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Don't miss the chance to bring your family to the ballet - Cape Town City Ballet's fantasy-filled new ballet The Tin Soldier opens at Artscape on Wednesday 11 December.

Two sets of twins, Lauren and Lara du Plessis (11) and Joshua and Liam Delport (15) are among the 23 children that will be dancing in Cape Town City Ballet's upcoming Christmas production The Tin Soldier at Artscape Opera House from 11 - 24 December.

Cape Town City Ballet's bumper festive season of ballet kicks off this week, offering audiences a special peek behind scenes of their new ballet on 6 December at 18h00 with Insight into The Tin Soldier in the Artscape Opera House. This is followed by the world premiere of The Tin Soldier on 11 December and the opening nights of Belles & Beaux on 18 December and Night & Day on 31 December. This is the first time that a ballet company in South Africa offers a season of 3 ballets in one month!

The fairytale of a toy tin soldier's love for a beautiful paper ballerina is the story of a brand new ballet, set to have its world premiere in Cape Town on 11 December 2013. The Tin Soldier, choreographed by Cape Town City Ballet's artistic director Robin van Wyk, guarantees perfect family entertainment during the upcoming festive season.

Cape Town City Ballet returns to Artscape from 26 - 28 September with Pas de Deux, a programme that showcases the romance, magic and beauty of ballerina and danseur on stage in perfect unison. With extracts from Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, Le Corsaire and The Merry Widow, the performance will celebrate dance partnerships from many favourite ballets.

The Sleeping Beauty, complete with fairy tale characters such as Red Riding Hood and Puss in Boots and a big bad Wolf is set to charm Cape Town audiences at Artscape from 10 – 18 August. Cape Town City Ballet's must-see production of the evergreen classical ballet is the perfect opportunity for a family outing to the theatre.

The Sleeping Beauty, complete with fairy tale characters such as Red Riding Hood and Puss in Boots and a big bad Wolf is set to charm Cape Town audiences at Artscape from 10 – 18 August. Cape Town City Ballet's must-see production of the evergreen classical ballet is the perfect opportunity for a family outing to the theatre.

In a major scoop for Cape Town City Ballet, the company's Executive Director, Prof Elizabeth Triegaardt, has announced that two international stars from The Royal Ballet in Covent Garden, London will perform in their upcoming production of The Sleeping Beauty at Artscape from 10 -18 August.

Star prima ballerina, Tracy Li, returns for two performances in the title role of Cape Town City Ballet's forthcoming production of Camille at Artscape from 2 - 12 May, 2013. The ballet will be performed to the enchanting music of La Traviata, the famous opera by Guiseppe Verdi, and accompanied by the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Allan Stephenson.

2013 looks set to be an exciting year on South African stages. Here is a look at just 13 of the productions that will take to the boards this year.