International tour for the South African Ballet Theatre

SABT is pleased to announce that it has accepted an invitation to perform at the Royal Opera House in Muscat (ROHM), Oman on February 10th and February 11th 2012. These performances form part of an extended season which includes José Carreras and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hungarian National Opera and the Prague Symphony Orchestra. "As part of the ROHM’s inaugural season, Omani, Egyptian, Tunisian, and other Arab performers share the spotlight with esteemed artists from Buenos Aires, Japan, Budapest, Prague, South Africa, Vienna and beyond," HH Sayyid Kamil Al Said, ROHM board member, said.

SABT will be presenting a mixed bill titled ‘Balletomania!’ in Muscat. The programme has a South African flavour and SABT has invited six drummers from the Drum Café to join the tour. SABT’s Artistic Director Iain MacDonald has programmed items including Shannon Glover’s ‘Amakhonokhono’, ‘Kopano’ choreographed by Kaloyan Boyadjiev as well as excerpts from the classical repertoire such as pas de deux from ‘Swan Lake’ and ‘Le Corsaire’. SABT’s Interim Managing Director James Campbell said "This invitation to perform at the ROHM is a great honour not only for SABT, but for the country as it marks the first time that a South African ballet company has been invited to perform in Muscat. We are extremely excited and proud to be representing South Africa on this tour."

Copies of SABT’s commemorative book are now on sale. The glossy, full-colour A4 book features full colour photographs from highlights of the past ten years and the many images were shot by award-winning photographer John Hogg, with contributions from Martin Rhodes, TJ Lemon, Charl Devenish, Suzy Bernstein, Susanne Berg, Hennie Coetzee, Justin Barlow and others.
The 136 page book, published by ContentPlus Strategic Publishing, is now on sale at Exclusive Books Hyde Park Johannesburg (Shop U30, Hyde Park Corner Jan Smuts Avenue Craighall tel + 27 11 325 4298). Orders may also be placed by contacting Edgar Moagi at SABT on + 27 11 877 6898 or email admin@saballettheatre.co.za.

Copies of the book will be on sale at the SABT Friend’s table all performances of ‘Giselle’ at the Joburg Theatre between April 12th and April 29th 2012. SABT Friends have made a significant contribution towards covering some of the publishing costs and SABT is once again grateful to this group of volunteers who regularly assist the Company on many levels.

For further information, please visit www.saballettheatre.co.za
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