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Artscape Theatre Centre (formerly Nico Malan Theatre Centre) is the main performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It was opened in 1971 [ 2 ] and is located on reclaimed land in the Foreshore area.
The Cape Town City Ballet originated from the UCT Ballet Company, which was established by Dulcie Howes in 1934. Dr. Howes was adamant that this dance company would give opportunity to talented individuals, irrespective of race or color.
In Cape Town, the Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB) was instituted in 1962 with the aim to promote the performing arts in the Cape Province and South Africa. The arts councils received sufficient government subsidies to fund various art forms as well as the operational requirements of the theatre facilities. [ 1 ]
Dulcie Howes was born in Little Brak River, a seaside town at the mouth of the Little Brak River (Klein-Brakrivier, in Afrikaans), from which it takes its name. Located only a few miles north of Mossel Bay, a thriving harbor town established when Europeans first landed in southern Africa, Little Brak River was then a British colonial outpost, as the area was part of the Cape Colony until 1910.
Gary Burne (20 April 1934 – 26 August 1976) was a Rhodesian dancer, ballet master, and choreographer who spent ten years with the Royal Ballet in England before moving to South Africa to dance with ballet companies in Johannesburg and Cape Town. [1] He also danced for a period in Toronto, Canada.
David Poole (17 September 1925 – 27 August 1991) was a South African ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, and company director. During his thirty-year association with dance companies in Cape Town, he had "a profound effect on ballet in South Africa. [1] He is internationally recognised as a significant figure in the world of dance. [2]
Janet Lindup was a South African ballet dancer. [1] Lindup was former principal ballet dancer with CAPAB [2] (since renamed the Cape Town City Ballet Company). Lindup was famed for partnerships with Jeremy Hodges and Johnny Bovang. Lindup retired from dancing in 1999 and now teaches pilates. She is married to Mark Nathan, a physiotherapist.
Eduard Christian Greyling was born in Germiston, a town in the northern province of Transvaal (now Gauteng) in South Africa.Located in the eastern part of the Witwatersrand, it was the site of a farm where a large deposit of gold was discovered in 1886, which led to the establishment of the gold-mining industry in South Africa and the development of the city of Johannesburg.