Joburg Ballet

Joburg Ballet is a full-time professional ballet company resident at Joburg Theatre in the heart of Johannesburg. The company presents full-length productions of major classical works, shorter ballets, and original works created by South African and international choreographers. It is committed to openness, accessibility, inclusivity, and sharing its energy and creativity with audiences, dance teachers, and arts practitioners. The company is dedicated to the growth and revitalization of the legacy of classical ballet and to the development of new choreographers, new works, and new audiences from across South Africa. Under the leadership of CEO Elroy Fillis-Bell and Artistic Director Dane Hurst, the company maintains a roster of principals, senior soloists, soloists, and coryphées.

Joburg Ballet is resident at Joburg Theatre in the heart of Johannesburg. The company's offices and studios are located at 26 Hoofd Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg 2001. The School's accelerated programme classes take place Monday to Saturday at the studios in Braamfontein.

Joburg Ballet offers professional ballet performances presenting three major seasons a year at Joburg Theatre and tours other regions in South Africa and internationally. The company provides training for students via Joburg Ballet School and Academy. It offers community-based development and outreach work via Satellite Schools with emphasis on historically disadvantaged communities. The company offers an Aspirant Programme for aspiring dancers. Support and donation opportunities include the Pointe Shoe Fund and Friends of the Ballet.

The organization's services are available to audiences attending performances at Joburg Theatre. Young dancers with or without previous training can access Joburg Ballet School. Pre-professional students can join Joburg Ballet Academy. Outstanding young dancers aged 8-12 identified during annual Satellite School auditions may audition for the School's accelerated programme by invitation only. Aspiring dancers can apply to the Aspirant Programme. Children from historically disadvantaged areas can access training through Satellite Schools.

Joburg Ballet School caters to young dancers aged 8-12 through its accelerated programme, offering three levels of tuition for dancers with or without previous training. Joburg Ballet Academy serves pre-professional students aged 13 to 16, with training for older dancers aged 14-18. The Aspirant Programme is available for aspiring dancers. The School provides basic training and increasingly advanced levels as students progress, intended to develop into a vocational school feeding dancers into the professional company.

Yes, the organization offers an Aspirant Programme where successful applicants participate in company classes, rehearsals, and productions. At the completion of the one-year course, Aspirants are evaluated and, depending on availability, offered contracts with Joburg Ballet. Academy dancers are often called on to augment the ranks of the company's corps de ballet.

The Academy provides training in classical and contemporary dance and pas de deux for older dancers. Dancers take regular classes with a highly skilled pool of teachers. The School offers three levels of tuition but no detailed syllabus or named curriculum is specified.

Yes, the company presents three major seasons a year at Joburg Theatre and tours other regions in South Africa and internationally. Academy groups perform works specifically choreographed for them by guest choreographers at the annual Val Whyte Bursary Gala. Friends of the Ballet membership categories include special benefits such as priority booking and invitations to dress rehearsals and pre-performance talks.

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