The Sleeping Beauty at the Artscape Theatre

Tchaikovsky’s famed classical ballet returns to the Mother City with special international guests

The Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB), accompanied by international guest artists, is set to re-enact the story of Princess Aurora in Tchaikovsky’s popular classical ballet The Sleeping Beauty at the Artscape Theatre from Saturday, 10 August to Sunday, 18 August 2013. 

Directed by Elizabeth Triegaardt, who danced as the Lilac Fairy when the ballet was first staged in Cape Town in 1975, The Sleeping Beauty features a number of different dancers in the main roles of Princess Aurora and Prince Florimund. On select nights (14 and 17 August), two principal members of The Royal Ballet in London, Roberta Marquez and Nehemiah Kish, will take on these characters, and in other performances, the lead roles will be shared by principal CTCB dancers Laura Bosenberg and Thomas Thorne and duo Burnise Silvius (of the South African Mzansi Ballet theatre) and Trevor Schoonraad (of the CTCB).  

The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) will accompany the cast in four out of six performances (the other two feature recorded music), giving audiences a true sense of the power and emotion behind the musical score that drives the choreography. Not to mention, the production will enchant both young and old with mesmerising dance work and appearances by other fairytale characters, like Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots and the Big Bad Wolf.

Tickets for The Sleeping Beauty Ballet at the Artscape Theatre

Tickets for The Sleeping Beauty are available via Computicket.com and at Computicket outlets as well as through the Artscape’s Dial-A-Seat Box Office (call +27 (0) 21 421 7695) or at the box office on the night . Ticket prices for the various performances are as follows:

Discounts for The Sleeping Beauty Ballet

• Pensioners and students get R30 off each ticket purchased one hour before the performance when presenting a valid ID at the Artscape Box Office 
• Block bookings for groups of 10 people or more get R10 off each ticket.
• Friends of the Cape Town City Ballet benefit from R20 off each ticket.
• TDA, U3A and UCT members get R10 off each ticket.
• Children under the age of 16 years pay R50p/p with proof of age.

Note: All the above discounts, except for the block bookings deal, are only available at the theatre’s box office, and some discounts may only apply to selected areas and price ranges.

Show dates and times for The Sleeping Beauty Ballet at the Artscape Theatre

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