
Opening the programme is George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante,a joyous celebration of expansive romanticism, set to Tchaikovsky’s soaring Piano Concerto No. 3. It was originally staged for CBA by Diana White of the George Balanchine Trust, who has spent her lifetimestudying, performing, staging and coaching Balanchine’s works. Balanchine famously said Allegro Brillante “contains everything I knew about classical ballet.”
Next up, CBA presents Nacho Duato’s REMANSO, performed to Poetic Waltzes by celebrated Spanish composer Enrique Granados. First performed by the Company as part of their production Breathwords, with the support of the Embassy of Spain in Pretoria and the Spanish Consulate in Cape Town,this ballet returns due to the overwhelming response it received here.
We Met At The Moon, Briefly is award-winning choreographer Kenneth Tindall’s newly commissioned work for CBA.
Closing ELYSIUM is Michelle Reid’s Duende, set to music by guitarist and composer Estas Tonne.
ELYSIUM will be presented at The Baxter from 3 to 10 October.
Bookings can be made at Webtickets online or at Pick n Pay stores.
The performance schedule is:
Tuesday to Saturday @ 19h30
Sunday 4 and Saturday 10 October @ 15h00
Thursday 8 October – Seniors Special performance @ 11h00
Tickets cost from R200 – R495
