Established in July 2012, following the merger between The South African Ballet Theatre (SABT) and Mzansi Productions, South African Mzansi Ballet (SAMB) is the country’s largest and most prestigious professional ballet company.

SAMB is a non-profit, Section 21 Company, proudly resident at the Joburg Theatre. The company consists of permanent and ad-hoc dancers skilled in both classical ballet and contemporary dance.

An extensive repertoire includes works by Petipa, Ivanov, Bovim, Maqoma, Paeper, Balanchine, Saint-Léon, Wubbe and others. An active performance schedule is maintained with two major seasons at the Joburg Theatre as well as promotional events, corporate entertainment, local and international tours .

 

In addition to the professional company, and under the auspices of SAMB, the following programmes are managed:

 

•Development School in Alexandra, Tshwane, Sophiatown, Melville, Soweto and Braamfontein.

•An extra-curricular Ballet Academy for high school students and

•A Graduate (apprenticeship) Programme

 

The SABT Academy was established in order to give promising young dancers the opportunity to supplement their training with private teachers. SABT Academy dancers work in groups in order to prepare them for the corps de ballet work which they would do should they enter professional ballet company. The dancers range from age thirteen to sixteen and take regular classes with a highly skilled pool of teachers under the directorship of Jenny Barlow. At the annual Val Whyte Bursary Gala, groups from the SABT Academy perform works specifically choreographed for them by guest choreographers. SABT Academy dancers are also often called on to swell the ranks of professional Company’s corps de ballet during seasons. The SABT Academy aims to contribute to the development of future generations of South African Ballet Theatre dancers and the Academy management works closely with the Company management to further their mutual interests.

 

The SABT Development Programme is active in Soweto, Alexandra, Sophiatown, Mamelodi, Eersterus, Katlehong and Melville with over 300 dancers being taught afternoon ballet class. Learners age from five to sixteen learn movement, body, spatial and language skills through their regular ballet training. SABT aims to select talented learners for further training at the Academy and finally, for employment with the Company. The learners are encouraged to develop a new South African dance identity incorporating the ballet technique and their own movement vocabulary. Learners receive free transport to and from classes and rehearsal. The dancers from the Development Programmes regularly participate in the professional Company’s major productions, annual Cecchetti examinations, eisteddfods and fundraising performances. The year culminates in the annual year end concert at the where learners perform for teachers, parents, friends and members of the media.

 

The Company’s two state-of-the art studios and offices overlook the busy CBD.

For further information, please contact (011) 877 6898 or visit www.saballettheatre.co.za.

 

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