We are excited for the Western Cape born Siphesihle (Siphe) November to make a comeback to South African theatre stages for a undisclosed date on his one-night-only perfomance alongside the Cape Town City Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet after leaving South Africa at the age of 11 years to soar for international career.
The 23-year-old debuted at The National Ballet of Canada as a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2017 where he performed in theatricals such as Romeo and Juliet, Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty, Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Puck in The Dream.
He was the subject of the 2019 Beyond Moving documentary, which followed his journey from Zolani, South Africa to Canada’s National Ballet School and The National Ballet of Canada as per Broadway World. This is where he became second black and the youngest principal dancer in 2021 which has now become a symbol of change as major ballet companies were unsure how to alter perceptions of how dancers of colour can be casted in the 19th century plays.
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South African ballet lovers will be excited to experience a mystifying and distinctive play that will follow the story of scrooge where Veronica Paeper will return to stage ROMEO AND JULIET for Cape Town City Ballet. It will be performed to Sergei Prokofiev‘s dramatic score, William Shakespeare‘s quintessential boy-meets-girl tale and will follow the life course of the ill-fated, star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet.
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ROMEO AND JULIET runs at Artscape from 4 to 28 August as part of Cape Town City Ballet’s Winter Season, but we will keep you updated on which day Siphe November will be performing. Bookings can be made at Artscape Dial-A-Seat 021 421 7695 or through Computicket.
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