Ebenhaezer Dibakwane
He may be the new kid on the block but Ebenhaezer Dibakwane has proven to already be a firm favourite amongst his peers when he walked away with the coveted Newcomer Award at the 6th annual Savanna Comic’s Choice Awards at the Teatro at Montecasino. Continue reading
AN art form 10,000 years in the making. A spectacle that has wowed audiences across the globe. Brilliant dancers. Breathtaking acrobats. Renowned musicians. Opulent costumes. Extravagant sets. Stunning visual effects.
If the reviews from international critics are anything to go by, the South African audience is in for a treat as the festive Bollywood music and dance spectacular, Mystic India, hits the stage at the Durban ICC on the April 23 and at The Teatro Montecasino from April 29 to May 1. Continue reading
Albert Hammond. Photo Albrecht Schmidt
CHART-TOPPING and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, Albert Hammond, , whose hits include It Never Rains in Southern California, Free Electric Band, I’m a Train and Peacemaker, will perform two concerts at the Teatro at Montecasino on April 16 at 8pm on April 17 at 3pm. Tickets are on sale now at Computicket. Continue reading
The Parlotones
AFTER a successful 2015 which saw The Parlotones complete three successful tours of South Africa as well as a tour of Europe, the band is heading around the country for a series of concerts titled The Parlotones Orchestrated.
It will see the band take their hits to venues across the country together with a chamber ensemble which has been arranged and will be conducted by composer and acclaimed musician, Brendan Jury. Continue reading
Gill Brunings, director of the RSPA Theatre School is ecstatic after the organisation managed to secure a first for KwaZulu-Natal: the MTW – Musical Theatre Camp.
The camp is open to any Grade 6-12 student in KZN who want to spend three intensive days exploring the world of musical theatre guided by international musical theatre professionals. Continue reading
Lyle Buxton and Jessica Sole in a scene from KickStArt Theatre Company’s Shrek The Musical. Photo: Val Adamson
Ralph Lawson and Clare Mortimer in A Voice I Cannot Silence at the 2015 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. The play, directed by Greg Homann, is based on the life, stories and poems of Alan Paton. (Photo: CuePix/Sithasolwazi Kentane)
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2015 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards especially Greg King and Stephen Stead of KickStArt Theatre Company, the gifted talent that is Neil Coppen and exceptional actress, Clare Mortimer. Continue reading
Joan Armatrading has added additional dates to her South African tour that will take place next month. Concerts will be held in Cape Town, East London, Durban and Johannesburg in July.
Comedian, actor and author Russell Brand will be in South Africa in October for three shows only as part of his “Trew World Order” Tour. Continue reading
THE world’s premier theatrical ice skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars, returns to South Africa with a dynamic new interpretation of its award-winning masterpiece Swan Lake on Ice.
Opening in December for a limited season at Johannesburg’s Teatro at Montecasino before moving to Cape Town for a season at Artscape Opera House, the acclaimed production is part of a world tour celebrating the company’s 10th Anniversary.
Performed in the intimate setting of a frozen theatre stage, to Tchaikovsky’s famous and well-loved score, this production of Swan Lake on Ice introduces a new prologue to the classic tale, humanising the legend of a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer. The show features exhilarating new choreography and some of the world’s most stylish dancing on ice from Artistic Director Tony Mercer, widely regarded as the world’s leading creator of theatre on ice.
“Inspired by my research into Tchaikovsky’s original score and intentions for the story, I wanted to create a more realistic interpretation of this much-loved tale, with an ending that was more plausible and left no unanswered questions. I also wanted to transpose the story onto ice, creating a new art form in the process – ice dance in a full theatrical setting,” explains Tony Mercer. “I always felt it was a natural fit, to have swans gliding on ice.”
“I created our original Swan Lake on Ice in 2006 in a classical style with elements of contemporary ice dance. With this production I’ve significantly re-worked the choreography to incorporate even more contemporary skating manoeuvres, including elements that have never been seen in the world of figure skating before, and challenged our skaters to reach for new heights!”
The 24 Olympic, World, European and National Championship level skaters, who between them hold more than 250 competition medals, tell the timeless tale through mind-blowing high-speed leaps and throws – and daring manoeuvres so complex they haven’t yet been named – coupled with graceful and sublime ice dancing.
In addition awe-inspiring acrobatics, aerial gymnastics and spectacular new pyrotechnic effects add drama and mystery to the theatrical experience.
The costuming has also been refined for this new production, with some dazzling and sophisticated designs from renowned costumier Albina Gabueva of Moscow’s Stanislavsky Theatre, and made by the famous Bolshoi Ballet’s costume cutters.
The Imperial Ice Stars last performed in South Africa from December 2013 to February 2014 with The Sleeping Beauty on Ice, garnering outstanding reviews and raves from local audiences.
Whether you’ve seen The Imperial Ice Stars’ Swan Lake on Ice before or have yet to experience the thrill of world-class ice skating in the intimacy of the theatre, this dramatic new ice interpretation of one of the most popular ballets will have you on the very edge of your seat.
NEED TO KNOW
JOHANNESBURG: The Teatro at Montecasino – 3 December to 10 January
Tickets: R400, R350, R325, R275, R250, R200, R150 and R100
Performances: Tue – Fri at 7:30pm, Sat at 2:30pm and 7:30pm, Sun at 2pm and 6pm
CAPE TOWN: Artscape Opera – 14 January to 31 January
Tickets: R400, R350, R325, R275, R250, R200, R175, R150, R125 and R100
Performances: Tue – Fri at 7:30pm, Sat at 2:30pm and 7:30pm, Sun at 2pm and 6pm
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