Cinderella

Joburg Ballet’s Sumptuous Cinderella Returns – Four Ballerinas Share Title Role

Four ballerinas will share the title role when Joburg Ballet’s sumptuous production of Cinderella returns to Joburg Theatre for ten performances only, from Friday 30 September to Sunday 9 October.

Heading the line-up of stars is Joburg Ballet’s prima ballerina Burnise Silvius, who will dance the lead role on opening night, partnered by Jonathan Rodrigues as her handsome prince. Soloist Kirstel Jensen, making her debut as Cinderella, will be partnered by principal dancer Michael Revie.

Principal dancer Shannon Glover and senior soloist Nicole Ferreira-Dill, also making her title role debut, will both be partnered by visiting guest artist Owen Thorne as the Prince. Thorne will be making his first professional appearance in South Africa with Joburg Ballet.

Born in New Orleans, USA, Thorne studied ballet in San Francisco, Nashville and Pennsylvania, before starting his career with Houston Ballet and later moving to Scottish Ballet. He has danced in works by many of the world’s leading choreographers, among them Balanchine, Ashton, MacMillan, Wheeldon, Forsythe, Bourne, Kylian and Van Manen.

The role of the Fairy Godmother will be danced by Nicole Ferreira-Dill, Sanmarie Kreuzhuber, Claudia Monja and Kitty Phetla, while Andrew Botha’s glittering designs frame the action.

Choreographed by Joburg Ballet’s artistic director Iain MacDonald, Cinderella waltzes across the stage with Johann Strauss’s champagne-infused melodies providing the perfect musical setting for this ultimate rags-to-riches tale.

Performance casting for the roles of Cinderella and the Prince is as follows:

Burnise Silvius, Jonathan Rodrigues:   Fri 30 Sep at 19:30, Sun 2 Oct at 15:00, Sat 8 Oct at 15:00

 Kirstel Jensen, Michael Revie:   Sat 1 Oct at 15:00, Wed 5 Oct at 11:00, Sat 8 Oct at 19:30

 Shannon Glover, Owen Thorne:  Sat 1 Oct at 19:30, Sun 9 Oct at 15:00

 Nicole Ferreira-Dill, Owen Thorne: Tue 4 Oct at 11:00, Fri 7 Oct at 19:30

 

CINDERELLA:

WHERE: Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein

DATES AND PRICES:

Opening Night Friday 30 September at 19:30

All seats half price: R90, R125, R170, R195, and R225

1, 2, 8, 9 October at 15:00 & 1, 7, 8 October at 19:30

Standard Prices: R180, R250, R340, R390, R450

4, 5 October at 11:00

All seats: R80

BOOK NOW: In person at Joburg Theatre Box Office or tel. 0861 670 670; online at www.webtickets.co.za

Patrons can also book and pay via the Nedbank app and at selected Pick n Pay stores. Full list at www.webtickets.co.za/pnpoutlets.aspx

Joburg Ballet thanks Kaya FM, our radio partner, for their support.

We would like to acknowledge the support of the City of Johannesburg and all our Sponsors.

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