The Royal Ballet's Roberta Marquez & Nehemiah Kish Set for CTCB's SLEEPING BEAUTY this Summer

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.

Roberta Marquez and Nehemiah Kish, both principal dancers at Britain's foremost ballet company, will grace the stage in the roles of Princess Aurora and Prince Florimund for two performances. Marquez, originally from Brazil, has been a principal with The Royal Ballet since 2004, appearing in starring roles such as Odette/Odile (Swan Lake), the title role in Cinderella and as Swanhilda (Coppélia). Hailing from the USA, Kish trained in Canada and joined the company in 2010, dancing many principal roles, including James in La Sylphide, Romeo (Romeo & Juliet), Prince (Cinderella, The nutcracker) and Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake).

For the remaining four performances, Cape Town City Ballet's principal dancers, Laura Bosenberg and Thomas Thorne will alternate in the lead roles with Burnise Silvius, principal dancer from The South African Mzanzi Ballet Theatre, partnered by CTCB's Trevor Schoonraad. The Lilac Fairy will be performed by Angela Hansford, Kim Vieira and Claire Spector, while the role of the evil fairy Carabosse will be shared by Johnny Bovang and Mervyn Williams.

This fairy tale love story of a beautiful princess, a handsome prince, the evil fairy, and the most romantic kiss of all time is set to charm young and old. With beautiful sets, costumes and enchanting music by Tchaikovsky, this opulent production of the ultimate classic ballet is not to be missed. The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra will accompany four of the performances.

Presented by Cape Town City Ballet at Artscape Opera House from 10-18 August 2013, tickets from R 100 - R 300 can be booked at Computicket or Artscape Dial-a-Seat on 021 421 7695.

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY PRINCIPAL CASTING:

Sat 10/08/13 (recorded music) - Laura Bosenberg & Thomas Thorne

Wed 14/08/13 19h30 (with CPO* - Guest Artists) - Roberta Marquez & Nehemiah Kish

Fri 16/08/13 19h30 (recorded music) - Burnise Sylvius & Trevor Schoonraad

Sat 17/08/13 14h00 (with CPO) - Laura Bosenberg & Thomas Thorne

Sat 17/08/13 19h30 (with CPO - Guest Artists) - Roberta Marquez & Nehemiah Kish

Sun 18/08/13 15h00 (with CPO) - Burnise Sylvius & Trevor Schoonraad

*CPO = Cape Philharmonic Orchestra

Photo by Bill Cooper

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