BALLET

APRIL EDITORIAL

So much that is done today to allegedly help the poor or assist arts and culture is done without either knowledge or understanding of what needs to be done or how to do it.  Throwing money at things is not…
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Carmen – The Ballet in Johannesburg from 6 to 15 April

Joburg Ballet and the JPO join forces for Carmen – The Ballet at Joburg Theatre in April   When Joburg Ballet stages South African choreographer Veronica Paeper’s fiery and passionate production of Carmen – The Ballet in Johannesburg from 6…
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Accessibility of the performing arts to persons with disabilities Erica du Toit

It seems that the idea of accessibility in society for persons with disabilities is finally taking hold as many companies and public spaces approach us for assistance in ensuring that their premises are open to all.   The White Paper…
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`TUTU’ and FIONA SARGEANT IN ZOLANI TOWNSHIP – ELAINE MAYSON

Mthuthulezi November entered the room where Fiona was giving ballet classes to the children in the Black Township of ‘Zolani’  She asked for his name but seemed not to hear it correctly. She threw her hands in the air and…
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La Traviata – The Ballet opens at Joburg Theatre on 31 March

Joburg Ballet’s first production of 2017 is the celebrated South African choreographer Veronica Paeper’s La Traviata – The Ballet at Joburg Theatre for ten performances from Friday 31 March to Sunday 9 April. Set to the unforgettable music of Verdi’s…
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What Can a Forgotten Ballerina Teach Us About TODAY? Germaine Shames

The book YOU, FASCINATING YOU by author Germaine Shames was previously reviewed  in  IMAGINEMAG (Click to read the review) The author comments, `When I first began researching the ballet-themed novel YOU, FASCINATING YOU a decade ago, I could not have imagined…
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DECEMBER EDITORIAL

As we head towards 2017 many of us will be thinking about what happened in 2016 and how it affected us both individually and as a country.  2016 has been a turbulent year fraught with many complexities, some of our…
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LAUGE SORENSEN – Photographer and filmmaker based in Johannesburg

Lauge Sorensen, a native of Scandinavia, is a professional photographer and filmmaker based in Johannesburg. His primary focus is on people photography with his most frequent assignments/commissions in areas such as editorial, lifestyle, corporate and dance. Lauge’s work is frequently…
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DANCE WITH YOUR HEART – An SA Ballet Academy novel  

                                                                              Author:…
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