Paeper is one of South Africa’s leading choreographers working in the classical style and has created an extensive repertoire of ballets. La Traviata - The Ballet is one of her most popular works.

Originally created in Cape Town in 1990, La Traviata - The Ballet is based on the 19th-century story of the Lady of the Camellias. A portrait of a woman who sacrifices all for the man she loves, the ballet is set to the music of Verdi’s opera, La Traviata, arranged and adapted for the ballet by conductor Allan Stephenson.

In addition to performances in South Africa, La Traviata - The Ballet has also been presented in the United Kingdom. 

Early bird bookings, with all seats less 30% (excluding opening night and morning performances), has been extended to Tuesday, 31 January. This allows ticket buyers a further week to benefit from the 30% discount before standard prices apply from the beginning of February.

The company has also announced several new appointments for 2017. After leaving Joburg Ballet to take part in a Cape Town production of Spartacus, Juan Carlos Osma and Dayana Acuna have rejoined the company; Spanish dancer, Sergi Castello, has joined as a soloist; Jessica Hurwitz and Savannah Ireland, from the Joburg Ballet Academy, have joined as members of the junior corps de ballet; and Shayne Greene, Luisa Higgo, and Sibusiso Mtsweni have joined the company’s aspirant programme for 2017.

Promotions announced by Joburg Ballet for 2017 are Dayana Acuna and Kirstel Jensen to senior soloists, Shana Dewey to soloist, Ruan Galdino and Thabang Mabaso to senior corps de ballet, Alice le Roux to corps de ballet, and Kyle Baird and Mahlatse Sachane to junior corps de ballet. Krystn Janicek and Jessica Lombard, who were in the aspirant programme in 2016, have been named as ad hoc dancers for 2017.

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