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Cape Town City Ballet’s ‘The Vortex’ at Theatre On The Bay

It’s a play without words but the dancing will move you

A dark and suspenseful ballet is about to brisé onto stage with secretive aplomb. The Cape Town City Ballet will perform in Marc Goldberg’s adaptation of Noël Coward’s controversial play The Vortex, which begins on Wednesday, 29 July 2015 at 8pm.

The ballet delves into the world of drug addiction and sexual vanity in the Lancaster family home – a dysfunctional bourgeois family living in the 1920s.

The play follows Florence Lancaster, wife of David, their son Nicky and his new Parisian fiancé Bunty. Nicky and the other family members each hold dark secrets of their own. Nicky is addicted to cocaine and Florence is an ageing socialite who is obsessed with youth and beauty, and has constant affairs with younger men – Tom being the latest lover, and an old schoolmate of Nicky’s.

As suspense builds and tensions reach boiling point, an irreversible explosion of change affects the lives of all the characters.

The story is told through impeccable dance rather than words, and the accompanying music is skilfully used to set the atmosphere and mood. Noël Coward’s original live recordings are combined with Mexican electronic composer Murcof’s (also known as Fernando Corona) sophisticated style to convey the opulence, glamour and superficiality of the era.

If you prefer a show with a little more verbal interaction, why not check out the Fugard’s production of the famous musical, West Side Story?

CAPE TOWN CITY BALLET’S THE VORTEX CAST

Character

Artists

Florence

Claire Spector, Laura Bosenberg, Kim Vieira

Nicky

Thomas Thorne, Jesse Milligan

Tom

Ivan Boonzaaier, Daniel Sybokovsky

Bunty

Laura Bosenberg, Sarah-Lee Chapman

David

Xola Putye, Bradley van Heerden

Helen

Kim Vieira, Elizabeth Nienaber

Guests

Thomas Dobronyi, Caitlin Smith

TICKETS TO THE 2015 CAPE TOWN CITY BALLET THE VORTEX

Tickets to the show are available at Computicket.com and various Computicket outlets, and range from R100p/p to R200p/p, depending on seating preferences. Phone +27 (0)21 438 3300, email tracy@theatreonthebay.co.za or visit Theatreonthebay.co.za for more information.

The show will run every Tuesday to Saturday until 8 August 2015. Weekday shows begin at 8pm, and Saturday shows start at 3pm and 8pm.

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