We are organising for our dancers and their parents, as well as friends and family to attend the up coming ballets.

A group of 32 of us went to see To the Pointe at the Masque last month and we are planning to see Poetry in Motion 2, Dance in the City, and all the other ballets that the CTCB put on or are involved in.

We will also feature a banner on our website, and write ongoing blog posts about the company and perhaps even feature CTCB dancer interviews from time to time…

As a child it has always been a dream to be a Ballerina…i think it is a beautiful art and something that should be taken more seriously. i had the opportunity to do ballet at the age of 11, but never continued. it is still a life long desire to dance. i could say that i am obssessed with it.

Cape Town City Ballet is a wonderful school and my wish is for it to grow and create more beautiful mature dancers as you have done thus far.

i am hoping to start adult ballet class in the new year, it could be a stepping stone for me.

Regards

However, I am very disappointed by the “heard around the web” to the right of this page. Why must such an important cause be associated with such negative and borderline (or blatant, depending on how much benefit of the doubt you want to give the commenters) racist comments? Arts the world over are in trouble, this is not a uniquely South African problem. Also, there is a National Ballet based in Pretoria, just FYI.

This dazzling once-off event will be hosted at Madame Zingara’s magnificent twenty five metre velvet big top with it’s ornate mirrored column’s, rich velvet drapes and beveled booths; all transporting one back to a by-gone era where cirque and magic ruled the world. With a full South African cast of performers, along with a troupe of international artists, the 2010 Love Magic Tour in collaboration with Cape Town City Ballet will offer a fantastic melting pot of dance, acrobatics, comedy, music, illusions and cirque.

Tickets are priced at R800 per person (Gold tickets) and R 1000 per person (Platinum tickets with on-stage seating) and include the full 2010 Love Magic Tour as well as breathtaking ballet performances which truly showcase the diversity and expertise of these incredible athletes – prepare to see multiple facets of this classical art form! Tickets also include a scrumptious 4 course meal and a bottle of bubbly on each table! From the superbly trained glitter-dusted waitrons to the incredible acrobatics, there are no boundaries to the night and that everything is possible.

Every world-class city deserves a world-class ballet company, where all members of the public can enjoy the beauty, the art, the physical prowess, and the grace of ballet – the ultimate sport! Lets stand together and look forward to another 75 years of excellence from Cape Town City Ballet. This is your last chance to see Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams on Cape Town soil this year – and your only chance to experience this sensational circque spectacular with additional ballet performances!

To reserve your tickets, please contact the Madame Zingara box office on (t) 021 001 3366 or (e) boxoffice@madamezingara.com

Ever since I joined the company back in 2007 I have watched the company fight tooth and nail to keep afloat. Never accepting defeat even when it was immanent. If there was ever a company and artists that deserved to not live in constant fear of annihilation it is this one.

I wish I was financially able to help but I appeal to all those who are (and I know there are ALLOT in the Cape) Please help these wonderful artists survive. No one has ever deserved to flourish more.