Mzansi Ballet’s The Queen Show merges rock with movement

Mixing ballet and Queen isn’t a new concept. Ballet has been merged with various musical stylings over the years. Some of these, erm, mergers, can either be like sticking felt cloth with a Pritt stick on a government A4 waterline book, or it can be like effortlessly using glitter pens to write the date on the right side of the margin in the same book.

With Mzansi Ballet’s The Queen Show, the latter becomes true. It’s an effortlessly fantastical show of movement and good music. Until Sunday, the Pieter Toerien Theatre is alive with music and dance, honouring a rock band that has stood the test of time, having inspired many generations to live their highest truth.

The Queen Show is a family friendly production that will thrill you with a kind of magic. Boasting a diverse cast who have performed on some of the world’s best stages, The Queen Show is deemed a “world-class” production. After capturing the hearts of Brazilian audiences in the ballet-meets-pantsula production Bengingazi, choreographer Michael Revie delivers inspiring movement with his equally accomplished wife, Angela Revie, at his right hand.

Dancing in the show is the SA juggernaut, Craig Arnolds, who recently starred in Chicago, Capetonian maven Sikhumbuzo Hlahleni, and Aviwe November. The fiery talents of Lize Mentz, Page McElliot, Alison Sichy Smith, Nehanda Pehuillan and Tsebang Sipambo will also shine. World-renowned fashion designer and stylist, David Hutt, is the costume designer.

With over 20 years’ experience in the world of advertising, film, and television, Hutt has worked with an array of iconic brands – from French Vogue to Lachapelle. Fresh from a successful 2019, which saw him taking South African ballet to all corners of the world, director Dirk Badenhorst could not be happier about his latest production.

“We are really looking forward to entertaining South African audiences at Montecasino,” says Badenhorst. Whether you’re looking for a show to love, a rhapsody of nostalgia, or even a kind of magic, The Queen Show will certainly rock you.

Tickets are available from Computicket and range from R150 to R250.

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